Sydney Leroux

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Sydney Rae Leroux (; born May 7, 1990) is a Canadian-born American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Leroux represented Canada at various youth levels before joining the United States women's national under-20 soccer team in 2008. She joined the U.S. senior national team in 2012. Leroux has earned over 75 caps with the national team and was part of the winning squads at the 2012 London Olympics and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
At age 15, Leroux became the youngest player to play for the semi-professional team Vancouver Whitecaps. She continued to play for the Whitecaps during college at UCLA, where she also played for the Bruins. Leroux was the number one pick by the Atlanta Beat during the Women's Professional Soccer Draft in January 2012. Following the suspension of the league the same year, she played for the Seattle Sounders Women during the summer of 2012.
In 2013, Leroux made her debut for the Boston Breakers in the NWSL during the league's inaugural season. She has also played for Seattle Reign FC, Western New York Flash and FC Kansas City.