University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 5
Salma Elhaimer
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Tomball, Texas
- High School:
- Tomball Memorial
- Prev School:
- McNeese
Career Honors and Awards
• 2025 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2025 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2024)
2025 (Junior): Named the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and a third-team All-Sun Belt Conference player … made an immediate impact in her debut season with the Ragin’ Cajuns, starting 17 of 18 matches and finished with six goals, three assists and 15 points … placed 16 of her 33 shots on goal … tallied 10 points (four goals, two assists) against Sun Belt competition, helping Louisiana’s attack produce 22 goals in league play — tied for the most in the conference after scoring just eight in 2024 … logged 955 minutes on the pitch … took four shots and scored a goal and an assist in her debut against Lamar … added her first career game-winning goal in Louisiana’s win over her former school, McNeese … scored goals in back-to-back matches against Georgia Southern and Southern Miss … set career-highs in goals (2) and points (5) in a SBC win at Troy.
2024 (Junior - at McNeese): Scored two goals for the Pokes … Started 13 matches while appearing in all 19 contests … Logged 1,073 minutes … Attempted 15 shots with 11 on goal.
2023 (Sophomore - at McNeese): Started all six matches she played … Logged 421 minutes … Scored one goal … Recorded nine shots with seven on goal.
2022 (Freshman - at McNeese): Started 13 of 14 matches … Scored four goals and added two assists … Registered 14 shots with nine on goal … Played 973 minutes.
High School: Attended Tomball Memorial High School … a four-time all-district selection ... a standout ECNL player for Challenge Soccer Club ... also played club soccer for Krewe Rush FC where she was a first-team All-Conference member and Forward of the Week.
Personal: Born June 24, 2004 in Houston ... the daughter of Marisol Hernandez and Tommy Elhaimer ... has two sisters and two brothers ... majoring in marketing.
• 2025 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
• 2025 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference
• Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2024)
2025 (Junior): Named the Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and a third-team All-Sun Belt Conference player … made an immediate impact in her debut season with the Ragin’ Cajuns, starting 17 of 18 matches and finished with six goals, three assists and 15 points … placed 16 of her 33 shots on goal … tallied 10 points (four goals, two assists) against Sun Belt competition, helping Louisiana’s attack produce 22 goals in league play — tied for the most in the conference after scoring just eight in 2024 … logged 955 minutes on the pitch … took four shots and scored a goal and an assist in her debut against Lamar … added her first career game-winning goal in Louisiana’s win over her former school, McNeese … scored goals in back-to-back matches against Georgia Southern and Southern Miss … set career-highs in goals (2) and points (5) in a SBC win at Troy.
2024 (Junior - at McNeese): Scored two goals for the Pokes … Started 13 matches while appearing in all 19 contests … Logged 1,073 minutes … Attempted 15 shots with 11 on goal.
2023 (Sophomore - at McNeese): Started all six matches she played … Logged 421 minutes … Scored one goal … Recorded nine shots with seven on goal.
2022 (Freshman - at McNeese): Started 13 of 14 matches … Scored four goals and added two assists … Registered 14 shots with nine on goal … Played 973 minutes.
High School: Attended Tomball Memorial High School … a four-time all-district selection ... a standout ECNL player for Challenge Soccer Club ... also played club soccer for Krewe Rush FC where she was a first-team All-Conference member and Forward of the Week.
Personal: Born June 24, 2004 in Houston ... the daughter of Marisol Hernandez and Tommy Elhaimer ... has two sisters and two brothers ... majoring in marketing.
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