University of California, Santa Barbara

UC Santa Barbara

2020 College Soccer News Preseason All-America Third Team
2019 Top Drawer Soccer All-America Second Team
2019 United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team
2019 All-Big West First Team
2018 All-Big West First Team    
2018 All-Far West Region First Team
2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team
 2017 College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
 2017 Big West Freshman of the Year
 2017 All-Big West First Team
 2017 Big West All-Freshman Team

2018: Rodney Michael played in all 18 games, starting all but one (at Seattle University Sep. 2) in his sophomore season...Michael justified his selection to the preseason All-Conference team with his strong offensive play throughout the season...Named Big West offensive player of the week for Sep. 17-23, when he scored two goals against UCLA to power the Gauchos to a 3-1 win...Named to Top Drawer Soccer team of the week during that same period...Paced the Gauchos with 17 points and seven goals, to go along with three assists...Named to the All-Far West Region team and earned a First Team All-Big West bid for the second consecutive year...Had a pair of game-winners against Butler at home (Sept. 8) and on the road at New Mexico (Sept. 11), for the Gauchos' lone road win of the season...played 1465 minutes in total.

2017: Started all 19 games as a true freshman and made an immediate impact… Led the Gauchos in nearly every offensive category … Paced the team with eight goals and four assists for a total of 20 points … Earned national recognition after being selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region Second Team and being named a College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team selection … Led UCSB with 44 shots with 20 shots on goal … Scored both goals, including the game-winner in overtime, to give the Gauchos a 2-1 victory on the road at Sacramento State (Oct. 18) … His multi-goal game against the Hornets was the lone multi-goal game for a UCSB player all season … Scored his first collegiate goal against Akron on Sept. 9 … Made it back-to-back games with a goal after scoring against St. John’s on Sept. 12 … Rattled off an impressive streak of scoring a point in seven out of eight matches from Sept. 9 – Oct. 7 … Named Big West Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 2) after tallying a goal and two assists in a 5-2 win over Cal State Fullerton (Sept. 28) and followed it up with a goal against UC Riverside (Sept. 30) … Ranked second in the Big West during conference play with six goals and 15 points (6 goals, 3 assists) … Named Big West Freshman of the Year … Earned First Team All-Big West accolades … Also recognized by TopDrawerSoccer.com as an All-Freshman First Team selection … Finished fourth among UCSB field players with 1,524 minutes played … Set a season-high five shots against UC Riverside (Sept. 30) … Tallied one shot in 18 of 19 matches.

Dunn School/Santa Barbara Soccer Club
Played three seasons for Dunn School in Los Olivos, Calif. … Named 2016-17 California Gatorade Soccer Player of the Year … Led the Earwigs to the CIF Southern Section Championship in 2015 and 2017 … Earned All-CIF honors all three seasons … Named the 2016-17 CIF Division 6 Player of the Year … Tallied 74 goals and 43 assists in his career … Earned Team MVP honors … 2016-17 All-USA First Team … Sportsmanship award … Played for the Santa Barbara Soccer Club from 2014-2017 … led the club to the 2016 U-18 National Championship and earned Best-XI honors.

Personal
Rodney Michael was born on Aug. 10, 1999 in Freetown, Sierra Leone … Parents are Edwin Michael and Mariam Dayeck … Has four siblings, Edward (25), Edmond (21), Bryan (5) and Mason (1) … Undecided major … Aspires to become a professional soccer player … Most memorable sporting moment is winning the national championship … Roots for Manchester United … Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi … Favorite movie is Cool Runnings and TV show is Prison Break.