College Soccer Recruit | Gabriel Van Niekerk | High School Class of 2025
Country: South Africa
School:Alpha Study Center, Johannesburg
Club: Olympia Football Club, SAB Castle league
Position(s): Forward / Central midfielder / Left back
Graduation Year: 2025
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Player Profile
Olympia Football Club, Johannesburg, South Africa
– 2025 -named captain of the men’s SAB Hollywoodbets team
– 2024 – selected to play for Olympia’s SAB Hollywoodbets team – 3rd division of South African Soccer
2024 professional contract offer – trialed with Sekhukhune United (first division of South African soccer) – offered a 3 year contract
Provincial (State) selection (2023) selected as part of the u17 Easterns squad – won the final IPT tournament (national level)
BSI Football Academy
– 2023 Awarded Player of the Year for the Youth Team after captaining his squad and receiving a call up to play for the senior team
2019-2022 GDL academy league
– Spent 4 years playing in the academy division in South Africa for Black Aces (now known as Joburg City)
2018-2021 The Stevens Football Academy
– 2021 Awarded the Stevens Football Academy Top Achiever after captaining the academy to an undefeated season and top performances
– 2020 The Stevens Football Academy Player of the Year – awarded during the Covid lockdown due to my hard work and commitment with the online sessions, the training schedule given to us and the few in person sessions we had according to my coach
– 2019 The Stevens Football Academy Senior Player of the Year – this compromised of a squad of players aged 16-18 years, and I was awarded it at 14
2017 Olympia Football Club
– 2017 Defensive Player of the year and Player of the Year
Recruitment:
Gabriel is looking to join a top side in Fall 2026 to continue his studies and play at the highest level. If you’re interested in recruiting him please reach out to Mickaela at mickaelam@brusasports.com.
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