Sydney Andrews (soccer)

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Sydney Andrews
Personal information
Full name Sydney Elizabeth Andrews [1]
Date of birth (1993-12-15) December 15, 1993 (age 32) [1]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Center back
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2015 Missouri Western Griffons 69 (5)
International career‡
2012– US Deaf WNT 32 (2)
Medal record
Women's deaf soccer
Representing Flag of the United States.svg United States
Deaflympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sofia Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Caxias Do Sul Team
World Deaf Football Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Turkey Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Italy Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kuala Lumpur Team
‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025

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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Early life and college career

Andrews 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

Andrews 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

Andrews 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

  1. 1 2 "Sydney Elizabeth ANDREWS". Archived from the original on August 8, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Sydney Andrews – 2015 – Soccer". Missouri Western Griffons . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Eldridge, Taylor (May 17, 2022). "Wichita native Sydney Andrews wins fourth world championship with US deaf soccer team". Kansas.com . Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "KSCA All-State soccer teams". The Wichita Eagle . June 14, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Soccer Extended National Team Award Nominees". United States Soccer Federation. 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. 1 2 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.
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