Career Highlights
2025 Big Ten Tournament Champion
2025 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2025
Started in 16 of 17 appearances as a true freshman in 2025 … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team and Big Ten All-Freshman team … Finished the year with one goal and six assists for eight points … Tallied six assists on the season, tied for the second most on the team … Earned Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honors (Oct. 28) after recording two assists in the 5-2 win over Rutgers … Recorded his first collegiate goal and also added an assist in the Big Ten semifinal win vs. No.1 Maryland … Added another assist in the Big Ten Tournament title final vs. Michigan … His six assists were the most of any freshman on the team … Had 10 shots, with four being on frame … Played a total of 1,253 minutes, the fifth most on the team and the most of any freshman on the team … Appeared for the full 90 minutes eight times and at least 60 minutes six times.
Prior to UCLA
Joins the Bruins after a standout club youth career in Spain … Marticorena first came through the CA Osasuna youth system before playing for CD Subiza this past season in the third tier of Spanish soccer … He made 15 appearances for CD Subiza during the 2024-25 season.
Coach Jorden on Ander Marticorena – Ander has a very good background and pedigree of football coming from his club in Spain. We are excited about his impact in our team as he adapts to collegiate soccer.
2025 Big Ten Tournament Champion
2025 Big Ten All-Freshman Team
2025
Started in 16 of 17 appearances as a true freshman in 2025 … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team and Big Ten All-Freshman team … Finished the year with one goal and six assists for eight points … Tallied six assists on the season, tied for the second most on the team … Earned Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Week honors (Oct. 28) after recording two assists in the 5-2 win over Rutgers … Recorded his first collegiate goal and also added an assist in the Big Ten semifinal win vs. No.1 Maryland … Added another assist in the Big Ten Tournament title final vs. Michigan … His six assists were the most of any freshman on the team … Had 10 shots, with four being on frame … Played a total of 1,253 minutes, the fifth most on the team and the most of any freshman on the team … Appeared for the full 90 minutes eight times and at least 60 minutes six times.
Prior to UCLA
Joins the Bruins after a standout club youth career in Spain … Marticorena first came through the CA Osasuna youth system before playing for CD Subiza this past season in the third tier of Spanish soccer … He made 15 appearances for CD Subiza during the 2024-25 season.
Coach Jorden on Ander Marticorena – Ander has a very good background and pedigree of football coming from his club in Spain. We are excited about his impact in our team as he adapts to collegiate soccer.