Cristian Roldan
Sport: Boys Soccer
Position: Midfielder/Forward
High School: El Rancho High School
City: Pico Rivera, Calif.
Year: Senior

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A two-time California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Division III Player of the Year, Roldan scored 54 goals and passed for 31 assists in 32 games as a senior, leading El Rancho to a sectional and regional state championship. He scored eight goals and added seven assists in a five-game postseason title run. A University of Washington signee, Roldan had a direct hand in 85 of his team’s 127 goals as a senior.

2012-13

• Led the Dons to a 29-2-1 record and the Southern Section Division III tournament championship and the Division I title at the CIF Southern California Regional Soccer Championships
• Scored a school-record 54 goals and also passed for 31 assists in 2013
• Recorded a goal and five assists in three regional tournament games
• Scored eight goals and passed for seven assists in five-game run to CIF-SS Division III title
• 17 multi-goal games
• Recorded at least one point in 31 of 32 games
• Had a direct hand in 85 of El Rancho’s 127 goals this past season—67 percent

Career

• Two-time CIF Southern Section Division III Player of the Year (2011 and 2013)
• Two-time Del Rio League MVP
• One of three winners of State Coaches Association Senior Scholarship Award
• Led Dons to CIF Southern Section title as a sophomore
• Club standout for Union Independiente
   

3.39 cumulative GPA

• Volunteers for Blue Pride service project, an annual refurbishment and beautification initiative at El Rancho High
• Volunteer coach for American Youth Soccer Organization
• Member of the California Scholarship Federation, which requires a B-plus average and peer mentorship
• Member of College Bound Athletes, a guidance and support group for aspiring college athletes
   

“My brothers have finally stopped giving me a hard time about the adidas commercial I was in during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. I was part of this local league and adidas did a casting call to see kids juggle. I didn’t even want to go initially, but I just kept getting called back until they cast me.”