2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Frankie Amaya
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- High School:
- Segerstrom HS
2018 – Appeared in 14 games and made 10 starts in his true freshman season at UCLA … Scored two goals and two assists for six points … Racked up the accolades after the season, earning Freshman All-American, First Team All-Pac-12, and Second Team All-Far West Region honors … First UCLA freshman to earn first team all-league status since Jose Hernandez in 2015 … Named No. 9 on the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Freshman Top-100 Player Rankings, and No. 21 on the postseason rankings … Was called up to the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team twice during the course of the season … Was a starter for the U.S. squad that won the CONCACAF U-20 Tournament, ensuring a spot in 2019’s U-20 World Cup … Scored his first NCAA goal on Sept. 22 at UC Santa Barbara, hammering home a left-footed shot from the top of the box in the sixth minute … Chipped a shot over the keeper 33 seconds into the second half of the Oct. 13 contest at San Diego State for his other goal … Recorded his first NCAA point on Aug. 28 against San Diego, picking up the secondary assist on Mohammed Kamara’s 45th minute tally … Made his NCAA debut on Aug. 24 at Coastal Carolina … Limited by injury early on in the season, didn’t play a full 90 until Sept. 22 at UC Santa Barbara … Made his first collegiate start on Sept. 9 at Maryland, a 1-0 win for the Bruins over the eventual national champion … Didn’t appear for UCLA after Oct. 28 due to his commitments to the U.S. U-20 National Team … Signed a Generation Adidas contract on Jan. 4, 2019, making him eligible for the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
US National Team – Made his U-20 national team debut during the 2018-19 cycle ... Named to the roster for a two-week training camp in Spain in March, featuring games against France and Atletico Madrid's U-21 team ... Potted a goal against France.
High School/Club – Named a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer … ranked No. 6 in the Top Drawer Soccer IMG Academy Top 150 … Ranked as the No. 1 club player in the Southern California and the No. 4 midfielder nationally per Top Drawer ... Played club for Pateadores SC based in Orange County ... Was a key figure for a Pateadores side that had the most points in the West Conference for the 2017-18 season ... Named to the West Conference Best XI for the 2017-18 season.
Personal – Full Name: Franuel Amaya ... Parents are Franuel Amaya and Norma Garcia ... Has one brother: Jake ... Chose to attend UCLA because of its proximity to home and its high reputation ... Describes scoring against France as his greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires Argentine forward Lionel Messi ... Hobbies and interests include soccer and Fortnite ... Would like people to know he is a really good builder in Fortnite.
