NOAH GINS, CEO/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Noah Gins grew up in the United States playing at the highest level as a youth player. He represented the USA on many occasions and was an All-American going into College. He played Division I soccer for UNLV & University of New Mexico and quickly went from college soccer into the professional ranks for over 8 years. The San Diego Flash, San Diego’s professional outdoor team from 1998-2003 brought Noah to San Diego and signed him to a professional contract for 4 years allowing him to plant his roots here in San Diego. While playing for the San Diego Flash, Noah Gins took over the ALBION Soccer Club of 6 teams and transformed it into a Southern California and National powerhouse of over 150 first class teams and one of the most prominent clubs and Nationally recognized “Development, Advancement, and Placement”. ALBION SC today is recognized around the State, Region, and USA as one of the most elite and most organized youth competitive Clubs having won 23 Regional Championships and been in 21 National Championship games. Including,the development of over 36 US National Team players and several professional players including Ariel Lassiter who is now a member of the MLS Inter Miami First Team and Cameron Dunbar, a member of the MLS LA Galaxy First Team. In 2010, Noah Gins was named the Cal South "Coach of the Year", while the club was honored by the NSCAA as a top club in the US. In 2011, ALBION SC was named to the top 30 clubs in the US by Soccer America. In 2013, ALBION SC was invited into the US Development Academy recognizing ALBION SC as one of the top performing clubs in the US. In 2014, ALBION was invited to have an Official Partnership with Arsenal FC in London to develop talent to Arsenal which it landed 1 player. In 2015, ASC San Diego was launched to develop talent to the professional level and sit atop the the powerful ALBION SC youth model providing a professional pathway. In 2016, ALBION SC was awarded full US Development Academy Status on the Boys and Girls program. Today ALBION SC sits atop US Youth Soccer as the leader in the industry and is now building model clubs, top directors, and helping to improve the landscape of soccer throughout the US with over 15,000 players and ALBION SC Affiliate clubs all over the US.
Noah Gins obtained his USSF National B License in 2001, his USSF National A License in 2018, the USSF Academy Director License in 2019 and sits atop many of the National League platforms helping to guide and help shape US Soccer as a National Chair or Board Member. Noah Gins is the CEO of ALBION SC headquartered in San Diego, California and oversees the National Affiliates of ALBION throughout the US. In addition, Noah is the CEO of the professional team here in San Diego competing in the 3rd Division of US Professional Soccer paving the way to being the American source for players to the professional level. Most recently July 2022, Noah was named as a 2022 San Diego Business Journal CEO of the Year due to his incredible work and ability to build the organization locally and nationally with inspirational hard work and his dedication and love for ALBION SC, the San Diego soccer community and our ALBION Nation over the last 20 plus years.
With his vision, leadership, and model/curriculum for developing players Noah has set a high standard while overseeing ALBION SC and has pushed the club to the top of youth soccer in the USA and truly the model club.