Lucia Lobato

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
Defender
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Dominican College
Hometown:
Taylors Hill, Galway, Ireland

As a Freshman (2019): Made her Akron and collegiate debut against Charlotte in the 2019 season opener … went on to compete in and start 16 matches for the Zips … on the campaign, tallied 10 shots, four shots on goal, one assist and one point … recorded the first assist and point of her career in game two against Cleveland State … a member of the defensive backline at that helped garner six shutouts … competed in a full 90+ minutes in 11 contests.

Club: Competed for four soccer clubs in her career including, Galway WFC, Salthill Devon FC, Galway Town FC, and the Ireland U15-U19 National Team’s … most recently, Lobato and the U19 Irish National Team played in the UEFA European Championship Elite qualifying phase in Spain … Lobato and Ireland defeated Hungary (3-0) and Serbia (4-0), before being knocked out by the host nation, Spain … throughout her four-year run with the Irish National Team, Lobato scored two goals, tallied multiple assists, and was named Player of the Match on two different occasions … for two seasons, competed for Galway WFC in the Women's National League … in 2018, finished fourth in the league, scored two goals, started and finished 95% of their contests, and was named the Most Improved Player.

Personal: Daughter of Helen and Lee Harper … has four older siblings; Tiona, Ellesse, Parys, and Danielle … majoring in exercise science.