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University of California, Santa Barbara

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang
Jeff Liang

9 Salvador Aguilar

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Position Forward
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown San Simeon, Calif.
  • High School Oak Grove HS
  • Previous Team San Jose Earthquakes Academy

Biography

UC SANTA BARBARA
2024
Started four matches for the Gauchos… Scored the opening goal of the game against Kansas City (Aug. 29).

2023
Played in 18 matches after returning from an ACL injury sustained in 2022, making seven starts… Scored three goals, all against UC Riverside … Had his first collegiate multi-goal game on Oct. 7 against the Highlanders, scoring twice in a 2-1 comeback win for the Gauchos … Completed Santa Barbara’s comeback in the first round of The Big West Championship (Nov. 1), scoring the game-winning goal against UCR in the 86th minute … Assisted Lucas Gonzalez’s game-winning goal against Cal Poly (Oct. 15).
 
2022
Three-time Big West Offensive Player of the Week Played a total of nine games for the Gauchos, starting five … Scored five goals, including two game winners … Scored with 12 seconds left to earn Santa Barbara a 2-1 win over Cal Poly on the road (Sept. 21) … Had a goal and an assist against Grand Canyon (Sept. 17), contributing to both Gaucho goals in the 2-2 draw.
 
2021
All-Big West Second Team … Big West All-Freshman Team … Earned Big West Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week (Oct. 4) after scoring in back-to-back routs of Cal State Fullerton and UC Davis … Played in 21 matches, starting nine … Scored six goals, including in The Big West Championship match against UC Irvine, which Santa Barbara won, 4-0.


CLUB
Played with Eagles Soccer Club from 2016-2018, earning two league titles and winning a State Cup before joining the San Jose Earthquakes Academy, where he played from 2018-2021.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Oak Grove High School … Also attended Coast Union and Independent Templeton High Schools … Earned a varsity letter for soccer his freshman year at Coast Union … Scored 19 goals that season for the Broncos, including a four-goal game against Bakersfield High School and a hat-trick against Atascadero High School … Named Freshman Player of the Year.


PERSONAL
Grew up in San Simeon … Son of Flor Miranda and Salvador Aguilar … Has two younger brothers, Eric and Kevin … Plans to pursue a career in business or sports medicine after graduating from UC Santa Barbara … Supports Chivas and Real Madrid.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021Freshman

    F
    6'2" 180 lbs
    32
  • 9

    2022Sophomore

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Junior

    Forward
    6'2" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Senior

    Forward
    6'2" 180 lbs
    9