LouCity s 17-year-old Jonathan Gomez says sacrifices made are worth it Share Updated: 7:03 PM EDT Jul 2, 2021 Share Updated: 7:03 PM EDT Jul 2, 2021
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Show Transcript EXPECTATIONS FORHE T BOYS IN PURPLE. I’LL BE CLEAR ON THIS. THIS ISHE WRE WE BELIEVED HE WOULD BE IT’S THE WHOLE REASON WE’VE GONE THROH THIS PROCESS WITH HIM LUCIDITY DEFENDER JONATHAN GOMEZ OR JOGO AS HE’S KNOWN IS SO FAR LIVING UP TO THE HYPEND 17 YEARS OLD HE’S TIED FOR ON THE TEAM IN GOALS EVEN SCORING AND BACK-TO-BACK GAMES THIS SEASON AND HEAD COACH. DANNYRU CZAY SS GOMEZ IS JUST GETTING STARTED. HIS GROWT HHAS HAS BEEN FANTASTIC. THERE ARE STILL THINGS HE NEEDS TO IMPROVE ON HE WILL BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT THAT’S SELF-AWARENESS COULD BE FROM GOMEZ BEING AROUND HIGH LEVEL SOCCER SINCE HE WAS 12. THAT’S WHEN HE WAS INVITED TO THE USOU YTH NATIONAL TEAM TRAINING CAMP. I HAVE MOVED AWAY FROM MY PARENTS AND I WAS 13 I MOVED IN WITH MY OTHEBRR. AND
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Less than a year ago, the Richardson, Texas native was looking forward to making his pro debut for FCD affiliate North Texas SC in USL League One the third tier of American soccer.
Fast forward 10 months and Che is journeying from his home at the FC Bayern campus in Munich to join up with the senior U.S. Men’s National Team in Switzerland. Oh, and he’s still just 17.
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“The last few months have been a blessing for me,” Che told FCDallas.com. “It’s been a time when I can really push my football career forward. I knew the sacrifices I would need to make starting from a young age. Seeing my dad play professionally and him telling me all the stories and what he had to go through, moving away from his family. So, I was up to the challenge from a young age. I never expected to move this fast just at 17. But life has its own course and you just have to push with it.”
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