UC Santa Barbara
2017: Played in 11 matches while making four starts as a senior … Fired his lone shot of the season, which was on target, in a 3-1 victory over UC Riverside on Sept. 30 … Logged 442 total minutes on the year … Made three straight starts at midfield to open the season.
2016: In his first year with the Gauchos, appeared in 11 and started 10 games ... Logged a total of 903 minutes ... Didn't record a point or shot on the year ... Was booked just once ... Started the final 10 games of the year as a center back for UCSB ... With him as part of the back four, UCSB registered a league-best 0.75 goals against average in Big West action ... Made his Division I debut as a substitute in UCSB's 4-2 loss to Butler on Sept. 9 ... During his time on the back line, UCSB went nine straight games allowing a single goal or fewer, the program's longest such streak since 2012 ... Was was 6-2-2 in games he started.
Gavilan College
Played two seasons at Gavilan College, a community college in Gilroy, Calif. ... In 2014, made 17 appearance – all starts – for the Rams ... Recorded one goal and one assist ... Notched a helper in the 2014 season opener against Monterey ... Scored his only goal of the season on Oct. 7, 2014 against Canada.
Personal
Josue Salgado was born on Aug. 14, 1995 in Gilroy, Calif. ... His father is named Hector ... Has three siblings: Carmina, Hector, and Bernard ... Majoring in spanish ... Aspires to be a spanish teacher ... When not playing soccer, he is watching soccer or boxing ... Can't do without his dog ... Can best be described as laidback ... Would love to play with Clint Dempsey ... Roots for the Detriot Pistons ... Favorites include Clint Dempsey and bocer Gennady Golovkin ... Lists 8 Mile as his favorite flick ... Likes to watch The Sopranos ... His favorite book is The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho.
