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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cara Elizabeth Martin | ||
| Date of birth | February 11, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Alexandria, Virginia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Orlando Pride | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022-2025 | Georgetown Hoyas | 57 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026- | Orlando Pride | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of Jul 31, 2026 | |||
Cara Martin (born February 11, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Georgetown Hoyas, where she was a two-time Big East Goalkeeper of the Year. She led NCAA Division I in goals against average in 2024 and earned third-team All-American honors in 2025.
Early life
[edit]Martin is from Alexandria, Virginia, where she competed for the Alexandria City High School Titans in pole vault[1] and soccer. In 2022, she earned soccer First Team All-State honors from the Virginia High School League.[2] Martin played youth soccer for several clubs, culminating with the Arlington Soccer Association’s ECNL teams.[3]
College career
[edit]Martin played four seasons for the Georgetown Hoyas[4] under head coach Dave Nolan.[5] As a first-year in 2022, Martin started 10 games, recording six clean sheets and a 0.60 goals against average (GAA).[4] After making only three appearances as a sophomore in 2023, she returned to the starting lineup in 2024.[4]
In 2024, Martin led the nation with a 0.261 GAA, allowing only three goals in over 1,000 minutes of play.[6] She helped Georgetown to 14 shutouts and was named the Big East Goalkeeper of the Year,[7] ECAC Defensive Player of the Year,[8] and a member of the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Second Team.[9]
In her senior season in 2025, Martin led the Hoyas to their first perfect 10–0 Big East regular season in program history.[10] She recorded seven shutouts and a 0.51 GAA during the regular season.[11] She repeated as Big East Goalkeeper of the Year [11] and was named a third-team All-American.[12]
Club career
[edit]On January 16, 2026, the Orlando Pride announced they had signed Martin to her first professional contract.[13]
Honors and awards
[edit]Georgetown Hoyas
- BIG EAST regular season champions: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- BIG EAST tournament champions: 2022, 2023[14]
Individual
References
[edit]- ↑ "VHSL Class 6 State Indoor T & F Championships 2020 – Formatted Results". MileSplit Virginia. FloSports. February 29, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "VHSL Class 6 all-state girls soccer team". Inside NOVA. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "More Than 770 ECNL Girls Alumni Named to NCAA Conference Teams". The ECNL. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Cara Martin - Women's Soccer". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Dave Nolan". Georgetown University Athletics. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Division I Women's Soccer Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "2024 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Annual Awards Announced". Big East Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "ECAC Announces 2024 Division I Women's Soccer All-ECAC and Major Awards". ECAC Sports. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- 1 2 "2024 NCAA D1 Women All-Region Teams" (PDF). UnitedSoccerCoaches. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Eight Hoyas Earn BIG EAST Honors". Georgetown University Athletics. November 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "BIG EAST Announces Women's Soccer Annual Awards (11.5.25)". Big East Conference. November 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- 1 2 "2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's All-America Teams Announced". United Soccer Coaches. December 5, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Orlando Pride signs Seven Castain, Cara Martin and Nicole Payne to one-year contracts". Orlando Pride. January 16, 2026. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
- ↑ "Women's Soccer Championship History". Big East Conference. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Academic All-District Team" (PDF). Academic All-America. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
- ↑ "Academic All-District Team" (PDF). Academic All-America. Retrieved August 5, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Cara Martin at Orlando Pride
- Cara Martin at NWSL
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