Player Details

Name

Sydney Leroux

Height

5' 7"

Date of Birth

5.7.1990 (35)

Birthplace

Surrey, Canada

Position

Forward
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Career Summary

How Acquired: via trade with Utah Royals FC on January 31, 2018

Club Highlights:

  • Her first two goals of the 2022 NWSL regular season were both netted in the third and fourth minute, respectively. Leroux has now scored three of the six fastest goals in Club history, with finishes in the second, third and fourth minutes in her Orlando career.
  • Made her 100th regular-season appearance on July 18, 2021, at Portland Thorns FC
  • Named Week 17 NWSL Player of the Week in 2021, with Team of the Month honors in May & July
  • Returned to the field on Sept. 29, 2019, against Sky Blue just three months after giving birth to her daughter, Roux
  • 2014 Shield winner with Seattle Reign FC
  • A finalist for 2013 NWSL Rookie of the Year with Boston after leading the NWSL with 11 goals scored 

International Highlights:

  • 2015 Women’s World Cup Champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist
  • In 2012, set a record for most goals scored consecutively as a reserve
  • Earned her first cap with the senior national team in 2011
  • Has totaled 77 caps and 35 goals with the USWNT

College Highlights:

  • A graduate of the University of Los Angeles, California
  • Played under former USWNT head coach Jill Ellis
  • A MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist in both her junior and senior seasons