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Tomas Hilliard-Arce Season 2016
PositionD
Weight175 lbs
Height6-1
ClassJunior
HometownMatthews, N.C.
In The News
- 12/11/17: Stanford star Tomas Hilliard-Arce ready to follow Morris, Vincent into MLS - Dave Zeitlin (MLSSoccer.com)
- 12/6/17: The ruling class: Stanford seniors shoot for 3rd straight national soccer title - Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
- 8/22/17: Tomas Hilliard-Arce hungry to add to legacy ahead of final season at Stanford - Joel Soria (SBI Soccer)
- 12/7/16: Stanford keeps clean sheet on path to college cup - Vytas Mazeika (Palo Alto Daily News)
Career Accolades | Career Statistics and Single-Game Highs
- Second overall pick by the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft
- 2017 MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
- 2017 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American
- 2017 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2017 Top Drawer Soccer Division I Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
- 2017 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- 2017 Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
- 2017 College Soccer News First Team All-American
- 2017 College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player
- 2017 Top Drawer Soccer College Cup Best XI
- 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team
- 2017 All-Pac-12 First Team
- 2017 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Dec. 5, 2017)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 16, 2017)
- 2016 College Cup All-Tournament Team
- 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- 2016 NSCAA First Team All-American
- 2016 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2016 NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team
- 2016 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- 2016 All-Pac-12 First Team
- 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 22, 2016)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 21, 2016)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 17, 2016)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 11, 2016)
- 2015 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Second Team
- 2015 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2015 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Far West Region Third Team
- 2014 All-Pac-12 Second Team
- 2014 Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman First Team
- 2014 Soccer America Men's All-Freshman Second Team
- 2014 College Soccer News Second Team Freshman All-American
- Started in each of his 87 appearances at center back, second in school history in career starts
- Scored 13 goals to go along with five assists for 31 points
- Put home five game winners
- In his four seasons, Stanford won three national championships, four Pac-12 titles, had a 65-10-13 overall record (.813) and 30-3-7 (.838) conference mark
- The Cardinal defense posted a 0.59 goals against average in his career, including 47 shutouts
As a Senior (2017) | Game-by-Game Stats
- MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist
- United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- Top Drawer Soccer Division I Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- Senior CLASS Award Second Team All-American
- College Soccer News First Team All-American
- College Cup Defensive Most Outstanding Player
- Top Drawer Soccer College Cup Best XI
- United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region First Team
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Dec. 5)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 16)
- Team captain
- Started all 23 games at center back alongside Adam Mosharrafa
- Tied for sixth on the team in goals (4) and points (11)
- Scored in wins over Yale (9/17), No. 24 Cal (10/8), Oregon State (10/15) and No. 1 Wake Forest (12/2)
- Game winners came at Wake Forest in an NCAA quarterfinal and at home against Oregon State
- Had one assist in each match against Washington (10/12 and 10/19) and also one against UCLA (11/2)
- Part of a defense that tied a school record with 16 shutouts, the second-highest total in the country
- As a team, Stanford's 0.382 goals against average set school and conference records and was second nationally
- The Cardinal did not allow a tournament goal for the second consecutive year and upped its NCAA-record postseason shutout streak to 12 matches (1,214:20)
- Stanford's defense ended the season with a shutout streak of 689:15
As a Junior (2016) | Game-by-Game Stats
- College Cup All-Tournament Team
- MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
- NSCAA First Team All-American
- Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year
- NSCAA All-Far West Region First Team
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI First Team
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Nov. 22)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Nov. 21)
- College Soccer News National Team of the Week (Oct. 17)
- Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week (Oct. 11)
- Started all 23 games at center back alongside Brian Nana-Sinkam
- Second on the team in goals (4) and fourth in points (10)
- Scored in wins over Oregon State (10/9), No. 25 San Diego State (10/13), No. 24 UCLA (10/23) and Pacific (11/20)
- Game winners came in double overtime against the Beavers and in regulation against Aztecs
- Tallied the assist on Foster Langsdorf's goal in Stanford's 1-0, double-overtime win against No. 16 Virginia in the NCAA Tournament (11/27)
- Part of a defense that posted 13 shutouts, tied for third in the country and the program's most since 2000 (16)
- As a team, Stanford's 0.56 goals against average was fourth nationally and tied for the second-best mark in school history
- The Cardinal did not allow a goal throughout the entire NCAA tournament and became the third program to win a title while posting a 0.00 postseason goals against average
- Stanford's defense ended the season with a shutout streak of 548:29
As a Sophomore (2015) | Game-by-Game Stats
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Second Team
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
- Started all 23 games at center back alongside Brian Nana-Sinkam
- Tallied his first career brace in a 3-1 win over San Francisco (9/18) with headers in the 20th and 36th minutes
- Added another goal in a 3-1 victory over San Diego State (10/26)
- Stanford's defense surrendered just 15 goals, its lowest total since 2001 (13)
- The Cardinal finished sixth nationally in goals against average (0.62), the sixth-best mark in program history
As a Freshman (2014) | Game-by-Game Stats
- NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Far West Region Third Team
- All-Pac-12 Second Team
- Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman First Team
- Soccer America Men's All-Freshman Second Team
- College Soccer News Second Team Freshman All-American
- Started all 19 games on Stanford's back line
- Scored twice with his first collegiate goal coming in a 4-1 win against UC Santa Barbara (9/9)
- Other goal came in 3-0 victory over Gonzaga (9/26)
- Stanford’s Pac-12 championship defense allowed just 17 goals, its lowest total since 2007, and led the Pac-12 with a 0.85 goals against average
- Cardinal topped the league in goals against average for the first time since 2002 (0.61)
- Team goals against average ranked 38th in the nation
U.S. Soccer
- Called by U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team head coach Andi Herzog for the first College Identification Training Camp in early August 2015
High School/Club
- A 2014 graduate of Providence Day School in Charlotte, N.C.
- Earned two letters in soccer as a freshman and sophomore
- Named all-state as a sophomore and was a two-time all-conference selection
- Played for Charlotte Soccer Academy Predators (2010-14)
- Played every minute and started every match for U-18 team in 2012-13
- Named club’s Player of the Year in 2013
- Played every minute and started every match for U-16 team in 2011-12
- Helped lead U-16 team to USSDA league playoffs
- Named to U-16 Southeast Best XI in 2012
Personal
- Born in Hartford, Conn.
- Parents are Andy and Silvia
- Father played ice hockey at Denver University
- Has two sisters, Sophia and Emily
Men's Soccer
A Family Affair
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2018 Season In Review
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Cardinal to the Combine
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In the Pros
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In the Pros
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Pair Named All-Americans
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Pac-12 Top Honors to Beason
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Cardinal Falls in Finale
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Outright Win in Sight
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Cardinal Controls Its Fate
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Nonconference One Last Time
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Halfway There
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Pacific Northwest Up Next
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Cardinal at Cal on Sunday
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Team Academic Award
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Drive for Five
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Tigers in Town Thursday
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Senior CLASS Candidate
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Five Straight on The Farm
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Date with the Dons
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Cardinal to Nation's Capital
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Season Starts with SJSU
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Pac-12 Coaches Choose Card
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Celebrating 2017-18
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Spring Schedule Announced
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Cardinal Heads to England
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Deal is Done
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Still Teammates
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Hilliard-Arce Goes No. 2
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Hilliard-Arce Goes No. 2
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Corti Signs with RGV FC
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Hilliard-Arce Signs with MLS
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2017 Season In Review
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Captains to the Combine
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Best of the Best
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Three-Peat Complete
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Senior CLASS All-Americans
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Hermann Finalist
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All-America Duo
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Familiar Territory
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Five All-Region
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Heading Back
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Baker's Dozen
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We Meet Again
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Two Semifinalists
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Regular-Season Finale
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Kept It Going
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Won Another One
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Win Will Do It
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Rising to the Occasion
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Win at Washington
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Five Down, Five to Go
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Hilliard-Arce Header Wins It
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Battled Back
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Pair of Finalists
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Wait is Over
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Stanford Silences Cal
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Across the Bay Sunday
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Win in Westwood
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Starting Down South
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SLU Surges Past Stanford
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Three Cardinal Candidates
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Cardinal to Gateway City
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Panchot Punches in Winner
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Back on Track
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Six-Match Homestand Concludes
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Top-Ranked Card Upset
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Comeback Cardinal
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Two More at Home
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No Place Like Home
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Spartans to Start
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TDS Preseason Best XI
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One More Exhibition
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Pac-12 Pick
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Cardinal Punishes Pilots
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First Free Exhibition
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Two on Hermann Watch List
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Cardinal Check-In
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2016 Season In Review
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Top Drawer Soccer Best XI
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Champions Again
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Back to the Final
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All-America Record
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College Cup Commences
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A Dozen Academic Honors
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Five Named All-Region
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Hello Houston
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Quarterfinal in Kentucky
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Hilliard-Arce Up for Hermann
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Stanford Marches On
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Postseason Continues
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November Reign
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Tournament Starts with Tigers
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Three Major Pac-12 Awards
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Focused Forward
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Still Unbeaten
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At the Turn
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Baird Selected Pac-12 POW
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Four Straight
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Pair of Ranked Tests Await
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Perfect in Pac-12 Play
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Stanford Stumbles at San Francisco
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Final Match Before Pac-12 Play
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Two Nonconference Tilts at Home
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Win One is a Big One
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Spartans at Stanford Saturday
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Scoreless Stalemate
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Top-Five Tests in Bloomington
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No Quit
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Cardinal Begins at Cagan
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Late Langsdorf Winner
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Final Exhibition
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Preseason All-Pac-12
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Stanford to College Cup Final
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In the Heart of America
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Opportunity Awaits
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Pac-12 - Big Ten Showdown
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Journey Starts Sunday
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Fourteen Pac-12 All-Academic
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More Work To Be Done
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Twelfth Win, 21st Birthday
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Perfect Home Start Intact
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Early And Often
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