{"id":11105,"date":"2020-01-16T12:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T12:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maeducationusa.com\/drafted-jorge-gonzalez-asensi-to-los-angeles-fc-lafc\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T12:47:39","slug":"drafted-jorge-gonzalez-asensi-to-los-angeles-fc-lafc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maeducationusa.com\/en\/drafted-jorge-gonzalez-asensi-to-los-angeles-fc-lafc\/","title":{"rendered":"Drafted! Jorge Gonzalez Asensi to Los Angeles FC (LAFC)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a few years ago, Macarena Aguirre, the director and founder of MAE Sports, met with Jorge and his family to talk about his future. At that time, and  until a couple of days ago, Jorge dreamed of becoming a professional soccer player and dedicating himself to it body and soul. Even so, and as it happens in most families with athletes who aim to be successful, the issue of studies was questioned.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meeting Macarena, who at the time was enjoying the experience of studying and competing in the USA. was something that helped Jorge and his family to make a decision. They set out and got different offers from American universities, out of all of them he decided to move to a university in Pennsylvania called “
\n Mercyhurst University<\/a>
\n<\/strong>“where he would compete in NCAA DII.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this first season, he received several awards and recognitions from the university and the conference. As the “Athlete of the week” award on different occasions and the prestigious “Freshman of the year”, that is, the best freshman player among all the teams that make up the PSAC conference.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"After a successful first year at Mercyhurst University, Jorge received offers from other NCAA DI (that is, the top division of College Soccer) universities. After evaluating the different options and discussing them with Macarena and her family, she made the decision to move to Illinois and join the SIUe<\/a> (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)<\/strong> team.  <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

It is here that Jorge continues his studies, passing every course per year, and plays to his full potential during his last 3 seasons of College Soccer. In those three seasons, Jorge’s presence did not go unnoticed. He soon took several titles from the  “Mid-American Conference” (MAC). Among others: <\/span><\/p>\n