University of California, Santa Barbara

UC SANTA BARBARA
2023
Played in 10 games for the Gauchos, starting seven of them … Provided a career-high three assists from his full back position … Helped UC Santa Barbara secure their first two clean sheets of the year, against Cal Poly (Sept. 23) and UC Irvine (Sept. 30).
 
2022
Big West All-Academic Team … Started in all conference games except for one, appearing in 18 total for the Gauchos … Assisted Salvador Aguilar’s goal against No. 19 Missouri State (Aug. 25) to end the game in a 1-1 tie … Assisted the game-winning goal at Cal Poly (Sept. 21) with 12 seconds remaining in the game.
 
2021
Big West All-Academic Team … Played in all but one of the games for the Gauchos, earning 858 minutes on the season … Provided his first career assist in the 2-0 victory over Cal Poly (Sept. 25) … Scored his first career goal to give UC Santa Barbara a lead and assisted on the next one to seal the result in the 4-2 win over Fullerton (Sept. 29).

SANTA ROSA JUNIOR COLLEGE
2019
Played in nine games, starting seven for the Bear Cubs … Recorded his first career assist in a 4-0 win over American River (Oct. 1).
 
2018
Did not see action during the season.

CLUB
Played for Marin FC during his youth career … Member of the United States Olympic Development Program in 2014 and 2015.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Terra Linda High School in San Rafael.

PERSONAL
Born March 1, 2000 in San Francisco … Grew up in San Rafael … Son of Jorge Aldana and Paula Cifuentes … Majoring in Sociology at UC Santa Barbara … Plans to pursue a career in dentistry.