External links
- Sydney Studer at Soccerway.com
- Sydney Studer at Oregon State Beavers
- Sydney Studer at Washington State Cougars
- Sydney Studer at Carolina Ascent FC
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney Nicole Studer [1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 17, 2000 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Center back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Carolina Ascent | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Legends USSDA 99 | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Oregon State Beavers | 53 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | Washington State Cougars | 39 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Carolina Ascent | 23 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2019 | United States U-18 | ||
| 2020 | United States U-23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 31, 2025 | |||
Sydney Nicole Studer (born November 17, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back or defensive midfielder for USL Super League club Carolina Ascent. She played college soccer for the Oregon State Beavers and the Washington State Cougars.
A native of Eastvale, California, [2] Studer started playing soccer at the age of 3. [3] She eventually started playing for Legends USSDA 99 [4] and the Roosevelt High School team, operating as a midfielder. [5] With Roosevelt, Studer was named to the All-Conference First Team, the California All-State team, and won the team's MVP award. [3] Studer did not play high school soccer as a senior. [6]
Studer kicked off her collegiate career with the Oregon State Beavers. She played in 18 games as a freshman, starting 16 of them. [2] She scored her first college goal on October 4, 2018, netting the game-winner in a 2–1 victory over the California Golden Bears. [7] Then, as a sophomore, Studer moved to the backline and rose to become the team leader in minutes play, racking up 1,767 across the season. In her final year at OSU, Studer won Pac-12 Second Team, All-Pacific Region Second Team, and team MVP honors. [2] [8] She was also included on the TopDrawerSoccer team of the week in February 2018, [9] and later, named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week after scoring a hat-trick of headers on April 4. [10] She finished her three years at Oregon State with a total of 53 appearances and 11 goals. [2]
After finishing up her junior season at Oregon State, Studer transferred to Washington State University and started playing with the Washington State Cougars in 2021's fall season. [11] In her first season as a Cougar, Studer was named to the All-Region Second Team and All-Pac 12 Third Team. [12] She had a highly successful playing period at the end of the season, scoring the game-tying goal against champions UCLA and generating a three-game streak of assists (two of which were game-winners). [12] [13] Studer wrapped up her college career by starting all but one game in Washington State's 2022 campaign. [12] She also scored three goals, including one against her former team, Oregon State. [12] [14]
On May 31, 2024, Studer signed a contract with Carolina Ascent FC in the lead-up to the inaugural USL Super League season. [15] She made her professional debut in the Ascent's first-ever match, coming on as a substitute for the injured Jill Aguilera in the 19th minute of the game. [16] Studer scored her first goal with the Ascent on September 15, helping Carolina beat the Spokane Zephyr by a 2–0 scoreline. [17] At the end of September, she was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month after leading the league in clearances [18] and winning 70% of her duels. [19] She carried on her form to the second half of the season and started in all 6 games of an Ascent win streak in spring 2025. At the end of April, Studer received her second Team of the Month honor. [20]
Studer received call-ups to the USWNT U-18 squad in 2018 and 2019. [15] She was also named to the U-23 team in 2022 for a training camp in Austin, Texas. [21] [22]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Playoffs | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carolina Ascent FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Carolina Ascent
