2022 Men's Soccer Roster

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Tarun Karumanchi
Photo by: Mac Brown
Tarun Karumanchi
UCLA Athletics - 2022 UCLA Men's Soccer versus the Liberty University, Wallis Annenberg Stadium, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. September 2nd, 2022Copyright Don Liebig/ASUCLA220902_MSOC_0069.NEF
Photo by: Don Liebig/ASUCLA
Karumanchi, Tarun
Jersey Number 6

Tarun Karumanchi

  • Position:
    Midfielder
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    150
  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    San Ramon, Calif.

Career Highlights
UCLA Director's Honor Roll
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten

2024
Appeared in a career-high 19 games as a junior, starting 18 … Played primarily in a holding midfield role during the season … Played a total of 1,454 minutes, the fourth most minutes on the team … Played at least 80 minutes 12 times, and played 90 or more minutes eight times … Helped lead the backline to seven shutouts, including six against ranked opposition No. 11 LM (2-0), No. 18 James Madison (0-0), No. 8 Portland (2-0), No. 3 Denver (0-0) at No. 14 Northwestern (1-0), vs. RV Maryland (6-0) … Had 10 shots on the year with four coming on frame.

2023
Appeared in a then career-high 18 games as a sophomore, starting 16 … Tallied one assist on the season while primarily playing in a holding midfield role … Of the 18 games he appeared in he played at least 80 minutes seven times and completed the full 90 minutes five times … Had four shots on the year, with all four coming on frame including a season-high three shots on goal in the opening day 4-1 win over Virginia Tech … His lone assist of the campaign came in a 4-2 win at Washington in which he assisted Sebastian Rincon’s strike … Contributed to five Bruins’ shutouts over the course of the season against Rutgers, at UC Irvine, Washington, at Oregon State and at San Diego State … Helped the Bruins to a Pac-12 conference title for the first time since 2012.

2022
Appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, starting seven … Was an opening day starter for UCLA in a holding midfield role, but missed time after suffering an injury at Portland on Sept. 10 … Made his NCAA debut on Aug. 25 against UC Irvine, playing the full 90 and helping the Bruins keep a clean sheet in a 1-0 win … Recorded one assist, helping set up Jose Contell’s 81st minute game-winner against Virginia Tech on Aug. 28 … Played 344 of 360 possible minutes over the first four games of the season … Contributed to four UCLA shutouts … Named to TopDrawerSoccer's Preseason Freshman Best XI ... Enrolled at UCLA in spring, making the UCLA Director's Roll for that quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ units passed).

High School/Club
Played club soccer with the San Jose Earthquakes Academy ... Played for San Jose's U-23 squad and was also part of an elite group of former academy player to train with the Earthquakes' first team ... Called up to the USYNT U-20 team for their training camp in Carson in Apr. 2022.

UCLA Men's Soccer vs. Rutgers Recap
Monday, September 11
UCLA Men's Soccer vs. Rutgers Recap
Sunday, September 10
Jose Contell’s goal lifts UCLA past California in Los Angeles
Friday, October 21
Jose Contell, UCLA ’really happy’ after defeating Cal on special night
Friday, October 21