UC Santa Barbara
2014 Big West All-Freshman Team
2016: As a true junior, was one of five Gauchos to appear in all 20 of the team's games ... Made 15 starts, all out of the back ... Did not record a point or a shot ... Was booked on four occassions ... Started the first 10 and final three contests of the season ... Was in the Starting XI for three of UCSB's five shutouts ... Played a total of 1,393 minutes on the season, second-most among the team's backs.
2015: In his sophomore season, "Q" started 13 contests and appeared as a sub in another three ... Operated almost exclusively as a center back but also saw time at right back ... Registered three shots on the year ... Contributed to four clean sheets on the year ... Started the first seven games of the season ... Was carded just once all season ... Logged 1,139 minutes on the field.
2014: As a true freshman, appeared in 19 games with 12 starts ... After the season, was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team ... Made starts at center back and right back, though he spent most of his time at center back ... Took over as a starting center back following Paul Ehmann's departure, appearing in all 10 Big West games and starting eight ... Contributed to UCSB clean sheets against San Diego State, UC Irvine, UC Davis, and Cal Poly ... Recorded two shots on the year ... Played 1,195 of 1,888 possible minutes ... Was booked for two yellow cards and one red card.
LA Galaxy Academy / St. Francis HS
Played five years for Los Angeles FC before moving onto a trio of academies: Cosmos West, Chivas USA, and LA Galaxy, serving as captain at each ... Won the Manchester Cup in 2011 with the Cosmos ... Dallas Cup Champion in 2010 with LAFC ... Surf Cup Champion every year from 2007-10 with LAFC ... So Cal ODP each year from 2009-11 ... State Champion in 2010 and 2011 ... Played just one year of high school soccer, making the All-Area team ... Was a part of the National Honor Society, Mass Media Club, Ultimate Frisbee Club, and Ping Pong club in high school ... Graduated high school with a 4.2 GPA.
Personal
Jeffrey John Quezada was born on Sep. 24, 1996 in Los Angeles ... Parents are Marco and Melissa Quezada ... Has an older sister, Alexandra, and a younger sister, Rose ... Plannings on majoring in psychology and business ... Aspires to play soccer professionally ... When not playing soccer, he is playing frisbee golf, reading, and playing basketball ... He can't do without music, which is his go-to pregame activity ... He can best be described as calm and composed ... Most memorable sporting moment is playing in England in the World Finals for the Manchester Cup ... He wants people to know that his goal is to make the next four years of UCSB soccer the most succesful in program history ... Would love to play against Dutch striker Robin Van Persie and with former Italian defender Paolo Maldini ... Favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, LA Galaxy, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Kings, and Manchester United ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite movie is Silence of the Lambs ... Calls Breaking Bad his favorite show ... Lists J.D. Salinger's classic The Catcher in the Rye as his favorite read.
