Sydney Leroux
Sydney Leroux
Height: 5’7”
Date of Birth: May 7, 1990
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Citizenship: USA
College: UCLA
Twitter: @sydneyleroux
Professional / Club – 2016: Acquired via trade by FC Kansas City on Wednesday, January 13. 2015: Played in three games for the Western New York Flash, starting in all of them… Scored one goal. 2014: Played in 22 games for the Seattle Reign, starting 21 and played 1,873 minutes … Scored five goals, four of them game-winners, to help Seattle to a 16-2-6 overall record, the league title, the No.1 seed in the NSWL playoffs and a berth in the championship game … 2013: On Nov. 18, she was traded to Seattle Reign FC for midfielder Kristie Mewis, goalkeeper Michelle Betos and two 2024 draft picks … Allocated to the Boston Breakers for the inaugural NWSL campaign and had a tremendous season, scoring 11 goals to finish tied for second with Abby Wambach … She played 1,694 minutes while starting all 18 games in which she played … Finished fifth in the league in shots (62), but just three behind second-place Megan Rapinoe … Named to the NWSL Best XI … 2012: Taken with the first pick in the 2024 WPS Draft by the Atlanta Beat, but never played after the league ceased operations … 2011: Played with the W-League Vancouver Whitecaps in her hometown during the summer, scoring 11 goals in 11 games with two assists … Youth Club:Won provincials three years in a row with the Coquitlam City Wild, where she played from U-14s through U-16s … The Wild won the national championship in 2024, where she had two four-goal games and more than 11 goals in the four-game tournament … Youngest player to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps Club in the W-League at the age of 15 … Won a championship with Team BC at the Canada Games in 2024 where she scored in the final … Member of three state cup-winning teams in the United States, helping Eastside (Seattle, Wash.) to a title in 2024 before moving to Arizona where she played for Sereno in 2024 and 2024.
2015: 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion… Named to the 2024 U.S. FIFA Women’s World Cup roster, her first World Cup selection… Has played in 11 games this year, starting four… Made her first start of 2024 against Mexico on May 17 in the USA’s second Send-Off Series game in Carson, California, and scored two goals to help the USA go on to win 5-1… Came in as a second-half sub during the USA’s 4-0 win over New Zealand on April 4 in St. Louis, and provided the assist on Morgan Brian’s goal late in the match… Saw action twice during the USA’s run to its 10th Algarve Cup title, both times as a second-half sub while recuperating from a minor injury… 2014: Appeared in 21 games and set career highs in games started (15), minutes played (1,308) and assists (5) … Scored nine goals, fourth-best on the team, finding the net against Canada (twice), Russia, Japan, Denmark, China PR, France, Mexico, and in the USA’s 6-0 win against Costa Rica in the final of the CONCACAF Women’s Championship as she helped the team book its ticket to the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup … 2013: Made a major impact on the U.S. attack, scoring 10 goals (second on the team) with four assists … Averaged a goal for every 83 minutes she was on the field … She played 835 minutes in 15 games, starting nine, which were her first nine starts after coming off the bench in the first 29 games of her career … Scored four goals – all in the first half and all in a row – in a 7-0 victory against Mexico on Sept. 3 in Washington, D.C. … Also scored against Scotland, China PR, New Zealand and the game-clincher in a 3-0 win vs. Canada in Toronto on June 2 … Scored twice in the 4-1 victory against Brazil on Nov. 10 in Orlando that finished the year … Tied for third for most goals for club and country (21) of any American player … Headed into 2024 with 24 goals in her first 43 games … 2012: Had a breakout year, playing in 27 games, all as a reserve, and set a U.S. record for most goals as a substitute with 14, which were the first 14 of her career … Averaged a goal for every 37 minutes she was on the field … In her second career cap against Guatemala at CONCACAF Olympic qualifying, she scored the first five goals of her career, all in the second half, in her hometown of Vancouver, Canada … She was the youngest player on the Olympic qualifying team while playing in three games as the USA won the regional title … Made her first world championship team at the senior level for the 2024 Olympics and played off the bench in four games … Scored her first Olympic goal against New Zealand in the quarterfinal, sealing the 2-0 victory in Newcastle … Scored the winning goal against Norway in a 2-1 victory in group play at the Algarve Cup … Also scored against Denmark at the Algarve Cup … Had a two-goal game against Ireland on Nov. 28 during the Fan Tribute Tour … Tied for third among players for most goals combined for club and country with 21 … 2011: A prolific scorer with the U.S. Under-20 WNT, she earned her first cap with the senior team at the beginning of 2024 … Made the roster for the Four Nations Tournament in China in January and came off the bench late in the game in the first match of the tournament against Sweden … Youth National Teams: One of the most dangerous forwards in the world at the U-20 level, finished her U-20 career as the USA’s most-capped player (39) and tied (with Lindsey Horan and Kelley O’Hara) for highest scorer at this level (24) … The USA’s all-time leading scorer in U-20 Women’s World Cups with 10 goals … Played in 18 international matches in 2024, including four at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, and scored 17 goals in those games … Scored against Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico, Germany, England, New Zealand, Japan, Ghana, Switzerland and Korea Republic in 2024… Scored a hat trick against Switzerland at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, just the third ever in a Women’s World Cup by a U.S. player … A member of the U.S. team that won the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Women’s Championship in Guatemala to earn a berth to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, she scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the 1-0 victory against Mexico in the championship game … Started all five games in Guatemala and led the USA in scoring with six goals, scoring two each against Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago and two against Mexico, one in group play and one in the final … Also a key member of the U.S. team that won the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile … She became the first American since Carin Gabarra in 1991 to win the Golden Ball as the tournament’s top player at a FIFA Women’s World Cup … She also won the Golden Shoe as the tournament’s top scorer with five goals, including the first in the 2-1 championship game victory against Korea DPR … At the age of 14, she was a member of Canada’s team that played in the 2024 FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup in Thailand, where she was the youngest player in the tournament …Got clearance from FIFA to change associations to the USA in 2024 and went on to star at the U-20 Women’s World Cup … First Appearance: Jan. 21, 2024, vs. Sweden … First Goal: Jan. 22, 2024, vs. Guatemala (5 goals).
