CHALINO LEON CHALINO LEON PLAYS PRIMARILY AS A FORWARD, BUT occasionally as an attacking midfielder, for the Murfreesboro Soccer Club 2004 Elite. Coach Enrique Suarez says Chalino, who has been playing soccer his entire life, plays almost full-time most games. His vision and his technical skills in particular make him especially valuable to the team. “He has a shot that’s stronger than some of my U16 boys, and he can beat almost anyone on the field with his foot skills,” Coach Suarez says. “He knows the game and sees the field better than most anyone I know.”
Chalino leads by example. “His whole life is just soccer, and I think play soccer throughout his life, hopefully getting to a D1 school and that’s important for any leader. When you live and breathe this game, maybe even playing professionally one day. you want to be the best and work for the best,” his coach points out. Coach Suarez has plenty of praise for his player. “He works and he “When the team sees him pushing his hardest, they want to try their wants to be the best and he will do anything to be the best. It’s rare to hardest. There are times in games where we may have our heads down see someone who knows the game from birth, who’s played the game and Chalino will score an incredible goal and their spirits lift. He’s just since birth, and is still so willing to push themselves every day to be very natural and that’s very rare to see these days.” better. No matter how much you know or how much you work, there’s Chalino is the leading scorer for the team. He wants to work and always room for improvement and he knows that and he works for that.”