Jake Walker '24 Recruiting Profile

I want to play the highest level of college soccer possible.  I will bring these aspirations to any team I join.  As a standout defender since my U9 year, I am relentlessly focused on stopping my opponents.  My goal is to be the guy that my teammates can rely on, a player that lets my team attack without fear because they know I have their backs. I lead on the pitch with a combination of strengths:

• Positivity
• Calm
• Persistence
• Fierce Competitiveness
• Vision
• Dominance at 50/50 and Arial Battles
• Friendliness & Good Sportsmanship
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I have a 5.1/5.0 GPA, AP scholar with honors, an All-Academic-Conference student with a high Soccer IQ. I am a problem-solver on and off the pitch. I approach soccer like my other favorite sport, chess. My teammates call me "Wendy" for my long red hair - I love that.

12/3/23 UPDATE:

I am especially proud of 2023. Here are my accomplishments:

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• Chicago City West NPL MVP & Captain
• IHSSCA 3A All-State Defender, All Star Game starter
• HS Team MVP & Captain
• 1st team All Conference and Defensive Player of the Year
• Sectional Sportsmanship award
• Chicago Tribune 1st Team All Star
• 13 shutouts in 27 games including the playoffs
• .84 GAA
• I played 2,148 min out of 2,160 min across all games
• I'm starting for Rockford Raptors on the U19 ECNL National team