2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 29
Niko Hadzibabic
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Torrey Pines HS
- Major:
- Biomedical Engineering
2023
- Did not see any action her sophomore year
- Dean's List Fall 2023
2022
- Played in one match for five minutes in her freshman year
- Earned Winter Dean's List status
- CIF Division I champion at Torrey Pines High School
- Reached State playoffs in 2021-22
- Played club soccer for nine years with Rebels SC under coaches Abel Martinez, Gabe Arredondo, and Ryan Marquez
Personal
- Born on a Leap Day
- Mom played tennis at Mercer before attending UCF for grad school; dad attended UCF
- Younger siblingΒ also plays soccer
- Travels every year to visit family in Serbia and Ecuador
- Speaks Serbian and Spanish
- Great grandfather, Edmundo Valdez Murillo, is known in Ecuador for building schools, sport centers for the youth, and hospitals
- Chose UCI because of the amazing coaches, beautiful campus, and great combination of competitive academics and athletics
- Took part in robotics program
- Fan of Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, and FC Barcelona
- Enjoys watching her favorite movie, Napoleon Dynamite, favorite TV show, Stranger Things, and listening to Green Day
- Hobbies include going to the beach, snowboarding, learning to surf, biking, and reading
- Has seven grandparents
- Favorite food is shrimp and pasta
- Also has to warm up her cereal when eating it
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