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  David Estrada
David Estrada

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Salinas, CA

High School:
Alisal HS

Height / Weight:
5-8 / 160

Position:
Forward

Experience:
2V


U.S. National Team -- Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team pool ... Called up for U-18 camp in January of 2007.

2007 --Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors ... Missed the first month of the season after undergoing surgery for a fractured metatarsal on Aug. 20 ... Did not make his first appearance until Sept. 29 at Cal State Northridge ... Scored his first goal of the year, the game-winner, against San Diego in his second game back ... Recorded a goal in both games against Oregon State ... Was 1-1 in penalty kicks on the year, having scored at Oregon State ... Pre-season All-American by MLS Magazine.

2006 --Went from unheralded walk-on to Soccer America's National Freshman of the Year ... Led UCLA in scoring with 12 goals, four game-winning goals and 28 points ... Second in the Pac-10 in points and goals scored ... His 28 points were the most by a Bruin freshman since Joe-Max Moore scored 32 in 1990 ... Scored 11 of his 12 goals after being inserted into the starting lineup for the last 13 games of the year ... Recorded two goals to lead UCLA to a 3-0 victory over Clemson in the NCAA third round ... Scored the game's first two goals in a 4-0 NCAA semifinal rout over Virginia ... Had game-winning goals at Oregon State and against San Diego, Clemson and Virginia ... Named to the College Cup All-Tournament team ... Second-team All-Pac-10 selection ... Voted UCLA's Offensive MVP.

High School/Club -- A prolific goal scorer out of Alisal HS under coach Jesus Sanchez ... Scored a school-record and national-best 66 goals in his senior season, including 11 in one game, the second-most single-game goals in state history ... Also led his team as a junior with 36 goals and ranked second with 12 goals as a sophomore ... Two-time all-league, all-county and All-CCS ... Two-time league and team MVP ... Twice named Player of the Year by the Salinas Californian and the San Jose Mercury News ... Two-time Offensive Player of the Year for the Monterey County Herald ... Led Alisal HS to its first-ever CCS finals his junior season and to a 24-1-1 record and No. 2 national ranking his senior year ... Also played two years of football as a running back under coach Sunil Smith ...Played club soccer with Atlas ... Participated in the ODP camp in Florida, as well as the ODP Nationals.

Personal -- Admires Brazilian star Ronaldinho ...Hobbies include soccer and dribbling the ball in the air ... Parents: David and Irene Estrada ... Has a younger brother, Maximiliano ... Full name is David Estrada ... Born February 4, 1988 in Mexico ... History major with a minor in Chicano Studies.

Career Statistics

YrGPGSShGlAPts
2006 23 13 40 12 4 28
2007 14 12 18 3 0 6
Totals 37 25 58 15 4 34