Gavin Valladares '20 Recruiting Profile

My name is Gavin Valladares.  I want to play collegiate soccer as a starter and positively impact the games I play in.  Being humbled by the level of other players at age 9 opened my eyes and showed me that if I wanted something, I was going to have to work for it.  Long story short, I made that team, began my competitive soccer career, and have never looked back.   I love playing and have played at the highest levels in Southern California, including the US Soccer Development Academy.  

Academics are important to me as well.  I finished my Freshman year with a 4.67 GPA while attending honors classes and I hope to continue this in the future.

I attend church locally and have been a volunteer coach for AYSO VIP,  which is a program for kids with special needs.  I am interested in computer media as well as medicine and would like to pursue one of these fields after my athletic career has ended.

I am looking forward to continuing to work hard to achieve my goals for myself and my teams.