CARSON - The Cal State Dominguez Hills men's soccer program and head coach
Eddie Soto have announced 20 new additions to the team. The incoming class features 10 freshmen, eight junior college transfers and two transfers from other four-year institutions.
"I am excited to announce our first recruiting class. During this rebuilding phase, our staff focused on finding winners, creating depth and identifying players who believed in our vision of being successful on and off the field. Our recruits' passion for the restoration of this program to its former glory, including their competitive drive, stood out as we put this class together.
We have a well-balanced group of individuals who have excelled in their environments, whether it was DA, club, high school or junior college. This will provide us with depth and create an environment we were desperately missing. We now have a foundation to build on as we look to begin on the path of becoming CCAA champions once again," Soto said about the incoming class.
Luis Moran
Position: Defender
Hometown: Santa Ana
Previous School/Club: Century HS/Strikers FC Academy
• Four-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
• Led Strikers FC to a US Development Academy playoff appearance
• 2019 Development Academy standout by TopDrawerSoccer.com
• Has international experience playing as part of a Strikers FC Select Team in Ireland
Uriel Sanchez
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Santa Ana
Previous School/Club: Servite HS/Pateadores Academy
• Three-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
• Played for Pateadores Academy in the US Development Academy
• 2019 All State All-American
• Top Drawer Soccer National High School All-American
• Helped Servite High School win a CIF-Southern Section Division 1 title
• 2020 Orange County Boy's Soccer Player of the Year 2020
• 2020 USA Today Los Angeles Soccer Player of the Year
• All-CIF Southern Section First Team
Alpha Sowe
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Previous School/Club: Dunn HS/Santa Barbara SC
• Three-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
• Helped his club team to Far West Regional title and participated in the USYS National Champions Series
• Coached by Dylan Murphy at Dunn HS
• Helped Dunn HS to two consecutive CIF titles, recording 58 goals and 51 assists in the process, as a junior and senior
• Three-time All-CIF First Team
Sean Williamson
Position: Defender
Hometown: Clovis
Previous School/Club: Clovis HS/Cal Odyssey SC
• Top recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
• Led Cal Odyssey to back-to-back NorCal State titles
• Tri-River Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• Two-time All-Tri-River Athletic Conference First team
• Traveled to Gothenburg, Sweden with NorCal PDP
• Coached by Danny Amparano at Clovis HS
David De Niz
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Santa Ana
Previous School/Club: Godinez HS/Pateadores Academy
• Played for Pateadores Academy in the US Development Academy
• Helped Godinez High School to a CIF-Southern Section and CIF-State Division 2 Regional title
• Golden West League Offensive Player of the Year
• All-CIF Southern Section First Team
• All-Orange County Second Team
Danny Hernandez
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Tarzana
Previous Schools: Santa Monica College/Cleveland HS
• Coached by Tim Pierce at Santa Monica College
• Recorded six goals and 12 assists
• All-Western State Conference First Team
Sulaiman Bah
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Bo, Sierra Leone
Previous School/Club: Laguna Blanca HS/Santa Barbara SC
• Helped Santa Barbara SC to a Far West Regional title
• Participated in the USYS National Champions Series
• Selected to join the Craig Bellamy Academy in Sierra Leone
Michael Vega
Position: Forward
Hometown: Fresno
Previous Schools: Fresno City College/Central HS
• Coached by Eric Solberg at Fresno City College
• Scored the game-winning goal to capture CCCAA state title for Fresno City College
Francisco Aguilar
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Norco
Previous Schools/Club: Santa Ana College/Norco HS/BYSC
• Coached by Jose Vasquez at Santa Anta College
• Two-year team captain and played in every game
• All-Orange Empire Conference First Team
Alfredo Garcia
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Paramount
Previous Schools/Club: Long Beach City College/La Verne/Paramount HS/Fullerton Rangers
• Helped Paramount HS win a three consecutive CIF-Southern Section and a CIF-State Division 1 Regional title
• All-San Gabriel League First Team
• All-CIF Southern Section
• Played club at Fullerton Rangers for Jimmy Obleda and participated in the USYS National Champions Series
David Aguilar
Position: Defender
Hometown: Downey
Previous Schools/Club: Mt. San Antonio College/Downey HS/Fullerton Rangers
• Coached by Juan Sanchez at Mt. San Antonio College
• Led Mt. San Antonio College to a Southern Coast Conference title and a runner-up finish at the CCCAA State Championship
• All-South Coast Conference Second Team
Christopher Giron Urugutia
Position: Defender
Hometown: Los Angeles
Previous School/Club: Cathedral HS/Pateadores Academy
• Coached by Teddy Chronopoulos at Pateadores Academy in the US Development Academy
• 2016 Development Academy Starting Best XI West Region
• 2016 Development Academy showcase top performer
• Helped Cathedral HS to 2020 CIF-State Division 1 title
Gustavo Munoz
Position: Forward
Hometown: Hawthorne
Previous School/Club: Leuzinger HS/Beach FC
• Helped Beach FC win the 2019 ENPL National title in Colorado
• Led Leuzinger HS to CIF-Southern Section playoffs
• All-Bay League
Logan Kaufman
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Redondo Bach
Previous School/Club: Redondo Union HS/Beach FC
• Helped Beach FC win the 2019 ENPL National championship in Colorado
• All-Bay League
Gerardo Hernandez
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: San Jose
Previous Schools/Club: De Azna College/Independence HS/Santa Clara Sporting
• Helped De Anza College to Coast Conference-South title
• All-Coast Conference-South First Team and Goalkeeper of the Year
• All-NorCal First Team
Demar Stewart
Position: Defender
Hometown: Fayetteville, N.C.
Previous Schools: Notre Dame de Namur/Peninsula College/Leilehua HS
• Helped Peninsula College to a Northwest Athletic Conference title
Brandon Holguin
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Los Altos
Previous Schools: Foothill College/Wilcox HS/Santa Clara Sporting
• Led Foothill College to the 2018 CCCAA State Championship semifinals and the 2019 Coast Conference-North title
• All-Coast Conference-North First Team
• Finished 2019 season with 10 goals and 10 assists
Giovanni Oliva
Position: Defender
Hometown: Los Angeles
Previous School/Club: Fairfax HS/Cal Rush
• Coached by Aaron Colacion at Cal Rush
• Two-time All-Western League selection at Fairfax HS
Alexander Moreno
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Long Beach
Previous Schools: Long Beach City College/Millikan HS
• Coached by Cameron Beaulac at Long Beach City College
• All-South Coast Conference Second Team
Kyle Littman
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Rancho Palos Verdes
Previous Schools/Club: Dominican/Palos Verdes HS/Fram SC
• Played at Palos Verdes High School for Derek Larkins
