UC Santa Barbara
2016: In his first season with UCSB, appeared in 19 of UCSB's 20 games with eight starts ... Operated early on as a right wingback before moving up the field later in the year ... Totaled two goals and three assists for seven points ... Added 19 shots, eight shots on goal, and was booked once ... Made his Division I debut in UCSB's season-opener at Oakland, coming on as a subsititute in the 17th minute ... Notched his first Div. I goal in the home opener against San Diego on Sept. 2, finishing off a breakaway from a Josue España clearance ... Had an assist in back-to-back games against Loyola Marymount on Sept. 21 and Cal on Sept. 24 ... Started four Big West games, totaling one goal and one assist ... Had a season-high six shots against CSUN on Oct. 8, tied for the second most single-game shots taken by a Big West player in 2016 ... Played a total of 939 minutes.
Johnson & Wales
Played one season at Johnson & Wales University in Denver, Colo. ... In 19 games, tallied 16 goals and 16 assists for 48 points ... In eight conference games, added five goals and three assists ... Named All-A.I.I. First Team and was selected as the conference Newcomer of the Year ... Named to the NAIA All-West Region First Team ... His 16 goals were a program record ... He ranked third in the NAIA in shots on goal per game (3.2), fifth in assists, and sixth in points ... Led the Wildcats in goals, assists, points, shots, shots on goal, and game-winning goals (three) ... In his collegiate debut, had three assists in a 4-2 win over Warner Pacific ... Followed that up with back-to-back braces in his next two games ... Registered a hat trick, which included the game-winning goal, in a 5-1 victory over York (Neb.) on Oct. 25 ... Had a season-high seven points (one goal, five assists) in a 7-0 blowout of Mount Marty on Oct. 18 ... Had five multi-goal games and nine multi-point games.
San Jose Earthquakes Academy
Played for the San Jose Earthquakes Academy ... Also trained with Club America (Mexico), AS Fiorentina (Italy), FC Nuremberg (Germany), and Portland Timbers (MLS) ... Participated in the USA Soccer U-17 Residency Training program in Bradenton, Fla. in 2012 ... Was listed as the No. 19 forward nationwide and the No. 50 overall recruit by Top Drawer Soccer in his senior year of high school ... Played on the 2013 NSCAA Youth Boy's All-America Team ... Also played for San Juan Soccer Club and the Real Salt Lake Academy ...
Personal
Dalton Pando was born on Mar. 4, 1996 in Hayward, Calif. to parents Cheree and Dominic Pando ... Has one younger brother, Bryce ... When not playing soccer, he is hanging out with friends and family ... Before a game, he likes to listen to music ... Would love to play with Lionel Messi or Sergio Aguero ... Roots for Italian club Juventus ... Lists Messi as his favorite athlete.
