Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  First-year player at FMU....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (second team) 2024....Conference Carolinas All-Conference Team (first team) 2024....Conference Carolinas Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2024)....Appeared in all 22 matches with 11 starts in 2024....Second on the team with 7 goals and 16 points....Recorded 37 shots (16 on target)....Conference Carolinas rankings: T-6th in goals, T-6th in game-winning goals (2), T-8th in points, T-11th in shots on goal, and 20th in shots per match (1.68)....GWGs vs Barton (9-25-24) and Mount Olive (11-2-24)....Averaged 56.9 minutes per match....Transfer from Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas, where he played two seasons....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2025 (spring).

AC:  In 2022, played and started 21 matches...Tallied 18 goals and 19 assists....7 match-winning scores.....NJCAA All-American Team first-team....In 2021, appeared in 16 matches (14 starts) and registered 13 goals and 4 assists....2 match-winning scores.....NJCAA All-American Team third-team (first in program's history)....Set the program's single-season goal scoring record....Earned Region XIV All-Region honors.

PERSONAL:

• Born in Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
• Graduate of Instituto Inte, where he played for coach Cesar Molina

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• Favorite Athlete:  Lionel Messi
• Favorite Sports Team:  Barcelona
• Favorite Movie or TV Show:  Fast and Furious
• Favorite Food:  Sancocho and bistec de carne (Colombian food)
• Favorite Vacation Spot:  Colombia with my family
• Favorite Musical Artist:  Anuel AA
• Favorite Thing About FMU:  The soccer field
• Favorite Off-Field Activity:  The invisible work, I always do my best
• Goals for Upcoming Season:  Win, win, and win
• Why you first chose your sport:  I love playing it
• Biggest mental challenge in your sport:  None, I know how to get out of difficult moments