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EA Sports adds 15-year-old brain cancer survivor to FIFA 17

Sunaya Sapurji

It’s the ultimate honour for any FIFA fan, but for Kenton Doust, 15, it means so much more.

The teenager and hardcore Vancouver Whitecaps fan was diagnosed with three brain tumours in close proximity to his pituitary gland. In late October he began chemotherapy at Vancouver’s BC Children’s Hospital. While he was in the hospital – which included 25 sessions of radiation – he befriended a few Whitecaps players including midfielder Russell Teibert and defenders Christian Dean and Cole Seiler.

Teibert was actually with Doust in May, when doctors told him that he was cancer-free.

I love this man with all my heart. He has helped me so much throughout my journey with cancer. He really helped me whilst I was in some of my worst times at the hospital. He has done so much for my family and I we honestly cannot thank you enough. This photo was taken after I had beat cancer he was there to hear my results he was always there for me. I love you man!

A photo posted by Kenton Doust (@kentondoust) on Jul 7, 2016 at 11:40pm PDT

Doust and Teibert spent many hours at the hospital playing the FIFA video game. And, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Doust was able to be a player himself when EA Sports added him to their popular footy franchise and gave him a legend card to boot. Doust can be added as a head coach and his staff card has an awesome 95 rating.