Zed Shelton '24 Recruiting Profile

My college goal is to complete a program in 4 years that allows me to pursue soccer and theater arts. I want to stay healthy by playing the sport that I love and building my skills through exercise and drills. I aspire to be a part of a team with strong leadership and show my qualities including speed, footwork, vision, and a killer instinct to move the ball toward the goal and create scoring opportunities. I want to be a decisive attacker who can play on the wing and create spaces for the forward line to attack.

I am a good candidate for a team because of my speed and dribbling. I look to my teammates to make on-target passes. I'm an optimistic and supportive player who even when the team is down, never gives up on coming back for the win. I'm competitive, but I also just want to have fun with the game. I have a good character because I listen, stay focused, and complete tasks. I enjoy serving my community as a youth deacon in my church where I support the elderly and serve food at the shelters. I'm hard-working in my theater study and respond well to feedback in my soccer practices. I love to play the sport more than just watch it. I'm tall and have long legs that make me different from other players and I'm light on my feet.  Academically, I'm different because I have attended a French bilingual school and a high school for performing arts. My dedication to my West Side soccer league indicates my passion for the game because I have pursued soccer competitively without the benefit of attending a high school with a soccer team. Also, I attended summer training programs in the United States and France. In France, the former national team player, Patrick Blondeau trained me and told me I had 'bon talent.' This inspired me.