Sydney Leroux
Sydney Rae Leroux (/ləˈruː/; born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian-born American professional soccer player, World Cup winner and Olympic gold medalist who currently plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Leroux playing in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sydney Rae Leroux | ||
| Date of birth | May 7, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Angel City FC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2004 | Coquitlam City Wild | ||
| 2004–2008 | Sereno FC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | UCLA Bruins | ? | (57) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 11 | (11) |
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders Women | 2 | (2) |
| 2013 | Boston Breakers | 19 | (11) |
| 2014 | Seattle Reign FC | 22 | (5) |
| 2015 | Western New York Flash | 3 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | FC Kansas City | 23 | (6) |
| 2018–2022 | Orlando Pride | 60 | (17) |
| 2022– | Angel City FC | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Canada U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | United States U20 | 39 | (24) |
| 2011–2017 | United States | 77 | (35) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 20, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 3, 2017 | |||
Born in Canada to a Canadian mother and an American father, Sydney came up through the Canadian system and represented Canada at various youth levels, until she chose to play for the United States women's national under-20 soccer team starting in 2008 and later began playing for the U.S. senior national team in 2012. Leroux has earned over 75 caps with the senior national team and was part of the Americans' winning squads at the 2012 London Olympics and 2015 Women's World Cup.
Leroux played collegiate soccer in NCAA Division I for UCLA Bruins women's soccer and at the semi-professional level for the Vancouver Whitecaps. She made her debut for the Whitecaps at the age of fifteen, becoming the youngest player ever to play for the team. Leroux was the number one pick by the Atlanta Beat during the 2012 WPS Draft on January 13, 2012. Following the suspension of the league in early 2012, she played for the Seattle Sounders Women during the summer of the same year.
In 2013, she made her professional debut for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL during the league's inaugural season. She was later traded to Seattle Reign FC in 2014, Western New York Flash for the 2015 season and FC Kansas City prior to the 2016 season.