Payton Sabathne '14 Recruiting Profile

This year, I am playing for the Rockford Raptors on the U18 team with Frank Mateus. For three years I traveled from Rockford, Illinois to Milwaukee, Wisconsin to achieve my goal of playing at the highest level of club competition possible. I played in the Elite Club National League with FC Milwaukee and FC Wisconsin Eclipse. As a younger player I made the Illinois ODP State team, and attended the Region II ODP Regional Camp twice.

As a player one of the ways I help my team is by always talking and working things out on the field. I am flexible, and can play all defensive and midfield positions.  What allows me to be so flexible is that I am strong with both my left and right feet.

I prefer to attend a college in the Midwest region. A school with high academic standards is an important priority.  I received a composite ACT score of 30. I am ranked 52nd in my class of 536, and scored a ‘4’ on the AP World History Exam as a freshman and a '3' on the AP U.S. Government and Politics Exam.  I am interested in a psychology major so I can become a psychiatrist or counselor.  I discovered my passion for helping people when I coached a team of seven year old girls, tutored elementary students, and was involved in the Freshmen Mentor Program my Junior year.  My soccer goal after I graduate high school in 2014 is to play college soccer at the highest level I can while making an impact on my team.