EKS Travel Academy

2026/27 Coaches

Every EKS coach follows the club curriculum, is background-checked and SafeSport trained, and is expected to demonstrate and explain what they teach. Our safety standards

Coach Khaled

U8 and U11 head coach · Private coaching

Khaled

Founder & Head Coach

Khaled came through the youth system at El Zamalek SC in Cairo and represented Egypt at the U14, U16, U18 and U20 levels. He earned 19 caps for Egypt's national team and played professionally in France with Troyes and Sochaux, then in Egypt with Haras El Hodood SC.

He coached at the Barcelona Academy in Egypt and at Total Futbol Academy in Virginia before founding Elite Kickers Soccer Club in 2023. He holds UEFA and USSF coaching licenses. On the field he demonstrates every technique himself and explains why it matters.

Coach Gabriel Ascunce

U16 Boys

Gabriel Ascunce

U16 Boys Head Coach

Gabriel holds a USSF A License and has more than 16 years of coaching experience. He is the varsity boys head coach at Heritage High School and won the VHSL State Championship in 2017.

He has coached in ECNL and ODP and previously coached in the Washington Spirit Academy. At EKS he leads the U16 Boys in the N1 League. This is the team the club was founded around.

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