Kyle Gurrieri

Kyle Gurrieri

Personal information
Date of birth	March 10, 1998
Place of birth	Totowa, New Jersey, United States
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
2013–2015	New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy
2016–	Syracuse University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015	Wilmington Hammerheads	1	(0)
National team
2013–	United States U17	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 21, 2015. † Appearances (goals)

Kyle Gurrieri (born March 10, 1998) is an American soccer player who played for Wilmington Hammerheads in United Soccer League.

Gurrieri grew up in Totowa, New Jersey and attended Passaic Valley Regional High School, transferring out after his freshman year to join the U.S. Soccer U17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida starting in September 2013.^[1]

Youth career

Gurrieri began playing soccer at the age of 5 in his home town’s recreational league. After showing a natural coordination and control of the ball it did not take him long to discover that soccer would be all he wanted to do. It was difficult finding children in his neighborhood that wanted to play the game as much as he did. His town’s youth sports programs where more encouraging of other American sports and travel soccer was non-existent. This led his parents on a mission to find places for him to train to satisfy his desire and develop his technique. Too young to play travel soccer at the time, Gurrieri would train year round as many as 5 days a week with three different programs and picking up games where ever he could. When home Gurrieri would spend hours on his own playing with a soccer ball. Although his parents were concerned about having him burn out by doing too much, he insisted that he did not want to stop and instead asked to find more places to play. This type of rigorous schedule still continues to this day. When not seeing to his school work, he is doing some kind of training, alone or with his team.

At 14, Gurrieri was accepted to play for U16 NJSA-04 Academy in the US Soccer Developmental Academy League. The club has since gone through a merger and is now New Jersey Cedar Stars Academy (NJCSA).

Soccer has taken Gurrieri around the world in countries such as Spain, Denmark, and Austria including a training stint in England playing with England Championship League sides: Brentford FC and Nottingham Forest.

With his leadership and ability to control the central midfield, Gurrieri has become known for his passing accuracy, distribution, and defensive strength which made him a consistent call up for the U14, U15, and U17 U.S. National Team Programs. During the 2015 U17 Men's World Cup the U17 U.S. National team failed to advance out of the group stage resulting in 2 losses and 1 draw. Gurrieri was not called into that tournament.

Club career

Gurrieri signed an amateur contract with United Soccer League side Wilmington Hammerheads on July 16, 2015.^[2]

References

1. D'Uva. Nancy. "Boys' Soccer: Totowa's Gurrieri working with U.S. Team", Wayne Today, September 11, 2013. Accessed October 12, 2015. "Totowa's Kyle Gurrieri played soccer at Passaic Valley High School his freshman year before accepting the invitation to the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Men's Residency Program for the 2013 fall semester."
2. "Hammerheads Assist in Player Development - Wilmington Hammerheads". Wilmington Hammerheads.

External links

Kyle Gurrieri Topdrawersoccer: http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-player-profile/kyle-gurrieri/pid-10030523

Kyle Gurrieri Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd2yoT5s3yl52KkQYOp01rQ