Career- A player who possessed good leadership skills and was named team captain during his sophomore, junior and senior year ... Francisco was a staple in the middle for the Bulls ... He was also an integral part of the defense and attack for the Bulls ... During his freshman year he played in eight of 19 games for the Bulls ... During his sophomore year he played in all 22 games for USF and recorded his first collegiate goal ... His first collegiate goal came on Sept. 23, 2007, when the Bulls beat Providence by a score of 3-1 ... During his junior year he helped USF in their route to a BIG EAST Championship by scoring two goals against Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Semifinals in the Bulls 2-1 win over the Irish ... He also helped USF advance to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament ... During his junior year he was named to the BIG EAST All Tournament Team and to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 3 team ... During his senior year he recorded three assists for a total of three points ... He played in 20 of 21 games for the Bulls and earned 1741 minutes of playing time...Was named a Lowes Senior Class Award Candidate during his senior year and was Named Third Team All BIG EAST Conference.
2008 – Named Team Captain...Played in all 23 games... A midfielder who finished the season with two goals against No. 11 Notre Dame (2-1) in the BIG EAST Semifinals...Had two assists... Played a total of 2079 minutes... Had 13 shots, two of which were on goal...Named to BIG EAST All-Tournament Team...Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District 3 team...Earned a 4.0 GPA for the 2008-09 academic year.
2007 – Played in all 22 games ... Had a goal in 3-1 victory over Providence ... One assist... Named team Captain.
2006 - Registered first-career start during USF’s 1-1 draw with Pittsburgh (9/17) ... Made USF debut during the Bulls’ 2-2 draw with No. 8 West Virginia (9/15).
Prep - A member of the Venezuela U-17 National Team ... Took part in the CONMEBOL U-17 World Cup Qualifying Tournament ... Has also been a member of the Atletico Madrid (Spain) Youth Team.
Personal - Full name is Francisco Humberto Aristeguieta ... Nickname is “Chipi” ...Born Oct. 1, 1988 in Caracas, Venezuela ... Son of Fernando and Elisabelta Aristeguieta ... Majoring in management.
