Mateo Palomino

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-0
Weight:
185
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Herriman, Utah
High School:
Real Salt Lake Academy

Senior (2024): Appeared in two matches ... Played a season-high nine minutes vs. Gonzaga.

Junior (2023): Appeared in one match, playing 11 minutes in Oregon State's NCAA Tournament win over SMU

Utah Valley
Sophomore (2022): Appeared in and started 15 games … led team in minutes played for the second consecutive season (1,229) … played 80+ minutes in 12 out of 15 matches … scored game-winning goal against UNLV on Oct. 30 … finished season with six shots … named Academic All-District.

Freshman (2021): Started all 17 games on the back line and logged 1,487 minutes ... named to WAC All-Freshman Team ... earned Academic All-WAC honors ... scored game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over California Baptist ... finished with 10 shots, five on goal.

Before College: Played for the Real Salt Lake Academy all four years of high school.

Personal: Son of Angela Paez and Diego Palomino … Has one sibling – Gabriella … Enjoys camping, boating, pickle ball and guitar … Chose Oregon State because it “has a very professional environment that I believe will take me to the next level in order to achieve my goal of becoming a pro footballer. Oregon is not too far away from home and has a lot of natural beauty like Utah.”