Alex Melo - Men's Soccer

Major: Accounting

Internships: KPMG Internship Summer 2022

One personal goal for this season: Make the All-GNAC First Team

Pregame superstition: Mini prayer on the field before every game

What attracted you to Lasell? Coach Haynes

What do you hope to do when you graduate? Be an accountant for a big corporation or go pro in my respective sport

What is your favorite memory of your time at Lasell? Scoring my first goal on my debut for Lasell

How has your experience at Lasell prepared you for your future endeavors? The teachers, coaches, teammates and classmates have helped me develop into a mature responsible young man ready for the future.

Something the pandemic has taught you? The pandemic has taught me to take any task head-on because life can become different in an instant and you need to be able to adapt to any circumstance.

Something you do now that you didn’t do prior to the pandemic: I wear a face mask indoor which I have never done before

Tell me something about you that people might not know. I played for an Olympic Youth academy, and I have played soccer in Portugal and England. Also, I have been six feet tall since the sixth grade

What:
Car do you drive- Lexus
Favorite Food- Lasagna
Favorite Movie- Kingsman: The Secret Service or Big Hero Six
Favorite TV Show- The Flash
Favorite Sports Team- Chelsea FC
Favorite Phone App- Instagram or Snapchat
Favorite Music on your cloud- Toes by Zac Brown Band or Dynamite by Taio Cruz
Motto to live by- “I never lose, I just run out of time.” -Michael Jordan
iPhone or Android- iPhone
Percent phone battery you have right now- 92%
Best concert you attended- Never been to one
Favorite place to be at Lasell - On the soccer pitch