The 17-year-old Dominican player has just signed a professional contract with Inter Miami and has just made his debut with the Dominican Republic shirt in the friendlies against Serbia and Puerto Rico
Edison Azcona was born in La Romana and from the age of 4, he began to fall in love with the ball. Although his father, a native of Sabana Gran de Buia, enrolled him in football, baseball, basketball, and taekwondo, as he grew older he realized that football was his.
“Football gives me joy and when I’m playing I forget about everything that happens outside. I’m focused on myself and the ball, it’s a indescribable feeling. I like it very much “.
In exclusive conversation with ESPN, Told us about his origins and his goals in this sport that has given him so much at such a young age. The Dominican striker has just signed his first professional contract and did so with a club that has high expectations, such as the Inter Miami CF., Franchise that presides over the world star David Beckham.
“I’ve only seen Beckham on one occasion,” Azcona tells us laughing. “It was 3 weeks ago. I was going to train and do the Covid-19 test, and David Beckham comes out of one of the locker rooms and I was amazed. He’s a legend and I admire him a lot. No one had told us that he he was going to be there. So when he started practicing with us, it was like a dream come true. “
Azcona could become the first player born in the Dominican Republic to make his debut in the Dominican Republic Major League Soccer (MLS), which would mean another sign that national talent exists in this discipline and is spread all over the world.
“My goal is to give the best of myself, As I always have. I need to work hard and I am blessed, this is a milestone that means a lot to me. “
Edison’s family, consisting of his parents and three sisters, moved to Tennessee when he was very young and began practicing the sport here, but developed football in Florida, after shortly after the age of 9 he decided to focus. -is in this sport, although he also excelled in the others he practiced.
“My two older sisters also got to play football. They were good, very good. But they didn’t follow and I like who says I had to carry that responsibility,” jokes Azcona.
He thanks his father, Edison Azcona Sr., for his mentality of never giving up, of always fighting, as he showed in his international matches and his mother, Ivette Vélez, for always supporting and sharing him. his achievements alongside him.
About his process of wearing the shirt of the Dominican Republic tells us that Jacques Passy he made the approach and went to see him in Florida.
“Passy called me and acknowledged that I was monitoring my games on the United Football League (USL). Wine, he invited us to dinner and here the conversations started for me to go play in the National Team. So I saw the chance to show my football with my country and I didn’t hesitate for a second. “
Edison thoroughly enjoyed the experience and integration there was among all of them, although he acknowledged that his nerves attacked him for a moment.
“I had a lot of fun. It was a really good experience. We felt like we were in a familyBut I have to admit that I got very nervous in my first game, I had never played internationally. But already against Serbia, it was easier and I did the best I could and I think I did well. “
“There is no doubt that I will wear the Dominican Republic shirt again,” Azcona concluded.