PELADO

Name: Hernán Amorini
Country: Argentina
Residence: Queens, New York
Favorite Team: River Plate

Hernán Amorini was born in Argentina and has been in New York for over 20 years. Despite living far from his hometown, he has become an avid fan of River Plate, one of the biggest soccer clubs from the capital city, Buenos Aires.

 

BAJAN

Name: Charles "Duke" Chrichlow
Country: Barbados/USA
Residence: Brooklyn, New York
Favorite Team: Arsenal

Charles "Duke" Chrichlow is a Brooklyn born Barbadian who grew up between cricket and soccer. His soccer experience took him to play college soccer in New York and a brief but enriching experience in Barbados. Today, he is pursuing his dream of becoming a professional manager by working for Street Soccer USA, providing soccer opportunities in least served communities.

 

KIMIE

Name: Kimie Kobayashi
Country: Japan
Residence: Manhattan, New York

Kimie is a true free spirit that led her to live adventures in Los Angeles, Georgia and New York, far from her home town in Ashikaga, Japan. She established herself and formed a family that opened her to a new passion.

 

EDDIE

Name: Eddie Kingston
Country: Liberia
Residence: Mineola, New York

Eddie's childhood dream was to become a soccer player. The civil war of Liberia turned him into a refugee instead. It was years after, after he moved to New York, that he was able to fulfill that dream.

 

RAFA

Name: Rafael Avila
Country: Mexico
Residence: Harlem, New York

Torn between family and a promising future, Rafa decided to make a personal sacrifice at a young age and move to New York to support his parents. Life in the fast track can be very different and tough but he has been able to find his sanctuary on the "fútbol" fields.