George-Éric Painson Talks KS Soccer, Building The Game In Canada, Career Highlights & More

George-Éric Painson Talks KS Soccer, Building The Game In Canada, Career Highlights & More

From The Maple Footy Podcast by Sam Little

April 24, 2026 · 49 min · Episode 149

About this episode

George-Éric Painson discusses his journey in soccer, the importance of fun and accessibility in the game, and his role at KS Soccer.

Another special guest joins the podcast today... the Director of Soccer Operations at KS Soccer, George-Éric Painson. He joins the podcast to talk about his own personal journey, how his futsal career led him to where he is now. The importance of having fun in playing, accessibility of the game in Canada, and growing the game and so much more. Let's talk about it... KS Soccer website: https://kssoccer.com/en/ KS Soccer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kssoccer_/ Listen to just audio for Maple Footy here: https://linktr.ee/maplefootypod?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabc0hsby2lfMiXiY48TQ8pcDItbgGrFbjeCbTaDvOFSWl71vDHj_a_kh-o_aem_y34s3TI7AGEI1bPLD_u_hA Follow Maple Footy on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/maplefootypod Follow Sam Little on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/samlittle44/

People in this episode

Host: Sam Little

Guest: George-Éric Painson

Topics covered

  • soccer
  • Canada
  • futsal
  • accessibility
  • career highlights
  • youth development

Keywords

  • soccer
  • Canada
  • futsal
  • George-Éric Painson
  • KS Soccer
  • youth development
  • accessibility
  • career highlights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KS Soccer

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