Jonathan Dereka '23 Recruiting Profile

I am a junior who achieves first honors, is in the Science National Honors Society, and won a Magis award, which is a prestigious Jesuit award for carrying out qualities of excellent generosity and character. I aspire to play soccer in college because I have a deep passion and love for the game .  I am a great candidate for a possession style team because I have an excellent soccer IQ, exceptional technical skills, including first touch, and am diligent both on the field and in the classroom.  I am an extremely hard-worker spending several hours each day practicing my technical skills at my club and elite training sessions and increasing my physical fitness in the weight room.   Every time I take the field, I play with grit and passion leaving everything I have on the field.   As a field player with experience at multiple positions, I am great at anticipation to identify where the ball will be and winning it back.  I also have a smart acumen when I'm on the ball and possess excellent field vision, precision passing and creative playmaking abilities to create opportunities for my teammates.