Mauro Cichero (footballer, born 1995)

Cichero was born in Venezuela[1] and grew up in Norman, Oklahoma from preschool age until third grade, where his father worked as a soccer coach.

[2] He then moved to Spain, where he played at soccer academies in Valencia,[3] before returning to the United States in 2011, following his mother's death.

[4] He attended Norman North High School[5] and in 2013, he was named as the Oklahoman All-City Player of the Year.

[14] After his sophomore year at SMU, Cichero joined the OKC Energy U-23 of the Premier Development League for the summer.

[19] After not playing in 2018 due to rehabbing his ACL injury,[20] he went on trial with FC Dallas's USL League One affiliate North Texas SC, in the third tier.

[citation needed] He is the son of Mauro Cichero, who was a professional soccer player and represented Venezuela in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

[35] His brothers, Alejandro and Gabriel, are also professional soccer players who have represented the Venezuela national team.