Faizal graduated from the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine with a degree in Rehabilitation Medicine, Physical Therapy.  He is currently the Owner, Clinical Director, and Practitioner at Port Moody Physiotherapy & Sports Injury Clinic.  He has covered numerous local, provincial, national and international sporting events including being on the Host Medical Team for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics.  He enjoys and has extensive experience working with a wide variety of athletes and general orthopaedic and sports related injuries.  His clinical passion is on guiding these athletes and patients through tailored sports and activity specific programs enabling them to maximize their functional outcomes.

He has played youth soccer (Burnaby & North Shore), adult soccer (UBC-SL, VMSL, BSL, PCSL) and futsal (Pro-Am Futsal League) at an elite level for many years with much success.  He has an extreme passion and interest in the sport and has been coaching in the community for over 6 years, including Development and Gold level teams.  Faizal is a proud father of 2 boys who are deeply immersed in the local soccer and hockey communities.