2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Anaya, Alberto
Jersey Number 10
Alberto Anaya
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- 144
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Queretaro, Mexico
- High School:
- ITESM Leon
- Prev School:
- Cruz Azul
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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2024 | Senior
2023 | Junior
2022 | Sophomore
2021 | Freshman
2020-21
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Bowling Green |
- Named to the All-MVC First Team
- Named to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators, earning that honor for the second consecutive year
- Also named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- Chosen to both OCSA All-Ohio Second Team and the Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Named to the MVC Honor Roll as well
- A team captain for the second-straight season
- Named to the Preseason All-MVC Team
- Started all 20 matches, and was third on the team in scoring
- Had 15 points on three goals and nine assists
- Tied for the team assists lead
- Two of his three goals were game winners
- Ended the season tied for second in the MVC in both total assists and assists per game
- Was tied for 18th in the country in total assists, and was deadlocked for 32nd in apg (0.45)
- Had three shot attempts, including one on goal, in the come-from-behind win over Wright State
- Played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 1-0 win at Michigan State, with an assist on the game's lone goal
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes at IU Indy, and scored what would prove to be the GWG on a free kick with a half hour gone
- Played all 90 minutes at Michigan as well
- Scored a goal vs. Butler, giving BGSU a 2-0 lead in what would be a 3-2 win
- Played 87 minutes of the Falcons' win over Northern Illinois in the MVC opener
- Played all 90 minutes and had an assist on Trace Terry's goal at Northern Kentucky
- Was on the field for 88 minutes of BGSU's 2-1 win at Bradley
- Tied the school record with four assists in the Falcons' 5-0 obliteration of Eastern Illinois
- Had the primary assist on three of those goals, with two coming directly on corner kicks
- Matched a school single-game mark that had stood since 1989
- Played the first 84 minutes of BGSU's 1-0 win over Belmont
- On Oct. 1, earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week
- Played all 90 minutes at UIC
- Played 70 minutes and had an assist in BGSU's 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy
- Had a plus/minus rating of +5, as he was on the field for all five BG goals, with both UDM goals coming after he was subbed out
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes of the scoreless draw with Drake
- Played all 90 minutes and picked up his ninth assist of the year on Bennett Painter's goal at #15 Missouri State
- Also played all 90 minutes at Evansville
- Opened the scoring in BGSU's 3-0 win over #14 Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium
- Scored on a free kick in the 34th minute vs. the Broncos
- Played 82 minutes of that win, tying for game honors with three shots on goal
- Named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 5
- Played all 90 minutes at Oregon State
- Was on the field for 77 minutes of the Falcons' 4-1 win over UIC in the MVC Tournament
- Played all 90 minutes of BG's 1-0 win vs. Drake in the league tourney semifinal round, with a pair of shots on goal
- Saw 79 minutes of action in the MVC Tournament championship match vs. Evansville, with a shot on goal
2023 | Junior
- A team captain for the 2023 season
- Named to the All-MVC First Team
- Also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team
- Made both the OCSA All-Ohio First Team and the Academic All-Ohio First Team
- Chosen to the Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators
- Also named to the MVC Scholar-Athlete Second Team
- Named to the Preseason All-MVC Team
- Played in 15 games, making 14 starts
- Despite missing three games due to injury, tied for the team lead in goals (four), assists (six) and points (14)
- Led the Falcons with 12 points in MVC matches
- Played all 90 minutes of the season-opening win over Cleveland State
- Saw 78 minutes of action at Michigan State
- Played 88 minutes at Duquesne, leading all players with five shots, including three on goal
- Had an assist on the Falcons' first goal of the night, as Kyle Cusimano headed home his corner kick
- Assisted on a Cusimano goal for the second-straight game, as his free kick led to a Cusimano diving header in the win over Michigan
- Played all 90 minutes of that victory over the Wolverines
- Missed the next four matches due to injury
- Returned for the Bradley match, playing 34 minutes off the bench and recording the primary assist on the game-winning goal
- Was back in the Starting XI for the Evansville contest, playing 71 minutes and recording an assist
- Saw 73 minutes of action at Detroit Mercy and played 86 minutes at Maryland
- Played all 90 minutes at Belmont and scored a goal
- Curved a first-half free kick over the BU wall and under the crossbar
- Played every second of the UIC match, with a goal and an assist in that win
- Scored what proved to be the GWG late in the first half, with a header after a Trace Terry shot hit the crossbar
- Then played a perfect diagonal ball to Nathan Masters, who capped the scoring in a 3-1 win
- Had five shot attempts vs. the Flames
- Played all 90 minutes in another 3-1 win, opening the scoring with a PK in the ninth minute at Drake
- For his efforts in the wins over UIC and Drake, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 24)
- Had a goal and an assist against #18 Missouri State, marking his fourth-straight game with a goal
- The MSU game marked his fourth-straight game with a goal, the longest goal-scoring streak by a Falcon since 2005
- Played all 90 minutes at Northern Illinois and had five shot attempts, including three on goal
- Had four shots, including two on goal, in the NIU rematch, playing all 90 minutes
2022 | Sophomore
- Named to the All-MAC Second Team
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Played in 12 matches, making 11 starts
- Finished third on the team in scoring, with 10 points despite missing four MAC matches due to injury
- Had four assists to rank second on the team, and tied for third on the Falcons with three goals
- Two of his three goals were game winners
- Played 70 minutes at DePaul and 79 at Loyola (Ill.) during the season's opening weekend
- Was on the pitch for 67 minutes of the home opener vs. Ohio State
- Played 72 minutes of the scoreless draw at Michigan, with his two shots including one on goal
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes and fired a game-high seven shots vs. Michigan State
- Scored what proved to be the game-winning goal at Air Force, breaking a 1-1 tie in the 71st minute of an eventual 3-1 BG win
- In BGSU's next game, exploded for seven points in a 6-0 win over Oakland
- Was involved in the scoring of five of BG's six goals
- Scored the first two goals of the night, and had assists on all three second-half goals
- The seven-point total was the highest by a Falcon in over eight years (since September of 2014)
- The three-assist game was the first by a BG player in nine years (since Nov. 5, 2013)
- For his efforts, he was named the MAC Player of the Week on Sept. 27
- That same day, he also earned honorable mention on the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
- Played all 90 minutes of the MAC opener vs. Western Michigan
- His two shots in that match included a second-half effort that forced the WMU 'keeper into a diving save
- Was on the field for every second of the Georgetown contest
- Started and played 49 minutes of the 1-1 draw vs. #20 Akron
- Was injured in that match, and missed the next four matches (two vs. Chicago State and one each vs. Akron and Northern Illinois)
- Returned for the road match against WMU, coming off the bench to play 52 minutes
- Was back in the Starting XI and had an assist in the 6-0 season-ending win over NIU
- Wore uniform #17 during his first two years with the Falcons
2021 | Freshman
- The 2021 MAC Freshman of the Year
- Was named BGSU's Male Newcomer of the Year at the Ziggys, the athletic department's end-of-year awards ceremony
- Also was named to the All-MAC Second Team
- Earned national all-freshman-team honors from both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer, being named to the second team in each case
- Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-North Region Third Team
- Selected to the OCSA All-Ohio First Team
- Was ranked 61st on the Top Drawer Soccer Midseason list of Top 100 Freshmen in the nation
- Moved all the way up to No. 16 on the TDS postseason list of the country's Top 100 Freshmen
- Started all 20 matches and was second on the team in scoring
- Had 14 points on five goals and four assists
- Ranked third on the team in goals and tied for fourth in assists
- Had a BG-best three game-winning goals
- Made his BGSU debut vs. IUPUI, playing 78 minutes and firing three shots
- Scored the overtime winner at Gonzaga, on a shot from the top of the 18 in the 93rd minute
- Recorded the GWG for the second consecutive game, scoring on a strike from just outside the penalty area in the 16th minute of the win at Cleveland State
- Tied for game honors with four total shots vs. the Vikings, and led all players with three shots on goal
- Started and played 57 minutes of another 3-0 road win, as the Falcons beat Michigan State for the first time in 20 years
- Played 72 minutes against #6/7 Marshall, with a shot on goal
- Played 81 minutes and tied for game honors with five shot attempts as BGSU defeated #13/17 FIU
- One of those five shots was a blast that hit the crossbar and bounced on the goal line just five minutes into the match
- Saw 60 minutes of action in the Falcons' 2-0 win over Detroit Mercy
- Played 76 minutes of the Falcons' 2-1 win at Canisius, and assisted on both BGSU goals
- The assists were the first and second of his BG career
- Played 77 minutes at Ohio State, with his third assist of the season and his third in a two-game span
- Put a free kick into the box early in the second half, and it was headed home by Jacob Erlandson
- Played 80 minutes of the Georgia State match, and had a goal and an assist
- Scored the first goal of the match, then assisted on Erlandson's winner, with another free kick that led to a header
- Scored another goal, and came very close to scoring on several other occasions, in BG's 4-0 win over Georgia Southern
- Had game-high totals of five shot attempts and four shots on goal in that win
- His goal, BG's second of the match, came off of a Carter Womack cross late in the first half
- After his five-point output vs. the two Georgia schools, was named MAC Player of the Week on Oct. 11
- Later that same day, he was chosen to the College Soccer News Team of the Week
- And, the following morning, he was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week as well
- Two days later, was named to the TDS midseason list of Top 100 Freshmen in the country
- Played all 110 minutes of the Falcons' 1-1 draw at Northern Illinois, in a matchup of top-25 teams
- Scored what proved to be the winning goal in BG's 3-0 victory at Oakland
- Opened the scoring with a one-timer from the top of the 18 with just 6:06 elapsed
- Played all 110 minutes of the Western Michigan match, and tied for the team lead with three shot attempts
- Was on the pitch for all 90 minutes at West Virginia, and played 66 minutes of the MAC Tournament semifinal at Northern Illinois
- Played 64 minutes a 1-0 shutout win at Louisville in the first round of the NCAA Championships, with two shot attempts, and saw 48 minutes of time in the national tourney second-round match at Indiana
2020-21
- Enrolled at BGSU in time for the Spring 2021 semester
- Was eligible to participate in practices, training, etc., but was not eligible to compete in matches during the spring
ITESM Leon |
Leon, Mexico |
- A graduate of ITESM Leon ('19), which he attended for three years.
Personal |
- Born in Mexico City, Mexico
- Son of Alberto and Gabriela
- The second of three children
- Has an older sister, Gabriela, and a younger brother, Alan
- Gabriela played soccer for Anahuac Queretaro, while Alan played football for ITESM Queretaro and is a kicker on the BGSU football team
- Played for Cruz Azul at the U15 and U17 levels, and the Club Leon U17 and U20 teams
- Captained three of those teams
- Advanced to the finals of the 2018 LigaMx Championship
- Also spent three preseasons with the Club Leon professional team
- Favorite athlete is Toni Kroos
- Lists his parents as his biggest influence
- A business analytics and intelligence major at BGSU
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