Sydney Schneider
Personal information
Full name Sydney Michelle Schneider[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999
Place of birth Dayton, New Jersey, United States[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sparta Prague
Number 1
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)
2022 Kansas City Current 0 (0)
2023– Sparta Prague 1 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Jamaica U-17
2017–2018 Jamaica U-20 3 (0)
2018– Jamaica 18 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
CONCACAF W Championship
Third place2018 United States
Third place2022 Mexico
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2021

Sydney Michelle Schneider (born 31 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Czech Women's First League club Sparta Prague. Born in the United States, she represents the Jamaica women's national team.[2]

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.[3]

UNC Wilmington

In February 2017, Schneider signed a letter of intent to join the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.[4] In her freshman year she started all 19 games, becoming only the second goalkeeper in school history to play every minute in a season. Schneider was also named the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Goalkeeper of the Year in 2019.[2]

Professional career

She was drafted 29th overall by Washington Spirit in the 2021 NWSL Draft.[5] In January 2023, Schneider signed with Sparta Prague of the Czech Women's First League.[6] In May 2023, Schneider signed a one-year extension ahead of the 2023–24 season.[7]

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).[8][9] She turned down the chance to play with the Jamaica U-17 team in 2015 but accepted in 2016 and represented Jamaica at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[10]

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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13]

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;[8] and her stepfather David is of Greek descent.

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Jamaica" (PDF). FIFA. 27 May 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "SYDNEY SCHNEIDER". uncwsports.com. UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Sydney Schneider". UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Retrieved 11 October 2018. High School: South Brunswick; Hometown: Dayton, N.J.
  4. ↑ "Seahawks Add 12 Players for 2017 Season". 6 February 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Yang, Stephanie (13 January 2021). "All the picks from the 2021 NWSL College Draft". All For XI. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dvě posily ženského týmu". sparta.cz (in Czech). Sparta Prague. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  7. ↑ AC Sparta Prague [@ACSparta_Zeny] (31 May 2023). "Sydney Schneider se s klubem dohodla na prodloužení smlouvy! Jamajská reprezentantka tak bude hájit branku Sparty i v příští sezoně" (Tweet) (in Czech). Retrieved 31 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. 1 2 Wright, Mark W. (4 June 2019). "How 19-year-old Sydney Schneider earned her spot on the Reggae Girlz". Andscape. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Schneider Begins Play at CONCACAF". 4 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Keeping it real". 17 January 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "S.Schnieder". Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "Heroic Schneider takes Player-of-the-Match award in stride". 10 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "19-year-old NJ native Sydney Schneider's World Cup debut puts local soccer on the map". North Jersey.
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