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West Hall grad excited to start pro soccer career
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Virginia Commonwealth University senior Juan Arbelaez, right, a West Hall high graduate, was selected by the Montreal Impact in the third round of the Major League Soccer supplemental draft Tuesday. - photo by For The Times
Juan Arbelaez dreamed of being a professional soccer player while watching his father, a former pro, play the game back home in Pereira, Columbia. That dream has followed him through his family’s move to Georgia just before high school, his time as a star on a West Hall High team that reached the finals, and his collegiate soccer career. Now it’s a reality.
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