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UC San Diego

2022 Men's Soccer Roster

18 Jota Yamaguchi

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 155
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown San Jose, Calif.
  • High School Archbishop Mitty HS
  • Major Cognitive Science
  • College Muir

Biography

AS A REDSHIRT-SENIOR IN 2022
Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll – Honors … Played a total of five matches with one shot on goal.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2021
On the 2021 Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Saw action in nine matches off the bench, including six against Big West foes.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2019
Played in 18 matches, making his first career start in a win over Hawai‘i-Hilo (Sept. 21) ... Played a career-high 66 minutes in that win over the Vulcans.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2018
Redshirted the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2018 graduate of Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose ... Played for the Monarchs in West Catholic Athletic League (WCAL).

PERSONAL
Born Aug. 7 in Redwood City ... Parents are Naoki and Tomoko Yamaguchi ... Has a younger brother named Taiga ... Cognitive science major with a specialization in machine learning and neural computation at Muir College ... Interested in working in the machine learning and artificial intelligence field after graduating from UC San Diego ... Most memorable soccer moment was scoring against UCLA ... Enjoys going to the beach and skating ... Roots for FC Barcelona ... Favorite athlete is Lionel Messi ... Enjoys Mediterranean food ... Loves Star Wars and Harry Potter movies ... Listens to Dominic Fike, the Kid LAROI, and Brockhampton ... Preferred social media platform is Snapchat.

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2018Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'7" 150 lbs
    16
  • 22

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'7" 150 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'7" 150 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2021Redshirt Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 155 lbs
    22
  • 18

    2022Redshirt Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 155 lbs
    18

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