The University of Gloucestershire’s UDA’s Patricio Lozano has shared his season ambitions as the first team continued their 14-game unbeaten run.
The American-centric side currently sit in fourth place in the Hummel Hertfordshire League, following an impressive run without defeat across all competitions.
Lozano shared: “We’ve just been on a good streak, and we know that the end goal is to get promoted to step six. It’s very doable.
“But we know every game is a challenge, and we must get three points,” continued the 21-year-old.
UDA Soccer have eight games in hand on league leaders Bromyard Town, which could help to decrease the 21-point gap.
“We’re currently trying to catch Bromyard, who are at the top of the table. They dropped points two weeks ago,” said Lozano.
Hopeful to close the gap, he continued, “We’ve always struggled in BUCS for some reason. We’ve always had a BUCS curse, so it sucks, but it’s been good this year.”
The American is currently in his third and final year playing football in Gloucestershire, with his heart set on returning home.
Lozano stated his ambitions for next season: “Next year, the plan, I’m trying to go back to the States, do my master’s there. That’s a plan I have now. If I don’t get accepted anywhere, or if stuff changes, I might just come back, but that’s a very low possibility.”
The UDA Glos player also expressed the changes he has faced and how he has adapted to the English game of football.
“Over here, just more physical. Yeah. More physical and there’s more of an understanding to the game than it is in the United States.”
The 21-year-old humoursly added, “Over here, you learn football. Over there, you play soccer if that makes sense.”
Teammates of Lozano and UoG Men’s Firsts players, Jax Hundt and Mikkiel Graham, were recently called up to the English University South squad.
On the achievement, he expressed his appraisal to the pair: “I’m really proud of those two. They put in lots of work behind the scenes and they consistently are always our best players.”
Lozano, when questioned whether he spotted their potential, he replied, “Yeah, from the beginning, too, I could see it. Especially with Jack’s first year, he was just scoring goals after goals, consistently being one of our best players. Then Mikkel really took that leap second year, and he just started to shine.”
UDA Glos are in action today with aims to keep their incredible run going. They face Hereford Pegasus FC Development in the league.
