Sydney Pulver
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sydney Lauren Pulver[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 20, 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Parker, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Washington State Cougars | 98 | (8) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | San Diego Wave | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 26, 2024 | |||
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Sydney Lauren Pulver (born August 20, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who last played as a midfielder for San Diego Wave FC in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Washington State Cougars and was drafted by the San Diego Wave in the 2022 NWSL Draft.
Early life
Pulver was born in Parker, Colorado,[2] where she started playing soccer with her sister Brooke as a four-year-old.[3] Pulver attended Regis Jesuit High School,[4][5] where she helped the team reach the quarterfinals of the 5A State Championships as a senior. She also was named to the Colorado all-state first team in 2017 and was an all-state and all-conference honoree for three years in a row.[2][6] Pulver also played for ECNL club Real Colorado in her youth, where she contributed to two ECNL national finals appearances in 2014 and 2016.[7][8] Pulver cited her parents, who formerly played collegiate basketball, as inspirational figures in her soccer journey.[9]
College career
Pulver matriculated at Washington State University, where she played for the Washington State Cougars from 2017 to 2021. She scored her first college goal as a freshman on September 3, 2017, in a 5–0 victory over Georgia Southern.[10] Pulver was named as a Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention at the end of her sophomore season, marking her first college honor.[11][2] Pulver continued to gain more playing time as her college career progressed. In her extra year of college eligibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pulver started in all 21 of Washington State's games.[2] She also was named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll[12] and twice earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week[13][14] honors due to her work as a defensive midfielder.[15][2] Pulver completed her career at Washington State with 8 goals and 10 assists. Her 98 appearances and 91 starts[2][16] both set program records.[3][17]
Club career
On December 18, 2021, Pulver was selected in the 2022 NWSL Draft by expansion team San Diego Wave FC.[18] She was drafted in the 2nd round and 25th overall.[19][20] Pulver later signed with the club and participated in her rookie season.[21] On June 19, 2022, Pulver made her professional debut in a 3–0 win over NJ/NY Gotham FC, playing seven minutes[22] as a second-half substitute.[23][24] She did not play again as the Wave advanced to the NWSL playoffs before getting eliminated by Portland Thorns FC.[25][26] At the end of the season, Pulver was out of contract and did not return to San Diego.[27][28][29]
Career statistics
Club
- As of December 26, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Playoffs[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| San Diego Wave FC | 2022 | NWSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs
References
- ↑ "Spring 2021 WSU System-Wide Celebration Program". Washington State University. p. 47. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Sydney Pulver - Soccer". Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 MULLINS, ERIN. "Fifth-year senior pulverizes opposition". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ OAKES, COURTNEY (2017-07-01). "Spring Sports All-Aurora 2017: In wake of another strong year, All-Aurora Girls Soccer Team loaded". Sentinel Colorado. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "Weekly Colorado Preps Primer: Games to watch for April 25-29 2017". The Denver Post. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "Athletics Wall of Excellence by Year | Regis Jesuit High School". www.regisjesuit.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "ECNL National Finals, Champions League Playoffs Recap". SoccerWire. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Wall of Fame - Players — Real Colorado® 2021 | Its How You Play the Game". Real Colorado® 2021 | Its How You Play the Game. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Get To Know Future Cougar, Sydney Pulver". Washington State University Athletics. 2017-04-12. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Freshmen Power The Cougs To A 5-0 Rout Of Georgia Southern". Washington State University Athletics. 2017-09-03. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Nine Cougars Earn Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention". Washington State University Athletics. 2024-11-15. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Cougars Place 39 on 2021 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll". Washington State University Athletics. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Two take home weekly honors". pac-12.com. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "Pulver Nabs Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". pac-12.com. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Cougars, Official Site of the (2021-11-01). "Pulver Nabs Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week". www.chatsports.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "SYDNEY PULVER '17 TO PLAY IN THE NATIONAL WOMEN'S SOCCER LEAGUE". Regis Jesuit High School. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ Nordi, Nick (2021-10-05). "Trio of Cougs take home weekly awards". CougCenter. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "Locally: WSU's Elyse Bennett and Sydney Pulver, and Gonzaga's Jordan Thompson, picked in Saturday's NWSL draft | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Bennett, Pulver taken in NWSL draft". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ "Bennett goes No. 7, Pulver No. 25 in the NWSL Draft". pac-12.com. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ Post, Brendan Ploen | Special to The Denver (2022-03-16). "Decision Day: Colorado natives earn roster spots for 2022 NWSL season". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Sydney PULVER". NWSL. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ Rodriguez, Alicia (2022-11-14). "San Diego Wave FC 2022 Player Postmortem: Sydney Pulver". LAG Confidential. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ↑ TAYLOR, SAM. "Sydney Pulver makes professional debut". The Daily Evergreen. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ "Sydney Pulver Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Soisson, Joe (2022-10-24). "Portland Thorns Stun San Diego Wave in 2-1 Semifinal Win". Northwest Sports Desk. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Emerick, Tyler (2022-11-15). "San Diego Wave FC Announces Initial Roster Decisions Ahead of 2023 NWSL Season". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Prickett, Morgan (2023-02-20). "San Diego Wave FC spend busy off-season accumulating depth". East Village Times. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
- ↑ Stone, Chris (2022-11-16). "Wave's 2023 Roster Includes Superstars Morgan, Girma, Sheridan and Kornieck". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2024-12-26.
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