As is the case on a number of MLS rosters, the Chicago Fire feature a significant conglomeration of players from the state of California, with defender Jalil Anibaba, striker Orr Barouch, midfielder Daniel Paladini and defender Kwame Watson-Siriboe all hailing from the Golden State.
Hailing from the Los Angeles suburb of Woodland Hills, Barouch is just 42 miles away from home, while Paladini is 50 miles from his hometown of Northridge. A child of the Inland Empire, Watson-Siriboe is exactly 100 miles away from Chino Hills while Nor-Cal native Anibaba is 400 miles away from Davis.
I surveyed the four on some questions about home to see “how California” the group really is…
Char" style="font-weight: bold; ">Favorite California Eatery…
Jalil Anibaba: “In-N-Out Burger”
Kwame Watson-Siriboe: “In-N-Out Burger”
Daniel Paladini: In-N-Out Burger (though I swear I don’t eat there anymore)
Orr Barouch: Dan’s Subs near my house… (way to be different Orr!)
Char" style="font-weight: bold; ">Favorite California Activity…
OB: Going to the Beach
DP: Golfing at Knollwood Country Club
KWS: Seeing the family
JA: Catching up with all my relatives
Char" style="font-weight: bold; ">California Youth Club:
DP: Real SoCal
OB: Real SoCal
JA: Davis Legacy
KWS: Mission Viejo Pateadores
Char" style="font-weight: bold; ">Favorite California Sports Team
KWS: LA Lakers
DP: LA Lakers
JA: San Francisco Giants
OB: Chicago Fire (yes he’s aware…he really loves the Fire)
Char" style="font-weight: bold; ">Definition of a California state of mind
More consensus than In-N-Out Burger, all four uttered these two words:
Char" style="font-style: italic; ">“Chill and relaxed…”
