Cape Coral, March 26- Florida Gulf Coast Dutch Lions FC is happy to announce that Nicole Cook, Silvana Gordon and Kara Kyramarios will play for our Women's Team this summer. All three girls play now for FGCU, a D1 school. We had an interview with all three the girls.
FGCDL FC: Who are you, where are you from and how old are you?
Silvana: My name is Silvana Gordon and I am from Medford, New Jersey. I was borm on January 15th and I am 20 years old.
Kara: I am Kara Kyramarios, I am from San Jose, California and I am 18 years old.
Nicole: I am Nicole Cook. I am from Austin Texas and I am 17 years old.
FGCDL FC: What is your college?
Silvana: I go to Florida Gulf Coast University and I play on the Women's soccer team there. I also am studying health science so that I can become a physical therapist.
Kara: I go to Florida Gulf Coast University and I play on the Women's soccer team there.
Nicole: I go to Florida Gulf Coast University and I play on the Women's soccer team there.
FGCDL FC: What kind of honors did you receive in your player career?
Silvana: When I was younger I made the Olympic Development program (ODP) and played there for 3 years. In high school I played at Shawnee and was a 4 year varsity player and had the most assists my junior year, and had the 2nd most assists my senior year, despite having an injury. I was caption of my high school team my senior year.
Kara: 2017 ODP international trip to England, 2012 National Juggling record holder, 2 time state champion, Region 3 Champion, Placed 3rd at Nationals.
Nicole: I was a member of Texas State ODP team and Florida State ODP team. I was co-captain of the Texas ODP team.I played in the ODP National Finals in 2017. I attended the US National Team Training Centers for 5 consecutive years. I was selected to train and play with Olympique Lyonnaise in Lyon, France and AJAX Women's Team in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on separate occasions.
FGCDL FC: What makes the FGCDL FC so different compare to other clubs?
Silvana: Although I haven't had much experience with the FGCDL FC club, it is different because they have a winning mentality and seem to care greatly about their players.
Kara: The Dutch Lions are well known for their coaching and great organization. We as girls want to perform and both aspects that I just mentioned are important in that situation.
Nicole: What stands out to me is their style of play and the coaching staff fits my criteria.
FGCDL FC: What are your expectations for coming season?
Silvana: My expectations for this upcoming season are to improve as a player, maintain my fitness, and win! I am very competitive so winning games is the ultimate goal for me. I also usually play outside midfield so I would like to learn how to play forward so that I am able to play that position for my college as well.
Kara: Good competition, touches on the ball, improving as a player in all aspects.
Nicole: To help the team win and become an overall better soccer player.
Head Coach Vincent de Weger is thrilled with Silvana, Kara and Nicole: " These 3 girls know each other and know how to play. The fact that they play with Zoey Spitzer at FGCU is great for our team. Silvana is a dynamite on the midfield and attack. Kara has the speed and the dribbling and Nicole has a lot of experience for her age and is a great forward. I look forward to work with all three and win a lot of games with these girls."
You can see those girls for the first time during our home opener weekend June 2 and 3 at North Fort Myers Community Park.