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2025 Triton Men's Water Polo Roster

Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego
Derrick Tuskan/UC San Diego

6 Felipe Ferreira

  • Position Attacker
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • High School Colégio Elza Campos
  • Major Business Economics

Biography

MEDIA
Postgame Interview (10/18/24)

ATHLETIC AWARDS
• Big West Preseason Coaches' Team (2025)
All-Big West Honorable Mention (2024)
• All-Big West Honorable Mention (2023)
• Two-time UCU Athlete of the Week (10/21/24, 9/4/23)

UC SAN DIEGO DEBUT
• Sept. 2, 2023 vs. Biola: 2 goals, 1 assist

AS A GRAD STUDENT IN 2025
• Big West Preseason Coaches' Team.

AS A SENIOR IN 2024
• All-Big West Honorable Mention ... Named UCU Athlete of the Week (10/21).

AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
All-Big West Honorable Mention ... UCU Athlete of the Week (9/4) ... Played in all 30 games ... Totaled 60 points on 30 goals and 30 assists ... His 30 assists and 30 steals were the fourth-most on the team ... Steal total ranked seventh in the Big West ... His .795 sprint win percentage led the Big West and his 43 sprint wins ranked second in the conference ... Third on squad with seven field blocks ... Scored at least once in his first nine games as a Triton ... Nine multi-goal games ... First career hat trick came against Pepperdine (9/22) ... Seven multiple-assist games including three on four occasions ... Had a season-high four steals against San Jose State (9/30) ... In a Big West Championship semifinal against UC Santa Barbara (11/18) he registered a pair of goals and an assist ... Also logged an assist against Cal State Fullerton (11/17) in the opening round of the tournament ... Dished out three assists on four occasions.

AT GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE
• Played two seasons at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, Calif.
• Sophomore: First Team All-America ... Team went 27-3 overall and 7-0 in Orange Empire Conference ... Won a CCCAA state title
• Freshman: First Team All-America ... Team went 28-2 overall with a 5-0 mark in the Orange Empire Conference ... Won a CCCAA title ... Played in 29 games and collected 55 goals and 21 steals

CLUB
• Played with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo in Brazil

PERSONAL
Born: April 15 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Major: Business Economics
College: Seventh
Future plans: Pursue a career in finance and play water polo professionally in Europe
Favorite water polo memories: Playing in World Championships around the globe
Cheers for: Brazilian soccer team Vasco
Favorite athlete: Michael Jordan
Top movie: Surf's Up
Favorite food: Seafood
Hobbies: Surfing, cooking, hiking, diving
Top social media platform: Instagram
 
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS
Goals 3 2 times 11/14/24 vs. Westcliff
Assists 4 at California 9/20/24
Points 5 vs. Navy 9/3/23
Shots 7 vs. Long Beach State 9/14/23
Steals 4 vs. San Jose State 9/30/23
Field Blocks 3 vs. Pepperdine 8/31/25
Drawn Exclusions 2 vs. UC Davis 9/22/24
 
CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP G A P Sh. Sh. % EX DEX STL FB
2024 29 24 31 55 58 .414 35 11 14 3
2023 30 30 30 60 75 .400 35 12 30 7
Totals 59 54 61 115 133 .406 70 23 44 10

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023Junior

    Attacker
    6'3" 0 lbs
    11
  • 6

    2024Senior

    Attacker
    6'3" 200 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2025Graduate Student

    Attacker
    6'3" 205 lbs
    6

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