Soccer Player Profile Template for College Recruiting (Free 1-Page Download)

A recruiting profile has one job: let a college coach decide in under a minute whether your player is worth a closer look. It doesn't need to be fancy. It needs the right facts, in the right order, behind one link that opens on a phone.

Below is what to include, what to leave out, and a free one-page template you can fill in today.

Download the free 1-page template (PDF, 50 KB)

What coaches look for, in order

Guides built on interviews with college coaches agree on the basics (College-Coaches.com, NXT Recruits). Put them at the top, in this order:

1. Grad year, position, dominant foot, height. This is the first filter. If a coach is recruiting a 2028 left back, they need to know in one glance whether you're one.
2. Film. A highlight video under 5 minutes with the best clips in the first 30 seconds, plus at least one full game with timestamps for your key moments. Coaches want full games because they show how you play when the ball is somewhere else, not just your best five touches.
3. Club, team, and league level. MLS NEXT (Homegrown or Academy Division), ECNL, Girls Academy, a regional league, or high school. League context tells a coach how to read your film.
4. Academics in one line. Unweighted GPA, plus SAT/ACT scores or the date you plan to test. Coaches have to know you can be admitted.
5. Schedule. Your next events with dates, your team, and your jersey number, so a coach can come watch.
6. A reference. Your club or high school coach's name and work email, with their permission. College coaches put a lot of trust in club coaches they know (Patch).

The template

Fill in every line. If something isn't available yet, write "pending" with a date, not a blank.

[First Last], Class of [2028]
Position: [Primary] / [Secondary] Foot: [Right/Left/Both] Height: [5'10"]
Club: [Club], [age group], [league and division] Jersey: #[number]
High school: [School, city, state]
GPA: [3.4 unweighted] SAT/ACT: [score, or "testing March 2027"]
Highlights (under 5 min): [link]
Full game with timestamps: [link]
Next events: [Event, dates] · [Event, dates] · [Event, dates]
Reference: [Club coach name], [title], [work email]
Contact: [player email], cc [parent email]
About me (2–3 sentences, in the player's words): [Why college soccer, what you want to study, what kind of player you are]
Last updated: [date]

That "last updated" line matters more than it looks. A profile with last season's film and an old GPA tells a coach the family stopped paying attention.

What to leave out

• Unverifiable stats. Goals and assists without league context, or speed numbers nobody can check, don't help. Coaches can tell when numbers won't hold up (College-Coaches.com).
• Attachments. Use links. Coaches screen on their phones.
• A long story. Two or three sentences in the player's own voice beat a page written by a parent.
• Personal details nobody needs. Skip the home address and date of birth. Use a parent-monitored email for younger players. A recruiting profile is public, so share only what a coach needs to evaluate and contact you.

Profile vs. email: you need both

The profile is the reference page. The email is the invitation. A good first email is short and points to the profile for everything else. We have three copy-and-paste email templates that pair with this one.

When can coaches respond?

For NCAA Division I soccer, coaches generally can't send recruiting emails, texts, or calls to a player until June 15 after sophomore year. Players can email coaches any time, though, and coaches often watch film and check with club coaches well before that date (NCSA men's soccer, NCSA women's soccer). In NCSA's survey of D1 men's soccer coaches, 74% said they begin evaluating talent in 10th grade (same source). So build the profile early and keep it updated.

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