Sierra Lelii

Sierra Lelii
Personal information
Full name Sierra Lelii
Date of birth (1993-05-05) May 5, 1993
Place of birth Seminole, Florida
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Skövde KIK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Nova Southeastern Sharks
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Orlando Pride 0 (0)
2016– Skövde KIK 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Sierra Marie Lelii (born May 4, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays for Skövde KIK in Sweden.

Early life

Born and raised in Seminole, Florida, Lelii attended Seminole High School where she scored 74 goals and recorded 40 assists during her high school career.[1] In January 2010, she helped the team win the Class 5A state title.[2][3]

Playing career

Lelii attended Nova Southeastern University where she played for the Nova Southeastern Sharks in the Sunshine State Conference.[2][4]

The former All-American, All-region, All-conference, Player of the year and offensive player of the year was called into pre-season camp on March 14, 2016 with the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for the 2016 season.[5][6][7] Lelii played in all of the team's pre-season games and was named to the amateur squad.[8][9] On July 10, 2016 Lelii was called up to the roster for games against the Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, and Seattle Reign FC but did not play.

In August 2016, Lelii signed with Skövde KIK in Skövde, Sweden. During her debut for the club on August 20, she scored a goal and served an assist.[10] On August 28, 2016 she logged the game-winning assist making Skövde the first team to beat home team Jitex BK on their home field and being the first team to leave Jitex scoreless.

References

  1. "Sierra Lelii". Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Encina, Eduardo (January 7, 2011). "Seminole's Lelii commits to Nova Southeastern". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  3. "One goal enough to earn East Lake spot vs. Seminole". Tampa Bay Times. January 21, 2010. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  4. Parsons, Mark (October 14, 2015). "Florida Tech women fall to Nova Southeastern". Florida Today. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. "Orlando Pride training camp". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. "Former NSU Star Sierra Lelii Promoted to Orlando Pride Roster". Sunshine State Conference. July 11, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. "NWSL teams release 2016 preseason rosters". The Equalizer. March 14, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  8. "Former Shark Star Lelii Vying for Pro Roster Spot with Pride". Nova Southeastern University. April 4, 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  9. "Orlando Pride Preseason Win Streak Continues with 3-0 Victory at USF". Women's Soccer United. March 30, 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  10. Prytz, Jens (August 20, 2016). "Klar seger för Lidköpings FK". Sverige Radio. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

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