Max Crothall '24 Recruiting Profile

Born in 2006 in New York with US / UK dual nationality, I am 6ft 2 (187 cm) and have been playing as a goalkeeper for 11 years. 

I am committed to soccer, looking for an NCAA College to provide me with the opportunity to show my goalkeeping talent and provide me with an excellent education.

For my 12th Grade I am back in New York attending Rye High School, playing starting GK on the Varsity team and also club soccer for Westchester Flames.

My 11th Grade was at the Paris Saint-Germain Pro Residency Academy in Evian in the Haute Savoie district in France - https://europe.psgacademypro.com/ Here I trained 3 to 5 hours per day and played 2 games per week against top French and Swiss academies.

I completed 11th Grade US curriculum online through USPA.

August - November 2022 I was at another elite soccer school in England - International Development Academy UK www.internationalda.com/reading-uk/

At IDA I played competitive league games for the U21 and U23 teams and was the youngest player on both.

My10th Grade was also in France at ICEF which is now Paris Saint-Germain Pro Residency Academy

Having spent 2 years living overseas, I am very independent ensuring I managed my time well between school and the 15+ hours of soccer training I completed each week which resulted in a 3.45 GPA for 10^th Grade.

Before leaving New York, I was playing for New York Soccer Club as well as my local town team (Rye, NY) in the highest league for my age group. In my final season in New York before moving overseas, both teams I played for won their leagues.

Additional highlights include:

Summer / Fall 2023 - On the Lohud Elite 11 watchlist

Summer / Fall 2022 – Tried out and was accepted to International Development Academy UK www.internationalda.com/reading-uk/ where I played in England from August to November

Spring 2022 – Played against major academies including PSG (twice), Olympique Lyonnais, Servette Geneve, Lausanne and many others

Summer 2021 – At 15 was the youngest goalkeeper to be asked to train with Thonon Evian Grand Genève Football Club professional team.

Spring 2021 – One of only 48 boys from around the world accepted to ICEF

Summer 2020 - Was selected as 2006 goalkeeper for Rye Town soccer for Ibercup Tournament in July 2020 in Barcelona – tournament cancelled due to Covid.

Summer 2020 - Attended 6 day Nike Vogelsinger camp and voted MVP for age group 15 - 18

January / February 2020 – Was invited to play indoor tournaments for Forza Extreme (team made up from local clubs) – played 4 indoor tournaments (9 x 9) during January / February and won all 4.

Fall 2019 - Tried out and was selected to join the National Center of Excellence (NCE) training program. This is a program for higher level soccer players in the North East USA to receive additional training each week and potentially be invited to European tours. All 2020 tours were cancelled due to Covid.

Summer 2019 – Attended 6 day Nike Vogelsinger camp. Was put forward by the goalkeeper coach to be the 2006 goalkeeper for a trip to the UK for training at Premiership Club Brighton and Hove in August of 2020. Interview took place and was selected for this tour but unfortunately was cancelled due to Covid.

Summer 2018 – attended Redbulls RDS camp. Achieved highest score in skills challenge for 2006 age group at this camp and 3rd overall for Redbulls camps across the country for the whole summer. Only goalkeeper across all ages to achieve highest score in any of their camps.