2024 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 12
Mya Archibald
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada
- High School:
- Burnaby Central Secondary
 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
SOPHOMORE - 2024
- Appeared in 11 matches, making 10 starts...recorded a career-high two assists on the season.
- Tallied assists in consecutive matches on Aug. 15 vs. Wright State and Aug. 18 vs. DePaul.
- Helped the Illini to three clean sheets (Aug. 15 vs. Wright State, Sept. 29 vs. Maryland, Oct. 17 at Indiana).
FRESHMAN - 2023
- Appeared in all 17 games, making 16 starts.
- Played a total of 1,496 minutes out of 1,530.
- Made her collegiate and Illini debut on Aug. 17 vs. Loyola...scored her first-career goal, the match winner, in the 85th minute.
- Registered the first assist of her career on Oct. 15 vs. Purdue.
- Helped the defense keep three clean sheets on the season.
High School/Club
- Participated in the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup with Canada.
- Bronze medalist at the 2022 CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship.
- Has earned a total of 16 caps at the international level, making 12 starts.
- Played in seven matches at the CONCACAF U-20 Championships...Qualified for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
- Bronze Medalist at the 2022 Canada Games with Nova Scotia girls soccer.
- Made Whitecaps Girls Elite Super Rex in B.C. in February 2022.
- Gold Medalist in 2022 B.C. League 1 with Whitecaps Girls Elite Super Rex.
- Also competed in track and field...2019 U-16 National High Jump Champion..2019 U-16 Athlete of the Year Athletics Nova Scotia...2022 400m provincial gold medalist, long jump provincial gold medalist and 200m sliver medalist.
Personal
- Born on March 31, 2005.
- Daughter of Stephen and Julie Archibald.
- Has two sisters, Emma and Samantha.
- Chose Illinois because of "the strong, competitive soccer program and wonderful coaching staff. As well as the quality engineering programs and beautiful campus."
- Plans on majoring in engineering.
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Monday, November 17
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