UC Santa Barbara
2014: Appeared in seven games for UCSB, including four starts ... Saw time as a midfielder and right back ... All four of his starts came in conference play, all at right back ... Team went 4-0 in his starts ... In his starts, team allowed just two goals and had a goal differential of +5 ... For the year, recorded three shots and one yellow card ... Logged 340 minutes of action.
High School/Club
A 2011 graduate of Los Alamitos High School, he was a first-team All-League selection in both his junior and senior seasons for the Vikings ... Played for the UCSB club soccer team from 2011-2014.
Personal
Christian Rodriguez was born on Jan. 7, 1993 in Bellflower, Calif. ... Parents are Armando and Lydia Rodriguez ... Has an older sister, Jessica, and a younger brother, Justin ... Majoring in mechanical engineering ... Aspires to work for an aerospace engineering company ... When not playing soccer, he is hanging out with friends and family or playing video games ... Before a game, he thanks God for giving him another day to do what he loves ... He describes himself as a hard worker, funny, and outgoing ... his most memorable sporting moment was scoring a championship-clinching goal ... He would love to play with the Mexican National Team ... Favorite pro team is Spanish giant Real Madrid ... Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco, and James Rodriguez are his favorite players ... Star Wars and The Matrix are his favorite movies ... The Office and Game of Thrones are his favorite TV shows.
