Sydney Blomquist (born August 31, 1993) is an American professional soccer player from

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. She plays for

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in the Norwegian

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League.

Early life

Blomquist was born on August 31, 1993, in

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to Joel and Nancy Blomquist. Blomquist played her high school soccer at

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, where she was a 4-year varsity starter. As a Senior, she was team captain and named Second Team All-State, First Team All-County, and First Team All-Upper Chesapeake Bay. During her junior season her team won 2A state championship, and during her sophomore season they were 3A State finalist. Blomquist played her club soccer for Freestate Soccer Alliance- Fury 93 and was a part of Maryland ODP from 2005 to 2009.

Collegiate career

Blomquist attended

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her freshman and sophomore year. While there she was named to the Dean's List, received the Red & Black Scholar, and was placed on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll. Then in 2013, Blomquist transferred to the

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. During her two years at Akron, she appeared in 36 matches.

Playing career

Club

Lancaster Inferno, 2014 & 2016

Blomquist played with the Lancaster Inferno of the UWS in 2014 and 2016.

Columbus Eagles , 2015

Blomquist played for the

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of the WPSL in 2015.

Västerås BK30, 2016

Blomquist signed a professional contract with Västerås BK30 on August 1, 2016. She scored three goals total: one goal against Örebro SK Söder.

Åland United, 2017

On January 1, 2017, Blomquist signed with

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. In the 2017 season she made 24 appearances. Making 23 starts and playing a total of 2075 minutes. Sporting Clube De Portugal, 2019 Blomquist signed with

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in January 2019. She quickly became the starting right back for the Portuguese club.

Detroit City FC, 2020

On April 9, 2020, Blomquist signed with

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for their inaugural women's season. Due to the

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, the 2020 season was cut short to a 3 match series. She was named MVP for the abbreviated campaign. Blomquist controlled much of the team's attack and was a part of every goal scored. Ferroviária, 2021 For the 2021 season, Blomquist played for

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, Brazil. The Brazilian club is known for being 2 time

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champions. Avaldsnes IL, 2022 On December 13, 2021,

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announced the signing of the American winger on a 2 year deal. The club is managed by

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