A young Iñaki Iribarren enjoyed floating between midfield, striker and goalkeeper during street soccer games in Pamplona, Spain, where he ultimately captained La Liga side Club Atlético Osasuna’s academy team against the likes of European soccer clubs Manchester City, FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.
This past fall, he completed his last season playing for the Wisconsin Badgers men’s soccer team and now has to decide whether to pursue soccer professionally or choose another career route.
“Since I was a kid, I loved soccer,” said Iribarren, a 6-foot-2 midfielder who has played 62 games for the Badgers since 2019.