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2022 Men's Soccer Roster

6 Alex Rovirosa-Illa

  • Position Midfielder
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 168
  • Class Senior
  • Major Sports Management (School of Professional Studies)
  • Hometown Llinars del Valles, Barcelona
  • High School Hamelin Laie International

Biography

2022
  • Appeared and started in all 17 games
  • USC Third Team All-Region 4
  • First Team All-UAA
  • Student-Athlete Academic Achievement Award
  • CSC Academic All-District
  • UAA Fall Sport All-Academic
  • Recorded two assists vs. Hunter (9/7) and Rutgers-Newark (09/17)
2021
  • Honorable Mention All-UAA
  • Appeared and started in all 18 games
  • Led the UAA in assists
  • Tied for seventh in UAA in points
  • Tied NYU record for assists in a single season
  • Tied for third on the team in points
  • Scored first collegiate goal, a game-winner, against Baruch (9/15)
  • Tallied a goal and an assist against Hunter (9/21)
  • Recorded a season-high two assists at both Kean (9/12) and WashU (10/15)
  • Had a stretch of five assists across five-straight games (9/11-21)
 
Prior to NYU
  • Attended the University of Wisconsin for two years
  • Played on the soccer team as a freshman
 
Personal
  • Four-year team member in high school
  • Enjoys skiing, soccer, paddle, anything sports related, and traveling
  • Aspires to work in the marketing department at a sports company

Rovirosa-Illa on NYU
  • Chose NYU because "the opportunity to live in NYC has been a dream for years and playing soccer here will give me the chance to accomplish it. I also believe it will allow me to have a combination of both soccer and academics at a very high and demanding level that will help my professional career moving forward. Lastly, I appreciate the confidence that the coaches have in me by giving me this chance"

Statistics

Season:
2022

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2021Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 168 lbs
    16
  • 6
    C

    2022Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 168 lbs
    6
    C