ALTIDORE PARTNERING WITH TOP GROUP, BRINGING CAMPS TO N.Y.-N.J. REGION

NEW YORK – Jozy Altidore and Gold Coast Sports Academy have reached an agreement to bring several youth soccer camps to the New York-New Jersey region.

Altidore, a standout striker playing for the United States Men’s National Team and Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, will team up with GCSA – one of the nation’s leading sports academies – to host soccer programs in the following locations: Brooklyn (N.Y.) Bridge Park; Nassau County (N.Y.) on Long Island; Randall’s Island (N.Y.); and, Union, N.J.

“I am thrilled to have this amazing opportunity to partner with a respected, first-class organization like Gold Coast Sports Academy,” Altidore said. “Being able to bring quality soccer camps to children of all ages in the New York and New Jersey area is something I have always been hoping to do. Having been born in the region, this is definitely a dream come true.”

The Altidore-GCSA camps are day programs, running from 8 a.m. EST to 5 p.m. EST Monday to Friday for each session.

“We are so excited to partner with Jozy Altidore in developing the Gold Coast Sports Jozy Altidore Soccer Academy,” said Michael Schlank, executive vice president of Oasis Children’s Services – parent company to GCSA. “We know having Jozy’s methodology and philosophy at the heart of camp will make this a special place for players of all skill level and experience. Jozy is a true role model in every sense of the word and we are thrilled at Gold Coast Sports Academy to call him a teammate.”

On the field, Altidore has put together a solid, decorated career at both the club and international levels. He currently sits alone at fourth on the all-time U.S. list for goals scored (33) in 91 career appearances with the national team, which he has twice represented at the FIFA World Cup.

Altidore, who signed with MLS club Toronto FC in January before a stint with Sunderland of the Barclays Premier League in England, is the only American player to score 30 goals or more in a single European league season in soccer history, finishing with 31 goals in 40 matches across all competitions with AZ Alkmaar during the 2012-2013 campaign.

For dates and registration information regarding the Altidore-GCSA soccer camps, please log on at: goldcoastsportsacademy.com for further details.

Media inquiries: Contact Jeremy D. Pond, Publicist to Jozy Altidore, Director of Communications and Public Relations for James Grant Sports, at 702.622.0147 or via e-mail at jpond@jamesgrantsports.com.

- jozyaltidore.com staff report