2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Jacob Thompson
Jacob Thompson
Matt Brown
Robert Huskey
Robert Huskey
Matt Brown
Robert Huskey
Matt Brown
Matt Brown

7 Roman Warren

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Sacramento, Calif.
  • Major English

Biography

Senior
  • Played in all 19 matches with 11 starts for 751 minutes
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Big West Fall All-Academic Team 
  • Scored first career game-winning goal vs. San Diego State (9/13)
  • Registered first career assist vs Utah Tech (9/21)
  • Finished with three points
  • Recorded six shots on goal
Junior
  • Played 12 matches off the bench for 149 minutes
  • Big West Fall All-Academic
  • Dean's List Fall and Winter quarters
Sophomore
  • Saw action in three matches in 2022
Freshman
  • Appeared in eight matches, all as a substitute in 2021
  • Scored his first career goal and point at Sacramento State
Prep
  • Attended Jesuit High School in Northern California before moving to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida
  • Played for the IMG Academy in the MLS Next Youth League
  • Earned coaches award in 2020 helping squad beat Orlando City
  • Scored hat trick in 2019 Developmental Academy Showcase
  • National Honors Society member grades 6-12, and Vice President of NHS
  • Member of the Black Student Union and worked with the school newspaper
  • Helped with Christmas for Neighbors which donates clothes and toys to underprivileged families and serve them Christmas breakfast
Personal
  • Dad attended Cal State Hayward and played football, basketball, and baseball - played within the New York Yankees organization
  • Mom ran track at Cal
  • Two older siblings - brother competed in Taekwondo, and sister played volleyball
  • Bilingual speaking English and Spanish
  • Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Anti-Hazing Coalition
  • Worked with Neighborhood Wellness Foundation in Sacramento and the Santa Ana Boys & Girls Club
  • UCI is one of the best soccer programs in California and in the country, the coaches made me feel valued as a player and a person, and it is located in my home state
  • I felt UCI had everything I was looking for in a school in terms of athletic prowess, academic prestige, a beautiful campus etc. Coach Yossi and Coach Cale also really connected with me on a personal level and their tiki taka style of play was really alluring to me
  • Fan of the Sacramento Kings, Barcelona, and Borussia Dortmund while watching favorite players Sadio Mane, Alphonso Davies, Didier Drogba, Kobe Bryant, Russell Westbrook, and Muhammad Ali
  • Favorite movies are Creed, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Waves, Creed, Roll Bounce, Rush Hour 2, and Avengers
  • Favorite TV shows are La Casa de Papel, Avatar the Last Airbender, Rick and Morty, and Boy Meets World
  • Favorite authors are James Baldwin and Maile Meloy
  • Enjoys the musical stylings of Polo G, J. Cole, Rod Wave, 6LACK, Kendrick Lamar, Kota the Friend, UMI, 6LACK, India Arie, John Legend, Michael Jackson, Bad Bunny, Sech, and The Temptations
  • Favorite foods are PB&J, chicken alfredo, teriyaki chicken, and burgers
  • Talented battledancer, loves to cook, and enjoys watching telenovelas
  • Loves writing and how words have the power to influence, explain, and provoke
  • Favorite quote - "In order to have what you really want, you must first be who you truly are" - Tim Grover

Statistics

Season:
2024

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2021Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    24
  • 7

    2023Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 165 lbs
    7