2019 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team

The 2019 UCLA Bruins men's soccer team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2019 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 30 and concluded on November 16. It was the program's 83rd season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 20th season in the Pac-12 Conference. The 2019 season was Ryan Jorden's first year as head coach for the program.

2019 UCLA Bruins men's soccer
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2019 record6–9–3 (2–6–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumWallis Annenberg Stadium
2019 Pac-12 Conference men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Washington 9 2 0  16 4 0
No. 4 Stanford + 6 2 2  14 3 5
Oregon State 5 3 2  8 5 2
California + 4 4 2  8 7 3
UCLA 2 6 1  6 9 2
San Diego State 1 9 0  4 12 2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Background

On April 29, 2019, Jorden was announced as the head coach of the UCLA Bruins men's soccer program.[1] This hiring came following the resignation and indictment of previous head coach Jorge Salcedofor his alleged participation in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal.[2]

Player movement

Arrivals

No. Name Pos. Nat. Hometown High School Club MLS rights TDS Rating
11Jefferson AladeFW CANSherwood Park, ABU-HillVancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps[3]
19 Luke Bone MF  USA Granite Bay, CA Jesuit (CA) Placer United none [4]
21 Konstantinos Michaelides DF  CYP Limassol, CYP Petrou & Pavlou Lyceum AEL Limassol none NR
23 Ollie de Visser FW  USA Los Altos, CA Los Altos Silicon Valley FC none NR
25 Eric Pearce DF  USA San Francisco, CA Lowell (CA) San Francisco Glens none NR

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Frankie Amaya24MF5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)145FreshmanSanta Ana, CAWent pro, selected by FC Cincinnati in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft
Anderson Asiedu8MF5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)155SeniorDormaa Ahenkro, GHAGraduated, selected by Atlanta United in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft
Paul Caspar15DF6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)150FreshmanSolingen, GERTransferred to Longwood
Tobias Henneke23MF5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)155
Redshirt
Junior
Munich, GERDid not return
Santiago Herrera9FW6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185SeniorBarquisimeto, VENTransferred to North Carolina
Erik Holt4DF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185SeniorSan Diego, CAGraduated, signed HGP contract with Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Matt Hundley17MF5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160FreshmanLittleton, COGraduated, signed HGP contract with Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Mohammed Kamara10FW6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170JuniorMonrovia, LIBDeclared pro, signed with SC Paderborn (2. Bundesliga)
Robert Knights18MF5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160
Redshirt
Junior
Irvine, CATransferred to Cal Poly
Cole Martinez33GK6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175SeniorMiami, FLGraduated
Kike Poleo11MF5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)140SeniorMiami, FLGraduated
Joab Santoyo25MF5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165
Redshirt
Senior
Fontana, CAGraduated
Brandon Terwege5DF6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185SophomoreHighland Village, TXTransferred to SMU

Transfers

NameNat.No.Pos.HeightYearHometownNotes
Josh Sosa USA12MF5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SophomoreAnaheim, CATransferred from Pacific
Riley Ferch USA15MF5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SophomoreMargate, FLTransferred from Florida Atlantic
Marcony Pimentel BRA17MF5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)JuniorJuiz de Fora, BRATransferred from Pittsburgh
Ruben Soria MEX20DF5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)JuniorCulver City, CATransferred from Santa Monica College
Ben Reveno USA24DF6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JuniorSan Jose, CATransferred from UC Irvine

Roster

No. Player Nat. Year High School Club Team
Goalkeepers
1Justin Garces So. Rivers Academy Atlanta United
18Cameron Douglas R-So.Granite Bay Sacramento Republic
22Aristides Costeas Jr.Pascal English School APOEL
Defenders
2Eirik Baekkelund R-So.NHSES Lyn
3Alex Knox Sr.Vista GrandeReal Salt Lake
5Arturo Vasquez So.Eleanor Roosevelt (CA) FC Golden State
20Ruben Soria Jr.Culver CitySanta Monica United
21Konstantinos Michaelides Fr.Petrou & Pavlou Lyceum AEL Limassol
24Ben Reveno Jr.Leigh (CA)San Jose Earthquakes
25Eric Pearce Fr.Lowell (CA)San Francisco Glens
28Matthew Powell R-Sr.Bishop O'DowdDe Anza Force
Midfielders
4Roman Martin Sr.La Jolla (CA)Nomads
6Andrew Paoli Jr.Leigh (CA)San Jose Earthquakes
7Cody Sundquist So.Granite Bay Fiorentina
8Alexis Triadis Sr.Frankfurt International Gonsenheim
12Jose Sosa So.ServiteAnaheim Strikers
14Eric Iloski Jr.San Pasqual (CA) Real Salt Lake
15Riley Ferch So.American Heritage (FL) South Florida FA
16Carlos Rincon R-Jr.Culver CitySanta Monica United
17Marcony Pimentel Jr.Max Weber SC Freiburg
19Luke Bone Fr.Jesuit (CA)Placer United
Forwards
9Blayne Martinez R-Sr.San Clemente (CA) Pateadores
10Milan Iloski Jr.San Pasqual (CA) Real Salt Lake
11Jefferson Alade Fr.University Hill (BC)Vancouver Whitecaps
23Ollie de Visser Fr.Los AltosSilicon Valley FC

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Preseason
August 20*
7:00 pm
Westmont W 3–0 
Wallis Annenberg Stadium
Los Angeles, CA
August 24*
7:00 pm
at Omaha W 1–0 
Caniglia Field
Omaha, NE
Regular season
August 30*
2:00 pm, BTN+
vs. Northwestern
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
W 1–0 OT 1–0–0
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847)
Bloomington, IN
September 1*
5:00 pm, BTN+
at No. 2 Indiana
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
L 1–2 2OT 1–1–0
Bill Armstrong Stadium (1,877)
Bloomington, IN
September 6*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 4 Maryland W 3–2  2–1–0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,192)
Los Angeles, CA
September 9*
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 Georgetown L 1–5  2–2–0
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (448)
Los Angeles, CA
September 15*
6:00 pm
No. 19 at Cal State Northridge W 4–2  3–2–0
Matador Soccer Field (930)
Northridge, CA
September 19
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 19 at Oregon State L 0–2  3–3–0
(0–1–0)
Paul Lorenz Field (560)
Corvallis, OR
September 22
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 10 Washington L 0–5  3–4–0
(0–2–0)
Husky Soccer Stadium (1,210)
Seattle, WA
September 26*
7:00 pm, P12N
UC Irvine T 1–1 2OT 3–4–1
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,042)
Los Angeles, CA
October 1*
7:00 pm, P12N
UC Riverside W 3–1  4–4–1
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (405)
Los Angeles, CA
October 6
5:00 pm, P12N
San Diego State W 5–2  5–4–1
(1–2–0)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (646)
Los Angeles, CA
October 10
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 Stanford L 0–1  5–5–1
(1–3–0)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,742)
Los Angeles, CA
October 13
4:00 pm, P12N
California
Rivalry
T 3–3 2OT 5–5–2
(1–3–1)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,653)
Los Angeles, CA
October 17*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 San Diego L 1–4  5–6–2
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (455)
Los Angeles, CA
October 24
3:00 pm, P12N
No. 1 Washington L 0–1  5–7–2
(1–4–1)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,396)
Los Angeles, CA
October 27
3:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 2–3  5–8–2
(1–5–1)
Wallis Annenberg Stadium (1,580)
Los Angeles, CA
October 31
4:00 pm, P12N
at California
Rivalry
T 3–3 2OT 5–8–3
(1–5–2)
Edwards Stadium (146)
Berkeley, CA
November 3
3:00 pm, P12N
at No. 5 Stanford L 0–1  5–9–3
(1–6–2)
Laird Q. Cagan Stadium (1,890)
Stanford, CA
November 16
7:00 pm, MWT
at San Diego State W 1–0  6–9–3
(2–6–2)
SDSU Sports Deck (630)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. Linesburgh, Scott. "Men's soccer coach Ryan Jorden leaving Pacific to take UCLA job". recordnet.com. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  2. Piechowski, Joe (2019-03-12). "UCLA Men's Soccer Coach Jorge Salcedo Indicted in Latest Admissions Scandal". Bruins Nation. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  3. "Jefferson Alade". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  4. "Luke Bone". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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