Julian Saldana

Position:
Midfielder
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elgin, Ill.
High School:
Dundee Crown

2024

Appeared in 12 games in 2024, starting one of them
Played 173 minutes in 2024, with a single game high of 37
Recorded two shots over the course of this season

2023

Appeared in two matches before suffering a lower-body injury

2022

Played in all 17 matches, starting three
Scored the game winning goal at UIC (Spet. 20)
Fired off three shots, with two on goal
Logged 689 minutes on the pitch for the Blue Demons

2021

Played in 17 matches, starting 15 for the Blue Demons
Tallied assists in DePaul's wins over Oakland and Creighton
Played a key role as an outside defender, totaling 1210 minutes of action for DePaul

High School

Graduate of Dundee Crown High School in Elgin, Ill
Scored 12 goals and totaled 13 assists during 2019-20 season
Contributed to a regional championship and earned All-Sectional honors
Played club soccer for Eclipse Select and earned ENCL All-American honors after the 2018-19 season and was also named midwest conference player of the year
Won two state cup titles with Eclipse Select

Personal

Son of Joel and Adriana Saldana
Has two brothers, Omar and Aaron

Fast Facts on Saldana

Major: Finance
Nickname: JuJu
Favorite place to eat in Chicago: Del Seoul
Hobbies outside of Soccer: Video games
Last TV show binged: Entourage
Favorite futbol club: Real Madrid
Favorite artist: Cloonee
Greatest athlete of all time: Ronaldo
Dream car: McLaren
Live anywhere in the world: Ibiza