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SydneyNeira
- position Defender
- height 5-8
- class Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown DeLand, Fla.
- High school DeLand HS
- Major Journalism
- Previous School DeLand HS
2024 (Sophomore):
- Missed the season due to injury
2023 (Freshman):
- Appeared in seven matches off the bench
- Made collegiate debut on Aug. 27 vs. Valparaiso
- Totaled 72 minutes of action on the season
- Played a season-high 21 minutes vs. UT Martin
- SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
Prior to UK:
- Selected to Florida ODP National Training Camp in 2019
- Named to South Regional Team for 2022-23 ODP
- Three-year captain for track and cross-country team
- Mother, Nicole, played collegiate soccer at both UMass and the University of North Carolina before playing professionally for the Raleigh Wings
- Father, Juan, graduated from the University of Havana in Cuba where he played baseball