Sydney Michelle Miramontez (born October 11, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender. She previously played for

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and FC Kansas City in the NWSL, the

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in the Australian W-League, the

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, and the GSI Pride of the

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(WPSL).

Early life

Miramontez grew up in

Lenexa, Kansas Lenexa is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. It is one of four principal cities of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area and 9th most populated city of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 57,434. It is ...

and first played youth soccer for Andy Barney and the Kansas City Legends. At age 12 Sydney joined the KCFC Heat and played for Gags Pritchard then Blue Valley under FC Kansas City head coach

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. With the KCFC Heat she won three Kansas State Cup titles. Miramontez attended Shawnee Mission West High School, where she scored 52 goals and 52 assists in four years, and still holds the school record for career goals, career assists and single-season assists.

College career

Miramontez attended the

where she played for the

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from 2013 to 2016. She started 48 of 75 appearances and scored six goals and 14 assists. As a senior, she led the Cornhuskers in assists and earned second-team All-Big Ten accolades. She also achieved third-team NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region and Big Ten All-Tournament Team status.

Club career

FC Kansas City, 2017

On August 2, 2017, Miramontez was signed by FC Kansas City after a successful spell training and playing with the GSI Pride. She made her debut in a 2–2 draw at the

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...

on August 4.

Utah Royals FC, 2018–2019

After FC Kansas City ceased operations following the 2017 season, Miramontez was officially added to the roster of the

on February 8, 2018. On February 19, 2020 Miramontez announced her retirement from professional soccer. She made 14 appearances with Utah over her two seasons with the club.

Kansas City NWSL, 2021

On December 23, 2020 Miramontez came out of retirement after signing a one year contract with

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References

External links

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US Soccer player profile

FC Kansas City player profile

Nebraska Cornhuskers player profile
1994 births Living people American women's soccer players FC Kansas City players National Women's Soccer League players Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer players People from Lenexa, Kansas Sportspeople from Johnson County, Kansas Soccer players from Kansas Utah Royals players Women's association football defenders Kansas City Current players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub