Sydney Hopper

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Sydney Hopper
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Hopper in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sydney Sari Hopper
Date of birth (2007-03-15) March 15, 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Little Rock, Arkansas, United States [1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [2]
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tulsa SC
Number 18
Youth career
2013– Tulsa SC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Dallas Baptist Patriots 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Indonesia 6 (1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2024

Sydney Sari Hopper (born March 15, 2007) is a college soccer player who plays as an forward or attacking midfielder for the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) club Tulsa SC. Born in the United States, she represents the Indonesia national team.

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Early life and youth career

Sydney Sari Hopper was born on March 15, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. [3] She is half-Indonesian through her mother, Kartika, [4] who was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her maternal grandparents have Chinese Indonesian ancestry. [5] She was interested in playing soccer since the age of 6, which then led her to sign up for Tulsa SC, a youth soccer developmental team that competes in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). [6] [7]

College career

On November 14, 2024, Hopper officially signed with the college team, the Dallas Baptist Patriots, which represented Dallas Baptist University (DBU) in the NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament. [8] She will play with the club in the 2025 season after completing her youth career at Tulsa SC. [9]

International career

Born in the United States, Hopper decided to represent Indonesia at the international level. [10] On July 5, 2024, Secretary General of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Yunus Nusi revealed that Hopper had obtained an Indonesian passport, so she did not need a naturalization process. [11]

On 14 July 2024, she made her debut for the national team in a friendly match against Hong Kong. She played for 45 minutes and was substituted by another debutant, Katarina Stalin. [12]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 5 December 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Indonesia 202461
Total61
As of match played 5 December 2024
Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hopper goal
List of international goals scored by Sydney Hopper
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 December 2024 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos6Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2–13–1 2024 AFF Women's Cup

Honors

Indonesia

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bentonville soccer standout Sydney Hopper plays for Indonesia National Team". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 "S. Hopper". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ↑ SKOR.ID. "Sydney Hopper Ingin Segera Debut di Timnas Putri Indonesia". www.skor.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Bentonville soccer standout Sydney Hopper plays for Indonesia National Team | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette". www.nwaonline.com. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
  5. ↑ Zhan, Edwin (7 July 2024). "Ikut Laga Uji Coba Kontra Akademi PSF, Sydney Hopper Cetak 2 Gol bersama Timnas Putri!" (video). youtube.com. Kompas TV.
  6. ↑ @TulsaSC_07_ECNL (Nov 23, 2020). "Set pieces are on point tonight. ⁦@reesedenson4⁩ to Sydney Hopper. TSC leads 3-0 #ecnl" (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-12-02– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Suntama, Permadi (2024-07-09). "Profil Sydney Hopper Pemain Timnas Putri: Apa Debut vs Hong Kong". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  8. ↑ @DBUWomensSoccer (Nov 14, 2024). "SIGNED!! She's official and we can't wait to have her here at DBU!..." (Tweet). Retrieved 2024-12-02– via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Risqullah, Moh Badar. "Baru Gabung Bersama Timnas Wanita Indonesia, Sydney Hopper Langsung Cetak 2 Gol untuk Garuda Pertiwi - Cover Both Side". Baru Gabung Bersama Timnas Wanita Indonesia, Sydney Hopper Langsung Cetak 2 Gol untuk Garuda Pertiwi - Cover Both Side (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  10. ↑ "Profil Sydney Hopper, Pemain Keturunan AS yang Mau Perkuat Timnas Indonesia". kumparan (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  11. ↑ "Sydney Hopper Berpeluang Tampil di Laga Uji Coba Timnas Putri Indonesia vs Hong Kong". Tempo (in Indonesian). 5 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
  12. ↑ "Indonesia Women's v Hong Kong Women's (Sunday, 14 July 2024)". PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
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