CPP AWARDS AND HONORS:
- All-CCAA Honorable Mention (2022)
- CCAA All-Academic (2020-21, 2021-22)
- D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021-22, 2022-23)
- CCAA Fall All-Academic (2022)
2022 (SENIOR): Started 17 of 18 games played, totaling 1,306 minutes ... Stayed on pitch for majority of nine shutouts, including all 110 minutes (season high) during 0-0 deadlock vs. Sonoma State (10/30) in first round of CCAA Tournament ... Provided two goals offensively, both on road, including game-winner in 11th minute of 1-0 triumph at Cal Poly Humboldt (10/2) ... Also produced 36th-minute opener during 1-1 draw at Stanislaus State (10/23) ... Six of 11 shots on target.
2021 (JUNIOR): Started eight of 18 games played ... Made CPP debut as first-half substitute in opener vs. Concordia Irvine (9/2) ... Drew first start in following match vs. Point Loma (9/4) and notched only goal on season in 67th minute to cap scoring as Broncos rallied from 3-1 deficit for 3-3 draw (played all 110 minutes for season high) ... Attempted five shots with three on target.
2020: No season due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (SOPHOMORE at Cerritos College): Played in 23 games for Falcons, making 22 starts ... Scored twice and had four assists ... Tallied first collegiate goal in 3-1 win against Fullerton (8/27) ... Also found back of net in 4-1 win over Oxnard (11/30).
2018 (FRESHMAN at Cerritos College): Started 15 of 16 games played at Cerritos College in Norwalk ... Named to All-South Coast Conference Second Team ... Posted three assists, including on lone goal of 1-0 playoff win over Oxnard College ... Had pair of assists against Chaffey College.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of Delille Academy in town of Dangriga in native Belize ... Named Best Defender ... Was three-sport athlete, participating in soccer, basketball and volleyball.
PERSONAL: Born Eugene Pele Martinez ... A Kinesiology major with a minor in Business ... Son of parents Carlos and Doris ... Has four siblings, Sheree, Varlen, Nathalie and Neville ... Aspires to become a professional soccer player and coach ... Likes spending free time hanging out with his friends and mom, and also enjoys training kids ... Roots for Manchester United ... Favorite athlete is Paul Pogba ... Favorite TV show is Maury ... Top movie is Jamaican Mafia ... Loves to eat hudut (dish in Belize) ... Speaks four languages ... Is the owner and founder of Pele Soccer Foundation Belize, which provides kids in the community the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of soccer and the importance of an education; also assists kids by collecting used clothes and cleats to help them in life.
