AGE: 21
POSITION: Forward
TEAM: U.S. Men’s National, FC Dallas
CLAIM TO FAME:
Named 2022 MLS Young Player of the Year; son of Colombian footballer David Ferreira
PERSONAL: An aspiring zoologist who raises horses, chickens, goats and alpacas on his Dallas-area farm
I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SOCCER player, but there was a pivotal moment when I was 5 years old and saw soccer fans in Brazil cheering for my dad, David Ferreira, who was playing for the club Atlético Paranaense in 2005. During winning matches, the Brazilian soccer supporters would celebrate like the team had won the World Cup. But when the team lost, it felt like the world was going to end. Seeing how much a soccer player could impact a human being is what made me want to do this as a
