2014 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Juan Cervantes
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Gardena, Calif.
- High School:
- Animo Leadership Charter HS
2016 -- Appeared in eight matches, starting in each game at goalkeeper, compiling a 4-3-1 record … posted a team-low 1.08 GAA, making 27 saves in 750 minutes … tied for a team-best .750 save percentage … recorded two shutouts (Cal St. Fullerton, CSUN) … allowed one goal or less in first seven matches of the season, posting a 0.68 GAA with 25 saves … made five saves in a 1-0 shutout against Cal State Fullerton on Aug. 29 … tallied three saves in 4-0 shutout vs. CSUN on Sept. 12 … made season-best five saves on three occasions (vs. No. 1 Maryland, vs. Cal St. Fullerton, vs. Duke).
2015 -- Appeared in 16 games, making 15 starts at goalkeeper, compiling a record of 8-6-1 … posted a team-low 1.22 GAA, making a team-high 31 saves in 1,398 minutes … logged a team-high .620 save percentage … finished third in the Pac-12 in GAA and sixth in saves … tallied a career-best four shutouts (New Mexico, San Diego State, California, Cal Poly) … allowed one goal or less in his final six starts, posting a 0.76 GAA with 12 saves … made three saves in a 1-0 shutout of New Mexico on August 29 … made a season-high five saves in a loss at Maryland on September 4 … started both postseason matches for UCLA … made four saves in a 2-0 shutout win over Cal Poly in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2014 --Did not play.
2013 -- Redshirted the season.
2012 -- Played in five games, making four starts ... logged a 0.91 GAA and made 16 saves on the year ... Earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2 after making five saves in a 2-2 tie at Maryland and earning his first career shutout in a 1-0 overtime win at Virginia ... also earned a shutout against Tulsa on Sept. 7, making five saves in a 1-0 win ... went undefeated on the season with a 3-0-1 record.
U.S. National Team -- Member of the U-17 U.S. Residency Camp in Bradenton, Fla.
High School/Club -- Attended Animo Leadership Charter High School (Inglewood, Calif.) for four years ... Played under head coach Sergio Medrano and recorded 18 shutouts in 35 games for Animo ... Earned second-team All-Harbor Area League honors and was an All-CIF-South Section Regional finalist in both his freshman and sophomore years ... Captain for South Bay Force club team from U-12 to U-18 ... Member of Pateadores Club team that won the 2010-2011 U.S. U-17/18 Development Academy Championship ... Ranked No. 34 recruit in the nation according to ESPN HS and No. 71 recruit according to Top Drawer Soccer ... Also played on L.A. Galaxy U-18 Academy Team.
Personal -- Decided to attend UCLA because of its well-recognized academic and athletic programs ... Admires Spanish goalkeeper Iker Casillas ... Describes his biggest thrill as being able to come play at UCLA ... Parents: Juan and Sonia Cervantes ... Has a younger brother, Jonathan, and two younger sisters, Diana and Johanna ... Full name is Juan Steven Cervantes ... Sociology major.
