Amalia Villarreal

Amalia Martina Villarreal (born March 27, 2006) is an American college soccer player who plays as a forward for the Texas Longhorns. She was named the SEC Freshman of the Year in 2024. She won bronze with the United States U-19 team at the 2023 Pan American Games.

Early life

Villarreal grew up in Lansing, Michigan, the older of two daughters born to Gretchen and Mario Villarreal. Her father played college football and baseball at the University of Olivet in Michigan. Villarreal attended Lansing Catholic for one year, where she ran cross country and track, before taking online classes at Sexton High School, where she graduated in 2024. She committed to the University of Texas at Austin in her senior year.

College career

Villarreal scored 10 goals and added 8 assists in 24 games in her freshman season with the Texas Longhorns in 2024. She scored 8 goals with 2 assists in 17 games as a sophomore in 2025, earning second-team All-SEC honors, a bright spot in a down year for Texas.

International career

Villarreal was invited to virtual training with the United States national under-16 team in 2021 and called into camp with the under-17 team later that year. At age 16, she made her competitive international debut at the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, where she helped the United States win the tournament as the team's joint top scorer with eight goals and added five assists. She scored five times in a 13–0 win over Puerto Rico in the group stage, tying the national team record for goals in one game. She was included on the roster for the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She scored the tying goal in a 1–1 draw to Nigeria in the quarterfinals, where the United States lost on penalties. The next year, Villarreal helped the under-19 team win bronze at the 2023 Pan American Games, where they faced other countries' senior sides. She led the team with four goals, including the opening score in a 2–0 win over Argentina in the third-place match.

Honors and awards

Texas Longhorns SEC women's soccer tournament: 2024

United States U19 Pan American Games bronze medal: 2023

Individual Second-team All-SEC: 2024, 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year: 2024