Christopher Zuniga '20 Recruiting Profile

I am a very passionate and dedicated person. When it comes to soccer, I will do anything it takes to be the best I can be. I will strive for better and never give less. My parents who immigrated from South America taught me how to never give up on anything. They taught me with hard work anything is possible.

I believe I am different from other recruiters because I was among 3 Freshmen who started in my Varsity High School Soccer Team, I was commonly the replacement of the current senior goalkeeper at the time (2016) due to my ability of playing better in the position. The Head Coach wanted me to have experience in the league as a Freshman and being that into the following season. As a Sophmore I believe I did good during the season(2017). I lead the league with the most saves(200) and I helped the team improve much better from the past seasons. My communication on the field is one of the many things I have to provide. I talk very loud and demanding telling my team, specifically my defensive line, what to do. I am not afraid to get hurt during 1v1 situations and I am able to read the game very well which helps me communicate with the team. 

I personally believe that I continuously improve everyday as pointed out by my coaches and fellow teammates. I put in that extra hour of hard work just to get better. I enjoy positive criticism because I believe I can be better and I enjoy self-improving. I love personal training sessions because I have that personal connections with the trainer which allows me to know my weaknesses and help me improve on them as well as improve on my strengths.

My academics are another great aspect about me. I have an overall GPA of 4.27 and I am in a program called NHS(National Honors Society) which is a program that recognizes  those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. My school also provides a program called JROTC(Junior Officer Training Corps) and in the program I am amongst the higher ranked Sophmores. By my Senior year my goal is to be amongst the top 3 in this program which will look very well on my future college resume.

Overall, my dream is to be playing professional soccer in the future. I’ll do anything for this dream and i’ll go out of my way in order to improve and get better.