#9 Joel Peluffo
Pos: MF
Height: 6-0
Weight: 160
Year: JR
Major: Business Administration (management)
Parents: Alejandro & Monica
Birthday: 4/12
Hometown: Buenos Aires,
High School: Hart
2010: After a breakout sophomore campaign, the junior forward will be wearing a target in 2010…undoubtedly, one of the top offensive threats in the conference, a repeat offensive performance will could help the Mustangs repeat as conference champions…a natural attacker in the midfield or at forward, he should score a lot of goals again…has dynamic ball skills and a big foot…very selfless, he will get the ball to open teammates…makes opponents pay for their mistakes. 

2009: Propelled by an explosive start, the "super soph" finished as the club's leading scorer (31 points) and developed into one of the GSAC's top offensive threats…his point total was the fourth-highest in the GSAC and his team-leading 14 goals tied for the conference's second-best mark…10 of those goals came in the first month of the campaign, highlighted by a trio of three-goal outbursts…tallied a career-high seven points (three goals, one assist) vs. Southwestern of Arizona on 9/4/09 and equaled that in the GSAC opener vs. Pt. Loma Nazarene on 9/26/09…four days later, he produced another hat trick against Fresno Pacific…the rest of his goals were game-winners, including one that was the only tally in a GSAC Tournament first-round blanking of California Baptist on 11/4/09…his final goal of the year gave the Mustangs a 2-0 lead (a 3-1 win) over Biola in the GSAC Tournament title game…voted to the All-GSAC squad and was an NCCAA second-team All-American. 

2008: The first-year player made only two starts but saw quality action in every match…had two goals and three assists…scored his first collegiate goal in his second game, a 9-0 win over William Jessup…his only other goal of the season tied the match vs. Concordia on 10/4/08, one eventually won by the Mustangs in overtime…his first assist came against Dominican on 9/13/08. 

Hart High School: Made his only year playing for the Indians and Coach Robert Ramirez a memorable one, leading the club to a Foothill League championship and scoring a team-high 38 points…although he was the sweeper, he developed into the club's top offensive threat, tallying 17 goals and notching four assists en route to 2008 Foothill League Player of the Year honors.