Alia Martin

Class:
Junior
Position:
D
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.
High School:
Brebeuf Jesuit

At Michigan
• Top Drawer Soccer First Team All-American (2021)
• United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American (2021)
• MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2021)
• United Soccer Coaches North Region First Team (2021)
• Defensive Player of the Big Ten Tournament (2021)
• Three-time First Team All-Big Ten (2019, 2020, 2021)
• Two-time United Soccer Coaches First Team All-North Region (2019, 2020)
• Herman Trophy Watch List (2021)
• MAC Hermann Watch List (2020)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree (2018-20)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2020)
• Two-time U-M Academic Achievement Award honoree (2018, 2019)

Graduate Student (Fall 2021)
• Started all 20 matches she played in, totaling 1,797 minutes of action
• Played full match in 18-of-20 matches available
• Missed four matches due to injury
• Marked two assists vs. Maryland (Oct. 24) and Purdue (Nov. 4)
• Registered two shots, one coming on goal

Senior (Spring 2021)
• Was one of six players to start all 11 games, anchoring the backline
• Played a team high 1,061 minutes on the pitch, coming off the field in just one match
• Helped the defense secure four shutouts on the season

Junior (2019)
• Appeared in 22 games at centerback with 21 starts
• Helped the team to six shutouts in the 2019 campaign
• Logged 1,842 minutes on the backline, the fourth most on the team

Sophomore (2018)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Saw action in 11 games with 11 starts before missing the remainder of the season with an injury
• Notched seven points with two goals and three assists
• Had a .700 shots on goal percentage
• Scored in the season-opener against Boston (Aug. 16) and scored the lone goal against No. 17 Northwestern (Sept. 28)
• Tallied both a goal and an assist against Boston (Aug. 16)

Freshman (2017)
• Started all 12 matches she played in at holding-mid -- missed six games due to injury
• Recorded her first career point on an assist against Idaho State (Aug. 20)

Prep
• Brebeuf Jesuit High School (2017)
• Ranked No. 36 overall and the No. 14 midfielder in the Class of 2017 by Top Drawer Soccer
• Gatorade Indiana Girls Soccer Player of the Year (2015)
• NSCAA Girls High School Scholar All-America Team (2017)
• Indiana Sports Awards Girls Soccer Player of the Year (2016)
• Helped lead Brebeuf Jesuit to the Indiana State title (2015) and runner-up finish (2016)
• Two-time NSCAA HS All-American (2015-16), Three time NSCAA All-Region (2014-16)
• Four-time First Team All-State, First Team All-District, All-Marion County (2013-16)
• Four-time ISCGA Academic All-State (2013-16)

Academics/Extracurriculars
• Four-year High Honor Roll student
• Four-year Indiana All-Academic

Other Sports
• Three-year varsity basketball letterwinner (2014, 2016, 2017)

National/International
• Invited to several U.S. U-17 WNT camps (2014)
• U.S. U-15 GNT Player Pool (2013)
• ODP Regional Team (2010-13)
• International Regional ODP Team (Germany and Costa Rica) (2011-13)
• ECNL/id2 National Camps (2013-14)

Club
• Eclipse Select
• Indiana Fire

Personal
• Full name is Alia Marie Martin
• Born June 9, 1998
• Daughter of Michael and Tamara Martin. Has one brother and one sister.
• Sister, Reilly Martin, was also a member of the Michigan women's soccer team
• Majoring in cognitive science/psychology