Martin Alba

Biography

Martin Alba was named an assistant coach in May of 2023. In his first campaign with the Blue Demons, Alba tutored All-BIG EAST midfielder and Co-Freshman of the Year Noeh Hernandez. Hernandez led DePaul in goals with five and was second in points with 12 in the 2023 season. Bringing three seasons of collegiate coaching experience with him to Lincoln Park, Alba returned home to the state of Illinois after spending the 2022 season on staff at St. Thomas (Minn.). Prior to his stint with the Tommies, Alba served as a volunteer assistant coach at Loyola Chicago where he helped the Ramblers to a 11-5-4 mark in 2019 en route to the program's first Missouri Valley Conference Championship. No stranger to the BIG EAST, Alba was a member of the men's soccer team at Marquette from 2014-19. He started in 37 of his 46 appearances for the Golden Eagles with 16 coming in his senior season. He logged 3,106 minutes played and was named to the 2017-18 All-BIG EAST Academic Team. During his senior season, the Golden Eagles went 7-9-3 and had an appearance in the 2018 BIG EAST Championship Title Match. As a prep player, the Calumet City, Ill. native, attended George Washington High School and was ranked among the top-100 players in the 2014 recruiting class by TopDrawerSoccer.com and College Soccer News. He also trained with the Chicago Fire Academy.