MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Get to know University Tennessee Southern Soccer student-athlete Kamilia Tayebi. Check back each week to learn about a different SSAC student-athlete.
 

Name: Kamilia Tayebi

College: University Tennessee Southern

Sport: Soccer

Hometown: France

Major: Physical education

Instagram name: t_kamilia_

Favorite Class: Group fitness

Best advice a coach has given you: Soccer is the most individual team sport there is: your performance depends on others, but your responsibility is 100% your own

Post-college plans: I'd love to come back and play in Europe for a top club

If you could have dinner with any three people, past or present, who would you pick? For dinner I'll take my examples from soccer: Hakimi, Mbappé and Ronaldo. Hakimi for his speed and energy, Mbappé for his talent and daring, and Ronaldo for his determination and experience.

Something on your bucket list: My dream would be to travel through the different countries of Latin America and visit their cultures.

Who would play you in a movie? I can be Zendaya because, like her, I love to travel, smile, laugh and enjoy life with energy and joy.

If you could pick one superpower, what would it be? I choose to be able to fly, to be free to travel the world whenever I want

What is your biggest pet peeve? I'm really scared of all bugs

Go-to hype song before a game: “Mood” - KeBlack

Favorite home-cooked meal: I love arrabbiata pasta

What is the weirdest superstition you’ve seen from another athlete? I saw a player who always had to put her jersey on backwards, then put it on right side up to play a good match.

What is something you’re surprisingly good at outside of your sport? I love to cook and the more I taste new things when I travel, the more it gives me ideas for new dishes.