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Gyasi Zardes

ギャシ・ザーデス　/　ぎゃし・ざーです

American association football player

September 2, 1991 (age 34)　・　Hawthorne, California, United States

California
association football player

My Take

What I admire about Gyasi Zardes is the clean arc of his story: a Hawthorne kid who came up through the LA Galaxy academy, paid his dues in college at Cal State Bakersfield, then returned home as a homegrown signing. That kind of full-circle loyalty is rare in modern sport. At 188 cm, he strikes me as a forward who wins on physicality and graft rather than flash, the sort who does the unglamorous running. I have a soft spot for players who bloom where they were planted, and Zardes feels like exactly that, a local product who stayed true to his roots.

Overview

Gyasi A. Zardes (born September 2, 1991) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Born in Hawthorne, California, Zardes was part of the LA Galaxy youth academy before playing college soccer for Cal State Bakersfield. After playing three seasons with the Roadrunners, Zardes signed for the LA Galaxy as a homegrown player.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Gyasi Zardes
Name (Japanese): ギャシ・ザーデス
Reading: ぎゃし・ざーです
Born: September 2, 1991 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Goat
Origin: Hawthorne, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 188 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Leuzinger High School
University: California State University, Bakersfield

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9

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