2021 Soccer Roster
Gonzalez, Amaya
vs
Kansas State
Sep 18 (Thu)
7 p.m.
Jersey Number 25
Amaya Gonzalez
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Bellflower, Calif.
- High School:
- Downey H.S.
- Major:
- Ethnic Studies and Psychology (Education Minor)
Bio
At Colorado:
5th Year Senior (2023)
- One of only five players to play and start all 21 games during the 2023 season
- Played a career-high 1,612 minutes
- Set career-highs in shots (10), points (6), assists (4) and tied her career high in goals (1).
- Her lone goal of the season was a game winner against Purdue (9/3) and was No. 4 on that night's Sports Center Top 10
- Had a career high for points in a game (3) against Purdue with one goal and one assist
- Registered a career-high two assists against NC State (8/31)
- Finished third on the team in assists
Senior (2022):
- Started 13 and played in 19 matches
- Finished the season with a career-high two points (2 A)
- Picked up assists in CU’s first two games against Weber St. (8/18) and San Diego (8/21)
- Had one shot on goal in 6-0 shutout against Texas A&M Commerce and three shots in the 1-1 tie against Michigan (9/08)
- Played a season-high 85 minutes at Arizona (10/14) and totaled a career-high 1163 minutes on the year
Junior (2021):
- Started five and played in all 19 matches
- Scored her first career goal in CU’s 3-1 win over Denver (9/19)
- Played a career-high 703 minutes
- Saw 63 minutes of action in CU’s finale at Utah (11/5)
Sophomore (2020):
- Started four of the 14 matches she played in
- Totaled two shots on the season
- Played a season-high 68 minutes at Oregon State (4/2/21)
- Saw 41 minutes of action in CU’s NCAA Tournament match against South Alabama (4/27/21)
Freshman (2019):
- Gonzalez competed in 11 of the 22 matches in her first season
- She 147 minutes of action on the field
- Gonzalez debuted against Drake
- She recorded her first career assist in CU’s 6-0 win over Northern Colorado in the NCAA Tournament
- Played a season-high 32 minutes against Northern Colorado
In the Classroom:
- Majoring in education, ethnic studies & psychology
High School:
- Gonzalez played two seasons at Downey H.S., before moving into the DA
- Scored 12 goals and handed out 11 assists as a freshman in 13 games
- Was Player of the Year and a Press-Telegram Dream Team selection her sophomore season
Club:
- Gonzalez played for LAFC Slammers
- She is a three-time national champion, winning the ECNL in 2015, 2016 and the DA in 2018
National Team:
- Was called up to the El Salvador national team for two friendly matches in the spring of 2021
ODP:
- Attended the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls National Training Camp
- Was in the player pool from 2012-15
Personal:
- Daughter of Zuleima Solano and has an older sister, Pearl
- Hopes to become a physician’s assistant after college
- Enjoys drawing, Sudoku, music, biking and roller-blading
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