Aaliyah Farmer

Aaliyah Farmer
Farmer with USC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Aaliyah Shiria Farmer[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-27) October 27, 2003
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Center back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 32
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 USC Trojans 80 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Tigres UANL 9 (0)
International career‡
2025– Mexico 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 19, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of May 30, 2025

Aaliyah Shiria Farmer (born October 27, 2003) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team. She played college soccer for the USC Trojans.

Early life and college career

Farmer grew up in Tustin, California, with three sisters.[2] She is of Mexican descent on her mother's side and African American on her father's side.[3] She attended Villa Park High School, where starred on the soccer team and also played volleyball for one season.[2] She played ECNL club soccer for Slammers FC, being named the Southwest Conference Under-16 Player of the Year in 2019.[4] Coming out of high school, she was ranked by IMG Academy as the 17th-best player of the 2021 class.[5]

USC Trojans

Farmer played four seasons for the USC Trojans, making 80 appearances (63 starts) and recording 9 goals and 9 assists.[2] In her senior season in 2024, she helped the Trojans to the Big Ten Conference regular-season title (in their first season in the conference) and played every minute of the postseason as the team reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.[2]

Club career

Tigres

Farmer signed her first professional contract with Mexican club Tigres UANL in January 2025.[6]

On May 21, 2025, in the semifinals of the 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup, she scored the opening goal against the Portland Thorns, a 2–0 victory at Tigres' home venue Estadio Universitario.[7] Tigres lost 1–0 to Gotham FC in the final on May 25.[8]

International career

Farmer received her first international call-up to the Mexico national team for the 2025 Pinatar Cup in February.[9] She made her international debut in a friendly against Uruguay on May 30, 2025, starting and playing the full time in a 2–2 draw.[10]

References

  1. ^ "2024/25 Concacaf W Champions Cup Finals Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. May 16, 2025. p. 4. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Aaliyah Farmer". USC Trojans. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  3. ^ Romo, Jose (October 13, 2021). "USC athletes celebrate their Latinx heritage". USC Annenberg Media. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "ECNL Players of the Year for 2018/2019". Elite Clubs National League. July 10, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
  5. ^ Clark, Travis (August 18, 2021). "Final 2021 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  6. ^ Ibáñez, Marifer (January 14, 2025). "Tigres Femenil anunció a Aaliyah Farmer como su nueva jugadora". abcnoticias.mx. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  7. ^ "Tigres downs Thorns 2-0 to reach championship of the CONCACAF W Champions Cup". Associated Press. May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  8. ^ "Gotham FC defeats the UANL Tigres to become the first CONCACAF W Champions Cup winner". Associated Press. May 25, 2025. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  9. ^ Marroquín, Emmanuel R. "La Selección Mexicana Femenil da convocatoria para la Pinatar Cup" (in Spanish). TUDN. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  10. ^ Aaliyah Farmer at Soccerway
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