2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Hector Cantele
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Caracas, Venezuela
Academic Honors:
- Fall 2014 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Spring 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2015 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club
Athletic Honors:
- 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team
- Two time AAC Weekly Honor Roll selection
2017 (Senior):
Appeared in 13 matches for the Tigers, starting five of them … logged 486 minutes during the course of the season … played a season high 81 minutes against SIUE (9/4) … took nine shots, three of which were on goal.
2016 (Junior):
Played in 16 matches with 10 starts for the Tigers ... finished his junior season with 616 total minutes played ... scored his first goal of the season in the win over Missouri State on Sept. 4 and tallied his first assist of the year in the win over No. 25 UConn on Oct. 29 ... finished the season fifth on the team with 14 shots of which half were on goal ... his goal against Missouri State was the game-winner.
2015 (Sophomore):
Suffered through an injury plagued sophomore season after his stellar freshman campaign … played in 15 matches with nine starts as a forward … logged 896 total minutes … scored his lone goal of the season in the Tigers win over Georgia State … tied for fourth with 20 shots during the season, with 10 shots on target.
2014 (Freshman):
Appeared in all 18 games, starting in 17 of them ... made an immediate impact his first season leading the team in goals scored and points ... scored seven goals, three of them being game-winners against the No. 15 Saint Louis Billikens, Belmont and Oral Roberts ... named TSWA Player of the Week Sept 23, for his hat trick at the Hyatt Place Select Lipscomb Invitational that led Memphis to a 3-0 shutout againt Belmont and also netted AAC Weekly Honor Roll honors for helping the Tigers to a 1-1 weekend at the tournament ... named to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team Nov. 13 for having a fantastic first collegiate season
Prior to Memphis:
Played for the U17 National Team ... appeared in the U17 2013 World Cup against Japan and Russia ... played at forward for San Ignacio School ... Member of the San Ignacio program that won six soccer crowns ... his 2013-14 squad posted a 20-0-1 record ... earned national recognition for his play ... netted 60 career goals ... also played for Caracas FC for three seasons ... squad won championships all three seasons ... in his last season with Caracas FC, team posted a 20-0-3 record ... named one of the league's top forwards.
Personal:
Son of Hector Cantele and Ana Saenz ... birthday is September 20 ... major is Business Economics.
