Earl Edwards Jr. @earledwardsjr | Perfect Soccer Podcast Ep.011
11 Year MLS Cup Champion Quincy Amarikwa’s (@QuincyAmarikwa) presents - The Perfect Soccer Podcast, Where your host Paul Guarino goes 1 on 1 to get to know your favorite professional soccer players, on and off the pitch.
In today’s episode: Paul interviewed DC United goalie Earl Edwards Jr. Earl discusses his career from going to IMG Academy, to his experience at UCLA, and to his career so far in the MLS.
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0:00 - 1:13 Intro
1:14 - 1:46 How Earl got into soccer
1:47 - 2:03 Other sports Earl played growing up
2:04 - 2:33 Basketball helped with soccer?
2:34 - 3:39 Was Earl always a goalie?
3:40 - 4:13 Going to IMG Academy
4:14 - 5:36 Moving from the West Coast to the East Coast
5:37 - 6:27 Thinking your going pro right out of IMG Academy
6:28 - 7:40 Recruiting process to college
7:41 - 9:46 Redshirting freshman at UCLA
9:47 - 11:35 Experience at UCLA
11:36 - 14:08 MLS Draft Experience
14:09 - 15:05 Getting drafted doesn’t mean you made the team
15:06 - 17:25 1st MLS start, Reality check
17:26 - 18:26 Playing in USL and MLS
18:27 - 19:20 Getting traded to DC United
19:21 - 19:43 Perfect Soccer Ad
19:44 - 20:14 DC United 2020 preseason
20:15 - 20:56 Pressure of a goalie
20:57 - 21:40 Who do you model your game after?
21:41 - 28:39 Quincy’s 5 questions
28:40 - 30:20 Joining the Perfect Soccer Team
30:21 - 34:03 Off the pitch questions
34:04 - 35:14 Outro