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Pride in Family Heritage Shines Through as Men’s Soccer Standout Earns Spot on Guatemalan Senior National Team

Pride in Family Heritage Shines Through as Men's Soccer Standout Earns Spot on Guatemalan Senior National Team


Whenever Cabrera is home with his family in Bridgewater and gets the itch to play soccer, which is often, it’s not hard to find someone to join him in kicking the ball around with his three siblings. Anthony (24), who was the leading scorer on Bridgewater Raritan’s 2018 Somerset County Championship team (check), Christopher (15) or even his 13-year-old sister Dulce, are usually up for a game in Cabrera’s backyard.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I was like four years old,” he said. “Every single day was soccer, soccer, soccer. I just love the sport, and I grew up playing it with my brothers. We’d spend hours in the backyard playing every single day and the same with my cousins. Every single weekend when I’m home it’s always soccer.” 

Born to play the game he loves, Nestor Cabrera is having the time of his life competing for both Rutgers and the Guatemalan National Team with a dream of having a long, successful professional soccer-playing career. But first, there are many more roads to travel and wins to achieve for both teams that he calls home. 

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