2021 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Marley Canales
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Westview
- Hometown:
- San Diego, Calif.
2021
Third-team All-Pac-12 selection โฆ One of four players to start in all 20 games โฆ Ranked fifth on the team with three goals, three assists and nine points โฆ Scored the game-winning goal in double overtime against Colorado and also recorded an assist on the gameโs first goal โฆ Scored twice directly off a corner kick, at Arizona State and against USC, and recorded three Olímpico goals in her career โฆ Saw over 100 minutes in three games and led all UCLA field players in minutes played with a career-high 1,735 โฆ Named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Nov. 9 after scoring against USC โฆ UCLAโs team captain.
2020
Named to the All-Pac-12 second team โฆ Earned a United Soccer Coaches College Player of Distinction Award โฆ One of five Bruins to start in all 17 games โฆ Tied for the team lead with six assists and ranked third on the team in scoring with 14 points and fourth with four goals โฆ Three of her four goals were penalty kick goals, and her fourth goal was directly off a corner kick โฆ Led all UCLA field players with 1,496 minutes played โฆ Scored the game-winner in overtime against Oregon State and scored the tying goal against BYU โฆ Had a three-assist game in the season opener at Pepperdine โฆ UCLAโs team captain.
2019
Started the first 13 games of the season before suffering a torn ACL in the Utah game (Oct. 13) โฆ Was the teamโs third-leading scorer at the time with three goals, four assists and 11 points โฆ Recorded the game-winning goal against Florida on a penalty kick โฆ Had a one-goal, one-assist game at Hawaii.
2018
Played in 17 games and started 14, including all four NCAA Tournament games โฆ Scored one goal against San Jose State in the NCAA first round โฆ Recorded two assists, including an assist on the game-winner at Washington โฆ Earned honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic honors.
2017
Hit the deciding penalty kick in the NCAA semifinal against Duke to send UCLA to the NCAA Championship game โฆ Played in 12 games and made one start at Weber State โฆ Logged a season-high 55 minutes in the Bruinsโ 4-1 win against Oregon State โฆ Enrolled in Winter 2017 after deferring a quarter to play at the FIFA U-20 Womenโs World Cup.
U.S. National Team
Has played with the U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-23 Womenโs National Teams โฆ Member of the 2016 FIFA U-20 Womenโs World Cup team โฆ Member of the U.S. team that won the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship โฆ All-Tournament selection at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championships โฆ Called up to U-23 training camp in May 2018 โฆ Earned 27 caps between the U-20 and U-17 teams since 2013.
High School/Club
Three-time NSCAA Youth All-American โฆ 2014-15 California Gatorade Player of the Year finalist โฆ 2015 CIF All-San Diego Player of the Year โฆ Member of the 2014 USYS ODP National Championship squad โฆ Named to 2015 HS Girls Winter All-America Regional first team, Totaled 38 points, 27 goals, and 13 assists in her High School Career โฆ Played club soccer for the San Diego Surf.
Personal
Full name is Marley Angelina Canales โฆ Born in Salt Lake City, Utah โฆ Greatest athletic thrill was scoring her first international goal for the U-17s โฆ Admires Kobe Bryant โฆ Hobbies include going to the beach and on beach runs, watching the sunset, hanging out with family and friends, and hiking โฆ Parents are Rudy and Kelly โฆ Older sister, Miranda, played college soccer at Concordia โฆ Graduated in 2020 with a degree in psychology and is enrolled in UCLAโs Graduate School of Education, pursuing a masterโs degree in transformative coaching and leadership.
