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Jersey Number 21
Constantinos Michaelides
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Limassol, Cyprus
- High School:
- Petrou & Pavlou Lyceum
Bio
Notes
Four-year member of the UCLA men's soccer program from 2019-22 ... Appeared in 52 games as a Bruin, starting 17 ... Recorded six goals and two assists for 14 points over 2,310 minutes during his UCLA career ... Notched his first-career brace on Nov. 7, 2021 to help UCLA take down then-No. 1-ranked Oregon State by a score of 3-2.
Career Highlights
Nine-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022
Appeared in 17 games as a senior, making nine starts ... Set or matched career highs in goals (three), assists (one), and points (seven) ... Tied for the third on the team in goals ... Totaled 699 minutes of action ... Started five games in a row between Sept. 15 and Oct. 2 ... Potted the game-winner in UCLA's 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 24 ... Had a season-high three points against Liberty on Sept. 2, recording a goal and assist to help UCLA to a 5-2 win ... Also scored against Grand Canyon on Sept. 5, giving him goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his collegiate career ... Played a season-high 68 minutes in UCLA's season-opening 1-0 win over UC Irvine on Aug. 25 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2021 (Fall)
Appeared in 14 games as a junior, all as a substitute ... Operated as a left-sided winger ... Had 2 goals on the year for 4 points ... His two goals both came in the same game, as his brace led the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Oregon State (ranked No. 1 in the country at that time) ... Scored the opener in the 47th minute and then put the Bruins up by a pair with a 59th-minute marker ... Made his season debut on Aug. 26 against Lipscomb ... Played a season-high 54 minutes against Washington on Oct. 3 ... Had 12 shots on the year, including 7 SOGs ... Was not booked all season ... Appeared in both of UCLA"s postseason games, playing 45 minutes at Duke ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Appeared in seven of the team's 12 games, making one start ... Didn't appear until Mar. 14 due to injury ... Recorded one goal and two assists for four points ... Recorded a point in each of the final three games of the season ... His one start on the year came in the season finale against Cal on Apr. 17 ... Operated mostly as a left wing ... Scored the game-winning goal against then-No. 9 Oregon State on Apr. 3, streaking in from the left wing and sprinting past his defender for a breakaway score ... Picked off a pass and set up Riley Ferch for the opening goal in UCLA's 4-3 win over Cal on Apr. 17 ... Played 45+ minutes in four of his appearances, including a season-high 67 minutes at Washington on Apr. 8 ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, pass at least 12 quarter units).
2019
Appeared in all 18 of the team's games as a true freshman, making eight starts ... Recorded one goal and one assist for three points ... Operated mostly as a left back ... Made his NCAA debut on Aug. 30, starting against Northwestern and playing 78 minutes in an eventual 1-0 UCLA win ... Scored his first career goal against UC Riverside on Oct. 1, finishing a sharp angle shot from the left side of the six-yard box for the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over the Highlanders ... Added an assist on a Marcony Pimentel goal against San Diego on Oct. 17 ... Tabbed No. 58 on TopDrawerSoccer's midseason player rankings for freshmen ... Played 1,017 minutes overall, most on the team among freshmen ... Played the full 90 in a 4-2 win at CSUN on Sept. 15 ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).
Club/National Team
Spent time with the Cyprus National Team at the U-19 and U-21 levels ... Qualified for the European Elite rounds with the U-19s.
Personal
Full name: Constantinos Michaelides ... Born in Cyprus ... Majoring in business economics ... Parents are Michalis and Elena ... Has a younger sister, Nicola ... Chose UCLA "to pursue both my academic and soccer goals at the highest level" ... In his free times, likes to listen to music and play the drums ... Cites training with the first team of the Cyprus National Team as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Favorite athletes include Cristiano Ronaldo, Andy Robertson, and Lionel Messi ... Enjoys eating pasta.
Four-year member of the UCLA men's soccer program from 2019-22 ... Appeared in 52 games as a Bruin, starting 17 ... Recorded six goals and two assists for 14 points over 2,310 minutes during his UCLA career ... Notched his first-career brace on Nov. 7, 2021 to help UCLA take down then-No. 1-ranked Oregon State by a score of 3-2.
Career Highlights
Nine-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022
Appeared in 17 games as a senior, making nine starts ... Set or matched career highs in goals (three), assists (one), and points (seven) ... Tied for the third on the team in goals ... Totaled 699 minutes of action ... Started five games in a row between Sept. 15 and Oct. 2 ... Potted the game-winner in UCLA's 1-0 win over Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 24 ... Had a season-high three points against Liberty on Sept. 2, recording a goal and assist to help UCLA to a 5-2 win ... Also scored against Grand Canyon on Sept. 5, giving him goals in back-to-back games for the first time in his collegiate career ... Played a season-high 68 minutes in UCLA's season-opening 1-0 win over UC Irvine on Aug. 25 ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2021 (Fall)
Appeared in 14 games as a junior, all as a substitute ... Operated as a left-sided winger ... Had 2 goals on the year for 4 points ... His two goals both came in the same game, as his brace led the Bruins to a 3-2 win over Oregon State (ranked No. 1 in the country at that time) ... Scored the opener in the 47th minute and then put the Bruins up by a pair with a 59th-minute marker ... Made his season debut on Aug. 26 against Lipscomb ... Played a season-high 54 minutes against Washington on Oct. 3 ... Had 12 shots on the year, including 7 SOGs ... Was not booked all season ... Appeared in both of UCLA"s postseason games, playing 45 minutes at Duke ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).
2020-21
Appeared in seven of the team's 12 games, making one start ... Didn't appear until Mar. 14 due to injury ... Recorded one goal and two assists for four points ... Recorded a point in each of the final three games of the season ... His one start on the year came in the season finale against Cal on Apr. 17 ... Operated mostly as a left wing ... Scored the game-winning goal against then-No. 9 Oregon State on Apr. 3, streaking in from the left wing and sprinting past his defender for a breakaway score ... Picked off a pass and set up Riley Ferch for the opening goal in UCLA's 4-3 win over Cal on Apr. 17 ... Played 45+ minutes in four of his appearances, including a season-high 67 minutes at Washington on Apr. 8 ... Selected to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ quarter GPA, pass at least 12 quarter units).
2019
Appeared in all 18 of the team's games as a true freshman, making eight starts ... Recorded one goal and one assist for three points ... Operated mostly as a left back ... Made his NCAA debut on Aug. 30, starting against Northwestern and playing 78 minutes in an eventual 1-0 UCLA win ... Scored his first career goal against UC Riverside on Oct. 1, finishing a sharp angle shot from the left side of the six-yard box for the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win over the Highlanders ... Added an assist on a Marcony Pimentel goal against San Diego on Oct. 17 ... Tabbed No. 58 on TopDrawerSoccer's midseason player rankings for freshmen ... Played 1,017 minutes overall, most on the team among freshmen ... Played the full 90 in a 4-2 win at CSUN on Sept. 15 ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for winter and spring (quarter GPA of 3.0 or higher and pass at least 12 units).
Club/National Team
Spent time with the Cyprus National Team at the U-19 and U-21 levels ... Qualified for the European Elite rounds with the U-19s.
Personal
Full name: Constantinos Michaelides ... Born in Cyprus ... Majoring in business economics ... Parents are Michalis and Elena ... Has a younger sister, Nicola ... Chose UCLA "to pursue both my academic and soccer goals at the highest level" ... In his free times, likes to listen to music and play the drums ... Cites training with the first team of the Cyprus National Team as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Favorite athletes include Cristiano Ronaldo, Andy Robertson, and Lionel Messi ... Enjoys eating pasta.
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