Personal Statement
I was born in 2009 and turned 15 in December 2024, I am scheduled to graduate in 2027, via the IB Diploma path at school.
I am an attacking minded, naturally right-footed, but two-footed player who is comfortable receiving the ball under pressure and making the right distribution decisions. This past year, I have been asked to shift from a CAM to CDM/holding midfield role, being asked to win the ball back more, but more primarily offensively coming back to receive the ball, then finding the right distribution path to swtch angles of attack.
I play football in Hong Kong, where we play all four seasons. I am part of Hong Kong Football Club Ladies as well as U18 girls squads and am also a member of Hong Kong's U16 Women's Youth Representative (National) Team. I am a part of the leadership team for the HKFC youth and HK representative team and have captained each squad during the past year.
Between Club and HK Team, I train/play 10-12 hours a week across five days with both teams (Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri and Sat), with have once a week separate personal Strength & Conditioning (Wed). I also play A + B Grade (Varsity, Sophomore) soccer in Hong Kong for my school.
I am in Year 11 (equivalent to Grade 10 in the US) in Hong Kong at an iGCSE/IB International School. I am a native English speaker, but also speak fluent Cantonese and Mandarin. My current standardized global test results (YELLIS) place me in the Top 5% of students using the UK-based GCSE education system worldwide, and I have started Year 11 with the equivalent of a 4.0/4.0 GPA. My strongest subjects are in Economics, History and the Sciences. I am most interested in economics and data, but I've also developed a passion for history and global politics this year.
My goal is to combine football and academics at the highest level I can in College and to test myself and learn from the best in both areas. I believe that the next best step for my career would be to play abroad in the United States. Around College soccer readiness, I have participated in two US D1 football camps (College ID and Elite) last summer (July 2023) and two D3 ID camps this past fall (Oct 2024), receiving positive feedback. I already balance the workload of heavy team, individual football training and academics, understand the needs and focus on Strength & Conditioning, and am independent having travelled with the HK and Club teams internationally (China, Thailand, Singapore) for the past 2+ years. I feel confident that I can be successful in the US college environment.
