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It\u2019s 1:30 p.m. on a Friday. Zavier Gozo opens the door behind his mom, Esther Gozo, in their Eagle Mountain, Utah, home. For the past half hour, Esther and I have been speaking over Zoom about how her son became one of the most talked-about names in American soccer. <\/p>\n

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Zavier, who is just 19, says hello to me before hugging his mother goodbye. He is about to leave for Texas to play in Real Salt Lake\u2019s game against FC Dallas the next day. But he couldn\u2019t leave without telling Esther goodbye. <\/p>\n

Esther Gozo wishes her son safe travels and asks if he has everything he needs. He does. <\/p>\n

\u201cLove you, bud,\u201d she says as he walks away. <\/p>\n

If life goes Zavier Gozo\u2019s way, this type of scene could soon be playing out in Europe. The Utah-born phenom could be hugging his mother goodbye before heading off to play matches for his new Champions League team \u2014 in stadiums double to quadruple the size of Real Salt Lake\u2019s America First Field and with the sport\u2019s most prestigious players. <\/p>\n

At just 19, Gozo is the leading goal scorer for his hometown Major League Soccer club. His coach calls him the team\u2019s \u201cgolden child\u201d who plays with an \u201cunwavering belief in himself.\u201d His acrobatic goals go viral. Some soccer pundits and fans demanded the \u201cuncapped teen\u201d represent the U.S. at next month\u2019s World Cup, though he reportedly didn\u2019t make the cut. He\u2019s been garnering the interest of Champions League teams.<\/p>\n

But Zavier Gozo believes he\u2019s \u201cmuch more than just a soccer player.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think first of all, I\u2019m a child of God and that\u2019s what I\u2019m here to be,\u201d the teenager told me while sitting in the east stands of America First Field after training earlier this month, still dressed in his gray training kit. \u201cAnd I\u2019m here to help people and share his light and share his word.\u201d <\/p>\n

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I feel like my only love was soccer.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0Zavier Gozo<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Upbringing and journey to Real Salt Lake<\/h3>\n

Zavier Gozo stands barefoot on the grass of one of Real\u2019s practice fields in Herriman, Utah. The fearless winger isn\u2019t playing, but he has a soccer ball at his feet as he watches teammates scrimmage. A whistle signals the end of training. Gozo \u2014 still barefoot \u2014 dribbles over and sends a shot into the empty goal.<\/p>\n

The relationship between Zavier Gozo and a soccer ball has always been magnetic. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad was a coach, so he kind of groomed me to be a soccer player for sure,\u201d Gozo said. \u201cI feel like my only love was soccer.\u201d<\/p>\n

His middle name \u2014 \u201cDidier\u201d \u2014 pays homage to the Ivorian great Didier Drogba, whose Chelsea jersey Gozo used to sleep in. He started playing rec soccer in West Valley, Utah, at just 3 years old. At his first game, his oversized T-shirt\/jersey went down to his knees. He was so happy to have his own little shin guards and cleats, Esther Gozo recalled. <\/p>\n

In that first game, Zavier scored all the goals, according to his father, Alban Gozo, who recalls asking the coach to take his son out of the game for a few minutes to give the other kids a chance.<\/p>\n

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You could tell that there was something there.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0Andrew May<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At age 14, Zavier Gozo joined Real Salt Lake Academy, the MLS team\u2019s residential youth soccer development program. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou could tell that there was something there,\u201d said his former academy head coach, Andrew May. \u201cHe was very relentless in his training.\u201d<\/p>\n

The intrinsic motivation Gozo possessed was evident even at the academy, and May knew that \u201cthe ceiling was going to be very high for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his first season, some of Gozo\u2019s teammates were called up to play for the Real Monarchs, Real Salt Lake\u2019s reserve MLS NEXT Pro team. But Gozo was not.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s not fast track this,\u201d May recalled being told. \u201cLet\u2019s be patient. Let\u2019s make sure that he\u2019s getting what he needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frustrated, the future RSL star met with May. He remembers his coach telling him to be patient and that \u201cit was what\u2019s best for me in the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think if I had gone earlier, I feel like my development wouldn\u2019t have gone the way it did,\u201d Gozo said.<\/p>\n

He finished that first season with 16 regular-season goals and added another five in the MLS NEXT Cup tournament. It was after that first season that Gozo realized his dream of pursuing soccer professionally was possible.<\/p>\n

In December 2022, at 15, the Real Monarchs signed Gozo to a MLS NEXT Pro professional contract. He made his Real Salt Lake debut the following October and signed his homegrown contract with RSL in February 2024.<\/p>\n

But as he transitioned to Real\u2019s first team, he realized what most young players realize in that situation \u2014 he was no longer the best on his team. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou get up there, and you think you\u2019re the best player,\u201d Gozo said. \u201cYou get into practice, you become the worst player all of a sudden, and you have to climb the ranks. I think that was the biggest shock for me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gozo earned his first start on April 29, 2025. It\u2019s a moment, the young star thinks of often.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like every game I play I want to be as hungry as I was then,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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I feel like if I\u2019m right with my faith, I play well on the field and I am happier off the field.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0Zavier Gozo<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About a month later on May 24, 2025, he scored his first goal, 50 seconds into the match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. Upon scoring the goal, Gozo didn\u2019t know what to do, so he ran to the corner nearest the goal and screamed. His family was seated in that corner section and ran down the stairs toward him. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re watching. It just goes in. We just start freaking out,\u201d his older brother Elijah Gozo said. \u201cI think none of us really knew what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

That moment is Esther Gozo\u2019s favorite from her son\u2019s Real Salt Lake career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d never had such an adrenaline rush,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

That first goal came in the middle of a special, whirlwind weekend for the then-18-year-old. Two days prior, he graduated high school, and the day after the goal, he baptized one of his former teammates and best friends into the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<\/p>\n

\u2018God has a perfect plan for me\u2019 <\/h3>\n

Zavier Gozo has built his life and his soccer career on the foundation of his faith.<\/p>\n

As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gozo regularly attends the temple, a dedicated house of worship where church members participate in sacred ordinances. Gozo also studies the church\u2019s Sunday School curriculum daily.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always say God has a perfect plan for me and whatever happens is what\u2019s supposed to happen,\u201d he said. \u201cSo I think that helps me play free during the games and live my life. Whether good or bad happens, I feel like it\u2019s what\u2019s meant for me.\u201d <\/p>\n

The morning before a Real Salt Lake match, you\u2019ll find Gozo at what Latter-day Saints believe is the House of the Lord. Last year, he decided to include worshipping in the temple as part of his prematch routine. Inside the temple, he\u2019s reminded of \u201cwhat I\u2019m really here for and what life really means to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like a lot of times I get too hyped up, and when I\u2019m too hyped up, I don\u2019t play my best,\u201d Gozo said. \u201cSo, I just like to be in a calm mindset and feel like the Lord is with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gozo believes that if he prioritizes his faith, it shows on the pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like if I\u2019m right with my faith, I play well on the field and I am happier off the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Gozo didn\u2019t always prioritize God. But following some serious internal reflection roughly two years ago, he committed to changing that, he said.<\/p>\n

A quick scroll through Gozo\u2019s Instagram reveals that he uses scripture verses as captions for the majority of his posts.<\/p>\n

\u201cSoccer is a tool that I can use to spread the light that God has given me and all the blessings that he\u2019s given me,\u201d Gozo said.<\/p>\n

Every match, he plays with a white, makeshift wristband with a scripture verse scrawled on it. He chooses a new verse every season. This year, it\u2019s Jeremiah 1:8: \u201cBe not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.\u201d<\/p>\n

Underneath the scripture, he writes \u201cJust be you\u201d and the names of his mother and girlfriend, Afton Perry, who plays soccer for BYU.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s just a reminder every time I step on the pitch who I\u2019m playing for and what I should be,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

His older brother has seen faith ground Gozo as the spotlight grows and pressure builds \u2014 especially with Europe looming.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the reason why he\u2019s been able to kind of stay grounded and stay humble and get through all those things is just being so centered in Christ and having that relationship with him, and having a good relationship with his family,\u201d Elijah Gozo said.<\/p>\n

Perry, who often attends the temple and studies scriptures with her boyfriend, said Gozo has \u201crelied on the Lord more\u201d as his life and career have gotten \u201ccrazier.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlot of people try to find their confidence from awards or the fame or what other people have to say,\u201d Perry said. \u201cBut I think he finds his confidence and true value, again, from his faith and what he believes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Whether I do good or do bad, I go home. I hug my mom.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

When Gozo was in elementary school, he and his father were at The Humanitarian Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where Alban Gozo volunteered as a teacher. The father and son were about to head to Burger King when Alban Gozo realized he had lost his wallet. <\/p>\n

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Zavier Gozo suggested they pray to find it. Alban Gozo hadn\u2019t even thought to pray \u2014 it \u201cwas too elementary for me,\u201d he said \u2014 but he asked his son if he would like to say the prayer. The young Zavier obliged.<\/p>\n

Still unable to find the wallet, they left the humanitarian center. But after leaving the parking lot, Alban Gozo\u2019s phone rang. Someone had found the wallet, which meant Zavier\u2019s prayer was answered \u2014 and he was able to get his burger after all.<\/p>\n

A safe space away from soccer<\/h3>\n

Once Zavier has left the room, I ask his mother if she has time for a couple more questions. The first one brings her to tears.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s one thing everyone should know about her son?<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to make me cry,\u201d she said. \u201cHe\u2019s got a great heart. I\u2019m so proud of him, and I think the gospel helped with that for sure, keeps him humble. But he really has a sweet heart. He treats me very well. \u2026 He just really cherishes and works to have good relationships with his family and now with his girlfriend and her family.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esther and Alban Gozo separated when Zavier was 8 and divorced three years later. Though Alban is still very involved in all of their lives, Esther, Zavier and Elijah became a \u201cgood tight unit\u201d following the separation. She considers her son one of her \u201cgood friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

After two years living in the dorms at the academy, Gozo moved home at 16 and still lives with his mom in Eagle Mountain.<\/p>\n

Being able to come home after every training session and match helps the young star never \u201cget too low or too high.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether I do good or do bad, I go home. I hug my mom,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Esther and her ex-husband worked to make their family a safe space for their son away from soccer, she tells me.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was never about being a pro to us, to me or his dad,\u201d Esther Gozo said. \u201cIt was just do your best, and we\u2019re always here no matter what happens, no matter what the result of the game is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake\u2019s \u2018golden child\u2019<\/h3>\n

When Zavier Gozo isn\u2019t practicing or playing soccer, he\u2019s your typical teenager. He enjoys playing Skip-Bo, UNO and Nertz with his family, though his brother says he \u201cdefinitely\u201d is not as good at card games as he is at soccer. He has a habit of leaving the lights on \u2014 that\u2019s how his mom knows he\u2019s been home \u2014 and he often sings around the house. (His go-to is Mario\u2019s \u201cLet Me Love You.\u201d)<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I have the best voice in the world, but I do love to sing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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His unwavering belief in himself is what\u2019s really setting himself apart.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0Pablo Mastroeni<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He plays Just Dance and Super Mario Bros. with Perry. He watches and attends as many of her BYU games as he can, including spring scrimmages, and he gets mad when his career prevents him from being there. He attends her siblings\u2019 soccer games, where he is often recognized by young Real Salt Lake fans. <\/p>\n

\u201cMy parents always think it\u2019s crazy how one second they\u2019re watching him on TV (doing) all these crazy things, and then the next second, he\u2019s just at our house just being himself and being a 19-year-old kid,\u201d Perry said. <\/p>\n

At practice, he\u2019s often smiling as he visits with his teammates. When he leaves the practice field, he greets Real\u2019s communications team with high-fives and fist bumps.<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake head coach Pablo Mastroeni called Gozo \u201cone of the most wonderful, joyful, happy, smiling, pleasant players I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think he\u2019s ingratiated himself in a way where he\u2019s friends with everyone in the locker room,\u201d Mastroeni said. \u201cHe gets on with everyone on the staff. He\u2019s a model, a representative of this club and the state, and so he\u2019s really our golden child.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u2018The sky\u2019s the limit\u2019<\/h3>\n

Gozo\u2019s game is defined by creativity and confidence. While trying to break into Real\u2019s first team, Gozo learned to play with a sense of fearlessness. That came with some hiccups early on, as Mastroeni would talk with his young star about if he made the best decision on a play. Gozo made his share of mistakes, but Mastroeni said that hasn\u2019t stopped him \u2014 noting the young star\u2019s recent goals with \u201clow percentage chances\u201d of success.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis unwavering belief in himself is what\u2019s really setting himself apart because he\u2019s willing to go against conventional thought in certain plays,\u201d Mastroeni said. \u201cBut he makes the play.\u201d<\/p>\n

Growing up, Zavier and Elijah would practice moves they saw on YouTube, including Zlatan Ibrahimovi\u0107\u2019s legendary bicycle kicks, which they dreamed of scoring in a real game. That dream came to fruition last season when Zavier Gozo scored one for Real Salt Lake. It\u2019s his favorite moment of his career.<\/p>\n

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Bicycle kick from Zavier Gozo!! \ud83d\udeb2 pic.twitter.com\/FEsE3FTDuh<\/p>\n

\u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) September 18, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Mastroeni said Gozo\u2019s defending has improved, and he\u2019s learned to preserve his energy through better defending and understanding of tactical concepts. <\/p>\n

\u201cHis improvement has been through the roof, and if he keeps going at this pace, the sky\u2019s the limit for Gozo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To take his game to the next level, Mastroeni said Gozo just needs \u201cmore games in an environment like we have here that is psychologically safe for the young players\u201d to make and learn from his mistakes, instead of at other clubs where \u201cyou get yanked out of games\u201d for those same errors.<\/p>\n

Mastroeni said he sees the Utahn becoming a star on both the national team and eventually in Europe, home of the sports\u2019 most prestigious teams and players. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the prototype of what you want from a modern soccer player, which is highly technical, goal-scoring threat, assist threat,\u201d Mastroeni said. \u201cPhysically he\u2019s on par with some of the best players in the world, I\u2019d imagine, given that he\u2019s one of the top players in MLS.\u201d <\/p>\n

Zavier Gozo\u2019s soccer future<\/h3>\n

On Tuesday, at New York City\u2019s South Street Seaport\u2019s Pier 17, U.S. national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will unveil his 26-player roster for the World Cup.<\/p>\n

Real Salt Lake hoped two of its players would be on it \u2014 Gozo and Diego Luna. But The Athletic reported Friday that both players were informed they will not represent the U.S. at the World Cup.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Gozo told The Guardian, who published the entire U.S. roster Saturday, that he and Luna both received an email Friday after training, informing them that they had not made the roster.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I would be less disappointed than I was,\u201d he said. \u201cObviously, it wasn\u2019t like I was supposed to go. I feel like I was disappointed, but I also think it just gave me so much more motivation to be able to make the first team, whenever that is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to the news, Gozo had told me he was \u201cextremely flattered to be in that conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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I feel like you don\u2019t grow when you\u2019re comfortable.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u00a0Zavier Gozo<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Just to be in consideration for one of the 26 roster spots is significant for a 19-year-old who has never been called up to the senior national team. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo represent the senior team in the World Cup would be my biggest dream probably,\u201d Gozo said. \u201cI think the World Cup is the pinnacle of all soccer, so I think representing my country that I\u2019ve grown up in and that\u2019s given me so much, I feel like is my dream.\u201d<\/p>\n

His other dream is to play in Europe. In April, Gozo appeared on \u201cMLS Countdown\u201d and was asked about his \u201cdream scenario\u201d with \u201csome big-time clubs in Europe sniffing around Zavier Gozo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the summer window, obviously, I\u2019d like to go to Europe,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s been my dream for as long as I could remember. I think that\u2019s the perfect time for me to take the next step. And if I have that opportunity, I 100% want to take it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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“In the summer window I’d like to go to Europe.” \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n

Zavier Gozo talked to the MLS Countdown Crew about his club future and USMNT hopes. \ud83c\udf1f pic.twitter.com\/ZeSjZdKN7c<\/p>\n

\u2014 MLS on Air (@MLSonAir) April 28, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Gozo reiterated that hope in our recent conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to play in Europe,\u201d he said. \u201cI want to play in Champions League. I want to play in the biggest competitions and play for the best leagues. \u2026 I feel like I\u2019m developing at a fast pace, and I think going over there, I would be able to adapt quick at the stage that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Gozo can\u2019t just leave for Europe on his own volition. He is still under contract with Real through 2027 and with club options through 2029, suitors for his services will have to make a handsome offer to Real Salt Lake to buy his rights.<\/p>\n

Whenever Gozo leaves for Europe, it will be quite the change \u2014 both personally and professionally \u2014 after spending his entire life and career in Utah, but his family supports his decision. His parents may even take turns staying in Europe while he adjusts to his new life and environment.<\/p>\n

New tests await the young star as he\u2019ll have to climb the ranks of his new team, much like he first did with Real. But he\u2019s at peace with the challenge. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be hard I think, for sure, but I feel like you don\u2019t grow when you\u2019re comfortable,\u201d Gozo said. \u201cI think thisis the place where I\u2019m comfortable. So I think given that, I think I need to get out of my comfort zone.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s his relationship with God that\u2019s given him that peace, and much like the scripture on his wristband says, he won\u2019t be alone. Wherever Gozo ends up and whatever life throws his way, he\u2019ll always have his family and his faith to anchor and guide him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lord\u2019s given me peace in my heart that this is the right time for me to go, and that\u2019s my biggest pushing factor,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s why I feel so good about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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