2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 9
Zachary Martin
- Position:
- F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Lakeside HS
- Major:
- Finance
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2022-2023
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week 10/8/24
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2024-2025
SENIOR (2025): Appeared in eleven matches, making three starts and tallying just over 300 minutes ... His three starts were consecutive, coming against Mercer, Coastal Carolina and Kentucky ... Scored his first goal of 2025 against Mercer on October 14th, while also scoring the game-winner from the penalty spot against the Chanticleers on October 17th.
JUNIOR (2024): Appeared in ten matches this season for the Eagles ... Scored four goals on the season and one assist ... Scored two goals against Coastal Carolina on 10/12 ... Also scored a brace in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals against West Virginia on 11/10 ... Took seven shots this season, with six of them on target ... Logged 200 minutes on the pitch, with a season-high 33 minutes against Coastal Carolina.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Appeared in 15 matches for Georgia Southern, starting four ... Logged 584 minutes on the pitch this season ... Scored the equalizer against UAB on Sept. 26 to continue a tie streak the Eagles had at the time (ended on Oct. 1 with four-straight draws) ... Finished the year with eight shots, three of which were on goal.
FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 14 matches for the Eagles, starting six ... Scored his first collegiate goal against UNC Asheville on Aug. 28 ... Played a career-high in minutes at Mercer on Sept. 27 (87) ... Tallied five shots with three shots on goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of soccer at Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Georgia, under coach Merck Smith ... Lettered in two of those seasons ... Named GHSA 7A Region 7 All-State in 2019 and 2021 ... Named 7A Region 7 Player of the Year in 2021 ... Named team MVP that same year ... Lakeside High School was two-time Region Champions during his time there ... Scored 31 goals and tallied 12 assists his senior year ... Martin owns the Lakeside High School record for most goals in a single season with 44 ... Played club soccer at NASA Tophat under coach Todd Gispert ... Scored 12 goals and tallied six assists ... two-time Southeast Region Champions ... Martin also played high school football and was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: Born Zachary Caden Martin on September 4, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia ... Hometown is Dekalb, Georgia ... Born to Wende Johnston and John Martin ... Has one sibling, Suzanne.
MAJOR: Finance
Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week 10/8/24
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll 2024-2025
SENIOR (2025): Appeared in eleven matches, making three starts and tallying just over 300 minutes ... His three starts were consecutive, coming against Mercer, Coastal Carolina and Kentucky ... Scored his first goal of 2025 against Mercer on October 14th, while also scoring the game-winner from the penalty spot against the Chanticleers on October 17th.
JUNIOR (2024): Appeared in ten matches this season for the Eagles ... Scored four goals on the season and one assist ... Scored two goals against Coastal Carolina on 10/12 ... Also scored a brace in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinals against West Virginia on 11/10 ... Took seven shots this season, with six of them on target ... Logged 200 minutes on the pitch, with a season-high 33 minutes against Coastal Carolina.
SOPHOMORE (2023): Appeared in 15 matches for Georgia Southern, starting four ... Logged 584 minutes on the pitch this season ... Scored the equalizer against UAB on Sept. 26 to continue a tie streak the Eagles had at the time (ended on Oct. 1 with four-straight draws) ... Finished the year with eight shots, three of which were on goal.
FRESHMAN (2022): Appeared in 14 matches for the Eagles, starting six ... Scored his first collegiate goal against UNC Asheville on Aug. 28 ... Played a career-high in minutes at Mercer on Sept. 27 (87) ... Tallied five shots with three shots on goal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played three years of soccer at Lakeside High School in Atlanta, Georgia, under coach Merck Smith ... Lettered in two of those seasons ... Named GHSA 7A Region 7 All-State in 2019 and 2021 ... Named 7A Region 7 Player of the Year in 2021 ... Named team MVP that same year ... Lakeside High School was two-time Region Champions during his time there ... Scored 31 goals and tallied 12 assists his senior year ... Martin owns the Lakeside High School record for most goals in a single season with 44 ... Played club soccer at NASA Tophat under coach Todd Gispert ... Scored 12 goals and tallied six assists ... two-time Southeast Region Champions ... Martin also played high school football and was named Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
PERSONAL: Born Zachary Caden Martin on September 4, 2003, in Atlanta, Georgia ... Hometown is Dekalb, Georgia ... Born to Wende Johnston and John Martin ... Has one sibling, Suzanne.
MAJOR: Finance
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Sunday, November 30
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Tuesday, November 25
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