Blueprint Soccer XI - Zarek Valentin - Episode 36
On this episode of the podcast we are joined by - former NCAA National Champion with the Akron Zips, 4th overall draft pick in 2011 by Chivas USA, former defender with Montral Impact, FK Bodø/Glimt in Norway, and Portland Timbers - now playing with Houston Dynamo - Zarek Valentin. We discuss growing up in rural central Pennsylvania and how he earned opportunities for exposure, the decision to attend The University of Akron and why he left school early. His transition as a student-athlete to a professional and life in Norway. Enjoy!