Personal Statement
Hi, my names Mauricio Vega-Estades, and this game we play has truly been my Other half all my life. Ever since I started playing soccer at 3-4 years old, Ive always lived to have the ball at my feet whatever and wherever possible. This beautiful game that we love and praise has truly been my sanctuary and happy place through the highs and lows in life. Even through injuries, critizism, and set backs, I’ve never lost my determination and hunger to make a name for myself and make my stamp on this game. Starting out my soccer career, I played center -back for the first five years starting with travel and school teams. After that I have been playing goalkeeper for the last 8 years of my life, that has gratefully pushed me and motivated me to where I am now, playing in some of the highest levels of club ECNL soccer and super competitive High School soccer. Adding on to this the countless years, blood, sweat, and tears I have dedicated to my craft that has led me to where I am today. My final goal in all this ultimetly ever since I knew you could make a living Out of playing a game that you consider your biggest love, has been to someday play professionally and share my skill and gratitud of this game with my fellow players every single day on that field. Through that journey though, college and university is my next biggest step to achieve that goal. If there’s one thing you’ll get out of me every single minute and moment Im stepping on that pitch, Is respect, dedication, hard work, and improvement. Thank you,
-Mauricio Vega-Estades