Ashish Chattha says he started playing soccer to stay off the streets during his childhood in the Bay Area. The latest Orange County Soccer Club signee is on his first professional team after years of playing for UC Irvine. … 6 - Age when he started playing soccer. 17 - Age when he received a contract offer from the San Jose Earthquakes. He declined the offer to go to college. 2022 - Year he graduated from UC Irvine with a major in sociology and a minor in international studies.

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