Canadian soccer player (born 1999)
Sydney Jane Collins
(born September 8, 1999) is a professional
soccer
player who plays for the
North Carolina Courage
in the
National Women's Soccer League
. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.
Early life
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Collins began playing soccer at age eight with Hillsboro SC.
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She later played for the FC Portland Soccer Academy and the
Portland Thorns
Development Academy.
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She attended
Jesuit High School
in Oregon, where she was a four-year starter on the varsity soccer team, serving as team captain for her final two years.
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She was a two-time state champion in 2015 and 2017, a two-time First Team All-State, voted to the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI for the High School Girls All-American Game, and was a 2017 United Soccer Coaches All-Region Team.
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She was also named the 2017-18 Oregon Girls Soccer Player of the Year.
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College career
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In 2018, she began attending the
University of California, Berkeley
, where she played for the
women's soccer team
.
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In her sophomore season in 2019, she was named a Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll Selection and CoSIDA Academic District 8 First Team Honoree.
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In her junior season, she was named team captain, and was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll once again.
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She also scored her first collegiate goal on March 5, 2021, against the
Colorado Buffaloes
.
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In her senior season, she was named to the Third Team All-Pac-12, the CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team and the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll.
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In 2022, she was named Pac-12 Defender of the Week for two consecutive weeks.
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She was also an Academic All-District Team for the third time,
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was named to the All-Pacific Region Second Team,
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and the All-Pac-12 Second Team.
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Club career
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At the
2023 NWSL Draft
, Collins was selected in the first round (8th overall) by the
North Carolina Courage
.
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In March 2023, she signed a three-year contract with the club.
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She made her professional debut on April 1 against the
San Diego Wave
.
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International career
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Collins was eligible to play for the United States (where she and her father were born) and Canada (where her mother was born).
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In April 2016, she was called up to a camp with the
United States U17
team.
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In February 2022, she played with the
United States U23
team at the Portland Thorns Preseason Tournament, where they faced professional teams from the
NWSL
.
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In February 2023, Collins joined the
Canada women's team
as a training player for the
2023 SheBelieves Cup
.
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She was then subsequently named to the roster in April for a friendly against
France
, making her debut on April 11.
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After not making the Canadian roster for the
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
, where the team would go on to suffer a disappointing group stage exit, Collins was called up for the team's next fixtures in September, a two-leg
CONCACAF Olympic qualification playoff
against
Jamaica
. Following training camp, she said "I think we have a really good energy about the group coming together and trying to move forward."
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Despite having only played fourteen minutes in her lone prior international appearance, with Canada seeking to reorganize following the World Cup, coach
Bev Priestman
opted to start Collins in the first match, citing her strong camp performance.
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This was widely cited as a "surprise" move, but Collins' performance was generally assessed positively, and she ultimately started both matches, which saw Canada defeat Jamaica and qualify for the
2024 Summer Olympics
.
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Personal life
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Collins is the daughter of former
National Football League
and
Canadian Football League
player
Brett Collins
.
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Career statistics
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- As of match played October 22, 2023
References
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"The Class of 2022, University of California, Berkeley: Bachelor's Degree Candidates"
(PDF)
.
Class of 2022 Commencement
. Berkeley, California:
University of California, Berkeley
. May 14, 2022. p. 13.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on January 15, 2023
. Retrieved
April 12,
2023
.
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Sydney Collins
at the
Canadian Soccer Association
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a
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"Sydney Collins Invited to U17 National Camp!"
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FC Portland Academy
. April 11, 2016.
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a
b
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"Sydney Collins California Golden Bears profile"
.
California Golden Bears
.
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"Sydney Collins '18 Chosen First Round in NWSL Draft"
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Jesuit High School
. January 13, 2023.
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"2017-18 Oregon Girls Soccer Player of the Year - Sydney Collins"
.
Gatorade Player of the Year
.
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"Bears Ink Four On Signing Day"
.
California Golden Bears
. February 7, 2018.
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"No. 10 Bears Fall in Home Opener"
.
California Golden Bears
. March 5, 2021.
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"Eight Bears Named To CoSida Academic All-District Team"
.
California Golden Bears
. November 11, 2021.
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"Five Bears Earn Pac-12 Honors"
.
California Golden Bears
. November 12, 2021.
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"Collins, Anderson Take Home Weekly Honors"
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California Golden Bears
. September 12, 2022.
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"Collins Named Pac-12 Defender of the Week"
.
California Golden Bears
. September 19, 2022.
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"Cal Places Six On Academic All-District Team"
.
California Golden Bears
. November 15, 2022.
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"Cal Trio Earns All-Region Honors"
.
California Golden Bears
. November 29, 2022.
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"Three Bears Earn All-Conference Honors"
.
California Golden Bears
. November 8, 2022.
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Camberos, Jovana (January 16, 2023).
"Defensive power duo Collins, Anderson drafted into NWSL"
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The Daily Californian
.
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"Collins, Anderson Selected in 2023 NWSL Draft"
.
California Golden Bears
. January 12, 2023.
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Ingemi, Marisa (January 12, 2023).
"Sydney Collins, Izzy D'Aquila and Sierra Enge lead strong Bay Area group taken in NWSL draft"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
.
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"NC Courage Sign All 2023 Draftees to Three-Year Contracts with Team"
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Courage Country
. March 13, 2023.
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Steiner, Ben (April 3, 2023).
"Canadians thriving in NWSL, Europe ahead of April friendly against France"
.
CBC Sports
.
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"Bears Excel On International Stage"
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California Golden Bears
. April 11, 2022.
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"Sydney Collins Earns U.S. U23 Call-Up"
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California Golden Bears
. February 23, 2022.
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Rhodes, Benedict (February 13, 2023).
"CanWNT reveals squad ahead of 2023 SheBelieves Cup"
.
Canadian Premier League
.
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"Canada comeback bid falls short in loss to France during women's World Cup tune-up"
.
CBC Sports
. April 11, 2023
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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Davidson, Neil (September 21, 2023).
"Canada women looking forward not back as they take on Reggae Girlz in Olympic playoff"
.
The Globe & Mail
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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Johnson, Meaghen (September 26, 2023).
"Ahead of crucial Olympic qualifier, 'composed' Collins turning heads with CanWNT"
.
TSN
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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"CanWNT beats Jamaica to take lead into second leg of Olympic qualifier"
.
TSN
. September 22, 2023
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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Molinaro, John F. (September 27, 2023).
"Maturing Canadians will get chance to defend Olympic title"
.
Sportsnet
. Retrieved
September 27,
2023
.
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"Sydney Collins lone Canadian selected in 2023 NWSL Draft"
.
Canadian Soccer Daily
. January 13, 2023.
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