Amina Sankpill '24 Recruiting Profile

I ran track from the age of 7 to 10, then got into soccer at 10. I am now 14, turning 15 in October. I am going into my fifth year in soccer and I play for a Division 1 team in Kansas City. I train almost every day either on my own, with coaches, with my team, or at camps.

I've trained mostly with Vlatko Andonovski, Huw Williams, Michael Cleary, and many more. More recently it has been Michael Cleary, he is my club coach. I play mainly left forward and right forward, and have played striker, attacking midlfielder, and outside backs in the past.  My two strongest positions have been the outside forward and attacking midfielder.

I am now back into two sports; soccer and track. I do track and soccer during the summer to stay in shape for the club soccer season. I run AAU for track and have made nationals in the past, and possibly returning to nationals this year after qualifying again last year after taking a 5 year break. I am looking to make a living with soccer because it is my passion and always will be. 

My family was involved in sports as well. My mother qualified for AAU nationals 5 years in a row for the 400m and 800m. My father played soccer as a child and teen. Similar to my mother and I, my brother ran AAU nationals as well.