Get to know the heart of SHARKS FC

Discover the passion and professionalism that drive SHARKS FC, the leading soccer academy in Lakeland, Florida. Our commitment is to develop talent from ages 8 to 17 using an elite training methodology.

CAREER PATH OF OUR SPORTS DIRECTOR AND HEAD COACH

Daniel José Melo Cabarcas is a professional goalkeeper with a solid international and youth career. His path to high performance was consolidated in 2017, the year he defended the goal for the Colombian U-17 National Team , winning the gold medal at the Bolivarian Games and being part of the delegation at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Subsequently, he won the Supercopa Juvenil with Millonarios FC , which allowed him to debut in the prestigious U-20 Copa Libertadores.

His professional experience includes his official debut in the Copa BetPlay Dimayor with the Envigado FC youth academy and a valuable stint in Panama's first division with Herrera FC. Currently based in the United States, he combines his competitive role as goalkeeper for Lakeland United FC with his final year of a Business Administration degree at CEIPA, contributing to the academy a vision that unites elite sports discipline with strategic and methodological management.