Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Justin Garces
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Rivers Academy
Notes
Signed as a Homegrown Player with Atlanta United FC on Jan. 10, 2022 ... A four-year starter at UCLA (2018-21), Garces finished his career with 57 games played, a 1.58 goals-against-average, .647 save percentage, 21 wins, and 11 shutouts.
Career Highlights
2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team
Six-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Two-time UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week
2021 (Fall)
Appeared in and started 14 games during his senior season ... Served as team captain for the 2021 squad ... Did not appear after suffering an injury on Nov. 4 against Washington ... For the season, went 7-5-0 with a 1.16 goals-against-average, .706 save percentage, and 4 shutouts (3 solo, 1 combined) over 1,169 minutes ... Set or matched single-season career highs in wins, GAA, goals against (15), save percentage, and shutouts ... Selected to the Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team ... Named the UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 21 after allowing just one goal total over a pair of home wins against then-No. 14 Stanford and California (UCLA's first win over Stanford since 2013) ... Allowed one goal or fewer in 10 of 14 appearances ... Made a season-high 7 saves at Washington on Oct. 3 ... Notched back-to-back shutouts early in the season, blanking UC Irvine on the road on Sept. 3 before playing the first 70:30 of a 4-0 win against CSUN on Sept. 6 ... Notched a 3-save shutout against San Diego State on Oct. 8 ... Played the eighth-most minutes on the team despite missing the last four-plus games of the year ... Allowed one goal or fewer in seven consecutive games from Aug. 29 to Sept. 25.
2020-21
In his third season as starting goalkeeper, started 11 of the team's 12 games ... Missed the season finale against Cal after suffering an injury during pregame warmups ... Over 956 minutes of action, made 33 saves and posted a .600 save percentage and 2.07 GAA ... Registered a 2-7-2 record ... Posted one clean sheet, a 3-0 triumph over San Francisco on Feb. 8 in which he made two saves ... Among Pac-12 keepers, ranked third in saves per game (3.0) and fourth in total saves and minutes played ... Made a season-high six saves on Mar. 6 at Stanford ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, pass at least 12 units).
2019
The team's starting goalkeeper for a second straight year, appeared in 18 games - starting 17 - and playing a total of 1,667:27 in the net ... Posted a record of 6-8-3 ... Had two shutouts ... Made a career-high 58 saves ... Had a save percentage of .630 and a GAA of 1.84 ... Ranked second in the Pac-12 in goalie minutes played, saves, and saves per game (3.2) ... Opened the season with a seven-save shutout against Northwestern on Aug. 30 ... Made a career-high 10 saves in a 3-3 draw against California on Oct. 31 ... Allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his appearances ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).
2018
Appeared in and started a team-high 14 games in goal, playing a total of 1,230:38 minutes … Had a record of 7-7-0 … Recorded four shutouts, made 34 saves, allowed 17 goals, had a GAA of 1.24, and recorded a save percentage of .667 … Before the season, was named to TopDrawerSoccer’s Freshman Best XI alongside teammate Matt Hundley … Listed at No. 14 on the TopDrawer midseason freshman player rankings … Most wins and best GAA (500+ mins) by a UCLA freshman keeper since DJ Countess in 2000 (12, 1.06) … Made his NCAA debut on Sept. 2 against USF, making three saves in a 1-0 UCLA loss … Made a season-high five stops against Washington on Oct. 25 … Allowed one goal or fewer in 10 of 14 appearances … Logged his first career shutout on Sept. 8 at eventual NCAA Champion Maryland, a 1-0 UCLA win … Won four straight decisions from Oct. 4-20, a stretch that saw him allow two goals overall and record two shutouts … Closed the season by allowing one goal or fewer in three straight contests … In the Bruins’ postseason contest at Portland, made three saves … Faced 131 shots on the season.
U.S. National Team
Selected to U-20 Men’s National Team camp in Raleigh, N.C. … Named to U-19 Men's Youth National Team roster for the first ever U.S. Soccer Men's YNT Summit Camp in January … Member of U.S. Men's National Team for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India … Started all five games for Team USA at the World Cup going 3-2 with three shutouts … Became the first U.S. goalkeeper to record three clean sheets at a U-17 World Cup … Named to U.S. U-17 Men's National Team roster for 2017 International Youth Tournament in Czech Republic … Member of U.S. Men's National Team for CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama … Earned the Golden Glove Award at the 2017 CONCACAF U-17 championship and was named to the tournament's best XI … Competed for Team USA at the 2016 Aegean Cup in Turkey in January of 2016 … Tabbed to participate in three semesters of the U.S. U-17 Residency Program … Starter for U.S. U-17 Men's National Team at the 2015 Nike International Friendlies … Picked to participate at the U.S. U-15 Boys National Team camp.
High School/Club
Named a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer … Ranked No. 16 in the Top Drawer Soccer IMG Academy Top 150 … Selected as the best goalkeeper in the 2018 recruiting class by Top Drawer Soccer … Ranked as No. 4 player out of South Atlantic Region by Top Drawer Soccer … Played for Atlanta United Academy U-19 team in 2017-18 … Named USSDA U-18/19 East Conference Player of the Year and selected to the East Conference Best XI in 2018 … Made two starts in USL for Atlanta United 2.
Personal
Full Name: Justin Jordan Garces … Born in Miami, Fla. … Parents are Randy and Marybel Garces … Has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Jessica ... Majoring in political science.
