2024 Women's Soccer Roster

Roster

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Val Vargas
Photo by: Percy Anderson
Val Vargas
Photo by: Don Liebig, UCLA Photography
Val Vargas
Photo by: Scott Chandler
Val Vargas (photo by Elijah Carr)
Photo by: Elijah Carr
Val Vargas 2025 Headshot
Jersey Number 14

Val Vargas

  • Position:
    Midfielder
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Downey
  • Hometown:
    Pico Rivera, Calif.
2024
Third-team All-Big Ten selection โ€ฆ Earned third-team All-Big Ten honors โ€ฆ Played in 15 games and started 12 after missing the first nine while playing for Mexico at the FIFA Under-20 Womenโ€™s World Cup โ€ฆ Scored the game-winning goal in the Big Ten Championship game.

2023
Named to the All-Pac-12 Freshman Team โ€ฆ Appeared in 18 games and made three starts, against Long Beach State, CSUN and Pepperdine โ€ฆ Totaled two goals and two assists โ€ฆ Scored her first collegiate goal on Aug. 27 in the 4-0 victory at UC Irvine and also scored a goal in the 2-0 win over Pepperdine โ€ฆ Registered her first collegiate point with an assist in the Cal Poly game โ€ฆ Recorded 564 minutes with a season-high of 67 minutes, achieved twice vs. Long Beach State and at CSUN.

Mexican National Team
Played in four games and started two at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 Womenโ€™s World Cup โ€ฆ Scored a goal against the U.S. in the Round of 16 โ€ฆ Starter on Mexicoโ€™s Under-20 National Team that won the 2023 Concacaf Championships โ€ฆ Started three games in the 2022 FIFA Under-17 Womenโ€™s World Cup โ€ฆ Scored a total of 10 goals at the 2022 Concacaf Under-17 Championships โ€ฆ Helped lead the U-20s to a runner-up finish at the 2024 Sud Ladies Cup โ€ฆ Previously part of the U.S. Youth National Team pool.

High School/Club
Won a league championship and named MVP of her team at Downey High School โ€ฆ Played club soccer for Beach FC.

Personal
Full name is Valerie Vargas-Arceo โ€ฆ Born in Montebello, Calif. โ€ฆ Parents are Manuela and Jose Antonio Vargas โ€ฆ Siblings are Fernando and Vanessa โ€ฆ Says attending UCLA was always a dream for her since she was a kid โ€ฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill as winning MVP while playing in Spain with LA Galaxy Academy โ€ฆ An athlete she admires is Lionel Messi โ€ฆ Hobbies include riding bikes, watching the sunset and eating at cafes โ€ฆ Sociology major with the career aspiration of becoming a professional soccer player.
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Thursday, June 05
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