Although he started playing soccer at 4 years old, San Diego State men’s soccer freshman defender Kyle Adams wouldn’t have said he wanted to play professionally until later on in his life.
Adams was raised in Auckland, New Zealand, and started playing soccer because his dad was a coach and his older brother played, as well.
It wasn’t until he was 16 that he realized he wanted to continue playing soccer at the highest level.
“I sort of had the professional ambition and then realized that (college soccer) was going to help me go professional,” Adams said.