Alfonso Motagalvan is an American

United States

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 soccer player currently playing for Rochester Rhinos in the USL Professional Division.

College and Amateur

Motagalvan grew up in Gilroy, California

Gilroy, California

Gilroy is the southernmost city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The population was 48,821 at the 2010 census. Gilroy is well-known for its garlic crop and for the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival, featuring various garlicky foods, including garlic ice cream. Gilroy also produces...

 and attended Gilroy High School

Gilroy High School

Gilroy High School is a co-educational public school located in Gilroy, California, that serves the city of Gilroy. It is one of two public high schools in the city and has an approximate enrollment of 1,500 students.-Athletics:...

 where he was a two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American. He played club soccer for Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus from 2004 to 2005, and was a two-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Team and Super Y-League Select National Team.

He played four years of college soccer

College soccer

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 at the University of California, Santa Barbara

University of California, Santa Barbara

The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...

, featuring in over 50 games during his four seasons, and playing an instrumental part of the Gaucho's run to the 2006 NCAA Division I title.

During his college years he also played for Ventura County Fusion

Ventura County Fusion

Ventura County Fusion is an American soccer team based in Ventura, California, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference.The team plays its home games in...

 in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...

, scoring the winning goal in the 2009 PDL Championship Game.

Professional

Motagalvan had played with the Chivas USA reserve team during 2008 and 2009, and trialed with the club in the 2010 MLS pre-season, but was not drafted, and was not offered a professional contract.

He signed with Rochester Rhinos on February 16, 2010, and made his professional debut on April 10, 2010 in Rochester's season opening game against Miami FC

Miami FC

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. He scored his first professional goal on April 23, 2011, a 3-2 win over the Dayton Dutch Lions

Dayton Dutch Lions

Dayton Dutch Lions is an American soccer team based in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2009, the team plays in the National Division of the new USL Professional Division, the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, having promoted themselves from the USL Premier Development League at the...

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Rochester Rhinos

• USSF Division 2 Pro League Regular Season Champions (1): 2010

External links

• UC Santa Barbara player profile