External links
- Sydney Schmidt at Soccerway.com
North Carolina Courage – current squad | |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Sydney James Schmidt [1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 25, 2008 [1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | North Carolina Courage | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Jacksonville FC | |||
| 2019–2025 | St. Johns Spartans | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Sporting JAX | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | North Carolina Courage | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | United States U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U-17 | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 28, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 21, 2025 | |||
Sydney James Schmidt (born January 25, 2008) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left back or midfielder for the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played for hometown USL Super League club Sporting JAX before signing her first professional contract with the Courage at age 17 in 2025.
Schmidt grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, and began playing soccer at age three. [2] [3] She joined the high school team at St. Johns Country Day School in Orange Park, Florida, during sixth grade, and earned regular playing time by eighth grade, winning multiple FHSAA state titles at the end of the school's eleven-year title streak. [3] [4] She led St. Johns with 25 goals as a freshman and was named first-team all-state while finishing as the state runner-up in 2023. [5] [6] She was named All-First Coast Player of the Year by The Florida Times-Union in 2024 after scoring 24 goals as a sophomore and making the state semifinals. [3] She grew up idolizing fellow St. Johns product Carson Pickett, whose father, Mike, coached the school's girls' team. [7] [8] She committed to Florida State before her junior year and planned to enroll early in the spring of 2026. [9] [10] She played club soccer for Jacksonville FC, earning multiple ECNL all-conference honors. [11]
Schmidt joined USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX on an academy contract (allowing her to keep her college eligibility) before the club's inaugural season. [12] After missing the first few matches on international duty, she made her USL Super League debut as a substitute for Grace Phillpotts in a 2–2 draw against the Carolina Ascent on September 13, 2025. [9] She made her first league start in the next game against the same opposition, a 4–3 win for Sporting on September 28. [13]
On October 16, 2025, the NWSL's North Carolina Courage announced that they had signed Schmidt to her first professional contract on a deal through the 2027 season. [14]
Schmidt began training with the United States under-15 and under-16 teams in 2023. [15] She helped the United States win the U-16 UEFA Friendship Tournament in Turkey in 2024. [16] The following year, she started two games for the under-17 team during 2025 CONCACAF U-17 Women's World Cup qualification. [17] She then helped the under-17s to the title at the 4 Nations Tournament. [18] She was named to the roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco. [13]
Schmidt is the daughter of Brad Schmidt, the boys' soccer coach at St. Johns Country Day School, and Katie Schmidt. Schmidt has one younger brother, John. [19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting JAX | 2025–26 | USL Super League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| North Carolina Courage | 2025 | NWSL | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||