Donovan Pines @donnycp23 | Perfect Soccer Podcast Ep.033
In today’s episode: Paul interviewed defender Donovan Pines of DC United. Donovan discusses playing for his hometown teams, winning a national championship at Maryland, and experience playing for the US Men’s National Team.
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Time Stamp
0:00 - 1:10 Intro
1:11 - 2:39 First memory of playing soccer
2:40 - 4:06 Recruiting process
4:07 - 5:46 DC United Youth Team discovering Donovan
5:47 - 6:31 When did Donovan think he could be a pro
6:32 - 7:44 Growing up playing multiple sports
7:45 - 11:04 Why did Donovan choose to go to Maryland?
11:05 - 13:03 DC United having his rights during college
13:04 - 14:03 Overall experience at Maryland and winning the National Championship
14:04 - 15:05 Leaving Maryland early for the MLS
15:06 - 15:37 Almost signing with an overseas team
15:38 - 16:50 Playing for the hometown team
16:51 - 18:36 Experience making pro debuts in USL and MLS
18:37 - 19:56 Playing in the MLS bubble in 2020
19:57 - 21:04 Getting back into this new normal
21:05 - 22:02 Playing for US Men’s National Team
22:03 - 22:23 Perfect Soccer Ad
22:24 - 26:48 Quincy’s 5 questions
26:49 - 30:40 Off the pitch questions
30:41 - 31:53 Outro
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