Frankie Amaya comes from a Mexican-American family whose sacrifices played an important role in his journey from Santa Ana, California, to professional soccer. Born on September 26, 2000, Amaya’s full name is Franuel Amaya. His parents are Franuel Amaya and Norma Garcia, both of whom immigrated from Mexico before raising their family in Southern California. […]
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Noah Streit is a Swiss professional footballer who has kept most details about his family and personal life outside the public spotlight. Born on October 11, 2005, in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, the winger developed with FC Biel-Bienne before spending almost a decade in the FC Basel youth system and eventually moving to Major League Soccer with […]
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Victor Loturi comes from a South Sudanese-Canadian family whose journey to Canada began before he was born. Born on May 21, 2001, in Calgary, Alberta, the midfielder is the son of Paul and Grace, both of whom were born in South Sudan. The family eventually established itself in Calgary, where Victor grew up and developed […]
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Hennadii Synchuk comes from a Ukrainian family with deep connections to Kharkiv and to the football club that shaped his career, Metalist Kharkiv. Born on July 10, 2006, in Manchenky in the Kharkiv region, Synchuk started playing football while still a very young child and eventually developed into one of Ukraine’s promising attacking players. His […]
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Wikelman “Wiki” Carmona is a Venezuelan professional footballer who has kept almost every aspect of his family life away from the public spotlight. Born on February 24, 2003, in Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela, Carmona developed into one of his country’s promising young attacking midfielders before leaving Venezuela as a teenager to pursue his professional […]
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Matthew “Matty” Longstaff comes from one of the most sporting families associated with Newcastle and England’s North East. Born on March 21, 2000, in Rotherham, England, the midfielder grew up in North Shields as the son of former Great Britain ice-hockey international David Longstaff and accomplished netball player Michelle Longstaff. Sport also became central to […]
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Dani Pereira comes from a close Venezuelan family whose sacrifices played a major role in his journey from Caracas to professional football in Major League Soccer. Born on July 14, 2000, in Caracas, Venezuela, the midfielder is the son of Katiuska Gil Amador and Héctor Pereira Flores. He also has an older half-brother named Alexei, […]
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Samuel Piette comes from a close Quebec family that has supported his football career since he was a child. Born on November 12, 1994, in Le Gardeur, Quebec, the Canadian midfielder is the only child of Stephan Piette and Linda Bélanger. He left home at just 14 years old to pursue his football dream in […]
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Dawid Bugaj comes from a Polish football family whose story stretches from Poland to Norway and later Italy and Canada. Born on July 9, 2004, in Sosnowiec, Poland, the defender moved to Norway when he was only three years old and spent most of his childhood in Molde. Football was already an important part of […]
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Efraín Morales comes from a close Latino family whose roots connect Bolivia, Puerto Rico and the United States. Born on March 4, 2004, in Decatur, Georgia, the professional defender grew up primarily in Suwanee and developed through Atlanta United before eventually joining CF Montréal. Internationally, he represents Bolivia, the country of his father’s family. Morales […]
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