Juliana Viera

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Position:
Forward
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Montevideo, Uruguay
Prev School:
Oklahoma Wesleyan

2024 American Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

Career: Appeared in 46 games with 36 starts at ECU while logging 3,362 minutes played… Recorded eight points on one goal and six assists with a career best of four assists as a junior… Registered 28 total shots with 13 on goal… Balanced her collegiate play with senior national team play with her native Uruguay.

2025: Team Captain… Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts in 1,118 minutes played… Went the full 90 nine times… Made a memorable goal-line stop against No. 3 Memphis in the American Conference Tournament… Recorded an assist against Temple on Oct. 2… Missed two games in October as she stepped away from the team to compete with the Uruguayan National Team in a World Cup Qualifier against Argentina in the CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League.

2024: Appeared in 19 games with 17 starts… Tied for the team lead with four assists in 1,658 minutes played despite her left back position… Went the full 90 on 13 occasions including the NCAA Tournament match at No. 14 South Carolina… Assisted on Sydney Schnell’s goal vs. UNC Greensboro (Aug. 22)… Assisted on Schnell’s second goal vs. North Texas (Sept. 29)… Served up a perfect free kick to assist Lucy Fazackerley’s game-winning goal at Tulsa (Oct. 3)… Assisted on yet another beautiful free kick on Caitlen-Star Dolan Boodram’s goal at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 27)… Scored the decisive PK in the penalty shootout win over South Florida in the AAC Semifinal (Nov. 7)… Named American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 28… Earned postseason recognition with AAC All-Conference Third Team honors.

2023: Played in 13 games, making six starts... Registered one goal and one assist on the season... Assisted on Jazmin Ferguson's goal at High Point... Scored a goal against Tulsa in the team's 2-2 draw.

2022 (at Oklahoma Wesleyan): First-Team Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference… KCAC Regular Season and Tournament Champion… Registered 37 points on 12 goals and 13 assists.

Senior International Career: Was called up for a pair of international friendlies with the Uruguayan National Team on Nov. 30 and Dec. 3, 2024, making a start and going the full 90 in a 1-0 win over Chile on Dec. 3.

Prep: 2018 FIFA U-17 World Cup… Multi-time Uruguayan Youth Champion… 2021 fourth place Conmebol Libertadores Cup… 2022 third place Conmebol South American Cup U-20.

Personal: Daughter of Christina Alzueta and Olivier Viera… Has six siblings: Alana, Maximiliano, Olivier, Sofia, Christina and Gerónimo Viera… Graduate of Escuela Técnica Paso Molino.