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University of Illinois Athletics

2020 Soccer Roster

2 Amaya Ellis

  • Position M
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Monte Sereno, Calif.
  • High School Los Gatos

Biography

Career Highlights

  • 2x Academic All-Big Ten (2019, 2020)
  • 2019-20 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Junior- 2020

  • Academic All-B1G
  • Appeared in nine games for the Illini, playing 186 minutes

Sophomore - 2019

  • Played in 16 games for Illinois with seven total starts including the final six games of the season
  • Recorded one shot at Maryland (Oct. 6)
  • Logged 902 minutes (56.4 per game)
  • Played a career-high 90 minutes vs. Michigan (10/11/19) and at Penn State (10/17/19)

Freshman - 2018

  • Made 13 appearances in the Orange and Blue 
  • Fired her first-career shot on goal against Ohio State (Sept. 20)
  • Played a season-high 49 minutes at No. 3 Duke

High School

  • Early enrollee to the University of Illinois
  • Spent three years playing in Germany for FFC Frankfurt
  • Played for the Trinidad & Tobago U15, U17 and U20 National teams
  • 16 International Caps for Trinidad & Tobago
  • Named to CONCACAF Girls' U15 Championships 2014 Best XI Team in the Cayman Islands
  • Earned the 2014 Most Valuable Player award T&T vs. Guatemala CONCACAF U15 Championships
  • Played in the 2013 CONCACAF U17 Women's Championships in Montego Bay, Jamaica
  • 2013 Caribbean Football Union (CFU) U17 Women's Champion

Personal

  • Daughter of Mark and Angela Ellis
  • Born October 31, 1999
  • Has one sibling, Che
  • Enjoys reading and hiking in her spare time
  • Lists former collegiate football player Inky Johnson as her favorite athlete
  • Plans to study Communications

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018Freshman

    M
    5'5"
    2
  • 2

    2019Sophomore

    M
    5'5"
    2
  • 2

    2020Junior

    M
    5'5"
    2