Height: | 5'9 |
Year: | Sophomore |
Hometown: | Cairo, Egypt |
High School: | Manhattan Center for Science and Math |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Name: Yusuf Figueroa
Person that has influenced him the most: His Grandmother
Favorite Athlete: Iker Casillas
Favorite Sports Movie: Goal
Favorite Sports Team: Manchester United
His secondary sport would be: Volleyball
Favorite thing about being a student-athlete at Berkeley College: The amount of opportunities he has as a student-athlete in the honors program is amazing. Some of his teammates are in the same class and they all help each other out during the semester.
His ideal pre-competition meal: Chicken parmigiana
His favorite memory competing at either the High School level or at Berkeley College: Making it to the Nationals last season with Berkeley College had to be his favorite memory so far.
His primary goal for the upcoming season? To make it to Nationals again but this time, to win the whole competition.
What is the most important characteristic a team must possess to be successful? Trust
Outside of the Athletics, what are two things that Knights fans would be interested to know about him? He is Egyptian, Puerto Rican, and Irish, and when he graduates from Berkeley College, he wants to enter into a Nursing program to become a nurse.