2019 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Amalya Johnson
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Montclair
- Hometown:
- Montclair, N.J.
- School:
- Columbia College
- Major:
- Physics
- 2019 First Team All-Ivy League
- 2019 Academic All-Ivy League
- 2019 All-East Region Second Team
- 2019 Scholar All-East Second Team
- 2018 First Team All-Ivy League
- 2018 Academic All-Ivy League
- 2018 All-East Region Third Team
- 2018 Scholar All-East Second Team
- 2017 Second Team All-Ivy League
- 2016 All-Ivy League (HM)
- 2016 TDS National Team of the Week
2019 (Senior)
Senior captain ... Started all 16 matches and helped the Lions post five shuotuts in 2019 including two key clean sheets in Ivy action ... Second consecutive All-Ivy League first team selection, having served as the heart of the Lions' backline ... Second Team All-East Region by United Soccer Coaches ... Also honored academically, named to 2019 Academic All-Ivy League team as well as United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-East Region second team ... Scored first career goal in the seaon opener at Colgate ... Also had an assist in the win over Saint Joseph's.
2018 (Junior)
Third straight All-Ivy League honors, being named to the first team for the first time ... Started in all 16 games for the Lions ... Leader of Columbia's back line, moved to center back to help solidify the defense ... Helped the Lions post five shutouts ... Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region third team ... United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-East Region second team selection ... Earned Academic All-Ivy League honors.
2017 (Sophomore)
Named Second Team All-Ivy League... Started in all 16 games for the Lions and anchored the Columbia back line that produced nine shutouts and compiled a .779 goals against average, including six shutouts in Ivy League play.
2016 (First-Year)
Started every game for the Lions in her rookie season... Voted to the All-Ivy League Honorable Mention Team... Helped anchor a back line that
HIGH SCHOOL
Captain, MVP, and top goal-scorer for the Montclair Mounties during her senior season ... Named the All-Super Essex Conference Player of the Year and a member of the All-State Second Team ... Ranked a top-10 defender in the IMG Academy 150 rankings with a No. 70 overall ranking and No. 4 regional ranking ... Played for N.J. Stallions
PERSONAL
The Ivy League lineage runs deep in the Johnson family, with both her mother and father being Harvard graduates ... Her mother also received her master's from Columbia ... Enrolled at Columbia College.
