Emilio Pope
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emilio Fabrizio Pope | ||
| Date of birth | June 22, 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Fairfax, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, Forward | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2019 | Loudoun Soccer Club | ||
| 2015–2019 | Loudoun County High School Soccer | ||
| 2016–2017 | Olympic Development Team | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | University of Mary Washington | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | George Mason Patriots | 1 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024- | Seongnam FC | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Emilio Pope (born June 22, 2001) is an American professional soccer player that plays as a defender and a forward. Born in the United States and the son of former United states men's national soccer team player Eddie Pope.
Career
Youth
In January 2010, Pope joined Loudoun Soccer as a defender where he would go on playing until 2019.[1]
In September 2015, Pope attended Loudoun County High School,[2] where he would perform as one of the team captains throughout the course of four years. During his time there, he would be named one of the few members of the All-District[3] and All-Region teams.[4]
In January 2016, after a successful trial, Pope joined the Olympic team through the Olympic Development Soccer Program in Virginia,[5] where he would compete until 2017.
College
In 2019, Pope attended the University of Mary Washington to play Division 3 college soccer. The freshman made his debut in October 2019 and had a total of 2 appearances.[6]
In April 2020, Pope was scouted by George Mason University. He signed with the team to begin playing Division 1 college soccer in July 2020.[7] During the beginning of his season as a George Mason Patriot, Pope became injured due to a hyperextended semitendinosus which he would not recover from until the beginning of 2021. Post recovery, the sophomore made his debut April 10 against VCU and was named a part of the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Professional
After departing the United States to pursue his professional career overseas in 2023, Pope trialed with several clubs in The Republic of Korea. In October 2024, he joined K League club Seongnam FC on a temporary contract, having been selected as one of the successful foreign trialists to advance to the next stage of the club’s evaluation process, with the possibility of signing a long-term deal.[8][9]
References
- ↑ "Loudoun Soccer". loudounsoccer.com.
- ↑ "Loudoun County Men's Soccer Bio (emilio-pope)".
- ↑ "First Team Selection". May 17, 2019.
- ↑ "Second Team Selection". June 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Olympic Development Program".
- ↑ "University of Mary Washington Men's Soccer Roster".
- ↑ "George Mason Men's Soccer Roster".
- ↑ "K League". https://www.kleague.com/index.do. External link in
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