Eli Klinger '22 Recruiting Profile

I play for a club team named North Union United Collision and I also play for a club from New York called Quickstrike FC NPL 03’. My freshman year of High school, I started and the team made it to the State Final for the first time in school history. My sophomore year we won districts but unfortunately lost in the 1st round of states. I won Mid Penn Conference 1st team all stars and also 1st team All State.  As a player, I’m a hard worker. In practice I put in all the work that will help me become a better soccer player. I enjoy helping my teammates get better by working hard and encouraging them to work hard as well.  I always put everything I can and a little more in every single game. Of the field , I focus on my academic. I take the time to study so I do good when it comes to the test. Over the years I have learned how to fluctuate between school, sports, and family so I get the most out of all of them. Family has always been a big part of my life. Everyone in my family have pushed me to become a better soccer player, a better student, and a better person as a whole. In games I like playing outside so I can open up and have more options to play the ball. Moving of the ball is very important to me because when it gives my teammates a better option and i can create space by pulling the defender with me. When I play outside mid, i'm up and down the field all game so can can contribute to the defensive part of the game and the offensive part of the game. When i play striker, play with my back to goal. I feel like it gives players around me more options in the attacking third of the game. I also make runs in front of the defender so i can then make a diagonal run for my teammate to play that trough ball so i can run onto it and go to goal. I've been on a lot of teams and have had a bunch of different coaches and they have all helped me learn the game better and trained to to become the player i am today.