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Jersey Number 97
Kentaro Matsuura
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fukuoka, Japan
- High School:
- Ohori
- Prev School:
- Southwestern College
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
Grand Canyon
Previous College
High School
Personal
2019Â | Senior
- Appeared in one game for the Lopes during the 2019 season and did not record a save.
2018 | Junior
- Did not appear in a match.
Previous College
Southwestern Community College - Chula Vista, Calif.
- Started 15 matches and allowed 22 goals while making 50 saves.
- Recorded four shutouts.
- Made the move from Japan to Chula Vista without knowing any English.
High School
Fukudai Ohori - Fukuoka, Japan
- Played for three seasons and was a starter for two seasons.
- Led his team to a first place finish in the city of Fukuoka out of 150 teams, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Personal
- Parents are Shinichiro and Hiroko Matsuura.
- Played both soccer and softball growing up before turning his focus to solely soccer.
- Began youth soccer career as a forward before being struck by a vehicle while riding a bike at Age 13. Knee and toe injuries kept him out for four months before he returned as a goalkeeper.
- Learned the goalkeeper position as a youth by watching YouTube videos due to having no goalkeepers coach.
- Cites Oliver Kahn, Shohei Ohtani and Ichiro as his favorite athletes to watch.
- Favorite pro team is the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks.
- Favorite place to vacation is Kagoshima, a seaside city near a volcano in Japan.
- Chose GCU for the "great facilities and environment."
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