Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Aaron Edwards
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Wilcox HS
2022
Two-year member of the UCLA men's soccer program (2021-22) ... Appeared in 39 games, making 29 starts ... Totaled two goals and five assists for nine points over 2,630 minutes ... Operated as a right back, center back, and right-sided forward.
Career Highlights
2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Team honorable mention
National Player of the Week (College Soccer News, Oct. 18, 2021)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021)
UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18, 2021)
2022
Appeared in all 20 of UCLA's games, making 10 starts ... Had two assists on the year for two points ... Started off the season as a defender, transitioning into a forward role later in the year ... Set up Kevin Diaz's equalizer in an eventual 2-1 win against California on Sept. 18 ... Started eight of the first nine games of the year, including six in a row from Sept. 5-29 ... Played the full 90 in six of his starts ... Played 1,127 minutes, one of nine UCLA outfield players to eclipse the 1,000-minute mark.
2021
Started all 19 of the team's games, one of six Bruins to do so ... Registered two goals and three assists for seven points ... Totaled 1,503 minutes of action, fifth-most on the squad ... Ranked sixth on the team in both assists and points ... Operated mostly as a right back, also moved up to right wing ... Picked up a bevy of awards after scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over then-No. 14 Loyola Marymount on Oct. 14: College Soccer News National Player of the Week, Pac-12 Player of the Week, UCLA Student-Athlete of the Week, College Soccer News Team of the Week, TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week ... Recorded assists against Oregon State on Sept. 30, San Diego State on Nov. 12, and UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 18 ... Had a season-high three shots in two separate games ... Played the full 90 in eight games, including five straight from Sept. 16 to Oct. 3 ... Listed at No. 32 in TopDrawerSoccer's postseason rankings of the top freshmen in college soccer ... UCLA was 3-1 in games where Edwards recorded a point ... Set up an 86th minute equalizer by Jose Contell as UCLA rallied in overtime to defeat UC Santa Barbara 2-1 on Nov. 18 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
High School/Club
Played club soccer at the San Jose Earthquakes Academy … Was the top-ranked forward, and No. 2-ranked player overall, in Northern California per TopDrawerSoccer … Scored five goals over 17 games for San Jose’s U-18/U-19 club during the 2019-20 campaign … Spent the 2018-19 season with the De Anza Force, netting seven goals In 18 games as De Anza went undefeated … Had 10 goals for De Anza’s U-16/U-17 club in 2017-18.
