From the site of the 2022 World Cup, former University of Evansville men's soccer player Mark Anthony Gonzalez enjoyed the experience of a lifetime last month as he earned his first-ever call-up to a Canadian national team, joining the U23 squad for a pair of contests against Uzbekistan and host Qatar in Doha.
Gonzalez, a native of Toronto, has enjoyed a whirlwind year since his Evansville career came to an end after the 2015 season. In January of 2016, the forward became the latest in a long line of UE players to earn a professional contract, signing the dotted line with the Sporting KC-affiliated upstart Swope Park Rangers.