Family has always meant a lot to ATL UTD 2 midfielder Baboucarr Njie. Family kept him motivated while he was growing up; they are the support system that made him believe he could make it as a professional soccer player. They are what got him through his depression when he was cut from a team and who he celebrated with when he signed with Atlanta.
“My mom invested in me, she believed in me. She always was the one waking me up early and forcing me to go to practice when she caught me sleeping in,” Njie remembered fondly.