Jimmy Martinez - 2012 - Men's Soccer - UC Riverside Athletics

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Position Forward
Class Senior
Hometown Perris, CA
High School Rancho Verde HS

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2012 Finished second on the team in goals and points ... Scored the game-winning goal in the Highlanders' 1-0 victory over Nebraska Omaha on September 16 (box score/recap) ... Scored a pair of goals in a 4-1 win over UC Irvine on October 17 (box score/recap) ...

2011 ...

2010 Saw his first action and scored his first goal as a member of the Highlanders in a 3-2 loss at San Jose State on September 1 (box score/recap) ... Scored the game-winning goal in UC Riverside's 1-0 win over Air Force on September 24 (box score/recap) ... One of seven members of the Highlanders to play in at least 16 matches on the year ...

2009 (Riverside Community College) Earned All-Conference, Conference MVP and All-State honors as he set the school's goal-scoring record with 36 on the year ... He added 16 assists for a total of 88 points ...

High School Played at Rancho Verde High School ... His junior and senior teams went a combined 20-3-6 and posted an undefeated league campaign in 2006-07 advancing to the second round of the CIF for the first time in school history ... As a senior, he scored 15 goals in just 10 games ... In his junior season, he was named to the All-League, First Team and earned school and Inland Valley League MVP honors ...

Personal Jimmy is the son of Jose and Clelia Martinez ... Majoring in computer science ... Career goal is to become a professional soccer player ... Athletics goals are to win the Big West Conference and go to NCAA playoffs ... His biggest influences come from his two older brothers and his father because of their support and encouragement ... Lists "Eminem," "As I Lay Dying," and "Lil Wayne" as his favorite musicians ... Watches "Family Guy." "Futurerama." and "South Park" ... Considers the "Saw" series to be his favorite movies ... Enjoys eating pizza ... Roots for Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona, and AC Milan ... Looks up to Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronald ... Hobbies are sports and playing PES 2010 ...

Jimmy Martinez's Career Statistics

Year	GP-GS	G	A	Pts	Sh	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	YC-RC	GW	PK-ATT
2010	16-5	2	0	4	18	.111	9	.500		1	0-0
2011	9-0	0	0	0	9	.000	3	.333	0-0	0	0-0
2012	17-12	5	2	12	27	.185	14	.519		1	0-0
Totals	42-17	7	2	16	54	.123	26	.481	0-0	2	0-0