![]() Farmer with USC in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaliyah Shiria Farmer [1] | ||
Date of birth | 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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 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 has been called up to represent Mexico internationally. She played college soccer for the USC Trojans.
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]
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]
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 opened scoring against the Portland Thorns, heading in Jacqueline Ovalle's delivery from the corner – her first professional goal. Tigres won 2–0 at their home venue Estadio Universitario. [7]
Farmer received her first international call-up to the Mexico national team for the 2025 Pinatar Cup in February. [8]