Alexa St. Martin

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Alexa St. Martin
Personal information
Full name Alexa Christine St. Martin
Date of birth (1992-05-27) May 27, 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Westford, Massachusetts
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Georgetown Hoyas 83 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Herforder SV 0 (0)
2015 SC Sand 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Early life and education[edit]

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[edit]

College[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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. ^ a b c "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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