Sam Ebstein

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
San Francisco, Calif.
Last School(s):
Lick-Wilmerding HS

2017: Named to the All-Pac-12 honorable mention list… Recognized on the Pac-12 All-Academic list as a member of the second team… Started all 18 games for the Bears, recording 1574 minutes of play, with a season-high 103 minutes at Portland on 9/9… Tallied eight points through the season, scoring a pair of goals – both game winners – and four assists… Scored the game-winning goal in Cal’s 2-0 upset at UCLA on 9/28 and another 2-0 shutout against Oregon State on 10/12… Recorded each of his four assists in home games vs Northwestern on 9/1, vs Santa Clara on 9/22, vs UCLA on 11/4 and vs San Francisco on 11/16 in the NCAA First Round… Took 19 shots this season, four that were on goal.

2016: Recorded 32 minutes against Notre Dame 9/4 ... Appeared for 38 minutes against Omaha on 9/16 … Tallied one shot and one assist in 48 minutes against Harvard on 9/18 … Played a total of 28 minutes in the Bears win against No. 25 Santa Barbara on 9/24 ... Came into the game for 10 minutes against Stanford on 10/2 ... Tallied two shots for the Bears in 76 minutes of play on 10/6 against Oregon State … Had one shot and one assist on 10/9 against No. 16 Washington ... Came into the game for 46 minutes on 10/16 against No. 25 San Diego State ... Came into the game for 47 minutes on 10/20 against No. 24 UCLA … Attempted one shot for the Bears on 10/23 against No. 17 San Diego State playing for 45 minutes ...Came into the game for 32 minutes on 10/27 against No. 16 Washington … Attempted one shot in 47 minutes of play on 10/30 against Oregon State ... Played 24 minutes on 11/11 against No. 8 Stanford.

2015: Played in all 17 games his freshman year for the Golden Bears, starting in six... Scored his first collegiate goal on 9/6 vs. Northeastern in the 17th minute ... Scored a goal and notched first career assist on 10/9 in a 2-2 draw with No. 16 Oregon State; setting up Spencer Held's 35th minute goal and scoring in the 43rd minute...Gained three shots on goal on 10/23 in a win vs. San Diego St. ... Subbed in for 48 minutes against Washington 10/30 …Tallied 45 total minutes against Oregon State 9/1 … Appeared for 35 minutes against Stanford 9/12.

High School/Club: Played club soccer in 2013-14 for the San Jose Earthquakes U17/18 Academy after playing previously for the De Anza Force ... Member of the Cal North State Olympic Development Program from 2007-09 ... Posted an unweighted 3.87 GPA at Lick-Wilmerding High School in San Francisco ... Spent the summer of 2015 with the Premier Development League's Burlingame Dragons FC.

Personal: Enjoys playing golf and electric guitar ... Finished third at the International Maccabi Games in 2009 in golf ... Also was a third place finisher in the Bay Counties golf league in 2011.