Debut for Canada ‘still sinking in’ – Knight-Lebel

Bristol City teenage centre-back Jamie Knight-Lebel said it was “still sinking in” after he made his international debut for Canada at the weekend.

The 19-year-old – who is on loan at League Two Crewe this season – was born in Montreal and grew up speaking French and English before moving to Bristol aged five and joining the Robins academy aged 14.

He came off the bench during the second half of Canada’s 3-0 quarter-final win against Suriname in the Concacaf Nations League in Toronto.

“I’m making sure I’m doing my job for the team but, at the same time, taking it all,” Knight-Lebel said.

“The first match, debut, it’s important to take in those moments.”

You can hear the full interview with Knight-Lebel – who is likely to be playing for Crewe on Monday in their trip away to Port Vale – on Monday’s edition of BBC Radio Bristol’s Sound of the City podcast.

You can also hear an interview with Knight-Lebel’s Bristol City team-mate Marcus McGuane.

The midfielder talks about becoming the first Englishman since Gary Lineker to play for Barcelona, when he featured in first team in the Catalan Super Cup during two years with the Spanish giants’ reserve team between 2018 and 2020.

Listen to Sound of the City every Monday at 18:00-19:00 GMT on BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Sounds.