India, June 19 -- The Canadian men's national football team had never won on the biggest stage of them all before Thursday night on 18th June. BC Place was the stage for a magnificent, flowing blur of attacking football, led by one clinical marksman, and that historical vacuum was erased. Jonathan David was not just a winner for Canada but a maestro, as he scored a spectacular hat-trick to guide the co-hosts to a thumping 6-0 win over Qatar.

The explosive performance left a singular question for global audiences watching the tournament unfold: who is this lethal number ten spearheading this modern Canadian football revolution?

Who Is Jonathan David?

David was born in Brooklyn, New York to Haitian parents before moving to Ottawa at the ...