Assistant Coach: U14 Boys (8th Grade)
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Foday has been part of the soccer community in the Portland area for over 20 years, since moving from Sierra Leone as a teenager.
As a stand-out club player and solid student, he was recruited to Gonzaga where he played. A career-ending knee injury cut short a possible professional career.
But Foday saw opportunity in adversity, and poured his passion for soccer, along with his time and talent, into building Kalabash Academy. Kalabash is a non-profit in West Africa working to create opportunity and build community through education and football. Foday is thrilled to be impacting the next generation of soccer youth on two continents, in two communities that love our sport.
A SW Portland local for nearly two decades, Miguel brings deep roots and elite-level experience to the soccer community. A graduate of Beaverton High School and the University of Oregon, where he earned a degree in Finance and Law, Miguel also served as the assistant coach for the University of Oregon Men’s Soccer Club during his college years.
Miguel’s playing career has always been top tier. From competing at the highest youth levels across Oregon to earning a trial with the U.S. Youth National Team at 14, his résumé includes:
A perfectionist by nature, Miguel is relentless about refining not only his own game but also the players he mentors. For the past eight years, he’s specialized in private and small group training, focusing on developing elite attackers with advanced finishing skills. He partners with his father, Jorge, to deliver a balanced, high-intensity approach—combining attacking instincts with sharp technical training.
Off the field, Miguel’s love for travel was sparked during a stint in London working in finance. He still visits often, staying connected with friends from his time abroad.
Jim grew up in the Portland area and graduated from Jesuit High School. During his high school soccer career, he won the OSAA state championship twice and the OYSA state championship four times. He continued his playing career starting as a freshman for NCAA Division III Willamette University.
Jim joined Foothills Soccer Club in 2012 as a parent recreational coach and has been an Academy coach since 2017. In his 12 years with the club he has coached the 2007 boys, being an assistant during two trips to the OYSA Presidents Cup final including winning the Cup in 2019. As head coach of the 2007 boys, he took the team to The USA Cup in 2022 where they finished runner up in the Gold B Division. The USA Cup is the largest youth soccer tournament in North America. He has been the head coach of the 2010 boys from 2019-2022 and the head coach of the 2012 boys from 2022-2024. As head coach of the 2012 boys the team won back to back championships at the Summer Slam tournament in 2022 and 2023. The team was also a finalist in the 2022 OYSA Presidents Cup.
Jim is a US Soccer D License coach.
Joe began his soccer playing career in Glasgow, Scotland as a youth player and represented the Scottish Amateur Under 18 Boys. His playing career continued playing with Knightswood Under 21 Juveniles, one of the top U21 teams in Scotland. He then finished up playing in the Scottish Junior Leagues with Largs Thistle, Kilbirnie Ladeside and Maryhill Juniors.
He moved over to the USA in 2003 to work for UK International Soccer Camps as their Regional Director for Northern CA and Nevada and then began his USA coaching licenses gaining his CYSA D license and coaching competitive soccer at Placer United in Sacramento.
Joe moved to Portland, Oregon in 2012 and returned back to coaching with Foothills Soccer Club in 2016 where he was the Head Coach of Celtics 2007s from 2017-2020 taking the boys to two consecutive President’s Cup finals losing one and winning one as well winning the Summer Slam Tournament in 2018. In 2022 Joe returned to FSC and is Head Coach of Celtics 2011’s where they won their D4 and D3 leagues in OYSA in 2022 and 2023. The 2011’s have also been finalists 2 years in a row in the Mount Hood Challenge losing in 2022 and winning it in 2023. The 2011’s also were losing finalists in the Xtreme Cup in Seattle in 2023 and play in OYSA D1 for 2024.
Devin was raised in Newberg. He started playing soccer very young for the Newberg club team and eventually the high school there. He grew to love everything about the sport, the competition, culture and camaraderie. This created a drive to pass along the love for this beautiful game. Foothills brought him on in 2017 to coach the 2009 boys. He has continued with them through their soccer journey and in 2022 took over the head coaching position for the 2010 boys as well.
Born in the Ivory Coast, I began playing this beautiful game since I was eight years of age. As a former goalkeeper at Hunter College, I have had the opportunities to travel around the USA compete against and learn from some the best. Prior coaching experiences include, assistant and goalkeeper coach for Cypress High School Girls, in Florida; and American Youth Soccer Organization in NYC.
