Aaliyah Farmer


Aaliyah Shiria Farmer is a professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team. She played college soccer for the USC Trojans.

Early life

Farmer grew up in Tustin, California, with three sisters. She is of Mexican descent on her mother's side and African American on her father's side. She attended Villa Park High School in Villa Park, California, where she starred on the soccer team and played volleyball for one season. She played club soccer for Slammers FC, earning ECNL All-American and conference player of the year honors at the under-16 level in 2019. She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the 17th-best player of the 2021 class, part of USC's fourth-ranked recruiting class.

College career

Farmer played four seasons for the USC Trojans, making 80 appearances and recording 9 goals and 9 assists. She helped lead the Trojans to the Big Ten Conference regular-season title as a senior in 2024. She played every minute in the postseason as USC made the Big Ten tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.

Club career

On January 14, 2025, Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL announced that they had signed Farmer to her first professional contract. She made her professional debut two days later as a substitute in a 2–1 loss to Atlas. On May 21, she scored her first professional goal in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup semifinals against the Portland Thorns, opening a 2–0 victory at the Estadio Universitario. She started in the final three days later as Tigres lost 1–0 to Gotham FC. On September 12, she scored her first league goal in a 5–1 win over Pumas. She helped Tigres win their seventh record league title in the 2025 Apertura, defeating Club América in the final 4–3 on aggregate.

International career

Mexico head coach Pedro López gave Farmer her first international call-up for the Pinatar Cup in February 2025, but she was unable to feature due to injury. She made her international debut on May 30, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–2 friendly draw against Uruguay. She scored her first international goal in a 1–0 friendly win over New Zealand on October 23.

Honors and awards

USC Trojans
Tigres UANL
Individual