Aaron Molloy didn’t start his collegiate career as a Nittany Lion, yet after three years in University Park, the Portland Timbers 2’s midfielder credits Penn State for the successful start to his professional career.
Despite starting every game as a freshman at Keiser University in Florida, the Irish-born Molloy consulted his former club coaches about how he wanted to take his game to the next level.
Then with an opportunity from Penn State to play better competition in the Big Ten, Molloy took a leap of faith.
“I wanted to play at the highest level I could at the collegiate level and I went on a visit to Penn State,” Molloy said.