Pablo Moreira

Height:
6-3
Weight:
185
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Broadview Heights, Ohio
High School:
Brecksville

as a Redshirt Junior (2006)- First team All-MAC ... started all 19 games up top ... finished tied for second on the team in goals scored (5) and total points (14) ... tied for the team lead with three game-winning scores ... gave the Zips a 1-0 lead in a 3-2 victory over St. Bonaventure (Sept. 1) ... game up with his first of three game-winning scores, this one in the 99tth minute of a 2-1 win over St. Francis (Sept. 3) ... also credited with the winner as Akron defeated IPFW, 3-0 in Mid-American Conference action (Sept. 17) ... had the game-winning goal and an assist in a 4-1 win at Bowling Green (Oct. 20) ... one assist each in back-to-back wins over UNC Greensboro (Oct. 24) and Buffalo (Oct. 28) ... netted Akron’s sixth goal in an 8-2 win over Bowling Green in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament (Nov. 3).

as a Junior (2005)- Redshirted while recovering from a knee injury suffered in spring training.

as a Sophomore (2004)- Appeared in 14 games ... made four starts ... scored his first career goal in a 6-0 win over Princeton (Sept. 10) ... notched the fourth an final goal of the afternoon in a 4-0 win at Bowling Green (Oct. 3) ... responsible for a goal in the 83rd minute as the Zips defeated Buffalo, 4-1 in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament (Nov. 7).

as a Freshman (2003)- Played in 12 games in his inaugural season ... made his collegiate debut in the Zips’ 4-2 win over Seton Hall at the Virginia Soccer Classic (Aug. 31) ... came in off the bench as the Zips topped No. 11 Indiana, 1-0 (Sept. 12) ... took a shot in the game at Oakland (Sept. 21) ... also had an attempt vs. UWM (Oct. 5) ... assisted in Akron’s winning efforts vs. Michigan (Oct. 24), Cleveland State (Oct. 28), at Wright State (Oct. 31), vs. Buffalo in the MAC Tournament (Nov. 7) and vs. Rutgers in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 26).

at Brecksville High School- Earned four letters at Brecksville High School where he was team captain as a senior ... only played in two games as a senior due to injury ... led the Pioneer Conference in scoring and was a first-team all-league honoree as a junior with 23 goals and 12 assists (58 points) ... also earned first-team all-conference recognition as a sophomore with 17 goals and seven assists (41 points) ... two-time first-team All-Greater Cleveland ... All-Ohio honors as a junior ... ranks sixth all-time in the Pioneer Conference with 117 career points (46 goals, 25 assists).

Personal- Parents are Chico and Cristina Moreira ... member of Internationals club team, 2002 state champions and regional participants ... earned Merit Roll honors in high school ... father was a member of Uruguay’s national team and played professionally with the Chicago Sting, Cleveland Crunch and Wichita Wings ... majoring in international business with an emphasis on foreign language.