Baran Sezgin '15 Recruiting Profile

My dreams and aspirations are simple. I hope to play for a team that matches my style of play at a highly competitive level, while also going to a school that offers great academic opportunities. My true objective is to become a professional soccer player and I will put forth my best efforts in order to achieve my dream. I have seen the highs and lows of the "beautiful game", playing for teams that have fallen apart, to teams that have had success. I am always practicing to make myself a better player on the field, and an even better person off the field. Although I know that perfecting my soccer skills, such as practicing my weaker foot and my control is a major component of the game, I also work on the mental aspect of the game because the game is not solely won on the field, but in the mind. This mentality has enabled me to work my way up the ranks, from playing for my local town club to playing pre-season matches with the professional reserve team of Istanbul Basaksheir Spor in Turkey. Which ever team I join, I am always willing to give 100 percent of my effort at all times to help my team reach their objectives.