João Pedro Coelho '20 Recruiting Profile

Since I was little, I always try my best to improve myself playing soccer to become a successful player. I have played soccer since I was four years old, in a club in the south of Brazil, called Gremio. There, I learned most of what I know today. The club helped me to grow as a person and mainly as a player. I left the club in the beginning of 2016, when I came to California. When I got here, I started looking for a club that would help me to be always improving, and a strong school that would give me the right support to play college soccer in the US.

I found LA Galaxy San Diego, the club in which I play today, and Carlsbad High School, my school. With my parents, I decided that the soccer club and the school would be a perfect match for me.  And we were right. The club puts me in competitive and challenging situations, which always make me grow as a player. The school has a great soccer program, and in my first year there, we were the league champions. Coaches can play me in all positions in the midfield, or as a striker. Usually, I'm a more successful player playing in the right wing or as an attacking midfielder. I'm a very fast player, with great passing and shooting.

Education has to be taken along with soccer seriously, and my school helps me a lot to overcome any obstacles in a new country for me, and today I have a 4.0 GPA. I'm not 100% decided on my major, but most likely it will be something related Graphic Design or Marketing.

I look for a college that would match me academically as well as athletically. The passion that I bring into the sport and the hard-work to be always better than I am, as a person, athlete, or student, will make me a good choice for your college, and I know that I have what it takes to be a great player for your team.