BEAVERTON, Ore. – One year ago, Carlos Anguiano was on the path to collegiate soccer, set to end his development in the Portland Timbers Academy by switching coasts, enrolling at the University of North Carolina, and starting an entirely new chapter of his soccer development.
Then, at some point last winter, things changed. A native of Salem, Oregon, the then-19-year-old decided to stay with what he knew. Signing a professional contract with his boyhood club’s United Soccer League team, Anguiano began a path which, today, has been rewarded by a new level of recognition.