Taking On A New Academic Year + Support This Term

Welcome to a new academic year! We are thrilled to be welcoming so many students from around the world to the UDA family. We are excited to see what our students will accomplish this term and we can't wait to share those successes with you!
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As students begin to delve into the semester, they might need some advice along the way. Our support staff are here to answer all questions students may have while they train and play in a UDA academy.

​As our second and third year students are beginning to consider where their degree can take them, that's where we come in! Our Dream Maker Program allows second and third year students to connect with companies that match their skills and aspirations in order to aid them in discovering their passions.

Our Dream Maker Program allows second and third year students to develop a professional portfolio that showcases their academic interests, passions, and skills. We then share this portfolio with companies that match the student's skills and aspirations in order to aid them in discovering a future career. We want to ensure that our graduating students discover a field they are interested in that then leads to a purposeful life. 

While talk of next career steps can be daunting, our partner career coach, Nadia Ibrahim-Taney of Beyond Discovery Coaching makes navigating and leveraging a university degree manageable. Nadia's first-hand knowledge of how to operationalize a degree in the job market and is here to help our UDA students thrive. 

Before the new academic year gets into full swing, We'd also like to welcome our student-athletes who have returned to their on-campus abodes or those who are just joining a UDA program and are beginning their studies and training at New Mexico State University, the University of Chester and the University of Gloucestershire. ​

Get to Know some of our players!

As our Academy students are settling in, we wanted to take the opportunity to get to know some of players on a more personal level!

Meet Carlos Ramirez from Greeley, Colorado who will be joining the New Mexico State University Academy. ​

Do you have any hobbies?
Playing video games, working out, and listening to music.

Favorite pro team/player?
My favorite player is Ronaldo.

Dream job?
Being able to be a pro-soccer player, or traveling and getting to study and/or help those in other cultures.

Favorite place you've ever  visited?
My favorite place I’ve visited was Las Vegas, Nevada. Lots of attractions!
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If you could event a holiday, what would you pick?
I would invent a traditions holiday where you celebrate and get to show off your culture and traditions.

Meet Joshua Edlemann from Michigan who will be joining the University of Gloucestershire Academy. 

Do you have any hobbies?
I love to walk in the forest and enjoy the outdoors.

Favorite pro team/player?
My favorite team is FC Bayern Munich

Favorite place you've ever visited?
My favorite place I've visited was Stuttgart, Germany

Dream Job?
My dream job is to work for Audi.

If you could event a holiday, what would you pick?
National bacon day!

Meet Reed Johnson who will be joining the University of Chester Academy.

Do you have any hobbies?
I love to cook when I can as well as find and try all sorts of restaurants and cuisines.

Favorite pro team/player?
Professional team has to be Manchester United and Wayne Rooney. 

Favorite place you've ever visited?
Favorite place I've ever visited would be the Seychelles. 

Dream Job?
Dream Job would either be a lead project manager in any of the top software companies in Europe or back in the US. 

If you could event a holiday, what would you pick?
A mini holiday in the winter to go out and celebrate with friends and family after Christmas and before New Years. ​

Want to learn more?

View what each of our soccer academies have to offer.