Edgar Lopez '13 Recruiting Profile

I consider myself a very dedicated and hard worker person. My dedication and hard work has help me to be the successful person I am inside and outside the field. I have been playing soccer since I was 5 years old and until now I have been able to manage excellent grades and an excellent playing level with all the teams I have played. Throughout my life I have had many amazing opportunities to play soccer at a high level with important soccer clubs in Illinois such as: Chicago Fire Youth Academy U18’s, Chicago Blast U14’s, and Inter FC U16’s. With this clubs, I have had the opportunity to travel and play important tournaments and leagues around the United States such as: the Disney Cup at Orlando, Florida, the Dallas Cup at Dallas, Texas, the Midwest Regional League, the Illinois State Premiership Division, the Illinois State Cup, Mayors cup at Las Vegas, and the Germantown Collegiate Showcase. I am currently attending Morton College, a community college, in Cicero, Illinois and I have had the great opportunity to play two seasons at a college level. With Morton College I participate at the National Junior College Association in which my team and I won the first Regional IV Championship in the school history. This opportunities have helped me grow as an individual and also a soccer player. This opportunities have help me gain a lot of experience as a goalkeeper and this experience will definitely help me play at a higher college soccer level.