Italy experience sparks pro dreams of young soccer player

  • Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County 11-year-old native Carlos Lopez-Justus was invited to spend 12 days in Italy to train with professional soccer coaches after attending a summer camp at the Atlanta Calcio Academy (ACA) in Habersham. Out of 34 players in the 12U group at the camp, he was the only player to be invited to Italy.
    Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune. Rabun County 11-year-old native Carlos Lopez-Justus was invited to spend 12 days in Italy to train with professional soccer coaches after attending a summer camp at the Atlanta Calcio Academy (ACA) in Habersham. Out of 34 players in the 12U group at the camp, he was the only player to be invited to Italy.
  • Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune
    Megan Broome/The Clayton Tribune

    Rabun County native Carlos Lopez-Justus dreams of becoming a professional soccer player.

    He started playing soccer at the Rabun County Recreation Department when he was 5-years-old. He hopes to become …