Ruben Valencia - 2013 - Men's Soccer - UC Riverside Athletics

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Position Forward
Class Senior
Hometown Fontana, CA
High School Los Osos HS

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2013 The final goal of his collegiate career was the game-winner in the Highlanders' 1-0 win over Sacramento State on October 11 (box score/recap/video recap) ...

2012 Finished third on the team in goals and fourth in points ... Recorded two game-winning goals—at Iona on August 26 (box score/recap) and vs. North Florida on September 14 (box score/recap) ... Recorded the first assist of his career at Cal State Fullerton on November 3 (box score/recap) ...

2011 Scored the game-winning goal in the Highlanders' 2-0 win at North Florida on September 23 (box score/recap)...

2010 Named to the Big West Conference Honorable Mention Team (story) ... Finished tied for third on the team in goals scored and tied for fourth in points ... Saw his first action as a member of the Highlanders in a 3-0 loss to No. 17 CSU Bakersfield on September 16 (box score/recap) ... Earned his first start as a collegian in UCR's 1-0 win over Air Force on September 24 (box score/recap) ... Scored the first goal of his career in UCR's 4-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara on October 17 (box score/recap) ... Recorded his first multi-goal game with two scores, including the game-winner, in a 3-2 win at Cal State Fullerton on October 20 (box score/recap) ...

High School Was a two-year starer at Los Osos High School where he earned Second-Team, All-League honors as a freshman ... Serves as a team captain and earned All-League and All-CIF honors as a sophomore ... Played for Arsenal FC's U-16 Academy Team during his junior year and was the team's second leading scorer helping them to a number two national ranking ... He finished his pre-college career playing tor the LA Galaxy U-18 program ...

Personal Ruben E. Valencia is the son of Ruben and Estela Valencia ... Has yet to declare a major but cites his career goal as becoming the best in whatever he chooses to pursue ... Roots for the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, San Diego Chargers, and FC Barcelona ... Favorite movies include the "Hangover," "Stepbrothers" and "The Bronx Tale" ... Hobbies include hanging out with family and friends ... Considers his father to be his biggest athletics influence ...

Ruben Valencia's Career Statistics

Year	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	YC-RC	GW	PK-ATT
2010	11-6	3	0	6	15	.200	7	.467		1	0-0
2011	17-4	1	0	2	17	.059	9	.529	4-0	1	0-0
2012	10-5	4	1	9	17	.235	10	.588		2	0-0
2013	18-8	1	0	2	27	.037	6	.222		1	0-0
Totals	56-23	9	1	19	76	.118	32	.421	4-0	5	0-0