Keep playing like the Pros! Read about your “Pro Player” and “Pro Teammates”.* Have your ​ parents help you find a video on YouTube of these Pro Players. Do you see the resemblance? Study the game, keep playing the game, and have a great summer!

~ From Lorin and Jenn, U8 Team Manager *Player write ups taken from Wikipedia

ARTHUR plays like Eden Michael Hazard (#10) a Belgian professional footballer who plays for ​ ​ ​ Chelsea and the national team. He primarily plays as an attacking and a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ winger. Hazard's creativity, speed, and technical ability are widely acknowledged. He has been ​ described as "a superb passer" and has earned critical acclaim for his playing style, which has led to the media, coaches, and players drawing comparisons to FIFA Ballon d'Or winners Lionel ​ ​ ​ Messi and . Hazard is often ranked by coaches, colleagues, and ​ ​ ​ commentators as one of the best players in the world.

BEN plays like Marc­André ter Stegen (#1) a German professional footballer who plays for ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Spanish club FC as a goalkeeper. After four seasons in the with ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Borussia Mönchengladbach, making 108 league appearances, Ter Stegen joined Barcelona in ​ 2014. He won the treble in his first season in Spain, playing in Barcelona's wins in the Copa del ​ ​ Rey and UEFA Champions League. He has represented at several youth levels and ​ ​ made his senior international debut in 2012.

BERNIE plays like (#31) a German footballer who plays as a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ midfielder for Bayern and the Germany national team, serving as captain. A right­footed ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ player, he usually plays as central midfielder. Earlier in his career he primarily played as a wide ​ ​ midfielder. As of July 2014, he is the Bayern Munich vice­captain to long­time teammate Philipp ​ Lahm. On 2 September 2014, Schweinsteiger was named captain of the national team following ​ Lahm's international retirement.

CADEN plays like Santos do Nascimento (#7), known simply as Ramires, a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Brazilian professional footballer who plays for English club Chelsea and the national ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ team. A midfielder, he is comfortable playing in either the centre or right midfielder position. He ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ normally plays as a box­to­box midfielder role because of his energy in supporting defensive ​ ​ and offensive play. His attacking and defensive mentality have led to comparisons to former Chelsea teammate . Ramires began his career playing for Royal Sport Club. In ​ ​ 2005, he signed for Joinville, before joining Cruzeiro, whom he spent just over two seasons ​ ​ ​ ​ with, appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times. In 2009, Ramires moved to and signed for Benfica from Cruzeiro. He spent one season with Benfica in which he ​ ​ helped them to the title, five points clear of second­placed Braga. He then joined ​ ​ ​ ​ English club Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a four­year contract, and has since won five different domestic and European competitions with them.

CONRAD plays like (#8) is a German footballer who plays for Spanish club Real ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ and the German national team as a midfielder. A member of Bayern Munich's first team ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ at the age of 17, Kroos became a regular after an 18­month loan spell at Bayer , and ​ ​ won honours including three Bundesliga titles and the 2013 Champions League. After winning ​ ​ the World Cup in 2014, he joined Real Madrid on a six­year contract. He has been praised by journalists and former professionals as a player with all the qualities for the role of an attacking midfielder. K​ roos made his full international debut in 2010 and was a member of the Germany ​ squad which reached the semi­finals of the 2010 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012. He was also ​ ​ ​ ​ part of the team that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first (and only) footballer born ​ ​ in to win the competition.

DANNY plays like Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (#4) is a Spanish professional footballer ​ ​ ​ ​ who plays for English club Chelsea and the Spain national team. Fàbregas plays mainly as a ​ ​ ​ ​ central midfielder or attacking midfielder but has also played as a winger or a second striker on ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ some occasions. Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by side Arsenal in September 2003 at the age of 16. Following injuries to key ​ ​ ​ in the 2004–05 season, he went on to establish himself as Arsenal's starting central ​ ​ midfielder, and captain. He broke several of the club's records in the process, ​ ​ ​ ​ earning a reputation as one of the best young players in his position. Despite competition from his international teammates and Andrés Iniesta, Fàbregas was a regular goalscorer in his ​ ​ ​ ​ three seasons at Barcelona, and won the first league title of his career in 2013. He signed for Chelsea in June 2014, winning the League Cup and the Premier League in his first season. ​ ​ ​ ​

ELIANA plays like Crystal Alyssia Dunn (#19) is an American soccer player for the U.S. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Women's National Team and for the Washington Spirit of the NWSL. She was a member of the ​ ​ ​ team that won Japan 2012 FIFA U­20 Women's World Cup, a member of the University of North ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer team, and was the recipient of 2012 Hermann Trophy. ​ She ​ ​ ​ ​ represented the United States as member of United States U­17, U­18, and U­20 national ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ soccer teams. On February 13, 2013, she made her debut in the senior team playing a friendly ​ ​ ​ match against national women's team. ​ ​

EMILY plays like Carli Anne Lloyd (#10) is an American professional soccer midfielder who ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ currently plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the ​ ​ ​ ​ United States women's national soccer team. She is a two­time Olympic gold medalist, and ​ ​ ​ scored the gold medal­winning goals in the finals of both the 2008 Summer Olympics and the ​ ​ 2012 Summer Olympics. She has represented the United States at three FIFA Women's World ​ ​ Cup tournaments: the2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, in which she helped the U.S. win bronze; ​ ​ ​ the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, in which the U.S. won silver; and the 2015 FIFA Women's ​ ​ ​ World Cup, where Lloyd led the U.S. to its third title. During the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup ​ ​ final, Lloyd scored a hat trick to lead the U.S. to a 5–2 win over Japan and the World Cup title. ​ ​ ​ ​ She scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final, with the first two occurring in the first six minutes of the game and within three minutes of each other. Lloyd received the Golden Ball Trophy as best player of the tournament and earned the Silver Boot for her six goals and one assist during the tournament. L​ loyd has played in over 200 matches for the U.S. national team ​ and scored over 65 goals. She previously played for the Chicago Red Stars, Sky Blue FC, and ​ ​ ​ ​ Atlanta Beat in Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). In 2013, she was allocated to the Western ​ ​ ​ ​ New York Flash for the inaugural season of the NWSL and helped the team win the regular ​ season championship.

ERIC plays like James Philip Milner (#7) is an English professional footballer who plays as a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ midfielder for City and the national team. He will join on 1 July ​ ​ ​ [4] ​ ​ ​ ​ 2015 subject to passing a medical. ​ He previously played for Leeds United, Swindon Town, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Newcastle United and Aston Villa. Playing as a central midfielder with Aston Villa, Milner was ​ ​ ​ named PFA Young Player of the Season and in the PFA Team of the Season for the 2009–10 ​ Premier League season; however, after his move to Manchester City, Milner was more often ​ utilised as a winger. M​ ilner's talent in football, cricket, and long­distance running was recognised ​ at a very young age. He represented his school in these sports and played football for amateur teams from Rawdon and Horsforth. He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a ​ ​ ​ ​ season ticket holder at the club. In 1996, he joined the Leeds United youth academy. He made ​ his debut for the first team in 2002, aged only 16, and gained prominence as the youngest player to score in the Premier League. ​ ​

FOX plays like Manuel Peter Neuer (#1) is a German footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Bayern Munich and the German national team. He has been described as a "sweeper­keeper" ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ because of his unique playing style and is known for his quick reflexes, excellent shot­stopping abilities, command of his area and accurate distribution of the ball. N​ euer won the 2014 FIFA ​ ​ World Cup with Germany as well as the Golden Glove award for being the best goalkeeper in ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ the tournament and is considered by some to be the best goalkeeper in the world since Lev ​ Yashin. ​

LUCY plays like Alexandra Morgan Carrasco, commonly known as , (#13) an ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ American soccer player and Olympic gold medalist. She is a forward for the Portland Thorns FC ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and for the United States women's national ​ ​ ​ soccer team. Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western ​ ​ ​ ​ New York Flash, where she made her professional debut and helped the team win the league ​ championship. At age 22, she was the youngest player on the national team at the 2011 FIFA ​ Women's World Cup. In the 2012 Olympics she scored the game­winning in the ​ ​ ​ 123rd minute of the semifinal game against Canada. She finished 2012 with 28 goals and 21 ​ ​ assists, joining as the only American women to score 20 goals and collect 20 assists ​ ​ in the same calendar year, and making her the sixth and youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single year. She was subsequently named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year and was ​ ​ a FIFA World Player of the Year finalist. ​ ​

MALACHI plays like Willian Borges da Silva (#22), commonly known as Willian, a Brazilian ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ professional footballer who plays as a winger for English club Chelsea. He started his career at ​ ​ ​ ​ Corinthians, before joining Shakhtar in August 2007. After six years at the Ukrainian club, he ​ ​ ​ briefly signed for Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Chelsea. Willian made his debut for Brazil ​ ​ ​ in 2011 and represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. ​ ​ NOAH plays like Franz Anton Beckenbauer (#5) is a German football manager, and former ​ ​ ​ player, nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style; his leadership; his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the Austrian emperors), and his dominance on the football ​ ​ pitch. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest German footballers of all time and one of the most decorated footballers in the history of the game. B​ eckenbauer was a versatile player, ​ who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or libero. T​ wice selected European Footballer ​ ​ ​ ​ of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for and played in three FIFA ​ ​ ​ ​ World Cups. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's Mário Zagallo, to have won the FIFA ​ ​ ​ World Cup as a player and as a manager: he lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup, the European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was ​ ​ ​ ​ named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in ​ ​ ​ ​ 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world's greatest living players. ​ ​ NOLAN plays like Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, (#7), known as Cristiano Ronaldo a ​ ​ ​ Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ national team. He is a forward and serves as captain for Portugal. By the age of 22, Ronaldo ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ had received Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year nominations. The following year, in ​ ​ ​ ​ 2008, he won his first Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards. He followed this ​ ​ ​ ​ up by winning the FIFA Ballon d'Or in 2013 and 2014. He also won the 2013–14 UEFA Best ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Player in Award. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th senior career goal for club ​ and country aged 28.Often ranked as the best player in the world and rated by some in the sport as the greatest of all time Ronaldo is the first Portuguese footballer to win three FIFA/Ballons d'Or, and the first player to win four European Golden Shoe awards. In January 2015, Ronaldo ​ ​ was named as the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation, during its 100th anniversary celebrations. ​ With Manchester United and Real Madrid, he has ​ won three Premier Leagues, one , one FA Cup, two Football League Cups, two Copas ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ del Rey, one FA Community Shield, one Supercopas de España, two UEFA Champions ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ League, one UEFA Super Cup and two FIFA Club World Cups. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

PATRICK plays like Diego Armando Maradona Franco (#10) is an Argentine former footballer. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as for the national team of . Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans regard

Maradona as the greatest of all time. H​ e was joint FIFA Player of the 20th ​ ​ Century with Pelé. He played for Argentinos Juniors, , Barcelona, Napoli, Sevilla ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ and Newell's Old Boys during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli where ​ ​ he won numerous accolades. In his international career with Argentina, he earned 91 caps and ​ ​ ​ ​ scored 34 goals. Maradona's exceptional vision, passing, ball control, skills, speed, ​ ​ reflexes and thinking time was combined with his small size (he was 5'5", or 1.65m) giving him a low center of gravity which allowed him to be more maneuverable than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence on the pitch would have a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The "), a name that stuck with him throughout his career.[12] ​

SPENCER plays like Ki Sung­yueng (#4) a South Korean professional footballer who currently ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Swansea City, and the captain of South ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Korea national team. Ki is known for his vision, technique, long­range passing and shooting, ​ along with his good set­pieces. He has been a full international for since 2007, gaining over 70 caps. Ki was selected in their squads for two World Cups and the 2011 and ​ ​ 2015 AFC Asian Cups, finishing as runner­up in the latter tournament. He has also played at ​ two Olympic Games with his country, winning bronze in 2012. In 20 May 2015, Ki was voted as ​ ​ Swansea City Player of the Year as he netted 8 goals in 36 appearances. ​