2024: Enjoyed a breakthrough season in 2024, setting career-highs across the board while being named Third Team All-Horizon League ... one of just five players to appear in all 19 games, making 18 starts ... finished second on the team in scoring with 17 points ... scored five goals and recorded seven assists ... assist total tied for the team lead as well as the Horizon League lead ... point total ranked tied for sixth in the league ... concluded the season with 22 shots, 12 of which were on goal ... made 2024 debut with a start and 86 minutes played in the season opener against Lindenwood Aug. 22, recording a shot attempt ... first point came with an assist in the win over Bradley Aug. 25 ... helped set up the lone goal in the 1-1 draw with St. Thomas Sept. 2 ... assisted both goals to help the Panthers claim the "LeWang Cup" against Northern Illinois Sept 24 ... set up the game-winner in the 2-1 win over Drake Oct. 1, recording the assist when his saved shot was slotted back in ... scored a goal and recorded an assist against Oakland Oct. 5 ... played 75 minutes and found the back of the net in the 1-1 draw for the "Milwaukee Cup" against Marquette Oct. 8 ... scored the 70th-minute game-winner in the 1-0 defeat of Cleveland State Oct. 19 ... added a three-point outing (1G/1A) in the 4-1 win at Northern Kentucky Oct. 26 and also scored in his next outing against IU Indianapolis Nov. 1 ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2024 game-by-game in PDF Format
2023: Appeared in 10 games in his first collegiate season, earning a spot in the starting lineup on four occasions ... made MKE debut with 66 minutes of action in the season opener against Chicago State Aug. 27 ... saw 57 minutes of action against Northwestern Sept. 1, recording a shot attempt ... started the first two games of the season ... played 61 minutes in the 3-2 win over Northern Illinois Sept. 12 ... also started that outing against the Huskies as well as the next game at Wright State Sept. 16, playing 52 minutes.
• 2023 game-by-game in PDF Format
High School: A multi-sport athlete in high school, playing four years of basketball and two years of tennis in addition to playing soccer … played club soccer for CF Damm (2017-20), UE Cornellà (2021-23), and Europa (2023).
Personal: Son of Carlos and Estrella … full name is Mesfin Roda Garcia … an economics major … chose Milwaukee because of the soccer program and the variety of majors it offered … career goal is to get his economics degree and succeed with the soccer program … most memorable sports experience was when FC Barcelona called him to make a trial when he was six years old … lists playing soccer as his hobby … born November 11, 2004.
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Pronunciation: MESS-fin ROE-da
