Gatorade 2020 - 2021: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Idaho

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BOYS SOCCER

Damian Arguello

Midfielder
CALDWELL HS
CALDWELL, IDAHO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

28

Season Goals

14

Season Assists

108

Career Goals
“Damian Arguello is one of the most talented attacking players I have seen at the high school level in Idaho. His situational awareness, quick decision-making, his first touch and finishing quality make him a huge threat. His soccer IQ is well advanced for a player his age.”
Christian Adamson
Head Coach - head coach of Vallivue High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 135-pound senior midfielder netted 28 goals and passed for 14 assists this past season, leading the Cougars (10-4-1) to the Class 4A state quarterfinals. A two-time State Player of the Year, Arguello sparked Caldwell to its only two state championships in school history. A 2020 United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region selection, he concluded his prep soccer career with 108 goals.

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Academic Achievement

Arguello has maintained a B average in the classroom. Arguello has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Salt Lake Community College this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Arguello has volunteered locally at The Idaho Foodbank and as a youth soccer coach. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church.