Player Biographies
#20 #30 #00 Pepe Edgar Jason Barroso Contreras Romero Silva #1 Earl Edwards Jr.
#21 #30 #00 Pepe Edgar Ethan Barroso Contreras Shacknai Silva #1 Earl Edwards Jr.
Pima Community College
5-10 • 165 RS Freshman Junior •• Defender Goalkeeper Redshirt Senior • Goalkeeper Lamont, Madrid, Spain CACA• Defender Freshman San Diego, Taft British College/Arvin Council School/Atlético HS Bradenton Prep Academy/Nomads Paradise Valley, Ariz. de Madrid Brophy College Prep Real Salt Lake Academy
6-2 6-0 185 167 6-3••205 5-11 • 175 RS Freshman Junior •• Defender Goalkeeper Redshirt Senior • Goalkeeper Lamont, Madrid, Spain CA Junior • Forward San Diego, CA Taft British College/Arvin Council School/Atlético HS de Bradenton Prep Academy/Nomads San Jose, Calif. Madrid Evergreen Valley HS/
Junior College -- ACCAC Division I Player of the Year … NJCAA Division I first team All-American … appeared in 23 games (20 starts) last season for Pima Community College, scoring a school-record 32 goals and 12 assists … led Pima CC to a 21-4-2 record and a third place finish in the NJCAA Division I National Tournament … appeared in 23 games (22 starts) as a freshman for Yavapai College, scoring an ACCAC-high 22 goals and 17 assists … led Yavapai College to a 20-1-2 record. Personal -- Full name: Jason Romero … born in San Jose, Calif. … parents are Ignacio and Evangelina Romero … has two brothers, Sergio and Brian … decided to attend UCLA because there is “no better place to be” … lists his hobbies as watching sports … admires Lionel Messi … Political Science major.
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High School/Club -- Lettered in soccer at Brophy Prep his senior year … started all 20 games, logging over 1,500 minutes … team captain in 2015-16 … Second Team All-State … Played for Real Salt Lake Academy and the Scottsdale Blackhawks … was captain of the Blackhawks in the 2012-13 and 2014-15 seasons … member of the 2015 Region IV runner-up team. Personal -- Full name: Ethan Daniel Shacknai … born in Scottsdale, Ariz. … parents are Jonah and Kimberly Shacknai … has two sisters, Gabriele and Margaux … decided to attend UCLA because of the renowned academic rigor and the tradition of excellence in athletics … admires Michael Jordan … hobbies include playing sports and doing math … his father played Division I soccer at Colgate University.
#18 #26 Brian Michael Iloski Griswold #25 #6 #24 #25 #28 #30 #00 Pepe Alex Nathan Joab Edgar Joab Barroso Santoyo Padilla Vale Contreras Santoyo Smith Silva #10Jordan Leo Stolz #1 Earl Edwards Jr.
#92 #30 #00 Pepe Edgar Kevin Barroso Contreras Silva Jr. Silva #1 Earl Edwards
Arsenal FC Academy
6-1 • 185 RS Freshman Junior •• Defender Goalkeeper Redshirt Senior • Goalkeeper Lamont, Madrid, Spain CACA• Goalkeeper Freshman San Diego, Taft British College/Arvin Council HS de Bradenton PrepSchool/Atlético Academy/Nomads Bethlehem, Penn. Madrid IMG Academy Players DevelopmentAcademy
5-7 6-3 140 6-2 5-11 5-10 6-1 6-0 •167 160 185 169 150 156 170 6-3••205 5-10 165 Sophomore Freshman •Defender •elder Midfi Defender/Midfi elder elder Junior Redshirt RS Freshman Junior • Junior •••Defender Midfi Goalkeeper elder ••elder Goalkeeper Senior ••Midfi Midfi Senior Goalkeeper Sophomore Escondido, Auckland, Chino Compton, Lamont, Madrid, Hills, Spain CA New CA CA Zealand RS Sophomore • Midfielder Munich, Germany San Diego, CA Clovis, CA San Mt. Carmel Pasqual HS/San HS/LA Galaxy Diego Surf Youthde & Syracuse A.B. Taft British College/Arvin Miller Council University HS/Arsenal School/Atlético HS FCOdyssey Academy California Academy of Mathematics George Mason University Bradenton Prep Academy/Nomads Buchanon HS/California Chino Hills, Calif. Academy Mount Madrid Albert Grammar School/ Science/LA Galaxy Youth Academy Gymnasium Pullach/1860 Munich A.B. Miller HS Waitakere United
2015 -- Did not play. 2014 -- Redshirted the season. High School/Club -- Attended A.B. Miller High School (Fontana, Calif.) for four years, earning a varsity letter in soccer under head coach Josh Brown ... ranked No. 65 on College Soccer News’s list of Top 150 Recruits for 2014 ... also ranked as the No. 48 club player in the country by Top Drawer Soccer ... traveled with the U.S. U-14 and U-15 Youth National Teams through all trips, including international trips to Mexico and Croatia ... invited to the U.S. U-18 National Combine in Portland, Oregon in 2013 ... competed for the Arsenal Academy FC club team ... served as the captain of the U-15, U-15/16 and U-17/18 Academy Teams ... led Arsenal to the Academy playoffs in each of the last two seasons ... served as A.B. Miller’s captain for the majority of his freshman season ... received best goal of the year and co-MVP honors. Personal -- Lists his biggest thrills as being able to represent the United States Youth National Team in Croatia and taking a trip to Manchester, England to play in the Manchester Cup World Finals with Arsenal FC … admires NBA stars Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant along with Argentinian striker Lionel Messi … Parents: Jesus and Ruth Santoyo … has two brothers, Jesus and Jose, and an older sister, Noely … Physics major.
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High School/Club -- Two-time All-American … Ranked as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer … ranked No. 6 in the College Soccer News Top 150 … ranked No. 8 in the O When the Yanks Top 100 … ranked No. 13 in the Top Drawer Soccer IMG 150 … ranked as the best goalkeeper in the country by Top Drawer Soccer. U.S. NationalTeam -- Consistent starter for the U.S. U-19 and U-17 Men's National Teams … First two international caps with the U-17 MNT were at the 2013 Nike International Friendlies, where he earned the Golden Glove award as the tournament's top goalkeeper … Led the U-17 MNT in 2014 with four shutouts, including back-to-back 1-0 victories against Croatia on April 8 and 10. Personal -- Full name: Kevin Santos Silva … born in Bethlehem, Penn. … parents are Victor Silva and Carla Antunes … has a younger brother, Michael … desires to play professional soccer … interested in business economics.
1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions
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