2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Meena, Malaika
Jersey Number 10
Malaika Meena
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cox Green School
- Hometown:
- Slough, England
Bio
2024 (Senior)
Made 11 appearances with four starts… Suffered an injury against Mississippi State (8/25), but battled back and returned for postseason play beginning with Florida State (11/7) in the ACC Tournament… Played in all six matches of the NCAA tournament, including a start in the national championship and went 82 minutes
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in 11 matches, started nine… Recorded an assist in the 2-0 victory at Virginia Tech (9/29)... Fired 13 shots with five on-goal… Went the full 90 against Syracuse (10/5) and (10/19)... Logged 711 minutes of action… Played a role in the program-record for fewest goals allowed (15)... Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)... The team finished third in the ACC in shutout percentage (.500) and fourth in goals-against average (.833)
2022 (Sophomore)
Played and started in 18 matches… Tallied an assist in the 4-1 win over Rhode Island… Logged 1,307 minutes in the midfield… Played the full 90 in four matches, including two clean sheets against Milwaukee and Maryland.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in all 22 games in the season, starting 17 with two goals and one assist for five points ... Tallied a goal against VCU (Aug. 26) and App State (Sept. 5) and recorded an assist against Duke (Oct. 15) ... Took 18 shots, with nine shots on goal ... Played the full 90 minutes or more two times, seeing a total of 1337 minutes of game action.
Background
Midfielder from Cox Green School in Slough, United Kingdom... Trained and played for Arsenal in England... Attended several England U18 National Training Camps... Plays in the U18 National Team pool... Won the FA Cup and Youth League
Personal
Daughter of Albert Meena and Hellen Lawuo…Born March 9, 2003
Made 11 appearances with four starts… Suffered an injury against Mississippi State (8/25), but battled back and returned for postseason play beginning with Florida State (11/7) in the ACC Tournament… Played in all six matches of the NCAA tournament, including a start in the national championship and went 82 minutes
2023 (Junior)
Appeared in 11 matches, started nine… Recorded an assist in the 2-0 victory at Virginia Tech (9/29)... Fired 13 shots with five on-goal… Went the full 90 against Syracuse (10/5) and (10/19)... Logged 711 minutes of action… Played a role in the program-record for fewest goals allowed (15)... Helped the team go unbeaten at home for the first time since 2007 (5-0-4)... The team finished third in the ACC in shutout percentage (.500) and fourth in goals-against average (.833)
2022 (Sophomore)
Played and started in 18 matches… Tallied an assist in the 4-1 win over Rhode Island… Logged 1,307 minutes in the midfield… Played the full 90 in four matches, including two clean sheets against Milwaukee and Maryland.
2021 (Freshman)
Played in all 22 games in the season, starting 17 with two goals and one assist for five points ... Tallied a goal against VCU (Aug. 26) and App State (Sept. 5) and recorded an assist against Duke (Oct. 15) ... Took 18 shots, with nine shots on goal ... Played the full 90 minutes or more two times, seeing a total of 1337 minutes of game action.
Background
Midfielder from Cox Green School in Slough, United Kingdom... Trained and played for Arsenal in England... Attended several England U18 National Training Camps... Plays in the U18 National Team pool... Won the FA Cup and Youth League
Personal
Daughter of Albert Meena and Hellen Lawuo…Born March 9, 2003
Football Media Availability (9/18/25)
Thursday, September 18
Matt Barrie SportsCenter at Wake Forest with Demond Claiborne
Wednesday, September 10
Matt Barrie SportsCenter on Wake Forest Campus (Arnold Palmer Complex)
Wednesday, September 10
Football Media Availability (9/9/25)
Wednesday, September 10
