Sydney Elizabeth Andrews (born 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a center back for the United States women's deaf national team. Raised in Wichita, Kansas, she played college soccer for the Missouri Western Griffons.
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| Full name | Sydney Elizabeth Andrews[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 15, 1993[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Missouri Western Griffons | 69 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | US Deaf WNT | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 1, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and college career
editAndrews was raised in Wichita, Kansas.[2] She played high school soccer as a defender at Wichita Northwest High School, earning first-team all-state honors in 2012.[3][4] She attended Missouri Western State University, where she was a four-year starter as a midfielder or defender for the Missouri Western Griffons from 2012 to 2015, being named to the All-MIAA third team as a junior and All-MIAA second team as a senior.[2]
International career
editAndrews has played for the United States deaf national team since 2011.[3] She won gold as a member of the team at the 2012 World Deaf Football Championships, the 2013 Deaflympics, and the 2016 World Championships.[3] She captained the team to win gold at the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil.[3] She played every minute at center back at the 2023 World Championships, winning gold, and was nominated for U.S. Soccer's Female Deaf Player of the Year award.[5]
Personal life
editAndrews was born deaf and diagnosed at age two, when she began wearing hearing aids. She had surgery for a cochlear implant at age 21.[6]
Outside of soccer, Andrews works as a physical therapy assistant.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sydney Elizabeth ANDREWS". Archived from the original on August 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "Sydney Andrews – 2015 – Soccer". Missouri Western Griffons. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Eldridge, Taylor (May 17, 2022). "Wichita native Sydney Andrews wins fourth world championship with US deaf soccer team". Kansas.com. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "KSCA All-State soccer teams". The Wichita Eagle. June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Soccer Extended National Team Award Nominees". United States Soccer Federation. 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ a b Kassouf, Jeff (June 13, 2024). "Soccer – and life – through the eyes of the U.S. deaf women's national team". ESPN. Retrieved July 8, 2024.