Daniel Gonzalez Season 2018

2019 • REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for third-straight season...Named 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for third-straight season.

Season: Made 14 appearances and had two starts…Scored two goals for total four points…Had first career game-winning goal against Stetson (9/8).

at Stony Brook (9/2): Made first appearance of season…Recorded season-high two shots. at Stetson (9/8): Made first start of season…Scored first goal of game in 2-0 shutout at Stetson…Was first career game-winning goal. Appalachian State (10/25): Scored one goal in Penn State’s 4-0 rout of Appalachian State. 

2018 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for second-straight season…Named 2018-19 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for second-straight season.

Season: Made seven appearances, including two starts…Made first career start for the Nittany Lions against Stony Brook (10/9) and recorded five points in 3-0 victory…Scored two goals and had one assist against Stony Brook (10/9), marking the first time a Penn State player scored multiple goals in a single match since Ethan Beckford at Rutgers (10/22/17)…Took five shots with four landing on goal for a .800 shot on goal percentage.

Stony Brook (10/9): Made first career start…Recorded first multi-goal game. Had career-high five points on two goals and one assist.

2017 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for the 2017-18 school year…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Appeared in four games, playing 87 minutes after walking on to the team…Scored one goal against Rutgers (10/22) on his lone shot of the season.

at UC Irvine (9/1): Made Penn State debut off bench. at Rutgers (10/22): Scored first career goal. 

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Trained with Randall Chacón, former head coach of the Costa Rican professional soccer teams…Prepped at Forest Trail Academy in Florida after he was homeschooled…Played tennis for two years in high school.

PERSONAL
Full name is Daniel Hernan Gonzalez Rodriguez…Son of Roger Gonzalez and Sonia Rodriguez…Has one sister, Gloriana…Grandfather, Ricardo, played soccer in the Costa Rican Professional League…Majoring in finance...Born March 24, 1998, in San Jose, Costa Rica.