E24: Hla Ku Gay—From Being Born in a Refugee Camp to playing Academy & NCAA D1 Soccer!

E26: Jadyn Mathews—ODP All-Star Team, Jamaican National Team, Scoring Against the U.S. & More!

Hi ladies and gents, Welcome to episode 26 of The Deu Awuok Show, where it is my job to interview professional and collegiate soccer players about their life journeys around the beautiful game. In this episode, I speak with Jadyn Mathews, a former player for Cornell University & the Jamaican National Team. Among other things, we talk about her experience playing with boys growing up, getting cut from the Olympic Development Program multiple times before making the ODP all-star team, playing for the Jamaican National Team, Scoring Against the U.S. & More! I hope you enjoy this episode!

Here is why Rodri Deserved to Win the 2024 Ballon D'or

Here are my thoughts on why Rodri deserved to win the 2024 Ballon D'or. What do you think, let me know your thoughts in the comments below!

E25: Kelsey Fuller—Varsity Soccer in 8th grade, Section V Player of the Year, JUCO All-American & More!

Hi ladies and gents, Welcome to episode 25 of The Deu Awuok Show, where it is my job to interview professional and collegiate soccer players about their life journeys around the beautiful game. In this episode, I speak with Kelsey Fuller, a current player for Southeastern Louisiana University. Among other things, we talk about her experience playing varsity soccer as an 8th grader, winning Section V player of the year, as well as winning All-American honors at the JUCO level. I hope you enjoy the episode!

E24: Hla Ku Gay—From Being Born in a Refugee Camp to playing Academy & NCAA D1 Soccer!

Hi ladies and gents, Welcome to episode 24 of The Deu Awuok Show, where it is my job to interview professional and collegiate soccer players about their life journeys around the beautiful game. In this episode, I speak with Hla Ku Gay, a former player for Niagara  University. Among other things, we talk about his experience adjusting to America as a former refugee, winning the State Cup, Winning sectionals with School 58 (1st city school team to win sectionals since 1980), and his college soccer experience and its impact on his decision not to pursue pro soccer. I hope you enjoy the episode!

E23: Troy Brady—WNY Player of The Year, MAAC All-Conference 1st Team, Dealing With Injuries & More

Hi ladies and gents, Welcome to episode 23 of The Deu Awuok Show, where it is my job to interview professional and collegiate soccer players about their life journeys around the beautiful game. In this episode, I speak with Troy Brady, a former player for Canisius University. Among other things, we talk about his decision not to play academy soccer, winning Western NY Player of The Year (amongst a number of other awards), being named to the MAAC All-Conference 1st Team, dealing with a major injury and its impact on his decision not to pursue pro soccer. I enjoyed this conversation &  hope you do too!