UC Riverside

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2015  One of seven Highlanders to play in all 19 matches ... Recorded his lone assist of the season in a 3-0 win against San Jose State on September 25 (box score/recap)...

2014 ...

2013 TopDrawerSoccer.com ranked him No. 92 of the top 100 College Men's Soccer Players in the nation (full story) ... Tied for third on the team in assists ... Named Big West Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for matches played November 4-10 (full story) ... Scored a goal and an assist in UCR's 3-2 over Cal State Fullerton on November 9 which secured a spot for the Highlanders in the Big West Tournament (box score/recap/video highlights) ...  

2012 Ranked second on the team in assists finishing with the second highest total in the recorded history of the program ... Saw his first action with the Highlanders against Detroit-Mercy on August 31 (box score/recap) ... Recorded his first point with an assist in a 4-0 victory against Long Island on September 3 (box score/recap) ... Assisted on the game-winning goal in the Highlanders' 4-3, overtime win at UC Irvine on October 31 (box score/recap) ...

High School His 2010-11 squad went 13-0-1 and won the Big VIII League Title—a first for Santiago High School ... Played forward that season under Head Coach Rogelio Padilla ... Won the US Soccer U16 National Title with the LA Galaxy Academy Team in 2011 ... Named Press-Enterprise Soccer Player of the Year in 2011 ... Trained with Chivas USA's First Team during his senior year ...

Personal Eric Noel Gonzalez is the son of Noel and Leticia Gonzalez ... His mother works at UC Riverside as an IT manager ... Considers his parents to have had the biggest influence on his athletics career because they are the ones who are always encouraging him to work hard in everything he does ... His career goal is to become a sports psychologist and play soccer professionally ... Roots for Barcelona and Chivas USA ... Considers Xavi Hernandez and Juan Pablo Angel to be his favorite athletes ... Enjoys reading the Hunger Games series of books ... "Big Bang Theory" and "Scrubs" are his favorite television shows ... Lists "Transformers," "The Dark Knight," and "Iron Man" as his favorite movies ... Listens to the music of Linkin Park ... Enjoys reading in his spare time ... His most memorable athletics acheivements to date are winning the national championship with the LA Galaxy and the league title for Santiago High School ...