2022 Men's Soccer Roster

Aaron Marquez

16 Rodrigo Albuquerque

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Recife, Brazil

Biography

AWARDS
  • NAIA All-American Third Team (2021)
  • NAIA All-American Honorable Mention (2020)
  • 2x NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022)
  • NCCAA Player of the Year (2021)
  • 3x NCCAA First Team All-American (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • NCCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2019)
  • 3x NCCAA Scholar-Athlete (2019, 2020)
  • SAC Player of the Year (2021)
  • SAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year (2020)
  • 2x All-SAC First Team (2020, 2021)
  • All-SAC Second Team (2019)
  • 3x SAC Scholar-Athlete (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021)

AS A SENIOR (2021)
Competed in 20 matches ... tied the SAC lead in goals scored (15), recorded the third-most assists (9) and led the league in points (39) ... also led the SAC in shots (85), shots on-goal (47) and boasted the second-most game-winning goals (5) ... netted a pair of goals, including the game-winning goal in the 87th minute in a 3-2 victory at No. 16 Georgia Gwinnett on Sept. 6 ... netted another two-goal effort with another clutch game-winner in the 86th minute in a 2-1 win against No. 10 Bellevue (Neb.) on Sept. 18 ... scored the game-tying goal in the 82nd minute in a 1-1 draw against Oklahoma Panhandle State on Oct. 26.

AS A JUNIOR (2020)
Saw action in 22 matches ... broke the school record and led the NAIA in game-winning goals with 10 ... scored the second-most goals in the MACU record book and tallied the sixth-most in the NAIA with 17 ... also broke the MACU record for assists in a season with 10 ... racked up the second-most points in MACU history with 44 ... recorded four multi-goal games ... turned in a career-high two assists and six points against Manhattan Christian on Oct. 17 ... scored the golden goal in the 94th minute in a 1-0 victory at Southwestern Assemblies of God on Nov 13 ... scored a goal and made one of the penalty kick shootout goals in a 4-2 victory over Morningside in the NAIA Opening Round on Apr. 22 ... named NCCAA Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week four times. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019)
Appeared in 23 matches ... recorded a season-high five points against Southwestern Christian on Nov. 22 ... finished with a season-high two goals on three occasions against Bethel on Sep. 13, USAO on Nov. 12 and Southwestern Christian in the NCCAA Central Region Championship on Nov. 22 ... recorded the third-most goals in a single season during the NAIA era with 15 ... finished fourth in the NAIA era with 34 points in a single season ... his 43 shots on-goal is the third-most in a single season in the NAIA era ... scored one of MACU's five goals in a 5-0 victory over Grace College on Dec. 7 to win the program's first ever NCCAA National Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN (GENESEE CC)
Earned NJCAA Division III First Team All-American Honors ... selected as the NJCAA Region III MVP ... earned NJCAA All-Region III First Team ... led the NJCAA Division III in goals with 32 and points with 76. 

HIGH SCHOOL 
Attended Colégio Visao HS in Goiânia, Brazil. 

PERSONAL 
Son of Mauro Albuquerque and Vilma Azevedo ... earned his Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration and Ethics and is currently pursuing his Master's of Business Administration with an emphasis in International Business ... plans to play professionally or become a coach following graduation ... loves visiting the beach and hanging out with friends in his free time.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2019Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2020Junior

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2021Senior

    Forward
    5'8"
    16
  • 16

    2022Graduate Student

    Forward
    5'8"
    16