Keep playing like the Pros!
Read about your “Pro Player” and “Pro Teammates”.* Have your parents help you find a video on YouTube of these Pro Players. Do you see the resemblance? Study the game, keep playing the game, and have a great summer! ~ From Coach Lorin and Jenn, U8 Team Manager *Player write ups taken from Wikipedia ARTHUR
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Eden Michael Hazard
(#10) a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Chelsea
and the
Belgium national team
. He primarily plays as an
attacking midfielder
and a winger
. Hazard's creativity, speed, and technical ability are widely acknowledged. He has been described as "a superb passer" and has earned critical acclaim for his playing style, which has led to the media, coaches, and players drawing comparisons to
FIFA Ballon d'Or
winners
Lionel Messi
and
Cristiano Ronaldo
. Hazard is often ranked by coaches, colleagues, and commentators as one of the best players in the world. BEN
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MarcAndré ter Stegen
(#1) a German professional
footballer
who plays for Spanish club
FC Barcelona
as a
goalkeeper
. After four seasons in the
Bundesliga
with Borussia Mönchengladbach
, making 108 league appearances, Ter Stegen joined Barcelona in 2014. He won the
treble
in his first season in Spain, playing in Barcelona's wins in the Copa del Rey and
UEFA Champions League
. He has represented Germany at several youth levels and made his senior international debut in 2012. BERNIE
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Bastian Schweinsteiger
(#31) a German
footballer
who plays as a midfielder
for
Bayern Munich
and the
Germany national team
, serving as
captain
. A rightfooted player, he usually plays as
central midfielder
. Earlier in his career he primarily played as a wide midfielder. As of July 2014, he is the Bayern Munich vicecaptain to longtime teammate
Philipp Lahm
. On 2 September 2014, Schweinsteiger was named captain of the national team following Lahm's international retirement. CADEN
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Ramires Santos do Nascimento
(#7), known simply as
Ramires
, a Brazilian professional
footballer
who plays for English club
Chelsea
and the
Brazil national team
. A
midfielder
, he is comfortable playing in either the
centre
or right midfielder position. He normally plays as a
boxtobox midfielder
role because of his energy in supporting defensive and offensive play. His attacking and defensive mentality have led to comparisons to former Chelsea teammate
Michael Essien
. Ramires began his career playing for Royal Sport Club. In 2005, he signed for
Joinville
, before joining
Cruzeiro
, whom he spent just over two seasons with, appearing in 61 league matches and scoring 10 times. In 2009, Ramires moved to Portugal and signed for
Benfica
from Cruzeiro. He spent one season with Benfica in which he helped them to the
Primeira Liga
title, five points clear of secondplaced
Braga
. He then joined English club Chelsea in the summer of 2010 on a fouryear contract, and has since won five different domestic and European competitions with them. CONRAD
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Toni Kroos
(#8) is a German
footballer
who plays for Spanish club
Real Madrid
and the
German national team
as a
midfielder
. A member of
Bayern Munich
's first team at the age of 17, Kroos became a regular after an 18month loan spell at
Bayer Leverkusen
, and won honours including three Bundesliga titles and the
2013 Champions League
. After winning the World Cup in 2014, he joined Real Madrid on a sixyear contract. He has been praised by journalists and former professionals as a player with all the qualities for the role of an attacking
midfielder.
Kroos made his full international debut in 2010 and was a member of the Germany squad which reached the semifinals of the
2010 World Cup
and
UEFA Euro 2012
. He was also part of the team that won the
2014 FIFA World Cup
, becoming the first (and only) footballer born in East Germany to win the competition. DANNY
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Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler
(#4) is a Spanish professional
footballer who plays for English club
Chelsea
and the
Spain national team
. Fàbregas plays mainly as a central midfielder
or
attacking midfielder
but has also played as a
winger
or a
second striker
on some occasions. Fàbregas started his career as a trainee with Barcelona but was signed by Premier League
side
Arsenal
in September 2003 at the age of 16. Following injuries to key midfielders in the
2004–05 season
, he went on to establish himself as Arsenal's starting central midfielder,
playmaker
and
captain
. He broke several of the club's records in the process, earning a reputation as one of the best young players in his position. Despite competition from his international teammates
Xavi
and
Andrés Iniesta
, Fàbregas was a regular goalscorer in his three seasons at Barcelona, and won the first league title of his career in 2013. He signed for Chelsea in June 2014, winning the
League Cup
and the Premier League
in his first season
. ELIANA
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Crystal Alyssia Dunn
(#19) is an American
soccer
player for the
U.S. Women's National Team
and for the Washington Spirit of the
NWSL
. She was a member of the team that won
Japan
2012 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup
, a member of the
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
women's soccer team, and was the recipient of 2012
Hermann Trophy
.
She represented the United States as member of
United States U17
,
U18
, and
U20
national soccer teams. On February 13, 2013, she made her debut in the
senior team
playing a
friendly match against
Scotland national women's football team
. EMILY
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Carli Anne Lloyd
(#10)
is an American professional
soccer
midfielder
who currently plays for the
Houston Dash
in the
National Women's Soccer League
(NWSL) and the United States women's national soccer team
. She is a twotime
Olympic gold medalist
, and scored the gold medalwinning goals in the finals of both the
2008 Summer Olympics
and the 2012 Summer Olympics
. She has represented the United States at three
FIFA Women's World Cup
tournaments: the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
, in which she helped the U.S. win bronze; the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
, in which the U.S. won silver; and the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
, where Lloyd led the U.S. to its third title. During the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup final, Lloyd scored a
hat trick
to lead the U.S. to a 5–2 win over
Japan
and the World Cup title. She scored three goals in the first 16 minutes of the final, with the first two occurring in the first six minutes of the game and within three minutes of each other. Lloyd received the Golden Ball Trophy as best player of the tournament and earned the Silver Boot for her six goals and one
assist during the tournament.
Lloyd has played in over 200 matches for the U.S. national team and scored over 65 goals. She previously played for the
Chicago Red Stars
,
Sky Blue FC
, and Atlanta Beat
in
Women's Professional Soccer
(WPS). In 2013, she was allocated to the
Western New York Flash
for the inaugural season of the NWSL and helped the team win the regular season championship. ERIC
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James Philip Milner
(#7) is an English professional
footballer
who plays as a midfielder
for
Manchester City
and the
England national team
. He will join
Liverpool
on 1 July [4]
2015 subject to passing a medical.
He previously played for
Leeds United
,
Swindon Town
, Newcastle United
and
Aston Villa
. Playing as a central midfielder with Aston Villa, Milner was named PFA Young Player of the Season and in the PFA Team of the Season for the
2009–10 Premier League
season; however, after his move to Manchester City, Milner was more often
utilised as a winger.
Milner's talent in football, cricket, and longdistance running was recognised at a very young age. He represented his school in these sports and played football for amateur teams from
Rawdon
and
Horsforth
. He supported Leeds United from a young age and was a season ticket
holder at the club. In 1996, he joined the Leeds United youth academy. He made his debut for the first team in 2002, aged only 16, and gained prominence as the youngest player to score in the
Premier League
. FOX
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Manuel Peter Neuer
(#1) is a German
footballer
who plays as a goalkeeper for Bayern Munich
and the
German national team
. He has been described as a "
sweeperkeeper
" because of his unique playing style and is known for his quick reflexes, excellent shotstopping
abilities, command of his area and accurate distribution of the ball.
Neuer won the
2014 FIFA World Cup
with
Germany
as well as the
Golden Glove
award for being the best goalkeeper in the tournament and is considered by some to be the best goalkeeper in the world since
Lev Yashin
.
LUCY
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Alexandra Morgan Carrasco
, commonly known as
Alex Morgan
, (#13) an American
soccer
player and
Olympic gold medalist
. She is a
forward
for the
Portland Thorns FC of the
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
and for the
United States women's national soccer team
. Morgan was drafted number one overall in the
2011 WPS Draft
by the
Western New York Flash
, where she made her professional debut and helped the team win the league championship. At age 22, she was the youngest player on the national team at the
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
. In the
2012 London Olympics
she scored the gamewinning goal in the 123rd minute of the semifinal game against
Canada
. She finished 2012 with 28 goals and 21 assists, joining
Mia Hamm
as the only American women to score 20 goals and collect 20 assists in the same calendar year, and making her the sixth and youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single year. She was subsequently named
U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year
and was a
FIFA World Player of the Year
finalist. MALACHI
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Willian Borges da Silva
(#22), commonly known as
Willian
, a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a
winger
for English club
Chelsea
. He started his career at Corinthians
, before joining
Shakhtar
in August 2007. After six years at the Ukrainian club, he briefly signed for
Anzhi Makhachkala
before joining Chelsea. Willian made his debut for
Brazil in 2011 and represented the country at the
2014 FIFA World Cup
. NOAH
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Franz Anton Beckenbauer
(#5) is a German football manager, and former player, nicknamed Der Kaiser ("The Emperor") because of his elegant style; his leadership; his first name "Franz" (reminiscent of the
Austrian emperors
), and his dominance on the football pitch. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest German footballers of all time and one of
the most decorated footballers in the history of the game.
Beckenbauer was a versatile player, who started out as a midfielder, but made his name as a defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper or
libero
.
Twice selected
European Footballer of the Year
, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for
West Germany
and played in three
FIFA World Cups
. He is one of only two men, along with Brazil's
Mário Zagallo
, to have won the FIFA World Cup as a player and as a manager: he lifted the FIFA World Cup trophy as captain in 1974, and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup, the
European Championship
at international level and the
European Cup
at club level. He was named in the
World Team of the 20th Century
in 1998, the
FIFA World Cup Dream Team
in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the
FIFA 100
of the world's greatest living players. NOLAN
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro
, (#7), known as Cristiano Ronaldo a Portuguese professional
footballer
who plays for Spanish club
Real Madrid
and the
Portugal national team
. He is a
forward
and serves as
captain
for Portugal. By the age of 22, Ronaldo had received
Ballon d'Or
and
FIFA World Player of the Year
nominations. The following year, in 2008, he won his first
Ballon d'Or
and
FIFA World Player of the Year
awards. He followed this up by winning the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
in
2013
and
2014
. He also won the 2013–14
UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
. In January 2014, Ronaldo scored his 400th senior career goal for club and country aged 28.Often ranked as the best player in the world and rated by some in the sport as the greatest of all time Ronaldo is the first Portuguese footballer to win three FIFA/Ballons d'Or, and the first player to win four
European Golden Shoe
awards. In January 2015, Ronaldo was named as the best Portuguese player of all time by the Portuguese Football Federation,
during its 100th anniversary celebrations.
With Manchester United and Real Madrid, he has won three
Premier Leagues
, one
La Liga
, one
FA Cup
, two
Football League Cups
, two
Copas del Rey
, one
FA Community Shield
, one
Supercopas de España
, two
UEFA Champions League
, one
UEFA Super Cup
and two
FIFA Club World Cups
. PATRICK
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Diego Armando Maradona Franco
(#10) is an
Argentine
former footballer. He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as for the national team of Argentina. Many experts, football critics, former players, current players and football fans regard
Maradona as the greatest football player of all time.
He was joint
FIFA Player of the 20th Century
with
Pelé
. He played for
Argentinos Juniors
,
Boca Juniors
, Barcelona, Napoli,
Sevilla and
Newell's Old Boys
during his club career, and is most famous for his time at Napoli where he won numerous accolades. In his international career with
Argentina
, he earned 91
caps
and scored 34 goals. Maradona's exceptional vision, passing, ball control,
dribbling
skills, speed, reflexes and thinking time was combined with his small size (he was 5'5", or 1.65m) giving him a low center of gravity which allowed him to be more maneuverable than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence on the pitch would have a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe [12]
de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career.
SPENCER
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Ki Sungyueng
(#4) a
South Korean
professional footballer who currently plays as a
central midfielder
for
Premier League
club
Swansea City
, and the captain of
South Korea national team
. Ki is known for his vision, technique, longrange passing and shooting, along with his good setpieces. He has been a full international for South Korea since 2007, gaining over 70 caps. Ki was selected in their squads for two World Cups and the
2011
and 2015 AFC Asian Cups
, finishing as runnerup in the latter tournament. He has also played at two Olympic Games with his country, winning bronze in
2012
. In 20 May 2015, Ki was voted as Swansea City
Player of the Year as he netted 8 goals in 36 appearances.
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