Andre Magnan Oliva bounces a ball off his head after practice at East Central College in Union, Mo. 

Andre battles teammate and fellow Bolivian Juan Pablo Justinano for control of the ball during a possession drill. 

Andre works on free-kick drills after team practice. 

Andre and his teammates gather in a post-practice huddle as Coach Alex Severino offers game-day encouragement. “They have a high standard and respect for him, both as a soccer player and as a person,” Severino said. “He’s a ten out of ten.”

Andre steps into the elevator with his lunch. His daily routine includes classes at the college, a quick stop at the cafeteria for a bagged lunch, study sessions in the library with teammates, a workout in the weight room and a few competitive games of ping pong in the locker room before practice.

Andre works on a costume for a wooden doll during an art appreciation class. To better understand the process of costume design, each student was assigned to create personas for the main character D. Vicious from the play, "Vicious," which is based on the story of singer Sid Vicious. 

Andre compares design concepts with classmates as he glues hair onto a wooden doll during his art appreciation class. The students were studying the creative process through puppet design.

Andre walks from his apartment to class.

Andre plays Fifa 2025 in his apartment with friend and teammate, Ignacio Padilla. His roommate and teammate, Brady Blum ,said their friend group is very competitive. "We like to have fun and just kind of, you know, turn everything into some kind of competition," Blum said.

Andre FaceTimes his girlfriend, María, who lives in Argentina.