IRVINE, Calif. – UC San Diego freshman forward
Max Carvalho was honored by the Big West when the conference's men's soccer awards were announced on Friday afternoon. He was named to the Big West All-Freshman Team.
A native of Aliso Viejo, Carvalho played in 11 matches for the Tritons in 2021, starting the last five. He scored his first goal – the game winner – in the Tritons' 2-1 victory at UC Riverside in the season's final match.
The Tritons completed their first Division I season with a record of 5-11 overall and a 2-7 mark in Big West play.
| The Big West 2021 All-Conference Team |
| Offensive Player of the Year |
Maximilian Arfsten, UC Davis |
| Midfielder of the Year |
Robert Mejia, UC Davis |
| Defensive Player of the Year |
Henry Davies, UC Santa Barbara |
| Goalkeeper of the Year |
Gordon Botterill, UC Irvine |
| Freshman of the Year |
Francesco Montanile, UC Irvine |
| Coach of the Year |
Yossi Raz, UC Irvine |
| All-Big West First Team |
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown |
| Giovanni Aguilar |
Gr. |
M |
CSUN |
Olivehurst, Calif. |
| Maximilian Arfsten |
So. |
F |
UC Davis |
Fresno, Calif. |
| Thaabit Baartman |
Jr. |
M |
UC Santa Barbara |
Bonteheuwel, South Africa |
| Finn Ballard McBride |
So. |
F |
UC Santa Barbara |
Sydney, Australia |
| Gordon Botterill |
Gr. |
GK |
UC Irvine |
Luzern, Switzerland |
| Ashish Chattha |
Jr. |
M |
UC Irvine |
Fremont, Calif. |
| Henry Davies |
Jr. |
D |
UC Santa Barbara |
Springwood, Australia |
| William Gillingham |
Sr. |
D |
UC Santa Barbara |
Auckland, New Zealand |
| Jake Haupt |
Sr. |
D |
UC Davis |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Robert Mejia |
Sr. |
M |
UC Davis |
Denair, Calif. |
| Ameyawu Muntari |
Sr. |
F |
UC Santa Barbara |
Accra, Ghana |
| Freymar Omarsson |
Jr. |
D |
UC Riverside |
Garðabær, Iceland |
| Oscar Penate |
Jr. |
F |
UC Riverside |
Watts, Calif. |
| All-Big West First Team |
| Name |
Yr. |
Pos. |
School |
Hometown |
| Salvador Aguilar |
Fr. |
F |
UC Santa Barbara |
San Simeon, Calif. |
| Carlos Arce-Hurtado |
Sr. |
GK |
Cal Poly |
Tijuana, Mexico |
| Carlos Armendariz |
Jr. |
M |
CSU Bakersfield |
San Francisco, Calif. |
| Neil Boyal |
Sr. |
M |
Cal Poly |
Olympia, Wash. |
| Sam Fletcher |
Jr. |
M |
UC Santa Barbara |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Andrew Forth |
Sr. |
D |
Cal Poly |
Lake Mary, Fla. |
| Max Glasser |
Jr. |
D |
UC Davis |
Novato, Calif. |
| Leopoldo Hernandez |
Jr. |
M |
UC Riverside |
Sacramento, Calif. |
| Francesco Montanile |
Fr. |
F |
UC Irvine |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
| Emmanuel Perez |
Sr. |
F |
Cal Poly |
Boynton Beach, Fla. |
| Mathias Winum |
Fr. |
D |
UC Irvine |
Trondheim, Norway |
| Leroy Zeller |
So. |
GK |
UC Santa Barbara |
Zülpich, Germany |
| Honorable Mention |
| F-Grant Fidler (Sr., UC Davis), Aodhan O'Hara (Sr., CSU Bakersfield), Titus Washington (So., Sacramento State); M-Beto Alvarenga (Jr., UC Irvine), Sebastian Cruz (So., Cal State Fullerton), Andy Velasquez (Sr., UC Davis); D-Josh Graham (Sr., Cal Poly), Ricardo Ibarra (So., UC Irvine), Jaime Robles (So., Sacramento State), Jonick Pineda (Sr., UC Riverside); |
| All-Freshman Team |
| Salvador Aguilar (UC Santa Barbara), Max Carvalho (UC San Diego), Jacob Glass (Cal Poly), Carlos Gonzalez (UC Riverside), Bryson Hankins (CSU Bakersfield), Turner Humphrey (UC Davis), Ramses Martinez (UC Santa Barbara), Francesco Montanile (UC Irvine), Jamar Ricketts (CSUN), Jhared Willcot (Sacramento State), Mathias Winum (UC Irvine) |
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program began a new era in 2020 as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have earned prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 91 percent, one of the highest rates among institutions at all divisions.
