2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 16
Oscar Cervantes
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Indio, Calif.
- Major:
- Education Science
2023
Freshman
Club
Personal
- All-Far West Region Third Team
- All-Big West Second Team
- Big West Championship MVP
- Played 19 matches starting 17 for 1,466 minutes
- Scored two goals including game-winner vs. UC Riverside that was chosen as SportsCenter Top 10 Play that night
- Added two assists for six points
- Manned the midfield for the Anteaters in 17 matches with 16 starts and a total of 1,214 minutes
- Assisted on one goal for his only point, now has 10 career points on two goals and six assists
- Played 12 matches starting 11 and nearly 800 minutes played
- Registered three assists, all in Big West play
- Named to the Preseason All-Big West team
Freshman
- Named Big West All-Freshman Team
- Big West Freshman of the Week October 21
- Played in 18 of 19 matches for the 'Eaters
- Started final 10 matches of the season including all eight Big West matches
- Played 1,209 minutes for the club including 80+ against UC Riverside, at Sac State, vs. UC Davis, at UCSB, at Cal State Fullerton, vs. Cal Poly, and vs. CSUN
- Recorded six points on seven shots
- Scored two goals, both game-winners
- First career goal came in the 15th minute of a 3-0 home victory vs. Pacific
- His second career goal came as a dramatic 95th-minute overtime winner from outside the box to upset 12th-ranked UCSB at Harder Stadium
- Recorded his first career assist on Christian Gutierrez's 46th minute goal in a 3-3 draw at LMU
- Added a second assist on Jose Ortiz's 72nd-minute goal at Sac State in a 2-2 draw
Club
- Played within the L.A. Galaxy Academy since 2017
- Trained with coach Tab Ramos and the U.S. under-18 National Team
Personal
- Three siblings
- Majoring in education science, working towards a nursing major and career aspirations of being a registered nurse
- Chose UC Irvine to work with coach Yossi Raz whom he considers one of the best coaches in college soccer
- Enjoys playing Fortnite and COD
- Self-proclaimed funniest person ever
- Does not enjoy needles or running
- Fan of Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona
- Enjoys watching his favorite movie, the Lion King, and favorite TV show, Dexter, and cooking videos on YouTube
- Enjoys the musical stylings of Lil Baby, Travis Scott, Daniel Caesar, and Mac Demarco
- Some of his other favorite things are ceviche, mangoes, and pitbulls
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
