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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.
Highlights - UCLA M. Soccer vs. Michigan - Big Ten Tournament Final (11/16/25)
Monday, November 17
UCLA Men's Soccer vs. Rutgers Recap
Monday, September 11
UCLA Men's Soccer vs. Rutgers Recap
Sunday, September 10
Jose Contell’s goal lifts UCLA past California in Los Angeles
Friday, October 21
