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16 Alejandro Pacheco

  • Position Midfielder/Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico
  • Highschool Iowa City

Biography

SENIOR (2017): All-Summit League Second Team Honoree… All-League Academic Team Honoree… Summit League All-Tournament Team… Summit League Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30)… recorded a game-winner against Oral Roberts (Oct. 28)… also had an assist at Kansas City (Sept. 16)… totaled three points and nine shots on the season… recorded three shots on goal… logged 1,204 minutes…

JUNIOR (2016): 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence... Started all 19 matches for Western Illinois… finished the year with one goal and one assist for three points… netted his first-career goal against Drake (Nov. 1) and an assist against Kansas City (Sept. 17)… tied his season-high of two shots against IUPUI (Sept. 23) and Omaha (Oct. 22)… recorded three shots on goal for 2016…

SOPHOMORE (2015): Placed on Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll (Distinguished Scholar)... Appeared in 17 contests and made 11 starts... Tallied one goal on the season in WIU's 4-1 victory over Kansas City (Sep. 19)... Recorded a season-high three shots in two different games... Registered 15 shots and five shots on goal. 

FRESHMAN (2014): Summit League All-Newcomer Team... Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll... Leatherneck 'Newcomer of the Year'... Joins brother Fernando, a sophomore, in 2014...Appeared in all 19 games, started in 13... Made his debut for the Purple and Gold against UNLV (Aug. 29)... Scored his first career goal at Valparaiso (Sept. 19)... Took a season-high two shots against IUPUI (Oct. 25)... Finished season with one goal and 12 shots, one on target.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played under coach Jose Fajardo at Iowa City HS, earning three varsity letters... Named Honorable Mention All-State his junior season after totaling 12 goals and six assists... Notched nine goals and five assists as a sophomore... Team finished second at state in 2013... First Team All-Conference honoree.

PERSONAL: Born July 29, 1995... Son of Jorge and Maria Pacheco... Majoring in Business Management... Joins his older brother, Fernando Pacheco, on the Leatherneck soccer team... Chose Western because he likes the coaching staff and the competitive soccer program... Lists Ronaldinho as an influence on his career "because of the tricks and moves he did and the way he could change a game at any moment"... Hobbies include ping pong and soccer freestyling.

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Historical Player Information

  • 16

    2014Freshman

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2015Sophomore

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2016Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    16
  • 16

    2017Senior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9" 150 lbs
    16