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2012 Men's Soccer Roster

14 Ricky Menendez

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Parkland, Fla.
  • Previous School Marjory Stoneman Douglas HS

Biography

2013: Played in 14 matches and made 11 starts...scored one goal to go with three assists for a total of five points...took 10 shots with five on goal...played a total of 814 minutes...

2012: Appeared in all 17 games, making 14 starts…recorded three goals, two assists and eight points with a game-winning goal…scored in home opener against Embry Riddle in 5-4 victory…recorded assist in 1-1 draw against No. 7 Tampa on Sept. 12…scored game-winning goal against Saint Leo in 1-0 win on Sept. 22…recorded an assist against No. 10 Palm Beach Atlantic in 2-1 win on Oct. 9…scored goal against Barry in 2-1 victory…recorded 13 shots, six on goal…totaled 934 minutes.

2011: Named to the FIT Athletic Director's Honor Roll...appeared in all 16 games with nine starts…made first start in season opener against St. Thomas (9/1)…scored first goal of the season against Coker (9/3) in 2-1 loss…registered an assist against Tampa (9/24) in a 2-1 win…collected a season-high two points on two assists against Barry (10/4) in a 2-2 draw…finished season with six points, third most on the team…held a team-leading four assists.

2010: Appeared in 17 games, started 10…logged 896 minutes…ended the season with 12 points, five of which came in a two goal, one assist performance in a 10-0 win against Johnson & Wales (10/25)…netted the game winning goal against Saint Leo (11/2) in a 1-0 victory for the Panthers in their final home game of the season…fired 21 shots, 13 of which were on goal.

High School: Attended Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla…earned four varsity letters in soccer…also played football and ran track…earned the distinction of being the only player in school history to win both the Offensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors…in his last three years as an Eagle, he ranked in the top two in scoring…named All-County by Miami Herald and Sun-Sentinel and was also a Broward County All-Star.

Club: Played two years for South Florida Elite…helped his team win the U17 Super Y National Championships…served as the team’s captain and led them in scoring, while playing forward and center back.

Personal: Son of Robert and Eileen Menendez…chose Florida Tech for its business program, the opportunity to play soccer and head coach Robin Chan…enjoys fishing, playing video games and playing chess…after his Panther career, he would like to become a homicide detective and play professional soccer…favorite sport is soccer and favorite athlete is Wayne Rooney…admires Rooney the most because he plays with heart and passion and he is a great athlete…favorite words of wisdom are “If you don’t take the chance, you will never know what could have been”…enjoys reading books authored by Mark Twain…favorite actor is Seth Rogen…likes listening to music by Lil Wayne…favorite vacation spot is the Bahamas…would like to travel to China.

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2010Freshman

    Forward
    5'10" 155 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2011Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10" 155 lbs
    14
  • 14

    2012Junior

    Forward
    5'10" 165 lbs
    14