On December 7, BST, the 2021 NCAA season
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The final match between Florida State University and Brigham Young University was in full swing. After 120 minutes of play, the game was tied and went to penalty kicks. After five rounds of intense penalty kicks, Brigham Young University finally missed the penalty kicks, and our player Zhao Yujie scored in the fifth round to help Florida State University win the championship. This player joined our team at the age of 16.
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The young girls in the team are bravely moving towards their dreams.
Looking back to 1999, our
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in America
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The World Cup reached its historical peak when the team won the second place in the World Cup. In the same year, the city of Shanghai, which had nurtured such famous players as Sun Wen, welcomed the birth of Zhao Yujie, a new soccer star. Although her family were intellectuals, Zhao Yujie's love of soccer was irresistible. In her kindergarten days, she was known as the "Shanghai
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Qian Hui, the "godmother" of the school, took an immediate liking to this "tomboy". After entering Jinshajiang Road Primary School, Zhao Yujie began her soccer journey.
Zhao Yujie's parents were hesitant to let her choose soccer. But in the end, Zhao Yujie's persistence moved her family to devote themselves to soccer training. This decision also laid the foundation for her to become one of the brightest stars in China's soccer world.
With her soccer talent gradually revealing itself, Zhao Yujie quickly grew into Shanghai's youngest player.
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The core strength of the team. From U13 to U15, she has always been the captain of the national team.In 2016, Zhao Yujie, who is not yet 17 years old, was selected as one of the China's
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Adult team training roster and became an international player.
It is worth mentioning that Zhao Yujie did not neglect her studies while pursuing her soccer dream. In the middle school examination, she managed to break through the high school score line with her own hard work. After graduating from high school, she aimed at well-known domestic institutions such as North Normal University, North University of Physical Education and Shanghai Sports Institute. In the national youth period of the head coach, former China's
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On the advice of goalkeeper Gao Hong, Zhao Yujie decided to try applying to universities in the United States.
Image from the official Florida State University website
With Gao Hong's encouragement, Zhao Yujie submitted applications to four American universities. Florida State University showed great interest in her, which
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Head Coach Mark is a former Philadelphia Chargers coach who has coached such notables as Irene Liu and Lihong Zhao. Mark was impressed with Zhao Yujie's skill and English level. When introducing Zhao Yujie, Gao Hong praised her for her "playing style similar to Sun Wen when she was young, not dominant in body and speed, but superior in playing with intelligence."
Zhao Yujie finally chose to join Florida State University and received a full scholarship. With a good foundation in English, she quickly integrated into her new environment, and in the 2018 season, she helped Florida State win the NCAA Championship and was named Rookie of the Year. This season, Yujie Zhao again helped Florida State win the championship, herself earning the league's best offensive player award with 5 goals and 9 assists.
At only 22 years old, Zhao Yujie's future is full of unlimited possibilities. Her growth path is a model for the development of young athletes in China. In the pursuit of soccer dreams at the same time, Zhao Yujie also focuses on cultural knowledge and foreign language learning, so the experience of staying in the ocean, for many young players, is undoubtedly a kind of "fish and bear paw, both sides" of the ideal choice.
