2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Sam Joseph
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
- High School:
- Saint Augustine High School
Career Highlights
UCLA Director's Honor Roll
Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Week (Week of Sept. 3, 2024)
2024 Fall Academic All-Big Ten
2024
Appeared in six games as a junior … For the season had a record of 3-1-2, GAA of 1.17, a save percentage of .750, and made 21 saves on the year… All six of his appearances in 2024 came against ranked opposition … Posted four shutouts, against No. 11 LMU where he made one save in a 2-0 win, against No. 18 Portland where he made three saves in a 2-0 win, against No. 3 Denver where he made one save in a 0-0 draw, and at No. 14 Northwestern, where he made five saves in a 1-0 win in UCLA's First Big Ten Conference match… While in goal UCLA outscored their opponents 9-7 … Tallied a career-high nine saves in UCLA’s 4-1 loss at No. 8 Wisconsin … Earned a spot on the Fall All-Big Ten Academic team to close out the year.
2023
Appeared in a career-high 10 games as a sophomore … For the season, had a record of 5-3-2, GAA of 1.20, a save percentage of .760, and made 38 saves on the year … Posted two shutouts, against Rutgers where he made four saves in a 4-0 win, and at San Diego State where he made a then career-high seven saves in a 3-0 win … While in goal UCLA outscored their opponents 20-12 … Was between the posts for UCLA’s 3-1 win at Stanford, making four saves, allowing one goal on 16 shots as the Bruins earned a 3-1 win … Made at least four saves in seven of the 10 games he appeared in … Saw at least 10 shots in seven games … Started the first five matches of the season, as well as the final three of the season including UCLA’s NCAA Tournament second round game.
2022
Appeared in one game as a true freshman, drawing the start in UCLA's NCAA Tournament First Round game against California Baptist on Nov. 17 ... Saw 12 shots against the Lancers, making four saves and allowing one goal as the Bruins pulled out a 2-1 win ... For the season, had a record of 1-0-0, GAA of 1.00 and a save percentage of .800 ... Enrolled at UCLA in spring, making the UCLA Director's Roll for that quarter (3.0+ GPA, 12+ units passed).
High School/Club
Spent time with NY Red Bulls II in the USL ... Saw action in two USL games with NY Red Bulls II ... Prior to joining the Red Bulls, developed at Albion SC in his native San Diego ... Attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego ... Did not play high school soccer.
Personal
Full Name: Sam Joseph … Birthday: Jul. 9 … Born and raised in San Diego, Calif. ... Parents are Nicole and Dan … Has an older sister, Grace ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it has a great soccer program, and is a great school overall" ... Describes making his first professional save with NY Red Bulls II as his top pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Admires NBA legend Michael Jordan ... Hobbies and interests include learning new things, playing sports, spending time with family and friends, going to the beach, going on hikes, and listening to music ... Used to be a drummer in a band ... Aspires to play soccer professionally.
