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From Soccer to Fútbol, From the Field to the Pitch

Cade Galaway pursues a once in a lifetime opportunity to play soccer in Spain
Cade "Piggy" Galaway winds up getting ready to kick the ball down the field in the state quarterfinals game.
Cade “Piggy” Galaway winds up getting ready to kick the ball down the field in the state quarterfinals game.
Sydney Davis

When the opportunity of a lifetime comes into your life, you better take it.

 Cade “Piggy” Galaway, a 2024 LHS graduate, worked all his life to become the first Eagle athlete to play their sport in a foreign country. 

Galaway started to train seriously at the early age of 6, where he joined his first select soccer team at Lou Fusz. Although he was at Lou Fusz in the beginning, he jumped around teams his whole life, eventually ending up at St. Louis Development Academy (STLDA). Galaway has been worked constantly by many people, but one person in particular had a major contribution to his success by passing down the tradition of staying motivated through anything. Galaway’s father, Trent, helped him the most to become the player he is today, including giving him the nickname, “Piggy”. 

“When he was little he was super chubby so we gave him the nickname piggy,” Trent Galaway said. “When he joined his first team, there were multiple kids on the team named Cade, so everyone called him Piggy which has stuck with him since.”  

Cade “Piggy” Galaway receives the ball at a practice for FC Malaga City in Spain. (Submitted by Cade “Piggy” Galaway)

Galaway worked day in and day out, training every weekday, and competing every weekend. Once he hit high school, Galaway really started motivating himself to become the best player he can become.

“Piggy was and is a very self motivated athlete,” Trent Galaway said. “We’ve never had to push him to train or force him to do anything. It’s been amazing to see how he works and his absolute commitment to the sport.”

Eagles Head Soccer Coach Tony Luedecke led him through high school to become the player he is today. Galaway played all four years of high school for Luedecke showing all of his fight in every game and practice. 

“All Piggy wanted to do was win, that’s all he ever wanted to do,” Luedecke said. “It didn’t matter what it was, he was gonna play to the best of his ability.”

Going all in on soccer meant leaving behind some important things that he did. Galaway was a big baseball player, he played from age 3 all the way to his junior year in high school where he eventually decided to quit and focus 100% on soccer. 

“I played baseball since I was 3 years old, and I was pretty good at it, I didn’t know what sport I wanted to play in college, so at the time I was sending emails to both soccer and baseball coaches, until I eventually quit my junior year,” Galaway said.

Piggy’s senior year of high school was definitely his best, out scoring his previous years with an astonishing eight goals and five assists. 

Towards the end of his high school career, Galaway really wanted to develop more in soccer, which is when he decided to take his talent across the pond to Spain. 

Cade “Piggy” Galaway watches the ball come down as he gets ready to head it while playing for FC Malaga City in Spain. (Submitted by Cade “Piggy” Galaway)

“I chose to go to Spain to develop more and learn about different ways to play the game, and also be more prepared for when I come back for college,” Galaway said.

So far in his years of playing on the other side of the world, Galaway has traveled far and wide across not just Spain but also to London, England.

Galaway still has a few more months until he returns to the states for good, where he plans to attend college and continue his soccer career.

About the Contributors
Will Nolan
Will Nolan, Reporter
Will Nolan is a junior, this is his first year in publications. This year he is taking intro to journalism, as well as broadcast media. Will currently works at the Sportsbarn while also having his own media business. Will currently plays for the baseball team which he enjoys to do for school and outside of school. After high school, Will plans on keeping up with sports media in college. Will enjoys playing baseball, hanging out with friends, and traveling.
Sydney Davis
Sydney Davis, Editor-in-Chief of The 2024 Talon
Sydney Davis is an editor-in-chief of the Talon Yearbook and will soon be in her third year of publications while also a manager of the cross country team. She is in her senior year and her second year of classes at SCC. She loves listening to music and watching movies and reading in her free time, along with playing with her niece and nephews. Sydney dreams of being a concert photographer while traveling the world when she is older. She is unsure of where her education will continue after high school, but would like to major in either journalism or marketing. Worms love worms!