Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Tyler Kirberg
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Peoria, Ariz.
- High School:
- Sandra Day O'Connor HS
Notes
Three-year member of the UCLA men's soccer program (2020-22) ... Appeared in six games as a Bruin, starting two ... Had a career record of 2-1-0 with a 1.91 GAA and .652 save percentage.
2022
Did not appear for UCLA.
2021 (Fall)
Made three appearances as a sophomore, starting once ... For the season, had a 1-1-0 record, 1.87 goals-against-average, 10 saves, and .714 save percentage ... Made 10 saves over 83:15 minutes of action on Nov. 4 against Washington, setting a new program record for saves in a relief appearance ... The 10 saves were also one off a single-game program record, and established a new career-high for Kirberg ... Played the final 19 minutes of a 4-0 shutout of CSUN on Sept. 6 ... Started and allowed one goal in a 1-0 win over then-No. 14 Loyola Marymount on Oct. 14.
2020-21
Appeared in three games as a true freshman, starting one ... Played a total of 183:33 minutes, allowing four goals and making five saves ... Registered a .556 save percentage and 1.96 GAA ... Made his debut NCAA start on Apr. 17 against Cal, helping the Bruins to a 4-3 overtime win ... Matched a season-high with two saves in that contest ... Made two saves over 23 scoreless relief minutes in his collegiate debut against Stanford on Mar. 28 ... Named to the Director's Honor Roll for winter quarter (3.0+ quarter GPA, pass at least 12 quarter units).
High School/Club
Played club soccer with Phoenix Rising FC, Valparaiso United, and RSL Academy ... In his one year with Phoenix Rising, won the ECNL Southwest Conference championship ... In 2016, won the US Youth Soccer National Championship, was awarded the Golden Glove and made Best XI with Valparaiso ... Won the Southwest Conference in his one year with RSL ... Played one year of high school soccer, serving as team captain that season ... Finished the year with 148 saves and a GAA of .901, second-lowest in Arizona ... Accolades that year included 6A All-District Team, 6A Desert Valley Region Team, 6A All-State, and was nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year ... Three-star recruit per TopDrawerSoccer.
Personal
Full Name: Tyler James Kirberg ... Plans on majoring in communication ... Aspires to play soccer professionally ... Parents are Tom and Amy Kirberg ... Has two younger sisters, Lauren and Kaitlyn ... Chose to attend UCLA because "As soon as I stepped on campus, it just felt right to me" and "I wanted to try and continue the legacy of iconic goalkeepers to come out of UCLA like Brad Friedel and Nick Rimando" ... Cites winning the national championship with Valparaiso United as his greatest pre-UCLA sporting moment ... Admires Tim Howard ... In his free time, likes to hang out with friends, play soccer, and go to the beach ... His grandpa played offensive line for the Notre Dame football team, and his sister Lauren is committed to Arizona State for women's soccer ... Majoring in sociology.
