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Jersey Number 21
Nestor Cabrera
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-10 / 180
- Hometown:
- Raritan, N.J.
- High School:
- Bridgewater-Raritan
- Club Team:
- PDA / New York Red Bulls / Queensboro
2025 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner
Senior (Fall 2025)
Junior (Fall 2024)
Sophomore (Fall 2023)
Freshman (Fall 2022)
Prior to Rutgers
Personal
Senior (Fall 2025)
- Played in 16 games and made 12 starts
- Registered three assists, including two against Monmouth (Sept. 30) for three points on the season
- Also took 12 shots and put one on frame
Junior (Fall 2024)
- Played in all 17 games and made 15 starts
- Scored the first two goals of his career in Big Ten play against Michigan (Sept. 28) and Northwestern (Oct. 11)
- Also picked up an assist in the upset over No. 8 Wisconsin (Oct. 4) for five total points on the season
- Took 10 total shots and put two on goal
- Called up to the Guatemala National Team for a friendly vs. El Salvador (July 27)
Sophomore (Fall 2023)
- Played in 15 matches and made one starts against St. John's (Aug. 28)
- Registered four shots and put one on goal
Freshman (Fall 2022)
- Appeared in 17 games and made four starts
- Took five shots and put one on goal
Prior to Rutgers
- Incoming freshman with high-level club soccer experience with PDA, New York Red Bulls Academy, and Queensboro FC in the United Soccer League Academy
- Trained and competed with the Guatemala National Team from the U17 to U20 levels
- A Bridgewater-Raritan high schooler, originated from the Bridgewater Soccer Association (BSA) of the Elite Development Program\
Personal
- Son of Aida and Nestor
- Has three siblings, Anthony, Christopher, and Dulce
- Plans to major in exercise science and pursue a career as a physical trainer
- Hobbies include playing guitar and piano, drawing and cutting hair
- Proudest sports moment was making the Guatemalan National Team
- Greatest sports influence is his dad, who taught him everything he knows about soccer
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
Rutgers x Nike Apparel Partnership
Thursday, December 19
Rutgers Athletics 2023-24 Year in Review
Friday, July 12
