Chico State Athletics

Notable Awards
- United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team (2023)
- CCA All-West Region Second Team (2023)
- United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team (2022)
- All-CCAA Second Team (2022, 2023)

As a Senior (2023)
- Voted first-team All-West Region by United Soccer Coaches
- Collected CCA All-West Region Second Team honors
- Earned second-team All-CCAA
- Captained the Wildcats, starting all 20 matches and clocking 1,689 minutes
- Recorded 1 goal and 9 assists (T-1st in CCAA)
- Scored the only free kick goal of the Wildcats season at Stanislaus State (Sept. 23)
- Assisted the sole goal against Colorado State Pueblo in the NCAA Super Regional second round (Nov. 18)

As a Junior (2022)
- Voted second-team All-West Region by the United Soccer Coaches
- Tabbed second-team All-CCAA
- Started all 20 matches, registering 1,663 minutes
- Recorded 4 goals and 1 assist for 9 points
- Scored the 2nd of 2 match-winning goals, along with recording an assist, at Stanislaus State (Oct. 9)
- Net 1-of-3 goals at Cal State Monterey Bay in the CCAA Tournament first round (Oct. 30)

As a Sophomore (2021)
- Appeared in 17 matches, starting 7 times
- Posted 3 assists on the season

Pre-Chico Days 
- Played the 2019 season at Santa Rosa Junior College, scoring 13 goals, racking up 8 assists, and accounting for 34 points to help lead the Bear Cubs to the Big 8 Conference title
- Earned team MVP and First Team All-Big 8 Conference honors, while being named the conference’s Player of the Year
- Co-winner of the Golden Boot award, awarded to the Big 8 Conference’s top goal scorer
- United Soccer Coaches First Team Division III All-America and All-West Region selection
- A 2018 graduate of Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park
- Four-year letter winner
- As a freshman, helped lead the Cougars to an undefeated league season and the first North Bay League championship in program history

Personal 
- Born July 7, 1999, in Greenbrae
- Son of Carlos and Marcela
- Has two siblings, Carlos Jr. and Said
- His parents are his heroes (“They gave me everything while they were trying to figure life out in a new country”)
- The person he most admires in the sports world in Lionel Messi (“because of the way he carries himself on and off the field”)
- Favorite course at Chico State is Navigating Psychology: The Major and Beyond, taught by Souk Chiang
- Why he chose to attend Chico State: “The community is great”
- His greatest sports moment was being honored as an All-American and earning a tryout with the San Jose Earthquakes
- Has learned by playing soccer to “never give up even when you feel like you've gave it your all”
- Enjoys playing pick up soccer in his free time
- At the top of his bucket list: “Travel to Europe”
- Best advice ever received came from his best friend: “You either quit or keep going; they both hurt”
- Majoring in psychology
- Plans a career as in the sports psychology field.