University of California, Santa Barbara

UCSB

2018: Faouzi Taieb played in and started 18 matches as a junior transfer for UCSB...On 11 shots this season, Taieb amassed seven points with one assist and three goals, including the game-winner vs Gonzaga (Sep. 25)...Played a grand total of 1642 minutes, which ranked first on the team...Taieb's three goals (Gonzaga, UC Riverside, at New Mexico) ranked second on the team...Selected to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch list.

St. Francis Brooklyn
Played his freshman and sophomore seasons at St. Francis Brooklyn … Named the ECAC & NEC Defensive Player of the Year after anchoring a defense that allowed just two goals during conference play as a sophomore … Named to the All-Northeast Region First Team … Only the seventh Terrier in program history to earn NEC Rookie of the Year honors … Scored two goals during his freshman campaign and earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors … Tallied three goals including two game-winners as a sophomore … Played in 34 matches for his career with five goals … Rated as the No. 2 player in the Northeast Conference by Top Drawer Soccer.

Personal
Faouzi Taieb Benabbas was born on Dec. 5, 1997 in Marseille, France … Plans to major in Psychology … Aspires to become a professional soccer player … Favorite team is Olympique de Marseille … His favorite athlete is Giorgio Chiellini.