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University of California, Santa Barbara

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Jeff Liang

3 Caden Vom Steeg

  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 171
  • Position Defender
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Santa Barbara, Calif.
  • High School San Marcos HS

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA
2024
All-Big West Honorable Mention…Started 20 matches for the Gauchos at defender…Played the full time in 13 of those appearances…Registered an assist at Kansas City (Aug. 29)...Assisted the game-winning goal in the 52nd minute against UC Irvine (Oct. 12)...Took two shots, one on target in The Big West Championship Final against UC Davis (Nov. 15). 

2023
All-Big West Second Team … CSC Academic All-District Team ... Made 14 starts in 16 games played, recording a career-high four assists on the season … Assisted the game-winning goal in UC Santa Barbara’s 2-1 win over UC Riverside (Oct. 7) … Played the full 90 minutes in nine of the Gauchos’ last 10 matches of the season after returning from an injury.
 
2022
Big West All-Academic Team … Appeared and started in all 20 games for the Gauchos, recording two assists … Assisted the opening goal in UC Santa Barbara’s 2-1 win over Cal Poly (Sept. 21).
 
2021
Played in 21 games, making 12 starts … Provided his first collegiate assist in UC Santa Barbara’s 3-0 win over Sacramento State (Oct. 20) … Assisted one of the Gauchos’ four goals in their dominant 4-0 Big West Championship victory over UC Irvine (Nov. 13).


CLUB
Played 10 years of youth soccer with Santa Barbara Soccer Club and Real SoCal … Collected five Coast Soccer League Premier Championships, a State Cup Championship and a Far West Regional Championship … Earned three Olympic Development Program Camp invitations.

HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letter winner at San Marcos High School … Helped the Royals win the Channel League Title in 2020 … 2020 Channel League Co-Offensive MVP and First Team All-CIF Division 2 selection … 2018 All-Channel League First Teamer … Helped the Royals make CIF appearances in both 2018 and 2020 … Academically, earned AP Scholar with Honor Award.


PERSONAL
Son of Almeria and Tim Vom Steeg … Has three brothers: Justin, Carson and twin Jared, each of whom also play or played soccer for the Gauchos … Majoring in Economics at UC Santa Barbara … Hopes to play soccer professionally.

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Historical Player Information

  • 31

    2021Freshman

    D
    6'0" 165 lbs
    31
  • 21

    2022Sophomore

    Defender
    6'1" 159 lbs
    21
  • 3

    2023Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 159 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 171 lbs
    3