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Jersey Number 5
Jonick Pineda
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Santa Ana, Calif.
- High School:
- Foothill HS
2021 (Senior)
- All-Big West Honorable Mention
- Started 16 of 16 matches played
- 5 goals, 1 assist
- Two game-winning goals
- Appeared in 15 matches
- One of his two assists was on Roberto Garcia Vargas's game winner in a 1-0 season-opening win over Bryant (8/30)
- Recorded seven shots
- Did not play
- Did not play
- Played for Foothill High School in Santa Ana
- Principal Honor Roll
- AVID member
- Played for FC Golden State
- 2011, 13 Far West Regional and US Youth national champion
- 2009, 11, 13 Surf Cup champion
- Son of Raul and Blanca Pineda
- Chose UC Riverside for the team and its high ranking business school
- Majoring in Pre-Business
- Aspires to go into either professional soccer or business
- First of his family to be a student-athlete
- Favorite sports teams: FC Barcelona and Chivas de Guadalajara
- Most memorable sports achievement: winning the 2013 US Youth National Championship
- Favorite athletes:Andres Iniesta, Sergio Ramos
- Favorite TV shows: Prison Break, Riverdale, Criminal Minds
- Favorite musical artists: J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar
- Favorite foods: Mexican, Chinese
- Hobbies: soccer, video games, traveling
Day in the Life: Leilani Juan
Monday, May 04
UCR Student-Athletes cheer on our students.
Friday, May 01
UCR Athletics Director Introductory Full Press Conference
Tuesday, March 24
Athletics Director Greg Paules Introductory Presentation Recap
Tuesday, March 24
