1   Omar Zeenni
Omar Zeenni

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Arcadia, Calif.

High School:
Crespi Carmelite HS '10

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 190

Position:
GK

Major:
Communication


05/09/2013

Men's Soccer Ends Spring Season at Stanford

The UC Davis men's soccer team closes out its 2013 spring schedule on Saturday night at Stanford.

02/08/2013

Aggie Men's Soccer Shines in 2012

UC Davis will return 27 student-athletes for the 2013 campaign

11/10/2012

Aggies Edged by Matadors in Big West Title Game

UC Davis outshoots Cal State Northridge 14-8 and won five corner kicks

11/07/2012

Men's Soccer On to Big West Finals

UC Davis shuts out Cal State Fullerton 2-0 to advance to Saturday's final

11/06/2012

Big West Tournament Kicks Off Wednesday

UC Davis hosts Cal State Fullerton in Big West Tournament semifinal

2011: Started all 19 games he appeared in to finish with a .750 save percentage... Recorded 66 saves, which ranks fourth in the Aggie single-season history books... Stopped a career-high 7 shot attempts in scoreless tie against CSU Bakersfield on Sept. 11... Posted 5 saves on three other occasions... Twice named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week... Picked up first honor after leading UC Davis to a 2-1 overtime win at Cal State Northridge on Oct. 15, recording five saves in the process... Repeated as the weekly honoree after allowing just two goals in over 188 minutes of action at then-No. 7 UC Irvine (10/19) and Cal Poly (10/22)... Clocked over 1,820 minutes in goal.

2010: Made 12 appearances in goal, with eight starts, as a true freshman... Recorded season-high six saves in 2-1 loss at Cal Poly (10/24)... Registered five saves in 1-0 win at Cal State Northridge (10/9)... Named Big West Conference Defensive Player of the Week after posting back-to-back shutout victories against UC Riverside (10/13) and Cal State Northridge (10/16)... Played every minute of both games which each extended into overtime... Became first Aggie freshman to win the conference honor since UC Davis officially joined the Big West in 2007... Helped Aggies to three-game winning streak, the longest of the season, facing 30 shot attempts without allowing a goal during that span... Recorded 29 saves and allowed 10 goals in over 875 minutes in the net for a .744 save percentage... Finished debut season with 4-5-1 record and picked up three shutout wins.

CRESPI CARMELITE HS `10: Mission League Goalkeeper of the Year as a rookie in 2007... Led Crespi Carmelite HS to a second round appearance at the CIF Southern Section Championships in 2008 and 2009... Named to the All-CIF Southern Section second team in 2009... Two-time recipient of the NSCAA All-Academic Award... Was a member of the LA Galaxy Academy club team.

PERSONAL: Born in Downey, Calif.... Parents are Hassan and Mercedes Zeenni and has two siblings, Natalie and Kareem... Uncle Peter Prieto played professional soccer for Tecos in Guadalajara, Mexico... Can speak English, Spanish and Arabic... Majoring in communications with plans to attend law school... If he won a million dollars, he would pay off his parents' home and build soccer fields for underprivileged children... Lists his career highlight as when he saved six penalty kicks at the Dallas Cup in 2008 to help his team reach the finals.

YearG/GSGAAvg.ShOW-L-TSvMin
201012/8101.03 3 4-5-0 29 877:03
201119/19221.0847-8-4661824:59
Totals31/27321.07711-13-4952,702:02