Sydney Schneider
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney Michelle Schneider | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Dayton, New Jersey, United States[1] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Match Fit Academy | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 44 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | |||
| 2017–2018 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2018– | Jamaica | 18 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2021 | |||
Sydney Michelle Schneider (born 31 August 1999) is an American-born Jamaican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National Women's Soccer League club Washington Spirit and the Jamaica women's national team.[1]
Early life[]
Schneider was born and raised in the Dayton section of South Brunswick, New Jersey, to Andrea (formerly Schneider, née Wisdom) and David Kapinos (stepfather). She attended South Brunswick High School.[2]
UNC Wilmington[]
In February 2017, Schneider signed a letter of intent to join the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.[3] In her freshman year she started all 19 games, becoming only the second goalkeeper in school history to play every minute in a season.[1]
Professional career[]
She was drafted 29th overall by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[4]
International career[]
Schneider qualified to play for the United States (her birthplace and her mother's), Germany (her biological father's birthplace) or Jamaica (her maternal grandparents' birthplace).[5][6] She turned down the chance to play the Jamaica U-17 team in 2015 but accepted in 2016 and represented Jamaica at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[7]
At the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Schneider played all three group games for Jamaica. They finished last in their group and did not qualify for the knockout round.[8]
Schneider was named to the Jamaican squad for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship. In their second group match against Costa Rica, Schneider was named player of the match as she made some key saves, helping Jamaica secure an upset 1–0 victory over the 34th ranked team.[9]
Schneider was chosen by coach Hue Menzies as the first choice in Jamaica's goal at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. In her debut against Brazil, she saved a penalty kick and had a prominent participation during the match, despite having lost it by 0–3.[10]
Personal life[]
Schneider comes from a multicultural family. Her biological father, Ernie, is German; her mother, Andrea, was born in the United States to a Jamaican-born father, and a Jamaican mother;[5] and her stepfather David is of Greek descent.
References[]
- ^ a b c "SYDNEY SCHNEIDER". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Sydney Schneider". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
High School: South Brunswick; Hometown: Dayton, N.J.
- ^ "Seahawks Add 12 Players for 2017 Season". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Yang, Stephanie (13 January 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". All For XI. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ a b Wright, Mark W. (4 June 2019). "How 19-year-old Sydney Schneider earned her spot on the Reggae Girlz". The Undefeated. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Schneider Begins Play at CONCACAF". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Keeping it real". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "S.Schnieder". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "Heroic Schneider takes Player-of-the-Match award in stride". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ "19-year-old NJ native Sydney Schneider's World Cup debut puts local soccer on the map". North Jersey.
External links[]
- Sydney Schneider - Women's Soccer
- Sydney Schneider at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Jamaica through descent
- Jamaican women's footballers
- Women's association football goalkeepers
- Jamaica women's international footballers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
- Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Jamaican people of German descent
- Jamaican people of American descent
- People from South Brunswick, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Soccer players from New Jersey
- American women's soccer players
- South Brunswick High School (New Jersey) alumni
- UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's soccer players
- Washington Spirit draft picks
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