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| DOB : 12/16/1990 |
Position : Defender |
| Height :
5'9"
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Weight : 145 |
| Team : U.S. U-17 Men |
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Hometown: Garland, Texas
Club: North Texas Strikers
U.S. National Teams: Joined U.S. Soccer’s Residency Program in August 2005 … U.S. Under-17s: Has played with the U-17 ‘89s and ‘90s ... 2005: Played in two matches with the U-17s, including one international … Played 90 minutes against Brazil …
High School / Club: Attended Sachse High School in Sachse, Texas … Played one year in high school … Was named team MVP … Has played with one club team, North Texas Strikers …
Personal: Full name is Tommy Isaac Nelson … Was born in Oklahoma City … Parents are Tommy and Punok … His mom was born in South Korea … Has two older sisters, Lantanya and Shamika, who are both more than 10 years older … Great grandfather played basketball for the Globetrotters … Also played basketball growing up as a kid … Was named MVP on his basketball team twice … First soccer memory was scoring his first goal … Winning a championship is his best soccer moment … Hopes to make it to the highest level of the game.
My Favorites
U.S. MNT player: DaMarcus Beasley
Other national team player: Thierry Henry
Soccer team: Arsenal
Athlete (other than soccer): Michael Vick
Sport (other than soccer): Basketball
Professional team (other than soccer): Atlanta Falcons
Type of music: Rap and R&B
Movie: Remember the Titans
TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Role model: DeMarcus Beasley
Childhood idol: Dad
Meal: Chicken
Nicknames: Teej
Thing you can’t live without: Family
Something people don’t know about you: What I’m capable of doing. |
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