Tomas Andres Hilliard-Arce was born on November 22,1995 and is an American former soccer player.
14 Facts About Tomas Hilliard-Arce
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Ahead of the 2014 NCAA Division I men's soccer season, Tomas Hilliard-Arce signed a National Letter of Intent to play for the Stanford Cardinal men's soccer program.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce finished his freshman season with two goals in 19 appearances.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce remained a starter his sophomore year, during the program's first-ever national championship run.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce had a career year his junior year, where he helped the Cardinal repeat as national champions.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce's contributions, helped the program reach a record low 0.56 goals against average, one of the lowest in college soccer during the 2016 NCAA Division I men's soccer season.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce earned first-team All-American honors from NSCAA and TopDrawer Soccer, as well as NSCAA College Cup Best XI, and was a semifinalist for the Hermann Trophy.
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Speculation rose that Tomas Hilliard-Arce would go pro and forgo his senior year, but he returned for the 2017 season.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce was named one of three finalists for the Hermann Trophy, but ultimately lost on voting to Jon Bakero of Wake Forest.
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Additionally, during his senior year, Tomas Hilliard-Arce repeated as the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, and was, again named, an All-American by various soccer media outlets.
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On January 19,2018, Tomas Hilliard-Arce was selected 2nd overall in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft by LA Galaxy.
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On October 27,2020, following the USL Championship season, Tomas Hilliard-Arce announced his retirement from playing professional soccer.
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American-born Tomas Hilliard-Arce is eligible to play for Costa Rica through his mother.
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Tomas Hilliard-Arce trained with the Costa Rican U20 team in 2014.