Sydny Nasello

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Sydny Nasello
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Sydny Nasello of Fatih Vatan Spor in the 2023-24 Turkish Women's Football Super League
Personal information
Full name Sydny Grace Nasello [1]
Date of birth (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Land o' Lakes, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tampa Bay Sun
Number 35
Youth career
–2018 Tampa Bay United
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 South Florida Bulls 71 (24)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Florida Tropics 3 (2)
2021 Florida Premier
2022–2023 Granadilla 18 (2)
2023 Apollon Limassol
2024 Fatih Vatan Spor 2 (2)
2024– Tampa Bay Sun 14 (0)
International career
2019 United States U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 9, 2025

Sydny Grace Nasello (born April 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Tampa Bay Sun FC in the USL Super League. [1] [2]

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Career

In 2018, Nasello joined South Florida Bulls in the United States. [3] She was named a Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2021. [4]

Nasello played two seasons in the Women's Premier Soccer League. She scored 2 goals in 3 appearances for the Florida Tropics in 2019, and returned to the league in 2021 to play for Florida Premier. [5] [6]

Before the 2022 season, she was drafted by American side Portland Thorns, but was not signed due to her past Twitter activity, [7] [8] [9] [10] which included shares and likes of transphobic, homophobic, and racist content. [11] Before the second half of 2021–22, she signed for Spanish side Granadilla. [12] [13] On February 13, 2022, Nasello debuted for Granadilla in a 3–1 win over Villarreal. [14] On March 13, 2022, she scored her first goal for Granadilla in a 1–0 win over Sevilla. [14]

In June 2023, Nasello joined Cypriot club Apollon Limassol. [15] [16] [17]

In February 2024, Nasello moved to Turkey, and signed a contract with the Istanbul-based club Fatih Vatan Spor to play in the second half of the 2023–24 Super League. She scored one goal in her first match. Her contract expired at the end of the season. [18] [2]

On July 1, 2024, Nasello signed with USL Super League club Tampa Bay Sun. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 "Plantilla UDG Tenerife" [UDG Tenerife squad] (in Spanish). Liga F. Archived from the original on February 10, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Sydny Grace Nasello" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Family at the forefront for USF soccer's Sydny Nasello". tampabay.com.
  4. ↑ "Nasello Named Semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy". GoUSFBulls.com. South Florida Bulls . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Florida Tropics 2019 player stats". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  6. ↑ "TWENTY-FOUR WPSL ALUMNAE SELECTED IN 2022 NWSL DRAFT". WPSLSoccer.com. Women's Premier Soccer League . Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tempest off the pitch: NWSL team snubs Nasello over social media flap". thetelegraph.com.
  8. ↑ "Meet the Draftees: Sydny Nasello". stumptownfooty.com. January 7, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The NWSL's reputation as an LGBTQ+ friendly league is in question after 2 controversial player signings". insider.com.
  10. ↑ "Portland Thorns: Sydny Nasello won't be signed by the team". elfutbolero.us.
  11. ↑ Best, Katelyn (December 27, 2021). "Don't Let Anyone Tell You This Isn't What it Looks Like". Rose City Review.
  12. ↑ "Sydny Nasello, la futbolista acusada de homófoba y fascista en EEUU fichada por un equipo español". elespanol.com. February 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Sydny Nasello, la futbolista rechazada en EEUU por sus ideas que busca su sueño en España". elcorreo.com. February 14, 2022.
  14. 1 2 Sydny Nasello at Soccerway
  15. ↑ "Nasello signs first professional contract after NWSL fallout". usforacle.com. February 3, 2022.
  16. ↑ "La UDG Tenerife ficha a Sydny Nasello, la estrella que no pudo brillar en la NWSL por su ideología". marca.com. February 3, 2022.
  17. ↑ Apollon Limassol [@ApollonLadiesFC] (June 2, 2023). "A warm welcome to Sydny Nasello the newest member of Apollon Ladies! 🌟🇺🇸 We're delighted to have her on board, representing our blue colors with pride. 👀 Keep an eye out for her in the number 35 jersey as she showcases her skills on the field!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Transfer Açıklaması – Sydny Grace Nasello" (in Turkish). Fatih Vatan Spor. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Adding a forward to the lineup". Twitter.com. Tampa Bay Sun . Retrieved July 1, 2024.


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