Alexa St. Martin
Personal information
Full name Alexa Christine St. Martin
Date of birth (1992-05-27) May 27, 1992
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Georgetown Hoyas 83 (5)

Alexa Christine St. Martin (born May 27, 1992) is an American soccer player who played for SC Sand.

Early life and education

St. Martin was born in Westford, Massachusetts on May 27, 1992 in to Bill and Christine St. Martin.[1][2] She has two brothers.[2]

At age 13, she participated in a summer camp run by the United States Youth Soccer Association.[1]

St. Martin graduated from Westford Academy, then received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University, where she majored in English and minored in journalism.[1]

Soccer career

College

St. Martin was recruited to play as a midfielder at Georgetown University.[1] She held the position for her freshman and junior seasons, then switched to center back in her junior year.[1]

In 2011, she was named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star, and in 2012, she was twice selected as the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.[2]

Professional

St. Martin trained to play for the Washington Spirit, though she didn't receive a contract offer.[1] In 2014, she joined the Herforder SV Borussia Friedenstal in Herford, Germany.[1][3] The following year, she signed with SC Sand in Willstätt, Germany.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Langone, Matt (October 19, 2014). "Alexa St. Martin has gone around the globe for soccer". The Sun. Archived from the original on July 30, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Alexa St. Martin - Women's Soccer". Georgetown University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kröger, Dirk (July 23, 2014). "Wie eine Amerikanerin nach Herford kommt". Neue Westfalische (in German). Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Frauen-Bundesliga: SC Sand verpflichtet Velaj und St. Martin". Ran. January 27, 2015. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
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