2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Jose Contell
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Valencia, Spain
- High School:
- Catholic University of Valencia
Career Highlights
2023 All-Far West Region Second Team
2023 Pac-12 Second Team
Pac-12 Men’s Soccer Player of the Week (11/6/23)
UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (11/7/23)
Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (10/15/24)
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten
2022 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2024
Appeared in 18 games, starting 17 as a redshirt senior … Recorded a team-high six goals and added an assist for 13 points … His 13 points were the second most on the team during the 2024 season … Had 32 shots with 15 coming on frame (.469 SOG%) … Played a total of 1,157 minutes, and played at least 60 minutes 15 times … In games he scored or assisted in, UCLA was undefeated at 5-0-2 … Scored in multiple big-time moments for the Bruins throughout the year, tallying thee game-winning goals, at No. 14 Northwestern, vs. No. 2 Ohio State and vs. Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal … Tallied goals against No. 14 Northwestern, at Penn State, vs. No. 2 Ohio State, at Rutgers, and vs. both Maryland and Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament … Recorded a season-high three points (one goal one assist) in UCLA’s 2-2 draw at Penn State on Oct. 4 … His goal against Ohio State on Oct. 11 propelled the Bruins past the Buckeyes and handed Ohio State it’s only regular season loss of the year … Finished the year as a member of the 2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten team.
2023
Appeared in 17 of UCLA’s 18 games as a redshirt junior, starting 14 … Recorded three goals and six assists for 12 points … Tied for the team lead in shots on goal (17), second on the team in total shots (39), finished tied for third on the team in points and goals (3), and finished third by himself in assists (6) … In games he scored or notched an assist the Bruins went 6-1-0 … Named men’s soccer Pac-12 Player of the Week for his performance in the win at No. 19 Stanford in which he had a career-high five points with two goals and an additional assist … Scored all three of his goals in Pac-12 play, scoring in the 4-2 win at Washington and twice in the 3-1 win at #19 Stanford … Tallied assists against Rutgers, Cal State Fullerton, UC Irvine, Cal, Washington and at Stanford … Scored the game-winning goal in UCLA’s win at Stanford … Played a total of 1,170 minutes, and played at least 70 minutes 11 times … Helped the Bruins earn the Pac-12 title for the first time since 2012.
2022
Appeared in all 20 of UCLA's games as a redshirt sophomore, starting 17 ... Recorded four goals and four assists for 12 points ... Led the team in points, shots (28), shots on goal (16), co-led the team in goals and game-winning goals (three), and was tied for second in assists ... Was an honorable mention on the 2022 Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Notched points in three consecutive games from Nov. 11-20 ... Was tied for second in the Pac-12 Conference in game-winning goals ... Had one goal and one assist over three postseason games for UCLA ... Scored the equalizer in the Bruins' eventual 2-1 win over Cal Baptist in the NCAA Tournament First Round ... Recorded the primary assist on Tucker Lepley's game-winning goal at No. 12 Clemson in the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... Notched the game-winner against Virginia Tech (Aug. 28) and in both of UCLA's matchups against California ... His 1,365 minutes of action ranked fifth among UCLA's outfield players and second among forwards ... UCLA was 8-0-0 in games where he recorded a point.
2021 (Fall)
Appeared in 18 of the team's 19 games as a redshirt freshman, starting 11 ... Totaled five goals and six assists for 16 points ... Was second on the team in assists, tied for second in points, and tied for third in goals ... Took a team-high 30 shots over the course of the year ... Was on the score sheet in half of his 18 appearances ... Scored his first collegiate goal on Sept. 6 against CSUN as part of a 4-0 UCLA win ... Scored an 86th minute equalizer and recorded the primary assist on Kevin Diaz's golden goal over UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 18 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Had a three-game point streak from Nov. 7-18 ... The Bruins were 6-2-1 in games where Contell recorded a point ... Played a season-high 86 minutes on Opening Day against Lipscomb ... Had multiple shots in 10 of 18 appearances ... Was booked just once over the course of the season ... Posted a goal and an assist at San Diego State on Nov. 12, tying a season-high with 3 points ... Played 1,057 minutes total, one of nine UCLA outfield players to surpass the 1,000-minute mark ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Did not appear for UCLA ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for spring quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, 12 units passed).
High School/Club
Played center forward and wing for Valencia CF's U19 Team ... Played in the UEFA Youth League against some of the top clubs in Europe including Chelsea FC and AFC Ajax ... Played in the Division de Honor Juvenil, the top youth league in Spain, for Universidad Catolica de Valencia.
Personal
Full Name: Jose Contell Lechón ... Parents are Rafael Juan de Ribera Contell Cortell and Maria Jesus Lechón Castillejo ... Has two older brothers, Rafa and Xavi ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it's one of the best universities in the United States" ... Admires Lionel Messi ... Hobbies and interests include watching movies, reading, playing paddleball, running in the mountains, and meeting new people ... Majoring in international development studies (IDS).
