Mike Ayyash
Academy Centre Technical Director
- Academy Centre: BMO Atlantic Canada Development Centre (ACDC)
- Birthplace: Jerusalem
- Hometown: Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Citizenship: Canadian
- Years with Whitecaps FC: 6
- Previous Clubs: Bedford Soccer Association, Soccer Nova Scotia
- Certifications: Canadian National A License
- Playing Experience: Dalhousie University, 1995 National Champions
- Coaching Experience: Canada U20 Women’s National Team Assistant Coach (2022-current), REX Nova Scotia lead coach (2014-2017), Soccer Nova Scotia provincial teams head coach (2010-2017), Bedford Soccer Association Technical Director (2009-2017).
- Key Successes to Date: Working for Vancouver Whitecaps FC; coaching with the Canadian U20 Women’s National Team.
- Most Memorable Soccer Moment: 1995 Canadian University National Championship win; assistant coaching the VWFC U23 Development Squad on a Mexico tour in 2018; assistant coaching Canada in CONCACAF and in the U20 Women’s World Cup.
- Favourite Player: Diego Maradona, Messi.
- What you enjoy doing outside of soccer: Spending time with family and friends; reading; exercising; traveling; music and movies.
- Email: mayyash@whitecapsfc.com