Sydney Martinez

Puerto Rican footballer (born 1999

Sydney Martinez
Personal information
Full name	Sydney Elizabeth Martinez
Date of birth	(1999-09-12) September 12, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Rincon, Georgia, U.S.
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	South Florida Bulls	80	(0)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	IK Grand Bodø
International career
2023–	Puerto Rico	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sydney Elizabeth Martinez (born September 12, 1999) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Norwegian club IK Grand Bodø. Born in the mainland United States, she plays for the Puerto Rico women's national team.

Early life

Martinez grew up in Rincon, Georgia, United States.^[1]

Education

Martinez attended Effingham County High School in the United States, where she was regarded as one of the soccer team's most important players.^[2] After that, she attended the University of South Florida in the United States, where she was regarded as one of the soccer team's most important players.^[3]

Club career

Martinez played for American side Tormenta FC, where she captained the club.^[4] She helped them win the league.^[5]

International career

Martinez played for the Olympic Development Program.^[6]^[7]

Style of play

Martinez has been described as "difficult to shoot over, has good lateral movement, aggressively fights for balls in the box and often flips the field with booming punts".^[8]

References

^ "Where are they now? Sydney Martinez". prepsportsreport.com.
^ "ECHS girls' soccer will depend on highly regarded goalie Sydney Martinez". savannahnow.com.
^ "The girl with the golden gloves? Sydney Martinez". yahoo.com.
^ "Martinez wins first USL W Golden Glove". effinghamherald.net (Archived).
^ "Martinez named MVP after leading Tormenta to inaugural USL W League title". effinghamherald.net.
^ "Martinez back home with Tormenta FC". effinghamherald.net (Archived).
^ "Sydney Martinez steps up at South Florida". savannahnow.com.
^ "Martinez has second solid season in Tampa". savannahnow.com.