Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kevin Diaz
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Norwalk, Calif.
- High School:
- Santa Fe HS
Notes
Three-year member of the UCLA men's soccer program (2020-22) ... Appeared in 51 games for the Bruins, making 42 starts ... Totaled 12 goals, eight assists, and 32 points for UCLA.
Career Highlights
Two-time Pac-12 All-Conference Team honorable mention
2021 Team Offensive MVP
2022
Appeared in all 20 of UCLA's games, making 17 starts ... Recorded four goals and two assists for 10 points ... Was an honorable mention on the Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Co-led the team in goals and game-winning goals (three) ... His 1,380 minutes were the most among UCLA's forward, and fifth-most overall among outfield players ... Second on the team in shots (22) and shots on goal (11) ... Started two of UCLA's postseason games and played 228 of 270 possible minutes ... Scored the game-winning goal against California Baptist in the NCAA Tournament First Round on Nov. 17 ... Netted the only goal in UCLA's 1-0 win over UC Irvine on Opening Day (Aug. 25) ... Netted the opener in UCLA's 2-0 win at LMU on Oct. 14.
2021 (Fall)
Appeared in all 19 of the team's games, starting 13 ... Had six goals and four assists on the year for 16 points ... Voted Offensive MVP at the team's end-of-season banquet ... Tied for the team lead in goals (Silva), tied for second in total points, and tied for third in assists ... Had three game-winning goals on the year, which ranked second on the team, fourth in the Pac-12, and 49th nationally ... Tied for fourth in the Pac-12 in goals ... Was named All-Pac-12 honorable mention ... Started the final 13 games of the year ... Had a five-game point streak from Sept. 16 to Oct. 3, the longest such streak by a Bruin since Milan Iloski in 2019 ... Had four goals and an assist during the streak, including goals in three consecutive games against UC Riverside, Oregon State, and Washington ... Had a separate three-game point streak from Nov. 7-18, including a pair of GWGs ... Netted an 103rd minute golden goal against UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Also potted the game-winner against Oregon State on Nov. 7, helping the Bruins take down the then-top-ranked Beavers ... Totaled 1,119 minutes of action, eighth-most among the team's outfield players ... His 61% shot-on-goal percentage was second-best on the team (just below Tucker Lepley's 62%) ... Played a season-high 90 minutes at Washington on Oct. 3 ... Was 1-for-1 on penalty kick attempts, with his spot kick serving as the game-winner against UCR on Sept. 25 ... Had a season-high three points at Oregon State on Sept. 30.
2020-21
Started all 12 of the team's games in his debut season at UCLA ... Was one of just four Bruins to start every game ... Played 859 minutes, seventh-most on the squad among outfielder players and second-most among forwards ... Recorded two goals and two assists for six points ... Was tied for third on the team in goals, third in assists, and fourth in points ... Recorded a point in three of four games from Mar. 24 to Apr. 8 ... Notched an assist in his Division I debut against, against San Francisco on Feb. 8 ... His debut Division I goal was a game-tying score in a 2-2 draw against San Diego State on Mar. 24, as he headed in a Tommy Silva cross ... Scored the opening goal in a 2-1 win over then-No. 9 Oregon State on Apr. 3, burying a PK in the 33rd minute ... Notched an assist on Apr. 8 at Washington ... Played 70+ minutes in seven of 12 contests, and played the full 90 in the last two games of the year ... His 20 shots were second-most on the team (Ferch, 22).
Cerritos College (2017-19)
Spent two seasons at Cerritos College ... Named the South Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year in both of his seasons, recording 39 goals and 29 assists for 107 points over 50 career games ... Helped Cerritos to state and national titles in 2018 ... The squad finished the season ranked No. 5 nationally in 2019 ... Two-time Second Team All-American at the junior college level ... Was First Team All-Conference and First Team All-Region in both of his seasons at Cerritos ... Sat out the 2017 season due to injury.
High School/Club
Played for the LA Galaxy Academy and United FC Gold during his club career.
Personal
Full Name: Kevin Diaz ... Majoring in sociology ... Parents are Enrique and Esparanza Diaz ... Has one older brother, Enrique Jr., and two older sisters: Daisy and Vanessa ... Decided to attend UCLA "because of the philosophy that Coaches Jorden and Taylor bring that make this program feel like a family" ... Loves playing sports and running in his free time.
