September 20 2017 USL Toronto FC II--We are TFC II - Shaan Hundal (from torontofc.ca)
We are TFC II - Shaan Hundal September 20, 2017 12:31PM EDT Adam Krueger TFC2.ca On this week’s edition of We Are TFC II, we sit down with forward Shaan Hundal. What has been your favourite moment in your soccer career thus far? Hundal: Scoring my first goal with TFC II. At what moment did you know you could go pro? Hundal: When I was in the Academy and Danny Dichio had a meeting with me and truly believed in my potential. It meant a lot coming from someone who has played at the highest level. Do you have a coach/mentor that has impacted your soccer career? Hundal: Danny Dichio. He made me realize how many different components there is to playing forward and continued to help me with it. Do you have a player you like to model your game after? Hundal: Not really. Anyone you admire around the training grounds? Hundal: I like to watch what Jozy [Altidore] does. How he uses his big frame to hold the ball up for the team. I pay attention to how he and Seba [Giovinco] finish. Watching them in training really shows me what I need to improve to get to the next level. Taking a quick look at your phone, which photo in it means the most to you? Hundal: A picture of when I signed my contract. It was a big step in my career. If you weren’t playing soccer what would you want to be doing? Hundal: Probably playing another sport, maybe basketball. Growing up I used to play both basketball and soccer. Never really competitive but I used to play with my friends a lot. I was pretty good… but my parents chose soccer for me. How do you like to spend your free time? Hundal: Chilling with my friends and family. You guys do anything specific? Hundal: No, we usually just chill at someone’s house or at a park. Do you have a favourite movie? Hundal: Nope. What about a TV Show? Hundal: Narcos and Surviving Escobar. A lot of that right now. Music Artist? Hundal: Kodak Black. How have you found the adjustment from the Academy to the pros? Hundal: A lot faster and physical. How did the Academy help in your development as a professional? Hundal: It helped a lot by sending me to big competitions and they knew exactly what to do to get us ready to be a pro. You went to Italy this offseason for the Viareggio tournament, what was that experience like? Hundal: It was a good experience. Getting to play against Juventus gave me a chance to match my abilities with top European competition. It gave me a chance to show my leadership [abilities] throughout the tournament. And you were with the Canadian national team at the CONCACAF Championship, what was that honour like? Hundal: It was a great honour. But knowing that I have another cycle to go through with the U-20s. It helped me a lot to get me experience and I now know what it takes to make it to a World Cup. Unfortunately, we didn’t get it done this cycle but the cycle coming up I know what I have to do to get that last push. You buried one against Antigua and Barbuda, take us through it. Hundal: I should have had two or three that game. I wasn’t getting the lucky bounces but getting one was great.
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