2015 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Jose Hernandez
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Weight:
- 140
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mexico City, Mexico
- High School:
- Vista Grande HS
2016 -- NSCAA All-America third team selection ... Pac-12 Co-Player of the Year … first Bruin to earn the conference player of the year honors since 2013 … NSCAA All-Far West Region first team selection … All-Pac-12 first team selection … named No. 17 on Top Drawer Soccer’s Postseason Top 100 Player Ranking … named to MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List … Preseason All-Pac-12 Team … Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Best XI second team selection … One of three players to appear and start in all 20 matches … second on the team logging 1,823 minutes … finished second on the team in points with 16 (5g, 6a) … tied for second on the team with five goals … ranked third in the Pac-12 conference in points, third in both assists and assists per game, fifth in points per game, sixth in goals, eighth in goals per game … scored final goal in 6-1 victory over No. 1 Akron on Sept. 5 … assisted on game-winning goal against CSUN on Sept. 12 … netted game-winning goal against Oregon State on Oct. 2 … scored game-winning goal at No. 13 San Diego State on Oct. 8 … recorded three points with a goal and an assists in a 3-1 win over Coastal Carolina on Oct. 29 … tallied a pair of assists in 4-3 road win at Oregon State on Nov. 6 … scored opening goal in 4-2 win over Colgate on Nov. 17 in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.
2015 -- Pac-12 Freshman of the Year … first team All-Pac-12 selection … first team Top Drawer Soccer Freshman Best XI selection … first team College Soccer News All-Freshman selection … NSCAA All-Far West team selection … appeared in all 21 games, making 20 starts in the attacking midfield, logging 1,730 minutes … logged 90 minutes or more 12 times … one of three players to appear in all 21 games … posted 11 goals and four assists, totaling a team-high 26 points on the season … finished one goal away from tying the UCLA freshman record for goals in a season and six points away from tying the UCLA freshman record for points in a season … was one of four UCLA players to score 20+ points, ranking first on the team … finished tied for fifth in the country among Division I freshmen in total points … finished the season second in points, third in goals and tied for sixth in assists among Pac-12 Conference players … tied for the team lead with two game winning goals … recorded six multi-point games and a school record five multi-goal games … converted 4 of 6 penalty kick attempts … made his first career start against New Mexico on August 29 … scored his first career goal against UC Riverside on September 13 … assisted on Michael Amick’s goal in a 4-1 win over Cal Poly on September 18 … scored two goals, including the overtime game-winner in a 4-3 victory over UC Irvine on September 27 … netted a pair of goals, including the game winner in a double overtime win at Washington on October 4 … scored two goals in a 4-0 win over San Diego State on October 12 … had a goal or an assist in five-straight games from October 19 to November 6, recording 11 points over that stretch … assisted on Seyi Adekoya’s goal in a 6-0 win over California on October 19 … assisted on Abu Danladi’s goal in a draw at Stanford on October 23 … scored a pair of goals in a loss at California on October 25 … tallied two goals in a 4-2 road victory over Akron on November 1 … assisted on Seyi Adekoya’s goal in a 4-1 win over Oregon State on November 6.
High School/Club -- Rated as a four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer … named the U-18 West Conference Player of the Year ... ranked No. 25 overall in the College Soccer News 2015 Top 150 … ranked No. 27 overall in the O When the Yanks Class of 2015 Top 100 … played for the Real Salt Lake (AZ) Academy who had the best record in the country … totaled 25 goals last season … multiple call-ups for MLS reserve games with Real Salt Lake … 2014 NSCAA Youth Boy’s All-American … 2013 and 2014 US Soccer Development Academy All-West Conference Starting XI.
Personal -- Full name: Jose A. Hernandez ... born in Mexico ... parents are Martin Hernandez and Irma Carbajal ... has one brother, Ansulmo, and two sisters, Karen and Maribel ... decided to attend UCLA for a good education and to play for the top soccer team in the country ... lists his biggest athletic thrill so far as winning the USSDA National Championship ... admires Barcelona FC midfielders Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi ... interested in majoring in Business.
