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Jersey Number 21
Valentino Ambrosio
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cranford,N.J.
- High School:
- Cranford
Sophomore (2019)
Prior to Rutgers
Personal
McElderry On Ambrosio: "Valentino can play a few different attacking positions. Val is a good passer with the ability to unlock the opposition if we can establish possession in the attacking half of the field. He knows he needs to play both sides of the ball to be an important player for us. He understands the demands we have for our players and he will be up for the challenge."
Ambrosio on Choosing Rutgers: "Rutgers is a Jersey school playing in a high-level competitive conference in a professional environment."
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
- Appeared in 18 games, making 12 starts
Prior to Rutgers
- Played freshman season at FDU making 13 appearances with one start
- Lettered at Cranford High School his junior and senior year after playing his first two years for Roselle Park High School
- Selected as one of 17 players for the ID2 National Selection International Tour that competed in Italy in 2014
- Played club soccer for the New York Red Bulls Academy team U15/16 before moving to Cedar Stars Academy-Monmouth
- Served as team captain for the Cedar Stars leading the team with 10 goals in 13 matches
Personal
- Son of Frank and Elise
- Has one brother, Cristiano, and one sister, Sofia
- Intends to major in communication.
McElderry On Ambrosio: "Valentino can play a few different attacking positions. Val is a good passer with the ability to unlock the opposition if we can establish possession in the attacking half of the field. He knows he needs to play both sides of the ball to be an important player for us. He understands the demands we have for our players and he will be up for the challenge."
Ambrosio on Choosing Rutgers: "Rutgers is a Jersey school playing in a high-level competitive conference in a professional environment."
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
| Nickname: | Val |
| One word to describe Coach McElderr: | Competitive |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: | Myself |
| Best player ever competed against: | Tyler Adams |
| Major: | Communications |
| I chose my major because: | I like communicating |
| The person I most admire is and why: | My father because he is my idol for everything he does |
| If I wasn’t playing soccer, I’d be: | Attending college normally |
| Favorite professional athlete: | Lionel Messi |
| Favorite professional sports team: | SSC Napoli |
| One word to describe myself on the pitch: | Passionate |
| Few people know that I: | Do card tricks |
| Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: | Father |
| I started playing my sport because…: | I grew up loving it |
| I chose Rutgers because…: | Plays in a top conference in the state i grew up in |
| Favorite cereal: | Reeces Puffs |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: | Home Alone |
| The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: | Leo Di Caprio |
| Favorite musician/group: | Drake |
| The first song I knew all the words to is: | Headlines |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: | Fifa |
| Favorite all-time gift received: | Gaming system |
| Pets I had growing up were: | Dog |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: | Spider Man |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: | Dubai |
| The website I visit most often is: | |
| My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) | Mrs. Niece 4th grade |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: | “You'll miss 100% of the shots you don't take" |
| If my life was a book, the title would be: | The life of me |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: | Red |
| One thing on my bucket list is: | Skydiving |
| Phone app you cannot live without: | Snapchat |
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