2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Arrington, Michael

Jersey Number 12
Michael Arrington
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Fresno, CA
- High School:
- Central HS
Bio
CSUN - 2023 (Senior)
Arrington closed his Matador career by appearing in 15 matches and making 14 starts ... finished tied for second on the team in assists with three ... totaled three points and 12 shots with four on goal ... racked up 1,150 total minutes on the field ... played full time in five matches ... picked up an assist vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/27/23) ... assisted AJ Johnson on a game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw vs. Sacramento State (10/7/23) ... recorded another helper on a goal from Jamar Ricketts in a draw vs. UC Davis (10/11/23) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
CSUN - 2022 (Junior)
Saw action in 14 matches, starting six times, playing 763 minutes ... took six shots.
CSUN - 2021 (Sophomore)
Started nine of 10 appearances along the back line ... played 642 minutes ... scored lone goal of season against CSU Bakersfield Sept. 29 in the 4-3 loss to the Roadrunners .. took six shots on the year, two of which were on goal ... named Academic All-Conference.
PRIOR TO CSUN
Part of a Fresno City College team that won its second CCCAA Title in three years in 2019 as the Rams finished with an 18-1-7 record … scored two goals and two assists.
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HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Fresno Central High School … named first team All-Conference as a senior and played in the City vs County All-Star Game … chosen 2017 Tri-River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-Conference ... played in the 2017 City vs County All-Start Game … team won conference championship in both 2015 and 2016.
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PERSONAL
Son of Michael Arrington and Elizabeth Mejia … a Kinesiology-Applied Fitness major ... favorites include the FC Barcelona, Andres Iniesta, Jason Statham, Scarlett Johannson, Avatar The Last Airbender, Harry Potter, Fish, Shrimp, and Rice, Empire of the Sun, Kanye West, and YouTube … chose CSUN because he felt it was the best school that would fulfill his goals … says his greatest moment so far is attending the San Jose Earthquakes Academy … says the best thing about being an athlete is making friends with other athletes that are involved in a different sport … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is juggling school and sports … says the best athlete he has played against Danny Cossette … the most famous person he has met is Antoinne Griezmann … the person in history he would like to meet is Zeus … the person in history he would like to switch places with is Poseidon … the two people in history he would like to have dinner with are Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi … says his greatest heroes are his parents because they’ve given him everything and sacrificed for him to be in the positions that I he has been in ... earning master's degree in Biomechanics.
Arrington closed his Matador career by appearing in 15 matches and making 14 starts ... finished tied for second on the team in assists with three ... totaled three points and 12 shots with four on goal ... racked up 1,150 total minutes on the field ... played full time in five matches ... picked up an assist vs. Cal State Fullerton (9/27/23) ... assisted AJ Johnson on a game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw vs. Sacramento State (10/7/23) ... recorded another helper on a goal from Jamar Ricketts in a draw vs. UC Davis (10/11/23) ... placed on the Big West All-Academic Team ... earned CSC Academic All-District honors.
CSUN - 2022 (Junior)
Saw action in 14 matches, starting six times, playing 763 minutes ... took six shots.
CSUN - 2021 (Sophomore)
Started nine of 10 appearances along the back line ... played 642 minutes ... scored lone goal of season against CSU Bakersfield Sept. 29 in the 4-3 loss to the Roadrunners .. took six shots on the year, two of which were on goal ... named Academic All-Conference.
PRIOR TO CSUN
Part of a Fresno City College team that won its second CCCAA Title in three years in 2019 as the Rams finished with an 18-1-7 record … scored two goals and two assists.
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HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Fresno Central High School … named first team All-Conference as a senior and played in the City vs County All-Star Game … chosen 2017 Tri-River Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-Conference ... played in the 2017 City vs County All-Start Game … team won conference championship in both 2015 and 2016.
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PERSONAL
Son of Michael Arrington and Elizabeth Mejia … a Kinesiology-Applied Fitness major ... favorites include the FC Barcelona, Andres Iniesta, Jason Statham, Scarlett Johannson, Avatar The Last Airbender, Harry Potter, Fish, Shrimp, and Rice, Empire of the Sun, Kanye West, and YouTube … chose CSUN because he felt it was the best school that would fulfill his goals … says his greatest moment so far is attending the San Jose Earthquakes Academy … says the best thing about being an athlete is making friends with other athletes that are involved in a different sport … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is juggling school and sports … says the best athlete he has played against Danny Cossette … the most famous person he has met is Antoinne Griezmann … the person in history he would like to meet is Zeus … the person in history he would like to switch places with is Poseidon … the two people in history he would like to have dinner with are Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi … says his greatest heroes are his parents because they’ve given him everything and sacrificed for him to be in the positions that I he has been in ... earning master's degree in Biomechanics.
Men's Soccer vs. CSU San Bernardino
Wednesday, August 15
Men's Soccer Schedule 2018
Thursday, June 21
MSOC vs. Sacramento State Highlights
Wednesday, November 01
MSOC vs. UC Riverside Highlights
Wednesday, October 18