Rafael Otero

10 Rafael Otero

Height:

5-6
Year:

Jr.
Hometown:

Seattle, WA
High School:

Lakeside
Position:

MID
Major:

Philosophy and Public Affairs
College:

Claremont McKenna

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9
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21
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Bio

At CMS
2023 season (Junior)
Earned first-team All-SCIAC honors ... College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team ... Earned SCIAC Offensive Player of the Week ... Appeared in 16 games, starting in 14 mostly as a midfielder for the Stags ... Led the team with nine goals on the season, also adding three assists while serving as the Stags most creative offensive weapon throughout his career ... Scored both CMS goals to erase second-half deficits in a 2-2 tie with Pacific Lutheran on Sep. 10 ... Added two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over Caltech and the game winner with 10 minutes left at Pomona-Pitzer ... Took 48 shots, 23 of which were on goal.

At CMS
2022 season (Sophomore)
SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Appeared in 12 games, starting in nine mostly as a midfielder for the Stags ... Scored a goal in a 3-3 tie against Cal Lutheran on Oct. 5 ... Recorded an assist in a 2-1 win at Caltech on Oct. 1 ... Took 19 shots on the year, seven of which were on frame.

2021 season (First-Year)
Second-Team All-SCIAC ... SCIAC All-Academic Team ... Played in 16 games, starting in three as a midfielder ... Recorded five goals and one assist on the season for 11 points ...Made an impact finding the back of the net, including an overtime golden goal in a 1-0 win over Pomona-Pitzer and the game-winner in the regaular season finale against Chapman ... Added two goals in a 6-0 win over Caltech ... Took 24 shots, 9 on net.

Prior to CMS
Attended Lakeside School in Seattle, where he was a member of the soccer team ... Earned all-league honors ... Helped his team to a 3A state title and a 17-0-5 overall record in his final season ... Also played club soccer with Seattle United.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna, where he majors in philosophy and public affairs ... Was teammates at Lakeside with former Stags Will Barton and Justin Blachman.

Rafael Otero posed shot

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 14	Chapman	T, 0-0
Oct 18	at Whittier	W, 3-0
Oct 21	Bethesda University	W, 8-0
Oct 25	Pomona-Pitzer	L, 3-1
Oct 28	at Caltech	T, 1-1
Nov 1	at Redlands	T, 1-1

	Overall	Conf
Games	16	12
Games started	14	10
Goals	9	5
Assists	3	3
Points	21	13
Shots	48	36
Shot Pct	.188	.139
Penalty kicks	4-4	3-3
Game-winning goals	3	2

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	sh	pct	pk	gw
Sep 1	UC Santa Cruz	W, 2-1	1	0	0	0	3	.000	0-0	0
Sep 8	at Willamette	W, 3-0	1	1	0	2	3	.333	1-1	1
Sep 10	vs. Pacific Lutheran	T, 2-2	1	2	0	4	3	.667	0-0	0
Sep 13	Cal Lutheran	T, 1-1	1	0	0	0	3	.000	0-0	0
Sep 16	at Chapman	L, 1-0	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0-0	0
Sep 20	at Redlands	L, 2-1	1	1	0	2	3	.333	1-1	0
Sep 23	Whittier	W, 7-1	1	0	1	1	1	.000	0-0	0
Sep 30	at Pomona-Pitzer	W, 2-1	1	1	0	2	5	.200	0-0	1
Oct 4	La Verne	T, 1-1	1	0	0	0	7	.000	0-0	0
Oct 7	Caltech	W, 4-1	1	2	1	5	8	.250	1-1	1
Oct 11	at Occidental	W, 3-1	1	0	1	1	4	.000	0-0	0
Oct 14	Chapman	T, 0-0	1	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 18	at Whittier	W, 3-0	-	0	0	0	0	-	0-0	0
Oct 21	Bethesda University	W, 8-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Oct 25	Pomona-Pitzer	L, 3-1	-	1	0	2	3	.333	1-1	0
Oct 28	at Caltech	T, 1-1	1	0	0	0	1	.000	0-0	0
Nov 1	at Redlands	T, 1-1	1	1	0	2	3	.333	0-0	0

Game
Season

Career Stats - Game

	gp	gs	gpg	a/g	pts/g	sh/g	sh%	sog/g	sog%
2021-22	16	3	.31	.06	.69	1.50	.208	.56	.375
2022-23	12	9	.08	.08	.25	1.58	.053	.58	.368
2023-24	16	14	.56	.19	1.31	3.00	.188	1.44	.479
Total	44	26	.34	.11	.80	2.07	.165	.89	.429

Career Stats - Season

	gp	gs	g	a	pts	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	yc	pk	gw
2021-22	16	3	5	1	11	24	.208	9	.375	1	0-0	2
2022-23	12	9	1	1	3	19	.053	7	.368	1	1-1	0
2023-24	16	14	9	3	21	48	.188	23	.479	0	4-4	3
Total	44	26	15	5	35	91	.165	39	.429	2	5-5	5

Game
Season

Splits Stats - Game

		gp	gs	gpg	a/g	pts/g	sh/g	sh%	sog/g	sog%
Event	Total	16	14	.56	.19	1.31	3.00	.188	1.44	.479
	Conference	12	10	.42	.25	1.08	3.00	.139	1.33	.444
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location	Home	7	6	.43	.29	1.14	3.57	.120	1.57	.440
	Away	8	7	.50	.13	1.13	2.50	.200	1.25	.500
	Neutral	1	1	2.00	.00	4.00	3.00	.667	2.00	.667
Result	Wins	7	6	.57	.43	1.57	3.43	.167	1.71	.500
Result	Losses	3	2	.67	.00	1.33	2.33	.286	1.67	.714
Month	September	8	8	.63	.13	1.38	2.75	.227	1.63	.591
	October	7	5	.43	.29	1.14	3.29	.130	1.29	.391
	November	1	1	1.00	.00	2.00	3.00	.333	1.00	.333

Splits Stats - Season

		gp	gs	g	a	pts	sh	sh%	sog	sog%	yc	rc	pk	gw
Event	Total	16	14	9	3	21	48	.188	23	.479	0	0	4-4	3
	Conference	12	10	5	3	13	36	.139	16	.444	0	0	3-3	2
	Exhibition	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0-0	-
Location	Home	7	6	3	2	8	25	.120	11	.440	0	0	2-2	1
	Away	8	7	4	1	9	20	.200	10	.500	0	0	2-2	2
	Neutral	1	1	2	0	4	3	.667	2	.667	0	0	0-0	0
Result	Wins	7	6	4	3	11	24	.167	12	.500	0	0	2-2	3
Result	Losses	3	2	2	0	4	7	.286	5	.714	0	0	2-2	0
Month	September	8	8	5	1	11	22	.227	13	.591	0	0	2-2	2
	October	7	5	3	2	8	23	.130	9	.391	0	0	2-2	1
	November	1	1	1	0	2	3	.333	1	.333	0	0	0-0	0