Joao Gabriel Silva '24 Recruiting Profile

Dear coach who is reading this message, I hope you are well. I would like to express my interest in enrolling in a college as a student-athlete, benefiting from an athletic scholarship for the university's soccer team. Sports Experience: I have played football since the age of 4 and continued to improve my skills at the amateur level. Currently, I am part of the Layton Christian Academy team and have participated in several regional, national and international competitions. Academic Performance: I maintained a good academic performance throughout high school, excelling in mathematics, science and languages. I am committed to balancing my academic responsibilities with sports excellence. Career Goals: In addition to my love for soccer, I am determined to get higher education and pursue a successful career. Let me give you a summary of my soccer career: I am a left winger and midfielder and I currently play for the Layton Christian Academy in Utah. I competed in the first division (UPSL) and now I'm playing in the state championship for Varsity starting as a starter. Before moving to the United States, I played for some clubs "Botafogo" (club that revealed great players such as Nilton Santos, Carlos Alberto Torres and Garrincha, as well as the promising Matheus Nascimento), "Trops" (Club with passages of some promising players of Brazilian soccer such as Matheus Nascimento and Bernado Valim who play for Botafogo, and Figueireido who plays for Vasco), "Canto do Rio" (Club with two-time world champion Jair Marinho and Vinicius Junior who currently plays for Real Madrid), where I competed in the GOCUP (Championship played in Goiás/BR with clubs from all over the world), MUNDIALITO (Championship played in Barcelona/Spain with clubs from all over The world), SUPERCOPA AMÉRICA DE FUTSAL (Championship played in Santa Catarina/BR), among other regional championships. I ended up as the top scorer of my team last year already playing for ID SPORTS. I am 1.70 m tall and weigh 65 kg. My date of birth is August 4, 2005, which means I am 18 years old. I am originally from Brazil and moved to the United States last year with the aim of getting a scholarship for college. My coach at Layton Christian Academy is Lucas Almeida, and you can contact him by his cell phone (Whatsapp) 563-321-2632.