Manny Sardinha

Position:
Forward/Midfielder
Height:
5-8
Weight:
155
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
Francis W. Parker

2011: Appeared in 14 games and made four starts ... had an assist in a win at Seton Hall on Oct. 4 ... had 15 total shots with three on frame.

2010: Has played in all 18 games and started the first five games ... scored three goals and three assists for nine points ... scored his first goal of the season against Lehigh on Sept. 7 ... earned his first collegiate assists in a 3-0 win over Adelphi on Sept. 26 ... scored in a 3-0 win over Dartmouth in the Ivy League opener on Oct. 2 ... tallied a goal in the next game in a 3-2 win over Seton Hall ... earned an assist in a 3-1 win over Colgate on Nov. 2 ... had an assist on the game winner in a 2-1 win over No. 13 Penn on Nov. 6 ... has taken 24 shots with five on goal.

2009: Played in 17 games and made nine starts ... had nine shots and two shots on goal.

2008: Played in eight games and had one start ... his first collegiate start was against Cornell on Nov. 1 ... scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 victory over Rutgers on Oct. 15 ... had two shots on goal and three shots total.

Before Princeton: Earned four varsity letters at Francis W. Parker High School ... named first-team all-league his freshman year and was named the Division IV Player of the Year as a sophomore ... earned first-team all-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Divison I his junior year and was team MVP as a senior ... played for the San Diego Surf Soccer Club for the last 11 years ... the squad was Cal South National Champions in 2002 and 2007 ... named the 2008 San Diego All-Star South MVP ... member of the Cal South ODP for four years and member of the ODP regional pool in 2003.

Personal: Full name is Manual Sardinha ... born October 6, 1989 ... parents are William and Sara Sardinha ... has two sisters, Heather (UC-Santa Barbara ’06) and Anne and a brother, Billy (San Francisco State ’11) ... also a member of the Princeton men's volleyball team in 2010 ... majoring in ecology & evolutionary biology.