After taking over as a freshman for the Wichita East Blue Aces, goalkeeper Jesus Garcia hasn’t looked back and has been dominating the city league game in and game out since.
Garcia has made first, second, and honorable mention all-league over his last four years. On top of his City League accolades, he has also been a captain for the Aces for the last three years.
“I cannot say enough good things about Jesus,” Wichita East head coach Fred Koepp said. “He is everything a coach can ask for as a captain, leader, student, and athlete.”
Garcia’s father is the one who really put the ball at his feet, being the one who put up a tire in their backyard for him to shoot at.
With his life constantly revolving around soccer, the senior has one big goal that he wants to check off the list.
“It has always been a dream of mine to make it to the state tournament with East since I was little,” Garcia said.
After adopting a mindset that has truly separated him as a keeper, Garcia has truly found who he is as a player.
“As a short goalkeeper, I always play with a chip on my shoulder because I feel like my height automatically gives some people a certain opinion about me, so I always try to do all the little things near to perfection to really set myself apart from others,” Garcia said. “I just go out and make sure I leave no regret or second thoughts that I did not give it my all.”
Garcia knows that his soccer career isn’t close to ending, as he is currently in contact with a few college coaches, and he is very eager to play at the next level.
