- 2020 Highlights
Personal Statement
Hello Coaches,
My name is Julian Abi-Jaoude a 17 years old a high school senior. Born in Los Angeles 09/20/2002. Since 2018 (Grade 11 & 12) I have been attending the Barça Residency Academy in Phoenix, Arizona with Arizona State University (ASU) Prep School with a 3.2 GPA.
My passion is Soccer since I can remember. I started playing with coaches' guidance at 6. My dream is to turn pro. But want to get my college degree first.
in 2017, I got scouted and attended the Marcet Futbol Academy in Barcelona, Spain for a full year. I was then selected to join the FC Barcelona USA residency academy in Arizona for 2018/2019 playing with U17 and in 2019/2020 I was part of the U18 squads.
In addition to my technical skills playing many attacking roles (Striker/ Attacking Midfielder / Winger), I am most creative on the pitch and especially in tight situations. I read and assess the game and opponents extremely well. I have had a great international mixture of coaches over the years which added much depth to my game (in addition to US coaches, Portuguese, Spanish-Barcelona-, Italian). The intense physical, technical & tactical training I received over the years makes me a solid player that can adjust my game to any situation encountered on the pitch.
In addition to my residing for 1 year in Barcelona, Spain (Fundacion Marcet), I attended many camps in Turin, Italy with Juventus academy U15-U16 training sessions and games. Born to Parents from Lebanon I was selected to join the U19 Lebanese National Team.
Academically, I am good student and would like to pursue studies in Business & Management and/or Sports Medicine. I speak 4 languages including (English, French, Spanish and Lebanese plus some Italian)
If selected to join your varsity team, I will put my heart and energy into helping your team achieve great success.
Thank you
