2025 Men's Soccer Roster

Alejandro Martinez Santamaria
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Joe Suchecki Alejando Martinez Santamaria Celebration
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August 1, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Men’s Soccer team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Friday, August 1, 2025. (Photo by Charlotte Gottfried/Northwestern Athletics)
Jersey Number 17

Alejandro Martinez Santamaria

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Position:
    F
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Santander, Spain
  • High School:
    ÍES Leonardo Torres Quevedo
  • Prev School:
    Milwaukee
+ First Team All-Horizon League - 2024
+ United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American - 2023
+ First Team All-GLIAC - 2023
+ Second Team All-GLIAC - 2022

2024 (at Milwaukee)
: Was a fixture in the starting lineup at Milwaukee, starting in all 19 contests ... First Team All-Horizon League selection ... Served as the focal point of the Panthers' attack, finishing with a team-high nine goals and 22 overall points ... Also dished out four assists ... Led the team in both shots (45) and shots on goal (30) ... Ranked second in the Horizon League in overall points, goals, points per game (1.16), and total shots ... Earned Horizon League Offensive Player of the Week honors in his first week with the Panthers, finishing with two goals and an assist in a 3-2 victory over Bradley (8/25) ... Notched another brace in a 3-0 blanking of Chicago State (9/9), a total that included the game-winning goal ... Scored in back-to-back games against Wright State (9/21) and Northern Illinois (9/24), respectively ... Credited with an assist in win over Oakland (10/5) ... Tallied goal in clash with Detroit Mercy (10/12) ... Added a goal and an assist in 4-1 win at Northern Kentucky (10/26) ... Struck again in 3-1 victory over IU Indy (11/1) ... Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 blanking of Purdue Fort Wayne (11/10) in the Horizon League Tournament.

2023 (at Parkside): Started in all 17 games ... United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American ... First Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) honoree ... Led Parkside in both goals (8) and overall points (20) ... Also unleashed a team-high 29 shots on goal ... Scored in back-to-back games to open the year, tallying game-winners in triumphs over Quincy (8/31) and Lewis (9/3), respectively ... Netted equalizer to salvage a draw with Purdue Northwest (9/17) before adding insurance strike in 2-0 blanking of St. Cloud State (9/22) ... Recorded first of four assists on the year in win over Davenport (10/1) ... Assisted on opening goal before levying the deciding strike in 2-1 win against Northern Michigan (10/6) ... Added another tally in 5-0 rout of Purdue Northwest (10/13) ... Credited with an assist in 3-0 win over Saginaw Valley State (10/22) in Parkside's regular season finale ... Finished with two goals and an assist in NCAA Tournament tilt with Maryville (11/17).

2022 (at Parkside): Started in all 19 games ... Second Team All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) selection ... Closed the year with four goals and two assists ... Goal tally tied for third on the Rangers' roster ... Scored first collegiate goal in 5-2 win over St. Cloud State (9/9) ... Dished out an assist in 4-1 rout of Upper Iowa (9/11) ... Scored game-winner in 2-1 victory over Davenport (10/16), kicking off a stretch of goals across three straight games, as he also netted in clashes with Upper Iowa (10/21) and St. Cloud State (10/23) ... Credited with an assist in 4-2 win over UIndy (11/11) ... Finished the year with 44 shots, 15 of which came on target.

2021 (at Parkside): Did not see game action.

High School/Club: Led ÍES Leonardo Torres Quevedo to a conference title in 2020-21, also earning Team MVP honors as she finished as the team leader in assists ... Also featured on the club level for CD Bezana.
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