| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Devala Gorrick | ||
| Date of birth | July 8, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Moundsville, West Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Air Force Utd. | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Santa Fe High School | ||
| 2005–2006 | Tyler Apaches | ||
| 2007–2008 | Barry Buccaneers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2004 | Ajax Orlando Prospects | 33 | (0) |
| 2008 | Central Florida Kraze | 24 | (0) |
| 2009 | Bayamon FC | 10 | (0) |
| 2010 | Pattaya United | 1 | (5) |
| 2011- | Air Force Utd. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Devala Gorrick (born July 8, 1987 in Moundsville, West Virginia) is an American soccer player who is currently playing in Thailand for Air Force United F.C., which competes in the Thai Division 1 League.
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He was born in Moundsville, West Virginia and his family moved 1989 to Alachua County, Florida, he and his family are part of the Hare Krishnas.[1]
Gorrick continued his professional career signing at Bayamon FC in Puerto Rico for 5 months. He started 10 games, posted 5 shutouts with a .70 GAA. Gorrick played an important role in helping lead Bayamon to be Puerto Rico Soccer League Champions in 2009, winning on aggregate 3–2 over Atletico de San Juan FC.[2]
Gorrick started his professional experience at Miami FC, a USL Division 1 team from Miami Florida. He started 4 games and posted 1 shutout. He was coached and recommended by Zinho (former Brazilian World Cup 94 winner and Brazilian international Legend).
In 2010 he signed a 1 year contract with Thailand football club Pattaya United FC for their 2010 season. Pattaya plays in the top division of Thai football, the Thai Premier League.
Gorrick is the starting goalkeeper for Air Force United F.C. for the 2011 season. The club competes in the Thai Division 1 League for the 2011 season.
Gorrick has never been capped for the United States international team, however he was invited to train with the team in 2009 to help them prepare for the 2010 World Cup .[3]
At age 16 Gorrick was sent to Vienna, Austria to house and train with the academy of Austria Wien football club. He spent 2 months with the academy and played matches with the U-16 and U-17 teams. He gained coaching and mentoring from the famous coach Christoph Daum.
When Gorrick was 15 he was sent to the German Bundesliga's Bayer Leverkusen Academy for training and trials. He spend 3 months there gaining professional exposure and experience. He played matches with the youth academy, as well as gained direct training from top flight players such as Hans-Jörg Butt, Lúcio, Klaus Toppmöller and more.
Gorrick began serious club football at 15 with the former Ajax Orlando Prospects, which was formed as an affiliate to the Dutch pro team Ajax Amsterdam. [4]
Gorrick played goalkeeper and attended Santa Fe High School.[5]. He started college soccer with Tyler Junior College in Texas. He was then transferred his junior year to Barry University in Miami where he was the starting goalkeeper his Junior and Senior year posting a 1.73 GAA and was honored as Defensive player of the week on 4 occasions and also added to the Athletic Deans list. He received his diploma in 2009 in Advertising.
Besides his active soccer career Gorrick is owner of the Alachua based Angry Lion Studios and works as Documentary filmmaker and film producer.[6] His first film Waves of Destruction was nominated for the Vaisnava Film / Video Festival Awards.[7]