UC Riverside

2008 Redshirted the season

Previous College (Mt. SAC) Played two years for the Mounties of Mt. San Antonio College … Advanced to the second round of the playoffs his freshman year … Won the South Coast league championship and advanced to the semifinal round of the playoffs his sophomore year … Named to the South Coast All-League First Team ...

High School Two-time letter winner in soccer at Montclair HS under coaches Hanson and Mora … Earned Mt. Baldy League MVP award, team MVP honor, and team Best Offensive Player as a junior and senior … Reached the third round of the CIF playoffs as a senior … Set a school record 33 goals his senior season ...

Personal Son of Pedro and Maria Soria … Considers his family his biggest influence because “all my life they enjoyed watching me play and it brought us closer as a family” … Career goal is become the first member of his family to obtain a college degree … Roots for Manchester United and Barcelona … Favorite athletes are Ronaldinho and C. Ronaldo … Enjoys eating pizza … Watches The Simpsons, Family Guy and Fresh Prince … His favorite movies include all the “Rocky” movies … Listens to Taking Back Sunday, Scary Kids Scaringkids, and The Killers … Hobbies include listening to his iPod … His most memorable sports achievement was scoring six goals in one game in high school ...