Carlos Girón '24 Recruiting Profile

High School graduate, class of 2023, passionate about soccer since I was 5 years old, I play in the goalkeeper position and it is an essential part of my life.
I am looking to commit to a serious and competitive soccer program, where I can put my skills at the service of the team and continue growing as a soccer player, so that when I graduate from college, I can have the opportunity to play professionally.

 These are some facts about me:
 • Position: Goalkeeper
 • Height: 6'4 (1.93 m)
 • Weight: 80 kg
 • One year of experience playing at LaLiga Academy U18, Madrid, Spain.
 • Player signed to the Reserve Team (U-19) of Club Olimpia Deportivo (@cdolimpia), Honduras, for the 2023/2024 season
 • Bilingual Spanish/English
 • Class of 2023

 My videos:
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In soccer I have technical training since I was a child and physical characteristics very suitable for the goalkeeper position.

 I am originally from Honduras and recently completed a high-performance season in Madrid, studying and playing for an academic year, at LaLiga Academy Madrid Under-18, one of the best soccer academies in Europe.  I was in this high-level program until June 2023, studying my last year at American High School and polishing my goalkeeping technique, supported by LaLiga coaches, who have a UEFA-PRO license and experience in Spanish soccer.

 My training in Spain included 6 days a week, 2 hours a day and matches every week against federated teams from the Spanish youth league such as: Atlético de Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, Getafe Club de Fútbol, Sevilla F.C, Real Betis Balompie, Levante UD among many others.

 My career in Honduras
 I started playing soccer at the age of 5 and since then, I have received technical training with the best goalkeeper coaches in my country (Honduras),
 I climbed all the grassroots football categories at Club Olimpia Deportivo, as a federated player from U-10 to U-18.
 I am currently in Honduras, signed with the Reserve Team (U-19) of Club Olimpia Deportivo (@cdolimpia), which is the best team in Central America and where I grew up playing federated since I was a child.
Here I receive specific and intensive training work for the goalkeeper position, at the highest level in Honduras, for 6 days a week, 2 hours a day and we compete in the National Reserve Tournament, with the best U-19 teams in the Country.

In the Olimpia Reserve Team I train in top-level sports facilities, in the first team's high performance center, which has state-of-the-art natural and synthetic fields. I also have the support of a select body of coaches who have been working as youth talent trainers for the club for many years, have a UEFA PRO license and are successful and recognized former first team and national team players.

 Achievements:
 • 5x State Champion
 • 13x award for the best goalkeeper in Honduran grassroots football
 • 2x National Champion 2016, 2018
 • Selected to participate in LaLiga Academy Madrid U/18
 • Olimpia Reservas player signed for the 2023/2024 season

 I grew up playing on a very competitive team, I am used to competing based on discipline, attendance, punctuality and performance in training.
 I have managed to develop the character necessary to face challenges and I have characteristics such as camaraderie, healthy competition, teamwork and discipline.

 Added to this, traveling to Spain, leaving my family and social environment to pursue my sporting and educational dreams, has allowed me to grow as a person and confirm that I am prepared for the demands of being a university athlete.

 My areas of university interest are: Business, Marketing, Advertising, Communications and Entrepreneurship.

Academically, I am proud to have managed to balance my studies and sports, I have received a bilingual education (English-Spanish), based on the American curriculum and supported by a solid GPA.