| Frederico Jucá Carsalade's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 25 | 32 | 62 | .516 | 22 | 25 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 22 | 25 | 57 | .439 | 38 | 21 | 7 | 6 |
| Totals | 47 | 57 | 119 | .479 | 60 | 46 | 11 | 21 |
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Jersey Number 2
Frederico Jucá Carsalade
- Position:
- Attacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Escola Nova
- Hometown:
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-American (Third Team - 2024)
• 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 11, 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 22 of 28 games … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 43.9 percent rate … was third on the team in total points (63) with 38 assists (third on the team) … scored a season-high three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 7 Princeton (Sept. 20) and in an NCAA Championship semifinal win at No. 4 Stanford (Dec. 7) … he scored at least one goal in 17 of the 22 games he played, including six multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in nine straight games (Oct. 5 to Nov. 16) … was fourth on the team in steals (21) and sixth in field blocks (seven) … also drew six exclusions (tied for ninth on the team).
2023
Played in 25 of 29 games … scored 32 goals on 62 attempts, converting at a 51.6 percent rate … was fifth on the team in total points (54) with 22 assists (fourth on the team) … scored a career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 3 USC on Nov. 18 … he scored at least one goal in 23 of the 29 games he played, including 10 multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in the final six games of the season (Nov. 17 - Dec. 3), with five of those games having scored two goals or more … also registered 25 steals, 15 drawn exclusions, and four field blocks on the season … led the team in sprint wins (10) which ranked tied for seventh in the MPSF.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Played water polo at Escola Nova and for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo … on the first-place team for the Brazil Open and was named the Best Young Player in the Brazil Open … named to the All Star Team in the Brazilian National Championship four times and was the top scorer in the Brazilian National Championship three times … on the championship teams for the 2022 Junior Pan American Games, 2021 South America Cup, and 2021 Junior World Championships.
Personal
Full name: Frederico Jucá Carsalade … born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … parents are Fernando Carsalade and Ana Claudia Jucá Carsalade … has an older brother Felipe (24) … his father, Fernando (1985-88) and his uncle, Marcelo Carsalade (1987-89) both attended and played water polo at UCLA … chose UCLA because “It all started with my father who's a UCLA Alumni and passed me this love for the school. UCLA has always been my dream school and I am beyond proud to represent the Bruins” … greatest athletic thrill was winning the Pan American Championship with Brazil … admires Pelé, Michael Jordan, the late Kobe Bryant, and Felipe Perrone … enjoys watching soccer, and playing other sports including soccer, basketball, and volleyball in his spare time … majoring in international development studies.
• ACWPC All-American (Third Team - 2024)
• 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
• NCAA All-Tournament Team (First Team - 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 11, 2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll (2023)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 22 of 28 games … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 57 attempts, converting at a 43.9 percent rate … was third on the team in total points (63) with 38 assists (third on the team) … scored a season-high three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 7 Princeton (Sept. 20) and in an NCAA Championship semifinal win at No. 4 Stanford (Dec. 7) … he scored at least one goal in 17 of the 22 games he played, including six multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in nine straight games (Oct. 5 to Nov. 16) … was fourth on the team in steals (21) and sixth in field blocks (seven) … also drew six exclusions (tied for ninth on the team).
2023
Played in 25 of 29 games … scored 32 goals on 62 attempts, converting at a 51.6 percent rate … was fifth on the team in total points (54) with 22 assists (fourth on the team) … scored a career-high four goals in a win vs. No. 3 USC on Nov. 18 … he scored at least one goal in 23 of the 29 games he played, including 10 multiple-goal games, and one game with a hat trick … scored at least one goal in the final six games of the season (Nov. 17 - Dec. 3), with five of those games having scored two goals or more … also registered 25 steals, 15 drawn exclusions, and four field blocks on the season … led the team in sprint wins (10) which ranked tied for seventh in the MPSF.
2022
Redshirted the season.
High School/Club
Played water polo at Escola Nova and for Clube de Regatas do Flamengo … on the first-place team for the Brazil Open and was named the Best Young Player in the Brazil Open … named to the All Star Team in the Brazilian National Championship four times and was the top scorer in the Brazilian National Championship three times … on the championship teams for the 2022 Junior Pan American Games, 2021 South America Cup, and 2021 Junior World Championships.
Personal
Full name: Frederico Jucá Carsalade … born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil … parents are Fernando Carsalade and Ana Claudia Jucá Carsalade … has an older brother Felipe (24) … his father, Fernando (1985-88) and his uncle, Marcelo Carsalade (1987-89) both attended and played water polo at UCLA … chose UCLA because “It all started with my father who's a UCLA Alumni and passed me this love for the school. UCLA has always been my dream school and I am beyond proud to represent the Bruins” … greatest athletic thrill was winning the Pan American Championship with Brazil … admires Pelé, Michael Jordan, the late Kobe Bryant, and Felipe Perrone … enjoys watching soccer, and playing other sports including soccer, basketball, and volleyball in his spare time … majoring in international development studies.
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