Sydney Studer

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Sydney Studer
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Studer with the Carolina Ascent in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sydney Nicole Studer [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-17) November 17, 2000 (age 24)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Oregon State Beavers 53 (11)
2021–2022 Washington State Cougars 39 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– Carolina Ascent 24 (1)
International career
2018–2019 United States U-18
2020 United States U-23
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 3, 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.

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Early life

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]

College career

Oregon State Beavers

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]

As a sophomore, Studer moved to the backline and led the team in minutes played, racking up 1,767 across the season. In her third 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]

Washington State Cougars

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]

Club career

Carolina Ascent

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of April 2, 2025 [23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carolina Ascent FC 2024–25 USL Super League 161——161
Career total1610000161

    Honors

    Carolina Ascent

    References

    1. ↑ "Fall 2022 Program" (PDF). Washington State University. p. 40. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    2. 1 2 3 4 "Sydney Studer - Women's Soccer". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    3. 1 2 Kelapire, Ryan (March 12, 2021). "Studer sisters will clash when Arizona soccer visits Oregon State for pivotal Pac-12 game". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    4. ↑ "Alumni Weekly Recap - Aug 19 2019". Legends FC. September 14, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    5. ↑ "HSGameTime All-Area Girls Soccer first team". Press Enterprise. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    6. ↑ Murphy, John (June 17, 2020). "High School Notebook: Inland girls soccer trio to reunite at Arizona". Press Enterprise. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    7. ↑ "Bears Clipped By Beavers". California Golden Bears Athletics. October 4, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    8. ↑ "Studer Notched All-Region Honors". Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    9. ↑ "OSU women's soccer: Sydney Studer lands honor". Albany Democrat-Herald. February 9, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    10. ↑ "Studer's Hat Trick Gives OSU Senior Day Victory". pac-12.com. April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    11. ↑ "Washington State adds All-Pac-12 midfielder Sydney Studer on transfer". SoccerWire. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    12. 1 2 3 4 "Sydney Studer - Soccer". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    13. ↑ "UCLA women's soccer ends road games undefeated after tie with Washington State". Daily Bruin. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    14. ↑ "Sydney Studer's header lifts Washington State over Oregon State in Pac-12 opener". Yahoo Sports. September 24, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    15. 1 2 "Carolina Ascent FC Signs Washington State University Standout Sydney Studer". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    16. ↑ "Match Center - Carolina Ascent FC vs DC Power FC". USL Super League. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    17. ↑ "Former WSU standout Sydney Studer leads Carolina over Spokane Zephyr 2-0". Spokesman.com. September 15, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    18. ↑ Morrissey, John. "One key player for every Super League club". www.usltactics.com. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    19. ↑ "USL Super League Team of the Month - September". USL Super League. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    20. ↑ "Poole Wins April Coach of the Month; Leshnak Murphy, Studer, Corbin Make Team of the Month". Carolina Ascent FC. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
    21. ↑ "Studer called into US U-23 Camp". Washington State University Athletics. March 19, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    22. ↑ "Roster: U.S. under-23 women's national team". Soccer America. January 13, 2022. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
    23. ↑ Sydney Studer at Soccerway
    24. ↑ "Carolina Ascent claims 2024/25 USL Super League Players' Shield". USL Super League. May 17, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
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