Oscar Ford '23 Recruiting Profile

I am currently a student-athlete at Longwood University in Virginia playing D1 in the Big South Conference, I am in the transfer portal now. My primary position is left back at Longwood under coach Gilbert. However, I also play left mid and left-wing, I can also dabble in the 10. I featured in 3 games as a freshman. Over the past summer, I started in 5/7 USL 2 games I was available to play and bagged an assist against #1 voted USL 2 program of the year Asheville City. After a head coach change, I featured in 3 games as a sophomore. I am ready to find a new place to go play and succeed. 

Beginning at seven years old I have had a tremendous passion for soccer and I always will! Everything I do on and off the field is to help me become a successful soccer player and a stronger competitor in life. I play left back and midfield because of my lethal left foot, speed, and creativity with my passing and movement on and off the ball. With pride, I say that I played for Real Colorado‘s MLS Next Academy since I was U-14, Longwood's Division One program, and Southern Soccer Academy's USL 2 program in Atlanta. I aspire to become a professional soccer player. My passion for the game moved me from the mountains of Colorado in Avon, Colorado where I was driving six days a week to play soccer in Denver with Real Colorado. I moved my junior year of high school to Valor Christian High School to pursue my college soccer dream. I am very committed to soccer. I train with tenacity, excitement, and a positive attitude and I am eager to earn my spot on a collegiate team while furthering my passion for studies in business administration with a focus on finance.  

I feel my talents in soccer come from my speed, the use of both my feet on the pitch and the ability to get to the end line and create goal-scoring opportunities with my crosses and my set pieces whether it is free kicks or corner kicks. My coach would say that I work hard at practice. I show up to the pitch every training session with a positive attitude and in matches I never give up.  I have worked on my head strength, physical strength, speed, change of pace and 1v1's on both sides of the ball. I want a collegiate soccer program that will recognize my talents on the pitch with my soccer IQ, creativity, speed, versatility, leadership, challenge me, and push me to the next level.