Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU: 3-year returning starter....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (first-team) 2022....Conference Carolinas Fall Academic All-Conference Team 2022, 2021....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week for Sept. 19-25, 2022....Career totals entering 2022: 68 matches (45 starts), 22 goals, 7 assists, 51 points, 101 shots....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (second-team) 2021....Appeared in all 19 matches in 2021 with 14 starts....Tied for third on the team in scoring with 12 points, tied for second in shots (33)....Conference Carolinas rankings: T-9th in assists (4), 22nd in goals (4), T-25th in shots on goal (13)....Match-winning score at Mount Olive (a 3-2 on 10-19-21)....Peach Belt Conference Team of Academic Distinction 2020....PBC All-Conference (second team) 2020....Played in all 11 matches (7 starts) during the covid-shortened 2020 season....Led team in goals (5) and scoring (12 points)....Two match-winning scores (at GSW on 3-11-21 and vs Clayton State 3-22-21)....Second on the team in shots (15)....Played in all 22 matches (19 starts) in 2019....Ranked 74th in NCAA II and 5th in the PBC for goals scored (9)....Led team in goals and shared team lead for points (19)....3 match-winning scores (ranked 73rd in NCAA II)....Brace (2 goals) vs Shaw (10-21-19)....PBC All-Tournament Team 2019....Transfer from NCAA Division II Alderson Broaddus University, where he played his freshman year.....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....PBC Presidential Honor Roll 2021....Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award 2023....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring).

ABU: Played in 16 matches with 5 starts...Tallied 4 goals on 13 shots, including a match-winning score on the road at Malone University (9/20/18).

PERSONAL:

• Born in Madrid, Spain
• A graduate of IES Principe Felipe
• Nickname is Bello o Pichichi

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• Major: MBA
• As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Soccer Player
• How you got your nickname: My last name
• Favorite Superhero: Captain America
• Favorite Athlete: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
• Favorite Sports Team: Real Madrid C.F.
• Favorite Movie or TV Show: Game of Thrones
• Favorite Food: Salmorejo
• Favorite Vacation Spot: Cádiz
• Your Motivation Music: Reggaeton
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  Playing soccer
• Favorite Off-Field Activity: Having a good time with my roommates
• Goals for Upcoming Season: National Championship
• Why you first chose your sport: My dad put me on a team when I was very little
• The biggest mental challenge to you improving faster in your sport: Keep confidence in myself