THIS YEAR: A well-played freshman, Fausto Moran brings a variety of youth experience into his freshman season at Azusa Pacific as he vies to become the Cougars’ longtime keeper following Alexis Rodriquez’ APU career.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played 4 seasons of varsity level soccer for Head Coach Jimmy Huerta at Pinecrest Academy of Sloan Canyon, located in Henderson, Nev., where he ranked among the top 2 state leaders in saves in 3 different seasons … Collected nearly 800 saves in 50 games and 3,900 minutes of play from 2024 to 2026 … As a 2026 senior, tallied 205 saves, the second most in the state … As a 2025 junior, named NIAA 3A Keeper-of-the-Year after recording a state-leading 344 saves in 18 games, averaging a whopping 19.1 saves a contest, far-and-away the highest average by any Silver State prep keeper (second was 11.5 avg.) … Recorded 3 shutouts during his junior year and registered 6 for his 54-game prep career … Had a state-best 245 saves as a 2024 sophomore … Named the Pirates’ Player-of-the-Year as both a junior and senior.
CLUB: Played for Heat FC, Albion SC, and Villareal FC during his high school years and played on teams that won the Las Vegas Invitational Labor Day Tournament and Thanksgiving Tournament.
PERSONAL: Born June 24, 2008, in San Diego, Calif., to Fausto and Jackie Moran … Has a younger brother (Gael) … Majoring in Computer Science with the hopes of becoming a cybersecurity analyst … Plays the guitar.
