For Clara Casajuana, stepping on the field at Auburn feels straight out of Hollywood.āI’ve always seen movies of United States and when I come here, I was like, Iām in a movie,ā Casajuana said.Thereās a big cast and a script sheās still learning line by line.āI learn English like all my life in high school but come here itās a lot different because people speak faster than me. Itās difficult, but Iām trying,ā Casajuana said.While thereās some adjustment there, her game doesnāt need much like a movie star, sheās just got “it.” Where she came to find “it” is in her home of Sabadell, Spain where she started playing soccer at four years old.āI started playing in a club near Sabadell. Then when I was 11, Barcelona saw me and I started playing for them,” she said.Thatās world-renowned FC Barcelona, where Clara played on a reserve team.āIām a fan of Barcelona so to play for that club, I feel the colors when I play,ā Casajuana said.It was there she learned “tiki taka,” Barcelonaās style of play predicated on short passing and movement. Itās also where her family cheered her on from the sidelines, now theyāre in Auburnās stands watching her bring that style to the plains.āI was looking for a college that plays like my style of football, ātiki-takaā like BarƧa and James is a coach that wants to play like that,ā Casajuana said.Claraās still adjusting, but sheās come to love the area and has found a few restaurants that she likes, including like Chipotle. But it’s the people she’s really fallen for. āWe are like a family, we always have the back of each other and I think that is going to show up when we start playing,ā Casajuana said.Her story began in Spain, but it’s playing out like a movie right here in Auburn.āI think here in Auburn I can grow more as a soccer player and I can learn a lot of things that in Spain I think I couldnāt learn, so here is the place,ā Casajuana said.
For Clara Casajuana, stepping on the field at Auburn feels straight out of Hollywood.
āI’ve always seen movies of United States and when I come here, I was like, Iām in a movie,ā Casajuana said.
Thereās a big cast and a script sheās still learning line by line.
āI learn English like all my life in high school but come here itās a lot different because people speak faster than me. Itās difficult, but Iām trying,ā Casajuana said.
While thereās some adjustment there, her game doesnāt need much like a movie star, sheās just got “it.” Where she came to find “it” is in her home of Sabadell, Spain where she started playing soccer at four years old.
āI started playing in a club near Sabadell. Then when I was 11, Barcelona saw me and I started playing for them,” she said.
Thatās world-renowned FC Barcelona, where Clara played on a reserve team.
āIām a fan of Barcelona so to play for that club, I feel the colors when I play,ā Casajuana said.
It was there she learned “tiki taka,” Barcelonaās style of play predicated on short passing and movement. Itās also where her family cheered her on from the sidelines, now theyāre in Auburnās stands watching her bring that style to the plains.
āI was looking for a college that plays like my style of football, ātiki-takaā like BarƧa and James is a coach that wants to play like that,ā Casajuana said.
Claraās still adjusting, but sheās come to love the area and has found a few restaurants that she likes, including like Chipotle. But it’s the people she’s really fallen for.
āWe are like a family, we always have the back of each other and I think that is going to show up when we start playing,ā Casajuana said.
Her story began in Spain, but it’s playing out like a movie right here in Auburn.
āI think here in Auburn I can grow more as a soccer player and I can learn a lot of things that in Spain I think I couldnāt learn, so here is the place,ā Casajuana said.