Adam Brada '22 Recruiting Profile

I have played club soccer longer than I have been able to speak English.  I was born in a village in Ethiopia in 2004.  My mom died of malaria when I was still a baby.  My dad was a farmer and had trouble growing enough food to feed us all by himself.  When I was four he took me to an orphanage hoping I'd have a better chance there.  A month before I turned six I was adopted and moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin.  I started school right away but I was way behind.  My parents saw that I was athletic so they signed me up for winter soccer at a local club and I have stayed with it.

Ever since I came to America all I wanted to do was fit in with the other kids.  Even when I couldn't speak the new language or was working to catch up in school soccer was a way I could interact as an equal.  I was lucky to get some coaches who worked with me and pushed me to be the best I could.  

My parents have always taught me education is the number one priority.  I know my birth father would agree.  Now that I am caught up in school I think I can do both.   I want to go to college to get a degree, maybe to be a personal trainer or physician assistant, but I also want to play soccer.  I think I'm doing pretty well in high school and I want to continue.

Soccer was my way to fit in.  Now I want it to help me stand out.