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2015 Men's Soccer Roster

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2 Luis Vega

  • Position D
  • Class Senior
  • Ht./Wt. 5-3 / 140
  • Hometown Guatemala City, Guatemala

Biography

Career Overview
Played in 53 games, making 45 starts primarily as a defender … scored his lone goal as a sophomore in 2013 … helped anchor FGCU to A-Sun regular-season championships each of his four years, 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
One of only two players to start all 14 games … 1,278 minutes were the 2nd-most on the team … finished with six shots from his back right defensive position … put three shots on frame … attempted two corners … helped flank a defensive unit that paced the A-Sun 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
Started 10 games for the Eagles with 14 appearances … played at least a full 90 minutes in eight contests … valuable outside defender who 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 … moved up from his defensive position to attempt four shots on the year … had one shot on net (FAU, Oct. 21) … attempted two corners.

As Sophomore (2013) | Game-By-Game Stats
Finished the season with one goal and eight shots … was the only FGCU defender to score a goal in non-conference play … recorded his lone goal in a 3-2 victory at the University of Pennsylvania … was an essential defender for an FGCU defense which allowed the least amount of goals in the A-Sun during conference matches (four goals in eight games) … played a key role in six shutouts … recorded eight shots on the season … finished the year with 1,421 minutes played … recorded the third-most minutes on the team … appeared in 15 games, starting all of them … played at least 90 minutes in 13 matches.

As A Freshman (2012) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 10 games … missed the first nine games of the year and logged action in the final 10 … made six starts out of those 10 games … FGCU only lost once in the games that he played in.

High School
Helped guide his team to the 2010-11 ESPN Rise National Championship ... competed with Academia F.C. in Guatemala ... also a member of the Guatemalan National Team in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship ... was called into training camp for the U-20 Guatemalan National Team.

Personal
Born Jan. 15, 1993 ... environmental engineering major ... lists his favorite book as The Alchemist.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2012-13Freshman

    D
    5'2" 140 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2013-14Sophomore

    D
    5'3" 140 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2014Junior

    D
    5'3" 140 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2015Senior

    D
    5'3" 140 lbs
    2