2022 Men's Soccer Roster
Thomas Raimbault
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Wellington, New Zealand
- High School:
- University Hill HS
Career Highlights
UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2022
Appeared in 15 games as a true freshman, starting three ... Recorded one goal for two points ... Took 13 shots, putting five on frame ... Totaled 485 minutes of action ... Scored his first collegiate goal at then-No. 1 Washington on Nov. 3 ... Started back-to-back games against Washington on Oct. 2 and San Diego State on Oct. 7 ... Had personal season-highs in shots (four) and SOGs (three) against Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 24 ... Made his NCAA debut on Aug. 28 at home against Virginia Tech, playing 15 minutes off the bench ... Appeared in two of UCLA's three NCAA Tournament games ... Enrolled at UCLA in spring, making the UCLA Director's Roll for that quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ units passed).ย
Highย School/Club
Played club soccer with the Vancouver Whitecaps Academy ... Was selected to the New Zealand National Team training camps at the U-17 and U-20 levels ...ย Before making the move to North America, trained at the Wellington United Academy in his native New Zealand โฆ Over his first three seasons in the Whitecaps Academy, had 22 goals in 53 appearances ... Also played club with Stade Malherbeย Caen in France ... Graduated from University Hill Secondary School in Vancouver, B.C, Canada.
Personal
Full Name: Thomas Pierre Yves Raimbault โฆ Birthday: Apr. 3 โฆ Born in Levallois-Perret, France to parents Pascal and Sophie ... Has a younger brother, Lucas ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it's an amazing school with a world-wide reputation for excellence in athletics and academics. I thought it would be a good fit for me to pursue my goal of becoming a professional football player as well as obtaining a degree" ... Admires Zinedine Zidane ... Enjoys surfing in his free time ... Speaks both English and French fluently.
