Soccer

VIDEO: Sacramento native Miguel Aguilar scores first professional goal in D.C. United victory

By Nathaniel Miller

nmiller@sacbee.com
Miguel Aguilar visits his alma mater Encina Preparatory High School for the first time Tuesday since he was drafted to DC United as one of two Sacramento-area players chosen in the first round of the Major League Soccer amateur draft on Tuesday.
Miguel Aguilar visits his alma mater Encina Preparatory High School for the first time Tuesday since he was drafted to DC United as one of two Sacramento-area players chosen in the first round of the Major League Soccer amateur draft on Tuesday. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com

D.C. United rookie midfielder Miguel Aguilar, an Encina Preparatory High School graduate, scored his first professional goal Friday night in the ATX Pro Challenge.

Read more about Aguilar’s inspiring backstory in this column from Marcos Breton.

This story was originally published February 14, 2015 at 8:33 AM.

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