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U.S./Canada National Team
Star of the Under-20 FIFA World Championships in Chile, helping the U.S. to the title ... Scored five goals during the tournament en route to earning the adidas/Golden Shoe Award as the tournament's top scorer ... Also won the adidas/Golden Ball Award as the tournament's top player, becoming just the second American to earn that honor ... Traveled with the Under-20 U.S. squad to Germany this past summer, scoring a goal in a 2-2 draw against Germany ... Also had a goal in a 4-1 win over England ... Has represented both Canada and the United States at the youth national team level ... Member of Canada's U-19 National Team that traveled to the World Cup in Thailand in 2004 ... Was the youngest player in the tournament at the age of 14 ... Captain of Canada's U-15 team that traveled to Germany in 2005 ... Moved over to the U.S. side as a 16-year old, playing with the U-17s against Germany.
2008
Played in 19 matches, making 18 starts ... Member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman Team ... Third-team Freshman All-American by Soccer Buzz ... Missed all five of UCLA's matches during the NCAA Tournament while leading the U.S. to the FIFA Under-20 World Championship ... Scored her first collegiate goal in the team's season opener, tallying the game winner in a 2-1 victory over UC Santa Barbara on Aug. 26 ... Other game-winning goal came in a 3-0 victory at UConn ... Ranked sixth on the team in scoring with 16 points (5g, 6a).
High School/Club
Played two years of high school soccer for Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia ... Led the team in scoring as a freshman and sophomore ... Also won Provincials in the 4x100 as a member of the track team ... Youngest player to play for the Vancouver Whitecaps Club at the age of 15 ... Won Provincials three years in a row with the Coquitlam City Wild ... Won a championship with Team BC at the Canada Games in 2005 ... Member of three state cup winning teams in the U.S., helping Eastside (Seattle, Wash.) to a title in 2006 and Sereno (Scottsdale, Ariz.) in 2007 and 2008.
Personal
Full name is Sydney Rae Leroux ... Born May 7, 1990 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada ... Parents are Ray and Sandi ... Sisters are Shayla and Novara ... Brothers are Tye and Tory ... Has a dog named Bella ... Admires club coaches Les Armstrong and Chico Munoz.
