Nealy Martin

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Nealy Martin
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Martin with Gotham FC in 2023
Personal information
Full name Nealy Cameron Martin [1]
Date of birth (1998-04-22) April 22, 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham
Number 14
Youth career
0000 Birmingham United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Alabama Crimson Tide 76 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Racing Louisville 29 (0)
2023– NJ/NY Gotham 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2021

Nealy Cameron Martin (born April 22, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham.

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Early life

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Martin began playing soccer from the age of three. [2] She played recreational soccer in the Elite Club National League before joining club side Birmingham United. [2] In 2015, she was part of the Oak Mountain High School side which won the Class 7A state championship game while only conceding a school record six goals throughout the season. [3] Following her senior season, Martin was named as the Birmingham Girls Soccer Player of the Year and was the number 1 ranked prospect in the state of Alabama. [2]

College soccer

Initially wanting to attend Auburn University, the alma mater of her parents, Martin was recruited by the University of Alabama to play college soccer with the Alabama Crimson Tide during her junior year. [2] She made her debut for the Crimson Tide on August 18, 2016, against the Sam Houston State Bearkats, going on to play 19 games throughout her first collegiate season. [4] She would go on to play a total of 76 matches during her four seasons with the Crimson Tide, scoring 5 goals, and earning the 2019 SEC Scholar Athlete of the Year award. [5]

Club career

In February 2021, Martin began training with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville during their pre-season camp. [6] On April 5, 2021, Martin was signed by Racing Louisville. [5] She made her professional debut for the club on April 10, 2021, in the NWSL Challenge Cup against the Orlando Pride. [7] [8] She appeared in 18 matches for the season, starting in 13. [9]

Martin has notably served as an emergency goalkeeper, both at Alabama, where she saved a free kick from the edge of the box, and Gotham on multiple occasions when her team's goalkeeper was injured or sent off and the team had no more substitutions. She finished out extra time in the 2023 NWSL Championship Game that Gotham won as their goalkeeper. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played April 10, 2021 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Louisville 2021-2022 National Women's Soccer League 0010——10
NJ/NY Gotham 2022– National Women's Soccer League 12040
Career total120500010

Honors

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Individual

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References

  1. ↑ "College of Engineering: Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering". The University of Alabama: Summer Convocation of the One Hundred Ninetieth Commencement (PDF). University of Alabama. p. 54. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Anderson, Jonathan (October 3, 2019). "O Captain! My Captain! Senior Nealy Martin casting a long shadow on Alabama soccer". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ Knox, David (May 9, 2015). "Oak Mountain girls are 7A soccer champs". 280Living. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Nealy Martin – Alabama Profile". Alabama Crimson Tide .
  5. 1 2 "Former Alabama Soccer Player Nealy Martin Signs with Racing Louisville FC". Alabama Crimson Tide . April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  6. ↑ "BUSA ALUMNI NEALY MARTIN MAKES NWSL PRESEASON ROSTER". Birmingham United. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Racing Louisville vs Orlando Pride". Soccerway.
  8. ↑ "2022 Racing Louisville FC Roster". racingloufc.com. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Nealy Martin". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ staff, The Athletic Soccer. "USWNT announces Emma Hayes, NWSL Championship recap: Full Time". The Athletic. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
  11. ↑ Nealy Martin at Soccerway. Retrieved April 10, 2021.
  12. ↑ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2022.


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