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1 Yusuf Figueroa
1 - Yusuf Figueroa
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.