Alan Salmeron

Marquette Men's Soccer vs. University of Connecticut

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-4
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cicero, Ill.
High School:
Morton East HS / Chicago Fire Academy

Honors and Awards:
United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award (Spring 2021)
BIG EAST All-Academic (2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23)
TopDrawerSoccer.com No. 86 Player in the Nation (Spring 2021)

2022 (Sr.): 0G-1A-5 Points ... Started in all but one of the 17 games played ... Assisted on one goal in a win at Utah Tech (Aug. 28) ... Registered two shots on goal ... Recorded 1372 minutes of action.

2021 (R-Jr.): Started in 14 games in Fall of 2021 ... Appeared on field for 1025 minutes in season ... Played season-high 108 minutes against Wisconsin (Sept. 13) ... Registered one shot on goal and received red card against Butler (Oct. 20).

2020-21 (Jr.): 0G-1A-1 Point ... Started in every game in 2021 ... Played 77 minutes against Loyola Chicago (Feb. 3) ... Played all 95 minutes against Northern Illinois and registered an assist on Lukas Sunesson's game-winning golden goal (Feb. 7) ... Started and played 95 minutes against Saint Louis (Feb. 13) ... Played 97 minutes against Creighton (Feb. 20) ... Appeared in 61 minutes of action in a start at DePaul (March 6) ... Started and played 87 minutes in a draw at Butler (March 10) ... Played the full 90 in a 2-1 win over Xavier (March 17) ... Also played 82 minutes in a 2-1 overtime win at Creighton (March 20) ... Played 95 minutes in a 2-1 double-overtime win versus DePaul (March 24) ... Stayed on the field for 69 minutes in an overtime win over Butler (March 27) ... Played all 90 minutes in the BIG EAST tournament semifinals against Seton Hall (April 15) ... Played 104 minutes in the NCAA tournament against No. 4 Loyola Marymount ... Scored the team's clinching third penalty kick in its 3-1 PK advantage to move on to the Sweet 16 (May 2) ... Had one shot in the 2-1 defeat to No. 2 Indiana in the Round of 16 (May 6).

2019 (So.): Played in all 18 games (starting 17) in 2019 ... Finished the year with six shots and 1,490 minutes played... Tallied one shot against UAB (Aug. 30) ... Played all 217 minutes in two double overtime games against UAB and UC Davis (Sept. 1) ... Tallied one shot in 64 minutes at USF (Sept. 6) ... Played all 90 minutes at Milwaukee (Sept. 17), notching one shot ... Tallied one shot against Wisconsin (Sept. 24) ... Fired one shot in 38 minutes of play against Green Bay (Oct. 8) ... Played the full 90 minutes in each of his team's final six games at midfielder.

2018 (Fr.): Saw action in 12 games throughout the 2018 campaign, starting nine ... Tallied a shot on goal in the effort against Georgetown early in the season.

Prior to Marquette: Attended Morton East High School ... Played for Chicago Fire Academy and Chicago Magic PSG Academy (with former Marquette teammate Luka Prpa) under the directions of Francisco Murguia and Pascal Bedrossian, respectively ... Called up to three US Youth National Team camps from 2012-15 ... Went to the USSDA final four with Chicago Magic PSG in 2014-15.

Personal: Son of Jorge and Sandra Salmeron ... Has three siblings, Joel (Played Division I soccer for UIC), Stephanie and Joshua ... Studying corporate communications and marketing.