2024 Men's Soccer Roster
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Jersey Number 3
Youri Senden
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 178
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Voerendaal, Netherlands
- High School:
- Sintermeerten College
Bio
2024
Appeared in 18 of UCLA’s 19 games in 2024, starting 15 … Played the full 90 minutes or more 12 times and totaled 1,384 minutes of action … Helped lead the backline to seven shutouts, including five against ranked opposition No. 11 LM (2-0), No. 18 James Madison (0-0), No. 8 Portland (2-0), at No. 14 Northwestern (1-0), vs. RV Maryland (6-0)… earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament team at the close of the season for his outstanding play in UCLA’s run to the semifinals… His 1,384 minutes played were the sixth most minutes played on the team… Recorded his lone assist of the campaign in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Westmont on Sept. 24… In games he played, UCLA outscored their opponents 31-21.
Prior to UCLA
2023 (Drexel)
Helped the Dragons accrue the highest winning percentage since 1990 after finishing the season with a 9-2-5 record…assisted in bringing Drexel to its fourth straight CAA tournament…received Drexel’s John Semanik Award…earned the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and All-CAA First Team…a CSC Academic All-District and All-America selection…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team and the Performer of the Year…received the CAA Defensive Player of the Week on October 16…selected as one of Drexel’s CAA Institutional Scholar-Athletes…chosen to the Philadelphia Men’s Soccer Six All-Star Team…started in all 16 games and played for a team-high 1457 minutes…scored his first career goal against NJIT (September 26)...Named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Drexel)
Named to All-CAA First Team…started all 18 games he saw action in…tallied second-most minutes on team with 1,368…held opponents to a .102 shot percentage and 1.13 goals per game average…named to the Philadelphia Men's Soccer Six All-Star Team...helped the team reach three straight CAA tournaments for the first time since joining the CAA in 2002.
2021 (Drexel)
Named to All-CAA third team…Named to the CAA All-Rookie team…started in all of his 16 appearances…assisted on a goal in Drexel’s 2-1 win over Delaware (11/6)…tallied second-most minutes on team with 1337, the most for a defensive player…helped the team reach back-to-back CAA tournaments for the first time since 2012-2013…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Club
Attended Sintermeerten College...played for Roda JC (NL) since 2019, starting and captaining the U21 team...In 2020, he made his first team debut in the preseason match vs FC Eindhoven...a product of the renowned KRC Genk youth program, competed with Genk at many of Europe’s prestigious youth tournaments, including the Marveld Tournament (NL) and the Geneva Cup (CH), playing against elite youth teams such as Benfica, PSV, Benfica, Manchester United and Barcelona...In 2018, with KRC Genk U17, he won the Puskás Cup (HU), overcoming opponents such as Bayern Munich, Sporting CP, Real Madrid and Flamengo.
Personal
Son of Danny and Nancy Senden...Has a younger sister, Jelle...intends to major in sports business.
Appeared in 18 of UCLA’s 19 games in 2024, starting 15 … Played the full 90 minutes or more 12 times and totaled 1,384 minutes of action … Helped lead the backline to seven shutouts, including five against ranked opposition No. 11 LM (2-0), No. 18 James Madison (0-0), No. 8 Portland (2-0), at No. 14 Northwestern (1-0), vs. RV Maryland (6-0)… earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament team at the close of the season for his outstanding play in UCLA’s run to the semifinals… His 1,384 minutes played were the sixth most minutes played on the team… Recorded his lone assist of the campaign in UCLA’s 6-0 win over Westmont on Sept. 24… In games he played, UCLA outscored their opponents 31-21.
Prior to UCLA
2023 (Drexel)
Helped the Dragons accrue the highest winning percentage since 1990 after finishing the season with a 9-2-5 record…assisted in bringing Drexel to its fourth straight CAA tournament…received Drexel’s John Semanik Award…earned the CAA Defensive Player of the Year and All-CAA First Team…a CSC Academic All-District and All-America selection…named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team and the Performer of the Year…received the CAA Defensive Player of the Week on October 16…selected as one of Drexel’s CAA Institutional Scholar-Athletes…chosen to the Philadelphia Men’s Soccer Six All-Star Team…started in all 16 games and played for a team-high 1457 minutes…scored his first career goal against NJIT (September 26)...Named to CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
2022 (Drexel)
Named to All-CAA First Team…started all 18 games he saw action in…tallied second-most minutes on team with 1,368…held opponents to a .102 shot percentage and 1.13 goals per game average…named to the Philadelphia Men's Soccer Six All-Star Team...helped the team reach three straight CAA tournaments for the first time since joining the CAA in 2002.
2021 (Drexel)
Named to All-CAA third team…Named to the CAA All-Rookie team…started in all of his 16 appearances…assisted on a goal in Drexel’s 2-1 win over Delaware (11/6)…tallied second-most minutes on team with 1337, the most for a defensive player…helped the team reach back-to-back CAA tournaments for the first time since 2012-2013…named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
High School/Club
Attended Sintermeerten College...played for Roda JC (NL) since 2019, starting and captaining the U21 team...In 2020, he made his first team debut in the preseason match vs FC Eindhoven...a product of the renowned KRC Genk youth program, competed with Genk at many of Europe’s prestigious youth tournaments, including the Marveld Tournament (NL) and the Geneva Cup (CH), playing against elite youth teams such as Benfica, PSV, Benfica, Manchester United and Barcelona...In 2018, with KRC Genk U17, he won the Puskás Cup (HU), overcoming opponents such as Bayern Munich, Sporting CP, Real Madrid and Flamengo.
Personal
Son of Danny and Nancy Senden...Has a younger sister, Jelle...intends to major in sports business.
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