Fall 2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Yoni Sorokin
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Jerusalem, Israel
- High School:
- Denmark HS
Notes
Played one season at UCLA, starting all 19 of the team's games during the 2021 campaign and recording 6 points (2-2-6) ... Over his five-year college career at UCF and UCLA, recorded 50 points (17-16-50) ... Earned all-conference honors in all five of his seasons, and made all-region in three separate seasons.ย
Career Highlights
Two-time AAC Midfielder of the Year (2019, 2020-21)
Four-time All-AAC First Team (2017-2020/21)
Three-time All-East Region First Team (2017-19)
2021 All-Far West Region First Team
2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team
Three-time UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2021 (UCLA)
Started all 19 of UCLA's games, one of six Bruins to do so ... Scored 2 goals and 2 assists for 6 points ... Named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team and Far West All-Region Second Team ... Played 1,352 minutes, sixth-most on the team and second-most among midfielders ... Recorded goals against CSUN (Sept. 6) and Stanford (Sept. 16), both UCLA wins ... Both his goals came on penalty kicks ... His spot kick served as the game-winner against Stanford, helping the Bruins secure their first win over the Cardinal since 2013 ... Logged an assist - his first point as a Bruin - in UCLA's season-opener against Lipscomb on Aug. 26 ... Played the full 90 in six contests ...ย Named to the UCLA Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters (3.0+ GPA, 12+ quarter units passed).ย
2020-21 (UCF)
Named the American Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year for the second consecutive season โฆ Finished his four-year UCF career with 44 points (15 goals, 14 assists) โฆ Was a unanimous selection to the all-conference First Team โฆ Named to the Preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List โฆ Had four goals and one assist, for nine points โฆ Started 13 games, totaling 1,186 minutes โฆ Had a four-game goal-scoring streak from Mar. 6-27.
2019 (UCF)
Picked up American Athletic Conference Midfielder of the Year and TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Second Team honors โฆ Named to the all-conference and all-region First Team for a third consecutive season โฆ Appeared in 16 games, playing 1,338 minutes โฆ Had five goals and five assists, for 15 points โฆ Had a goal in three straight games from Sept. 27 to Oct. 12.
2018 (UCF)
Repeated as a First Team all-conference and all-league pick as a true sophomore โฆ Started 18 games, tallying four goals and five assists for 13 points โฆ Notched a game-winning goal, the first of his career, against Memphis on Oct. 27 โฆ Totaled 1,638 minutes of action.ย
2017 (UCF)
Started 14 games as a true freshman for UCF โฆ Picked up First Team all-conference and all-region honors โฆ Scored his debut collegiate goal on Sept. 4 against Jacksonville โฆ Totaled two goals and three assists for seven points.
High School/Club
Won a pair of championships at Denmark High School โฆ Voted Team MVP after his junior year โฆ Played club with Baitar Jerusalem at the U-15, U-17, and U-21 levels โฆ Also spent time with Hapoel Bikat Ayarden.
Personal
Full Name: Yonatan Sorokin โฆ Birthday: Jun. 15 โฆ Son of Ivegnia Sorokin โฆ Has three brothers: Moti, Misha, and Ben โฆ Was an accounting major as an undergrad โฆ Favorite player is Andres Iniesta โฆ Roots for FC Barcelona โฆ His pre-game ritual is listening to music โฆ Is a good cook โฆ Served in the Israeli military โฆ Favorites include Inception (movie), Game of Thrones (TV), Queen (artist), pizza (food) โฆ Enjoys snowboarding and playing Frisbee in his free time.
