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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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6 Anela Nigito

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Capital, Mendoza, Argentina
  • Prev School Italian School XXI

Biography

2024 (JUNIOR): Played 15 games, started 15...Posted 2 goals, 2 assists, 6 points...Had 5 shots with 3 on goal...posted 2 game winners one was against #1 seed Hawai'i in the semifinal match...Registered 1359 minutes and played 14 full 90-minute games...Received a call-up to the U-20 World Cup in Colombia and another call-up for the senior Argentina national team to play a friendly against Team USA, where she made her senior debut.

2023 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 16 games, started 15…Played 1072 minutes on season…Had three shots and one shot on goal on season…Played all 90 minutes in five games.

2022 (FRESHMAN): Trained with Argentina's national women's soccer team in the lead-up to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup...Played in 16 games, started 15…played 1228 minutes on season…two goals and two assists on season…first goal for CSUB in win vs CSUN…also scored in tie vs Hawaii…six points in total on season.
 
PRIOR TO CSUB: Anela Nigito competed for Argentina's national women's soccer team at the South American Under-20 Championship...It was her second call-up in her career and third camp of the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Anela Nigito graduated from the Italian School XXI of April in December of 2021 in Capital, Mendoza, Argentina...She brings National Team experience to CSUB...Nigito was instrumental in Argentina's Sub-17 team winning the International Foursquare Tournament in 2019...A decorated student as well, Anela boasted a 3.7 GPA and was honored as Second Escort of the National Flag...Outside of soccer Nigito competed in horse riding, swim, and dance. 
 
PERSONAL: Following a degree in Kinesiology, Anela has career plans of playing soccer professionally in Europe.

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2022Freshman

    Defender
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2023Sophomore

    Defender
    5'8"
    6
  • 6

    2024Junior

    Defender
    5'8"
    6
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