2025 Men's Water Polo Roster

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7 Albert Ponferrada

  • Position Attacker
  • Class Senior
  • Height/Weight 6-4 / 215
  • Hometown Barcelona, Spain
  • High School IES CAR Sant Cugat

Biography

ACCOLADES
2x National Champion
ACWPC All-American ('23)
CSC At-Large Academic All-District Team ('23)
2x ACWPC All-Academic Team (Outstanding)
Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll ('23)
MPSF All-Academic Team ('23)

At Cal
2023 (So.)
  • Appeared in 27 games for the NCAA three-peat-clinching Golden Bears
  • Had a breakout sophomore season ending with an ACWPC All-America Honorable Mention
  • Second on the team in assists (50) and steals (36) and fourth in goals (38)
  • Ended the year with a huge four-assist, three-steal effort in the NCAA Championship Game
  • Recorded five hat tricks, the first coming in a four-goal performance in a 16-10 win over No. 7 UCSB (Sept. 3)
  • Had three goals against four ranked opponents, including his game-winning goal in an 18-17 overtime win over Stanford (Sept. 23) and in a 10-9 win over No. 3 USC (Oct. 8)
2022 (Fr.)
  • Ranked second on the team and sixth in the MPSF with 30 assists
  • His 22 goals were good for seventh on the team
  • Scored a season high three goals in a 7-6 win over UCLA
  • Totaled 12 steals, seven drawn exclusions and eight field blocks
National
  • Represented Spain at the 2022 FINA World League Super Final
  • Played for Spain in the 2021 FINA Junior World Championship. along with Cal teammates Max Casabella and Roberto Valera

Personal
  • Undeclared major

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2022Freshman

    6'4" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2023Sophomore

    Attacker
    6'4" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2024Junior

    Attacker
    6'4" 215 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2025Senior

    Attacker
    6'4" 215 lbs
    7