2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Jillian Martinez
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- James Madison
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Played in four games โฆ Played a season-high 25 minutes at LMU and had 23 minutes of action vs. CSUN โฆ Recorded a shot in the season opener vs. UC Irvine โฆ Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
2020
Played in six games โฆ Averaged 16 minutes of play per game, with a high of 25 minutes against San Diego โฆ Honored as the Athletes for Hope Student-Athlete of the Year.
U.S. National Team
Participated in U.S. Youth National Team training camps at the U-14 through U-16 levels โฆ Represented the U.S. at the 2018 UEFA Womenโs Development Tournament in Portugal.
High School/Club
Named Texasโ 2020 Gatorade State Player of the Year โฆ Registered 39 goals and passed for nine assists in her lone season of high school soccer โฆ Led James Madison to a 21-1 record before the 2019-20 season was canceled โฆ Earned Top Drawer Soccerโs first team All-America honors in 2020 โฆ Ranked as the nationโs No. 40 recruit by Top Drawer Soccer in her class โฆ Named to the 2019-20 United Soccer Coaches Youth All-American team as a member of Lonestar SC โฆ Selected to the Best XI team at the 2019 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Championship Tournament โฆ Named to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Youth All-Region Team.
Personal
Full name is Jillian Lorraine Martinez โฆ Born in Katy, Texas โฆ Parents are Larry and Lorraine Martinez โฆ Her father was a member of the Texas State Soccer Championship team in 1987 โฆ Has a younger sister, Brooke โฆ Decided to attend UCLA because it has one of the best womenโs soccer programs โฆ Describes her greatest athletic thrill to be representing the U.S. at the UEFA Womenโs Development Tournament in Portugal โฆ Admires Lionel Messi and Grace Geyoro โฆ Hobbies include baking desserts, collecting magnets from different states and countries, reading autobiographies on athletes, and doing yoga โฆ Plans to major in physiological science โฆ Career aspirations including playing professional soccer and attending medical school.
