Roberto Arteaga

Photo by: Judy Stapleton

Photo by: Todd Drexler

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AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2019 (Sr.)

Played in 15 of Mercer’s 21 matches, drawing 13 starts
Accumulated 1164 minutes
Finished the year with seven points on two goals and three assists
Assisted on the first goal of the season in a 2-0 win at Cincinnati
Tallied a season-high three points on a goal and an assist in the win at UAB
Dished out an assist and fired a season-high three shots against VMI
Scored the game-tying goal in the 34th minute as Mercer knocked off top-seeded Furman in the SoCon Semifinals
Registered one shot and played all 90 minutes against UNC Greensboro in the SoCon Championship
Posted two shots (one on goal) and played all 90 minutes at Charlotte in the NCAA Tournament

2018 (Jr.)

Started in 17 matches and played a total of 1542 minutes on the season
Tallied 16 points on four goals and a SoCon-leading eight assists – both career-highs
Scored all four goals via penalty kicks – ranking first in the NCAA in PK percentage
Connected for the game-winner on a penalty kick in the 84^th minute of the season-opener against North Florida
Logged a career-high 110 minutes and assisted on a goal in Mercer’s draw with Missouri State
Put in a penalty kick goal and played in all 102 minutes of the match to help lead the Bears to their SoCon title-clinching win at Furman
Assisted on a team-high three goals against Gardner-Webb, which was also tied for the most single-game assists in the league throughout the season

2017 (So.)

Appeared in 16 matches with 14 starts on the season, logging 1,252 minutes throughout the campaign
Notched a career-high three goals and three assists during the season, tallying a career-best nine points
Recorded 35 shots during his sophomore stint, placing 12 on target
Competed off the pitch as well, earning a spot on the Fall Academic All-SoCon Team
Tallied a career-best two assists against Georgia Southern (Sept. 23), logging 77 minutes in the match
Registered a career-high three points against VMI in the regular season finale (Oct. 28), notching one goal and one assist
Connected for one goal in the SoCon Tournament opener against Wofford (Nov. 4), marking the third goal in four matches
Logged a career-high 106 minutes against ETSU in the SoCon Tournament on Nov. 10 in Greenville, S.C.

2016 (Fr.)

Worked his way into a starting role during the final month of a stellar freshman season
Played in 17 total matches including eight starts
Totaled one goal and two assists (four points) while firing off the fifth-most shots on the team (25)
Named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team
Rose to the occasion and connected for the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at Furman (Oct. 25) to keep Mercer in the hunt for a conference regular season title
Earned his first career start in Mercer’s SoCon-opening 2-0 win vs. Wofford (Sept. 27) and contributed an assist in the contest
Notched his second assist of the season in a 5-0 rout of VMI (Oct. 22)
Logged a season-high best 101 minutes in the SoCon Championship against ETSU (Nov. 12)
Played all 90 minutes of Mercer’s NCAA Tournament match at South Carolina (Nov. 17)

HIGH SCHOOL

Rated as a three-star recruit by Top Drawer Soccer
Played under head coach Garth Pollonias for Concorde Fire
Also played for the Georgia ODP region team for three years
Helped lead Jonesboro High School to Elite Eight and Sweet 16 appearances in the state tournament during his freshman and sophomore seasons, respectively
Named the Freshman Offensive Player of the Year at Jonesboro HS
Was an Honor Roll student and three-year science fair participant