Yifan (Thomas) Cai '25 Recruiting Profile
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Thomas Cai - 2019...Personal Statement
I'm from Shanghai, China. I'll graduate from high school in 2025, and I'm looking for an opportunity to continue playing soccer at a competitive level while studying to make a difference in the future. I know it's hard, and my research shows there are very few NCAA soccer players from China. But I believe I have the quality and dedication for what is required for NCAA soccer.
I can play as an attacking midfielder and both wings. I'm the play-maker type of player.
I've been playing soccer for 11 years. Over the years, I've always been a member of the elite teams from my club, my district and Shanghai Football Assoication. I was awarded best team in the national level Hope Cup tournament which was organized by China Football Association. And I attended the 2018 World Cup opening ceremony as one of the Youth player representative from China.
Athletics
Club Information
- Seasons of Club Experience
- 6 seasons
- 2023 Active Kids Shanghai International League (Elite)
- 2022 Dulwich Earthquake (Elite)
- 2022 Shanghai JiXiang Club (Elite)
- 2021 Shanghai JiXiang Club (Elite)
- 2020 Shanghai JiXiang Club (Elite)
- 2019 Shanghai Football Association Elite team (SFA elite)
Coach References
- Club Coach
- Aleksandar Draskovic
Events
- Camp/Event
- Shanghai Youth Soccer Club League Elite group
- 4/01/21 to 11/16/21
- The League is organized by Shanghai Football Association, elite group includs teams from professional soccer clubs like Shanghai Shenhua and SIPG. Representing Jixiang club, we ended up ranking 5th.
- Camp/Event
- Shanghai Youth Soccer Club League Elite group
- 4/01/20 to 11/24/20
- The League is organized by Shanghai Football Association, elite group includs teams from professional soccer clubs like Shanghai Shenhua and SIPG. Representing Jixiang club, we ended up ranking 5th.
- Camp/Event
- China Football Association National Hope Cup
- 8/05/19 to 8/11/19
- Representing Shanghai Football Association, we won the national champion for this important Youth tournament. The teams were from all over the country representing different provinces. I scored a critical goal in the final and selected into the best team of the tournament.
- Camp/Event
- 2018 World Cup Chinese Youth Players Representatives
- 6/11/18 to 6/18/18
- Representing Chinese Youth players, attended 2018 World Cup opening ceremony and a series of events.
- Camp/Event
- Shanghai Football Association Elite team training camp
- 6/05/18 to 11/29/19
- It was a training camp organized by Shanghai Football Association for elite players from all over Shanghai. It was 3 traings a week and attened tournaments in summer holidays.
Training
- Soccer skills and mindsets
- 10 years
- I started soccer training since 5 years old. Along the years, I have been selected into different levels of elite teams and trained there. The teams includes school team, club team(JiXiang), Pudong District team, Shanghai Football Association elite team.
