2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Christian Gomez
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Anaheim, Calif.
- Prev School:
- UC Berkeley
- Major:
- Business Administration
2023
Prep
Personal
- Played 19 matches starting seven for 755 minutes
- Registered one assist
- Played in 38 matches starting 15 in his four-year soccer career at Cal
- Totaled two goals, three assists, and seven points as a midfielder
- Started 11 of 13 games played in 2022
- In a memorable game on Oct. 16 at Santa Clara, with Cal trailing 3-2, Gomez assisted on an 85th-minute goal that eventually resulted in a 3-3, double-overtime tie with the Broncos in 2022
- Athletic Study Center Scholar-Athlete of the Week during the fall, Gomez – lauded for his leadership skills with the Bears and the greater UC Berkeley community – spoke at the Cameron Institute Leadership Showcase, a Ted Talk-style event that features student-athletes who have demonstrated significant leadership in school, sport, and life and were nominated by their peers, coaches, and staff
- Scored Cal’s first goal of the truncated spring 2021 regular season, a 50th-minute strike vs. Stanford
- Named the Athletic Study Center’s Scholar-Athlete of the Week, as Gomez – a peer advisor for the ASC’s Scholar-Athlete Freshman Transition Seminars – was recognized for challenging his peers to view obstacles as opportunities for growth and to embrace a mindset of “thinking outside the box” during their Cal journeys.
- Played in a career-high 16 games, starting three in 2019
- Recorded his first point for the Bears with an assist in a 3-3 tie at UCLA on Oct. 13
- Also assisted on a game-winning goal in a 3-2 upset of No. 1 Washington in Seattle
- Gomez netted his first collegiate goal in the 39th minute of Cal’s 3-1 loss at UC Santa Barbara on Nov. 21 in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
- His recovery from injury was chronicled in this Inside the Lair feature on CalBears.com: The New Christian Gomez
- Played in the first three matches of the 2018 season before suffering a broken leg that sidelined him the rest of the year.
Prep
- Played for Pateadores Academy
- Played for El Salvador's U17 National Team in the UNCAF Championships and CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers and U18 Team in Olympic qualifiers
- Led U19 Pateadores Academy to the USSDA Southwest Conference Championship.
Personal
- Born and raised in Anaheim
- Global studies major while at Cal graduating in 2022
- Was also a peer advisor, TA, and speaker for the Cameron Institute
- Has interned as a data analyst for Amicum Analytics
- Studying business administration at UC Irvine
- Mom attended UC Irvine and played soccer at Westmont College
- Has helped served Habitat for Humanity
- Fan of FC Barcelona and Tame Impala
- Enjoys figure drawing
Great moments to recall from 2025 💭
Saturday, January 17
Got some debate going 🤣 #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Friday, October 17
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 1 | Agaton Pourshahidi
Thursday, October 02
Right place. Right time. 😤 #TogetherWeZot | #Shorts
Tuesday, September 16
