Padilla head shot

Emanuel Padilla

  • Award
    Defensive Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/10/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Soccer
  • School
    Chico State
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
    Goalkeeper
  • Hometown
    Santa Rosa
  • High School
    Montgomery High School
For the third time this season, Chico State goalkeeper Emanuel Padilla has picked up the Pixellot/CCAA Men’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week award.

Padilla led the Wildcats to a 1-0-1 record against two Top 25 ranked teams on the road as No. 3 Chico State remained undefeated at 9-0-2 (2-0-2 CCAA). The junior net-minder from Santa Rosa made 10 saves, six of those came against No. 9 Cal Poly Pomona, helping secure teh 2-2 draw. Against No. 25 Cal State San Bernardino on Sunday, Padilla recorded his CCAA-leading eighth shutout of the season. He preserved the clean sheet with a penalty kick save in the 84th minute. Padilla has turned away all three penalty kick tries against him.

Padilla continues to lead the conference with a .376 goals against average. He is also second with a saves percentage of .907. He has only allowed four goals in 11 matches this season.