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Jersey Number 2
Shakir Nixon
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 176
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Cerritos, Calif.
Career Statistics
2025 Big Ten Tournament Title
2025 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2025 College Sports Communicatiors Academic All-District
2025 Big Ten All-Academic Team
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week of Sept. 3, 2024)
2025
Appeared in a career-high 19 matches as a sophomore, starting 18 … Played a total of 1,646 minutes, the second-most minutes on the team … Played the full 90 minutes 13 times … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after recording an assist in both the semifinal win over No. 2 Maryland and in the 5-0 win in the final over Michigan … Helped UCLA earn their first Big Ten Tournament title with an assist in the 5-0 win over Michigan … Record five total assists, the fourth most on the team … Selected to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for his performance on the field and in the classroom … Earned 2025 All-Big Ten Academic Honors.
2024
Appeared in 18 matches during the 2024 season, including six starts … Played a total of 909 minutes and played 45 minutes or more on 12 occasions … Recorded one goal and three assists for the season … Tallied his first collegiate goal and assist in UCLA’s 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland … For his efforts was awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week … Earned his second assist in UCLA’s 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State and his third assist of the season in UCLA’s game against No. 25 Indiana.
High School/Club
Defender from the LAFC Academy … Part of the US U-17 National Team pool in preparation for the 2023 U-17 World Cup … Has made multiple appearances for LAFC2 in MLS Next competition… No. 8 ranked player from his class in the Southern California region according to TopDrawerSoccer… Nationally, is the No. 12-ranked defender and No. 40 overall player in the class of 2024 in the latest TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
Jorden's Scouting Report: "'Shakir has good technical qualities and has shown great tactical understanding when asked to play in multiple defensive positions. He is also a fantastic athlete and competitor."
Personal
Parents are Sheila and Robert... Born in Bellflower, Calif... Chose to attend UCLA because of the "balance of high-level soccer and education" ... Admires Kobe Bryant and his mentality... Hobbies include philosophy and reading the bible... Greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was getting his first USA national team callup... His mother, Sheila also attended UCLA.
2025 Big Ten Tournament Title
2025 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
2025 College Sports Communicatiors Academic All-District
2025 Big Ten All-Academic Team
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Week of Sept. 3, 2024)
2025
Appeared in a career-high 19 matches as a sophomore, starting 18 … Played a total of 1,646 minutes, the second-most minutes on the team … Played the full 90 minutes 13 times … Named to the Big Ten All-Tournament team after recording an assist in both the semifinal win over No. 2 Maryland and in the 5-0 win in the final over Michigan … Helped UCLA earn their first Big Ten Tournament title with an assist in the 5-0 win over Michigan … Record five total assists, the fourth most on the team … Selected to the 2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team for his performance on the field and in the classroom … Earned 2025 All-Big Ten Academic Honors.
2024
Appeared in 18 matches during the 2024 season, including six starts … Played a total of 909 minutes and played 45 minutes or more on 12 occasions … Recorded one goal and three assists for the season … Tallied his first collegiate goal and assist in UCLA’s 2-0 win over No. 8 Portland … For his efforts was awarded Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week … Earned his second assist in UCLA’s 2-1 win over No. 2 Ohio State and his third assist of the season in UCLA’s game against No. 25 Indiana.
High School/Club
Defender from the LAFC Academy … Part of the US U-17 National Team pool in preparation for the 2023 U-17 World Cup … Has made multiple appearances for LAFC2 in MLS Next competition… No. 8 ranked player from his class in the Southern California region according to TopDrawerSoccer… Nationally, is the No. 12-ranked defender and No. 40 overall player in the class of 2024 in the latest TopDrawerSoccer rankings.
Jorden's Scouting Report: "'Shakir has good technical qualities and has shown great tactical understanding when asked to play in multiple defensive positions. He is also a fantastic athlete and competitor."
Personal
Parents are Sheila and Robert... Born in Bellflower, Calif... Chose to attend UCLA because of the "balance of high-level soccer and education" ... Admires Kobe Bryant and his mentality... Hobbies include philosophy and reading the bible... Greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill was getting his first USA national team callup... His mother, Sheila also attended UCLA.
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