Max Zięba '27 Recruiting Profile

Hello, my name is (Max) Maximillian Zięba, I grew up with a passion for sports, particularly soccer. I started off playing at the age of 4 on Dixie Soccer Club. I was exposed to a variety of sports, but my passion became soccer, to which I’ve been committed to ever since.

Currently, I am looking for a new team to join for the outdoor season to either play as a centre-back or an outside-back. I naturally fell into these defensive positions due to my consistent physicality, versatility, and my ability to advance the ball further up the pitch since a young age.

Overall, however, I’m well-experienced around the entire pitch, since I’ve also played CDM for half a season, winger for a few games, and CF/ST for about a year and a half total. On the pitch, I value discipline and respect, along with encouraging and challenging my teammates. I am right-footed, but I strive to no longer have a “weak foot,” as I understand the importance of being comfortable on the ball with both feet, in which I’ve seen consistent improvement.

As much as I love the wonderful sport of soccer, I recognize that making the “big leagues” is quite a challenge, so I put in the effort when it comes to academics and my intelligence. I do well in school (3.8/3.9 GPA), and I aim to major in kinesiology/sports medicine. As an athlete, I naturally got to learn how to cooperate with my body progressively, and it sparked my interest in biomechanics. A career path that I am strongly considering is to become a physiotherapist for a pro club, this way I’m still involved with the sport I love.

I’m a practicing Christian and value the Christian beliefs; I’ve seen its fruits in my life of building a well-rounded life, including discipline, sacrifice, self-control, respect, truth, and honor.

My goal is to attain a college degree, continue playing soccer at the college-level, to earn a merit-based scholarship of some sort that I would deserve - whether for athletic or academic performance - and to contribute to building a championship team.