Professional Career
Signed a Homegrown Contract with FC Dallas of the MLS in January of 2016 … became the first FGCU product in program history to appear in an MLS game when he earned the start and played all 90 minutes in FCD’s 3-0 win at D.C. United on Mar. 26, 2016.
Career Overview
Was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Freshman Team and followed with three-consecutive A-Sun First Team selections … during his career, FGCU played 69 games, and he appeared in 68 of them while starting 67 times … the central defender scored one goal while issuing four assists for six career points while rarely being subbed out of a contest … his junior and senior seasons ranked as two of the top-three campaigns in program history (since 2007) in terms of goals-against average as in 2015 it was the 3rd-best at 0.88, and 2014 was the 2nd-best at 0.71 … anchored FGCU to A-Sun regular-season championships each of his four years with the Green and Blue, a pair of A-Sun Tournament titles and two berths in the NCAA Championship … helped the Eagles to a record of 34-24-12 in his career, including a dominant 20-3-4 mark in conference games.
As A Senior (2015) | Game-By-Game Stats
Atlantic Sun First Team member … NSCAA All-Southeast Second Team honoree … played and started all 14 games, logging a team-high 1,304 minutes (93 minutes per game) … issued his lone assist of the year in the A-Sun semifinals against USC Upstate (Nov. 7) … anchored a defensive unit that paced the conference in goals allowed (13 – nine fewer than any other team), goals-against average (0.88 – 0.45 better than any other team) and shutouts (seven – two more than any other team) … during conference matches, the Eagles scored 14 more goals than their opponents, allowing just one goal in A-Sun play … helped lead FGCU to an unprecedented sixth-straight A-Sun regular-season championship with a league record of 4-0-1.
As A Junior (2014) | Game-By-Game Stats
Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team for the second-consecutive year … steady central defender who started all 19 of the games he appeared in and was not substituted out the entire year with the exception of one 10-minute overtime period versus Akron (Sept. 6) … missed the season opener against USF (Aug. 29), but played every game after that … helped FGCU allow the fewest goals in the A-Sun (15) – nine less than any other league member – and post nine shutouts – three more than any other A-Sun team … integral member of the Eagles’ backline which had a shutout streak of 495:40 broken in the 86th minute of the NCAA Tournament … issued one assist on the year as part of a 3-1 win at Northern Kentucky (Oct. 11) … attempted three shots during the season … logged a total of 1,814 minutes.
As A Sophomore (2013) | Game-By-Game Stats
Was named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference First Team … was a primary defender for an FGCU defense that allowed the least goals in A-Sun during conference matches (four in eight games) … played a key role in five shutouts … recorded eight shots on the season … scored his first career goal in a 2-0 victory over Jacksonville … was one of only two defenders to score a goal on the season … was the only player on the team to play more than 1,500 minutes (1,506) .… appeared in 16 games … started all 16 games … played at least 90 minutes in every match.
As A Freshman (2012) | Game-By-Game Stats
Was nominated to the Atlantic Sun Conference All-Freshman Team … played in all 19 games … made 18 starts … had two assists … one assist was against USC Upstate (Oct. 12) … the other came against Jacksonville (Oct. 18) … both of his assists helped his team to win … FGCU beat USC Upstate, 1-0, and Jacksonville, 3-2.
High School
Joined the FC Dallas Academy in the summer of 2011 from his affiliate club FC Dallas El Paso and earned the chance to compete with the FC Dallas reserve squad ... following his senior season, he earned Defensive MVP honors from the El Paso Times ... part of one of the strongest defensive units in the USSDA ... PDL and Academy National Champion.
Personal
Born on June 23, 1993 ... business management major ... favorite athlete is Lionel Messi ... would like to meet Ronaldiho ... favorite sports movie is Dream Begins ... chose FGCU over San Diego State and North Carolina ... aspired to be a professional soccer player.
