Nico Baltazar

Photo by: Ayden Gregory

Photo by: Owen Main

Height:
6-0
Weight:
150
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Los Angeles, CA

2024 (Junior)
Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition after helping lead Cal Poly to the Big West regular season title, nine shutouts and a conference-low 15 goals conceded while program finished second among 205 NCAA Division I programs with a 0.68 goals against average … one of five Mustangs to start all 19 matches and the only one to play all 1,730 minutes … scored first career goal in 3-0 home victory against Gonzaga (Sept. 8) and second in 1-1 Big West Championship semifinal home draw with UC Davis (Nov. 10) … produced career best three shot attempts at Oral Roberts (Aug. 29).

2023 (Sophomore / El Camino College – Torrance, Calif.)
Selected to United Soccer Coaches Junior College Division III All-America first team and as the South Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year after captaining program to a 24-1 record, 17 shutouts and the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship title (its first in 31 years) … part of defense that conceded just 13 times in 25 matches while allowing only three multi-goal outings … scored eventual game-winner in 2-0, CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoff second round victory against Mt. San Antonio College (Nov. 21) … produced the last of three assists in 4-0, CCCAA State Championship quarterfinal win against Rio Hondo (Nov. 25) …also earned United Soccer Coaches Junior College Men's Scholar All-America Team praise.

2022 (Freshman / El Camino College – Torrance, Calif.)
Appeared and started in 21 of 22 matches as program finished 17-2-3 and reached the CCCAA Southern California Regional Playoff third round … helped program produce 13 shutouts and just 17 goals in 22 matches… first collegiate goal was the game-winner in a 4-0 win at East LA College (Oct. 21) … added assist in 7-0 win at San Diego Mesa (Sept. 13).

PUC CALS Early College HS (Los Angeles) / LA Galaxy Academy
Appeared in MLS Next sides for five years while with LA Galaxy Academy (U15-U17), LAFC Academy and TFA Academy … led LA Galaxy side in minutes played during final term.

Personal
Son of Maricela Mendoza and Juan Baltazar … has one older brother (Ramon) and one younger brother (Cristian) … majoring in business administration … member of leadership committee and environment club at PUC CALS HS … Nicholas Baltazar was born in Los Angeles.