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______Match Information______ALL-TIME GOALS LEADER: Damian German (18) SERIES HISTORY: Second meeting of the season. ALL-TIME SHUTOUTS: Billy Thompson (6) Omaha won 1-0 on June 26.
All-time record: 0-3-0 FC Tucson was founded in 2010 by a local group of dedicated Tucsonans who wanted to elevate LAST TUCSON GAME: 7/17/21 4-2 v NE Goals: the sport and bring professional soccer to the Uzo 2, Bedoya 1, Adams 1 Assists: Dennis 2, City of Tucson. Since that time, FC Tucson has Rodriguez 1 been responsible for hosting the annual MLS INJURY REPORT: n/a pre-season training events as well as developing SUSPENSIONS: Schenfeld America's top players who have gone on to
______ABOUT FC TUCSON______becom e US Men's National Team and MLS members. In 2021, FC Tucson announces an FIRST MATCH: March 4, 2011 exciting new chapter under new ownership with FIRST WIN: 7-2 vs Yavapai (5/13/11) Benevolent Sports Tucson, LLC. The new ownership agreement, led by Brett Johnson, FIRST LEAGUE WIN: 1-0 vs Pali Blues (5/12/12) transfers ownership from Phoenix Rising FC. FIRST OPEN CUP MATCH: May 13, 2014 More information about the Club’s history can MOST GOALS SCORED: 13; Moshe Perez (2017) be found at: fctucson.com/club.
______QUICK NOTES______
- Wallis Lapsley has 43 saves on the season and ranks 1st in USL League 1.
- FC Tucson has a goal conversion rate of 18% and is ranked 1st in USL League 1.
- Giovanni Calixtro ranks 2nd in the league with his four assists.
- FC Tucson ranks 1st in USL League 1 with 84% passing accuracy.
______THE LATEST FROM FC TUCSON______
FC TUCSON FINISH CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON CHARLIE DENNIS & TOBY UZO NAMED TO UNDEFEATED TEAM OF THE WEEK
FC Tucson’s women’s team finished 7-0-1 and Toby Uzo scored his first two goals in an FC earned the Women’s Permier League Desert Tucson uniform and midfielder Charlie Dennis Conference championship. The club ended the picked up a pair of assists in the club's 4-2 win season this past weekend with a 3-0 win on the over New England 2 Saturday night at Kino road over El Paso Surf. Former Mexico national North Stadium. The pair were named to the USL team player Lux Duarte scored twice against El League One Team of the Week Presented by Paso and finished the season with a team single- Cleer Audio for Week 15 of the 2021 regular season record 12 goals. season.
______USL LEAGUE ONE STANDINGS______
______2021 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS______
HOME MATCHES Record (WLD) (4-4-4)
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
MAY 1 S. Georgia Tormenta FC L 3-1
MAY 8 Forward Madison D 1-1
MAY 16 Fort Lauderdale CF L 5-1
MAY 26 Toronto FC II W 2-1
MAY 29 North Carolina FC W 2-1
JUNE 5 Toronto FC II D 1-1
JUNE 12 Chattanooga Red Wolves L 3-2
JUNE 19 North Texas SC D 0-0
JUNE 26 Union Omaha L 1-0
JULY 3 Fort Lauderdale CF W 2-1
JULY 10 Chattanooga Red Wolves D 2-2
JULY 17 New England Revolution II W 4-2
JULY 24 Union Omaha
JULY 31 Richmond Kickers
AUG 7 North Texas SC
AUG 14 Union Omaha
AUG 22 Fort Lauderdale CF
AUG 28 Greenville Triumph SC
SEP 1 New England Revolution II
SEP 4 North Texas SC
SEP 11 Fort Lauderdale CF
SEP 19 Greenville Triumph SC
SEP 25 Union Omaha
OCT 2 North Texas SC
OCT 13 North Carolina FC
OCT 16 S. Georgia Tormenta FC
OCT 23 Forward Madison
OCT 30 Richmond Kickers
______FCT TECHNICAL STAFF______
INTERIM HEAD COACH: JON PEARLMAN GOALKEEPER COACH/ACADEMY HEAD COACH: VITO HIGGINS The co-founder
and former head Higgins, 35, joins FC
coach of FC Tucson’s staff after
Tucson’s USL two seasons as
League Two team Assistant Coach with
returns as the VP the North Idaho
of Soccer College Men’s Soccer
Operations. In team. The native of
2011, Pearlman and Galas coached FC Kailua, Hawai'i,
Tucson’s first match ever against the New York previously was the Assistant Coach for the
Red Bulls. Coach Pearlman brings 25 years of Gonzaga University Men’s soccer team of the coaching experience. Pearlman has helped 14 NCAA Division I West Coast Conference from players enter into the MLS and dozens more 2008-2019. As a player, Higgins signed for the advance to the USL Championship. As the LA Galaxy in 2008 following an open tryout,
USL League 2 Coach, he had an 18-7-3 record, later leaving the club following a season- qualifying both FCT in 2017 and OKC Energy ending foot injury. In 2011 Higgins joined FC
U23 in 2018 for the U.S. Open Cup. Tucson to start in goal for the club’s Desert Diamond Cup campaign, playing in matches
against the New York Red Bulls and the
Arizona Sahuaros.
ASSISTANT COACH: HEAD ATC: SCOTT
MARK BIAGI ARMISTEAD
Biagi spent much of Armistead, a native
his childhood in of New Zealand,
Europe where he manages FC Tucson’s
developed much of day-to-day sports
his passion for soccer. medicine and
Biagi currently runs the Vail Soccer Club in performance operations, including acute care,
Southeast Tucson and is currently the Boys preventative treatment, rehabilitation and
Director for Arizona ODP, a West Region ODP player performance data. Armistead has
Head Coach, and a network scout for US previous experience working as the Sports
Soccer. Science Consultant and Head Athletic Trainer
for the Barca Residency Academy in Casa
Grande, Arizona. His experience with FC
Barcelona’s official soccer academy includes
work as a consultant to the Director of
Strength & Conditioning, providing educated
insights on the club’s sports performance
data. As the academy’s head athletic trainer,
Armistead performed evaluations and
developed diagnoses of musculoskeletal and
general medical conditions to athletes.
___ __ 2021 USL LEAGUE ONE TEAM STATS Clean Sheets 1
CATEGORY FCT _____2021 FC TUCSON TEAM LEADERS___ Games played 12 CATEGORY PLAYER Goals 18 Goals (3) Corfe, Adams Goals conceded 21 Assists (4) Calixtro Total shots 138 Chances created (24) Bedoya Average possession 52.0% Shots (22) Corfe Passing success rate 83.7% Tackles (27) Schenfeld Yellow cards 29 Saves (43) Lapsley Red cards 6
______NUMERICAL ROSTER______PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Mastrantonio, 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Luca Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4 220 10/13/1994 (26) USA, Nigeria Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Rafael Guerrero 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (18) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA
______ALPHABETICAL ROSTER______PLAYER NAME # POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT BIRTHDAY NATIONALITY Adams, Shak 17 Forward 5'7'' 145 9/7/1998 (22) USA, St. Vincent Allen, Jerod 38 Center Mid 5'11'' 154 08/17/2004 (16) USA Barnathan, Dakota 24 Center Back 6'2'' 174 11/9/1994 (26) USA Bedoya, Daniel 8 Center Mid 5'7'' 130 2/13/1994 (27) USA, Colombia Calixtro, Giovanni 91 Forward 5'11'' 165 6/27/2000 (20) USA Corfe, Deri 9 Forward 6'2'' 181 3/3/1998 (23) England Delgado, João 20 Center Mid 5'8'' 160 1/15/1994 (27) Portugal Dennis, Charlie 10 Center Mid 6'2'' 190 9/28/1995 (25) England Ferriol, Manuel 21 Center Mid 5'11'' 150 8/13/1998 (22) Spain Fox, Kaelon 5 Center Back 6'3" 180 3/31/1995 (26) USA Franke, Noah 15 Right Back 5'8'' 141 3/25/1995 (26) USA Guerrero, Rafael 13 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 195 1/8/2002 (19) USA Hurtado, Nathan 22 Center Mid 5'8'' 140 09/07/2003 (17) USA Knox, Alex 3 Right Back 5'11'' 170 6/21/1997 (23) USA Lapsley, Wallis 1 Goalkeeper 6'4'' 200 4/14/1997 (24) USA Lawrence, Luke 23 Defender 5'11'' 165 10/07/2001 (19) USA Mastrantonio, Luca 4 Center Back 6'2'' 172 5/27/1996 (24) Italy Odenbeck, Jared 42 Center Mid 6'2'' 175 2/4/1995 (26) USA Pena, Jordan 27 Left Back 5’7’’ 154 5/21/2000 (20) USA Perez, Franco 37 Forward 6'1'' 185 1/1/1996 (25) Argentina Rodriguez, Kevin 11 Forward 5'8'' 159 9/25/1996 (24) USA Schenfeld, 19 Left Back 5'10" 165 10/18/1992 (29) Chile Maximiliano Shellow, Ryan 12 Goalkeeper 6'1'' 180 10/10/1997 (23) USA Uzo, Tobenna 7 Forward 6’4” 220 10/13/1994 USA, Nigeria
______Coaching Staff and Player Pronunciation______
NAME PRONUNCIATION
Jon Pearlman (VP SO & Interim Head Pearl-man Coach)
Mark Biagi (Assistant Coach) Bee-Ah-Gee
Noah Franke Frank-ee
Kaelon Fox Kay-len
Deri Corfe Corph
João Delgado Jo-waw
Jordan Pena PENN-uh
Luca Mastrantonio Mas-tran-to-nio
Maxi Schenfeld Shen-feld
______2020 Player USL Stats______
PLAYER NAME 2020 STATS
Charlie Dennis 2020 USL League 1: 15 games, 5 assists, 36 chances
created
Dakota Barnathan 2020 USL Championship – Pittsburgh Riverhounds: 8
games, 3 clearances, 5 interceptions, drafted by FC Dallas
with the 59th pick in the third round of the 2017 MLS
SuperDraft
Danny Bedoya 2015-2017 USL Championship NYRB II: 21 appearances,
four goals and three assists. 2019 USL Championship
Hartford Athletic: 9 appearances, 3 goals.
Giovani Calixtro 2017- 2020 USL Championship Portland Timbers 2: 55
appearances, 3,463 minutes, nine goals and five assists.
Calixtro is the youngest player in T2 history to score two
goals in a game
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Jordan Pena 2019 USL Championship Real Monarchs: 830 minutes
across 11 matches leading into the Real Monarchs 2019
USL Championship Title win. 2020 USL League One FC
Tucson: started in five matches, logging 450 minutes.
Kevin Rodriguez USL Championship Rio Grande Valley FC Toros 2019-2020:
Started 24 matches, 2 goals and tallied 1 assist. Prior to
signing with RGV FC, Rodriguez was selected 75th overall
in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft by Minnesota United FC.
Shak Adams 2020 USL League One: 12 games, team-leading 4 goals, 2
assists. 54th overall pick by Nashville SC in the 2020 MLS
SuperDraft
Wallis Lapsley 2020 USL Championship – NYRB II: 11 appearances, led
the team in saves (25), selected as the No. 36 pick in the
2020 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the New York
Red Bulls
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______2021 ROSTER BIOS______
WALLIS LAPSLEY POSITION: Goalkeeper NUMBER: 1 HOMETOWN: Seattle PREVIOUS CLUBS: New York Red Bulls COLLEGE: UC Davis HOBBIES: Playing the mandolin, reading, swimming, cycling FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Bad Bunny, the Blue Scholars HIDDEN FACTS: I worked for three years in a microbiology research lab at the UC Davis School of Veterinary medicine during college. Growing up my family lived for over a year in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.
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ALEX KNOX POSITION: Defender, right back NUMBER: 3 HOMETOWN: Indianapolis, IN COLLEGE: Wake Forest/UCLA HIDDEN TALENTS: My three favorite quotes. If anyone forces him to go a mile, go with him two miles. The man who has no imagination has no wings. If life is a shipwreck, we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. FAVORITE ATHLETE: Muhammad Ali
LUCA MASTRANTONIO POSITION: Defender NUMBER: 4 HOMETOWN: Rome, Italy PREVIOUS CLUBS: A.S. Ostiamare HOBBIES: Reading, Netflix, taking care of my dog FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Jaquees HIDDEN TALENTS: I am a really good chef POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Go to Business School and land a job in IT or Finance FAVORITE ATHLETE: Van Dijk FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: PETA
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KAELON FOX POSITION: Center back NUMBER: 5 HOMETOWN: Louisville, KY PREVIOUS CLUBS: 2019 Volsungur (Húsavík, Iceland) in 2. Deild / 2020 Þór (Akureyri, Iceland) in 1. Deild COLLEGE: University of Kentucky HOBBIES: Any outdoor activity really. Really into golf right now, but looking forward to experiencing the nature around Arizona in our down time! FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Depends on the vibe really but mostly I have House music on my Spotify HIDDEN TALENTS:
Played professional soccer in two countries now / Traveled to 3/7 continents
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TOBENNA UZO POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 7 HOMETOWN: Lagos, Nigeria PREVOIUS CLUBS: FC Arizona HOBBIES: Playing basketball, reading the Bible, watching Anime FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Thisl HIDDEN TALENTS: Magician in the Kitchen POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Mentor
DANIEL BEDOYA POSITION: Midfielder NUMBER: 8 HOMETOWN: Queens, NY PREVIOUS CLUBS: NYRBII, NY Cosmos B, Long Island RoughRiders, NYCFC, Atlético Pantoja, New Amsterdam FC HOBBIES: Listen to music, play video games FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Reggaetón, Salsa/Bad Bunny, JBalvin HIDDEN TALENTS: I like to learn the lyrics to songs so I can sign them by heart. POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Youth soccer coach; anything to do with soccer.
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DERI CORFE POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 9 HOMETOWN: Chester, United Kingdom PREVIOUS CLUBS: New York Red Bulls II, Man City Academy, Ocean City Nor’easters COLLEGE: University of Rio Grande
CHARLIE DENNIS POSITION: Forward, Midfielder NUMBER: 10 HOMETOWN: Brighton, England PREVIOUS CLUBS: Southampton Academy, Nashville FC, Tormenta FC COLLEGE: Palm Beach Atlantic FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: House Music POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Travel FAVORITE ATHLETE: Messi because he is left- footed FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Stroke foundation TOP THREE PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Leo DiCaprio, Ricky Gervais, Jose Mourinho
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KEVIN RODRIGUEZ POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 11 HOMETOWN: Pasadena, TX PREVIOUS CLUBS: RGV FC Toros COLLEGE: NIU HOBBIES: Work out and watch sports FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Gunna HIDDEN TALENTS: Can juggle, video gamer
RYAN SHELLOW POSITION: Goalkeeper NUMBER: 12 HOMETOWN: Miami, FL COLLEGE: Cornell University FAVORITE ATHLETE: Dwayne Wayne, Iker Casillas HIDDEN TALENT: Juggle, video gamer FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Rap, Reggaeton, Reggae and Rock
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RAFAEL GUERRERO POSITION: Goalkeeper NUMBER: 13 HOMETOWN: Tucson, AZ PREVIOUS CLUBS: RSL Southern Arizona FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Tyler The Creator & Bob Seger HIDDEN TALENT: Plays the piano POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Nurse FAVORITE ATHLETE: Iker Casillas, great goalkeeper & even better person FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Protect the Children, helps victims of child abuse TOP THREE PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Robin Williams, Charles Dickens & Bob Dylan
NOAH FRANKE POSITION: Defender – Right back NUMBER: 15 HOMETOWN: Orlando, Florida PREVIOUS CLUBS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC COLLEGE: Creighton University
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SHAK ADAMS POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 17 HOMETOWN: Nashville, TN PREVIOUS CLUBS/COLLEGE: Florida Gulf Coast University FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Roddy Rich HIDDEN TALENT: Plays the violin POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Coaching Soccer FAVORITE ATHLETE: Kobe Bryant because of his work ethic and desire to be the best at what he does. FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Anything that has to do with feeding people TOP THREE PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Lionel Messi, Lebron James, and Kevin Durant
MAXIMILIANO SCHENFELD POSITION: Defender, Left back NUMBER: 19 HOMETOWN: Chile PREVIOUS CLUBS: FC Tulsa, Miami FC COLLEGE: Florida Memorial University and Florida National University
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JOÃO DELGADO POSITION: Center Mid NUMBER: 20 HOMETOWN: Riachos, Portugal PREVIOUS CLUBS: Reading United AC, Uniao de Leiria COLLEGE: Lynn University FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: U2 POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Working in communications world FAVORITE ATHLETE: Kaka HOBBIES: Photography, Work, Traveling
MANU FERRIOL POSITION: Center Mid NUMBER: 21 HOMETOWN: Valencia, Spain PREVIOUS CLUBS: Levante UD Academy COLLEGE: James Madison University FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Hip Hop POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: A college athletic director FAVORITE ATHLETE: Juan Roman Riquelme, my favorite soccer player FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Working with kids TOP THREE PEOPLE TO HAVE DINNER WITH: Jay Z, David Villa & Clint Eastwood
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NATHAN HURTADO POSITION: Midfielder NUMBER: 22 HOMETOWN: Tucson PREVIOUS CLUBS: Barca Residency Academy COLLEGE: n/a FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Mac Miller POST SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Degree in Exercise Science
LUKE LAWRENCE POSITION: Left-back NUMBER: 23 HOMETOWN: Phoenix/Tucson PREVIOUS CLUBS: Barca Residency Academy COLLEGE: n/a FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Mac Miller POST SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Coaching, Entrepreneur
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DAKOTA BARNATHAN POSITION: Center back NUMBER: 24 HOMETOWN: Massapequa, New York PREVIOUS CLUBS: Pittsburgh Riverhounds, Ottawa Fury, Swope Park Rangers COLLEGE: Virginia Commonwealth University FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: The Weeknd HIDDEN TALENT: Surfing POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Crypto Trader/Decentralized Finance FAVORITE ATHLETE: Derek Jeter/Kobe Bryant FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: L 40
Foundation
JORDAN PENA POSITION: Left back NUMBER: 27 HOMETOWN: Santaquin, UT PREVIOUS CLUBS: Real Monarchs FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Rap POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Sports medicine FAVORITE ATHLETE: Cristiano Ronaldo FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Donating money to hospitals for supplies
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FRANCO PEREZ POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 37 HOMETOWN: Cordoba, Argentina PREVIOUS CLUBS: Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, Newell’s Old Boys
JEROD ALLEN POSITION: NUMBER: 38 HOMETOWN: Tucson (Sierra Vista) PREVIOUS CLUBS: Vail Soccer Club, Coronado Athletic Club COLLEGE: n/a FAVORITE MUSIC/ARTIST: Juice Wrld POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Become a coach
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JARED ODENBECK POSITION: Center mid NUMBER: 42 HOMETOWN: Charlotte, NC PREVIOUS CLUBS: Stumptown Athletic, Western Suburns (New Zealand), Lindome GIF (Sweden), Charlotte Independence COLLEGE: Wake Forest HIDDEN TALENT: Speak Swedish POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Coaching
GIOVANNI CALIXTRO POSITION: Forward NUMBER: 91 HOMETOWN: Cornelius, OR PREVIOUS CLUBS: Timbers 2 (USLC), Timbers Academy (USDA), Westside Timbers FAVORITE ATHLETE: Cristiano Ronaldo, Kobe Bryant FAVORITE CHARITIES/CAUSES: Glencoe HS POST-SOCCER CAREER ASPIRATIONS: Own a soccer team in Oregon
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