{{Short description|Indonesian footballer (born 2007)}} {{EngvarB|date=March 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Sydney Hopper | image = Screenshot_of_Sydney_Hopper_2024.png | caption = Hopper in 2024 | fullname = Sydney Sari Hopper | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2007|3|15|df=y}} | birth_place = Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/jul/21/bentonville-soccer-standout-sydney-hopper-plays/|website=Arkansas Democrat Gazette|title=Bentonville soccer standout Sydney Hopper plays for Indonesia National Team|date=21 July 2024 |access-date=8 February 2025}}</ref> | height = 1.73 m<ref name=":Soccerway">{{Soccerway|title=S. Hopper|access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref> | position = Forward, attacking midfielder | currentclub = Tulsa SC | clubnumber = 18 | youthyears1 = 2013– | youthclubs1 = Tulsa SC | collegeyears1 = 2025– | college1 = Dallas Baptist Patriots | collegecaps1 = 0 | collegegoals1 = 0 | years1 = – | clubs1 = | caps1 = | goals1 = | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Indonesia U19 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2024– | nationalteam2 = Indonesia | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalteam-update = 16 June 2025 }}

'''Sydney Sari Hopper''' (born 15 March 2007) is a footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Elite Clubs National League club Tulsa SC. Born in the United States, she represents Indonesia at international level.

==Early life and youth career==

Sydney Sari Hopper was born on March 15, 2007 in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States.<ref>{{Cite web |last=SKOR.ID |title=Sydney Hopper Ingin Segera Debut di Timnas Putri Indonesia |url=https://skor.id/post/bikin-pelatih-terkesan-sydney-hopper-berharap-debut-bersama-timnas-putri-indonesia |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=www.skor.id |language=id}}</ref> She is half-Indonesian through her mother, Kartika,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-21 |title=Bentonville soccer standout Sydney Hopper plays for Indonesia National Team {{!}} Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2024/jul/21/bentonville-soccer-standout-sydney-hopper-plays/ |access-date=2024-12-11 |website=www.nwaonline.com |language=en}}</ref> who was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Her maternal grandparents have Chinese Indonesian ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zhan |first=Edwin |date=7 July 2024 |title=Ikut Laga Uji Coba Kontra Akademi PSF, Sydney Hopper Cetak 2 Gol bersama Timnas Putri! |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgazz1Gk1FU |website=youtube.com |publisher=Kompas TV |format=video}}</ref> She was interested in playing soccer since the age of 6, which then led her to sign up for Tulsa SC, a youth soccer developmental team that competes in the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL).<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1330690203284107264 |user=TulsaSC_07_ECNL |title=Set pieces are on point tonight. ⁦@reesedenson4⁩ to Sydney Hopper. TSC leads 3-0 #ecnl |date=Nov 23, 2020 |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Suntama |first=Permadi |date=2024-07-09 |title=Profil Sydney Hopper Pemain Timnas Putri: Apa Debut vs Hong Kong |url=https://tirto.id/profil-sydney-hopper-pemain-timnas-putri-umur-klub-foto-ig-g1nm |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=tirto.id |language=id}}</ref>

== College career == On November 14, 2024, Hopper officially signed with the college team, the Dallas Baptist Patriots, which represented Dallas Baptist University (DBU) in the NCAA Division II women's soccer tournament.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1856875820087661018 |user=DBUWomensSoccer |title=SIGNED!! She's official and we can't wait to have her here at DBU!... |date=Nov 14, 2024 |access-date=2024-12-02}}</ref> She will play with the club in the 2025 season after completing her youth career at Tulsa SC.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Risqullah |first=Moh Badar |title=Baru Gabung Bersama Timnas Wanita Indonesia, Sydney Hopper Langsung Cetak 2 Gol untuk Garuda Pertiwi - Cover Both Side |url=https://www.coverbothside.com/olahraga/30013073037/baru-gabung-bersama-timnas-wanita-indonesia-sydney-hopper-langsung-cetak-2-gol-untuk-garuda-pertiwi |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Baru Gabung Bersama Timnas Wanita Indonesia, Sydney Hopper Langsung Cetak 2 Gol untuk Garuda Pertiwi - Cover Both Side |language=id}}</ref>

== International career == Born in the United States, Hopper decided to represent Indonesia at the international level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profil Sydney Hopper, Pemain Keturunan AS yang Mau Perkuat Timnas Indonesia |url=https://kumparan.com/kumparanbolanita/profil-sydney-hopper-pemain-keturunan-as-yang-mau-perkuat-timnas-indonesia-232QRZM9jYL |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=kumparan |language=id-ID}}</ref> On July 5, 2024, Secretary General of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) Yunus Nusi revealed that Hopper had obtained an Indonesian passport, so she did not need a naturalization process.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2024 |title=Sydney Hopper Berpeluang Tampil di Laga Uji Coba Timnas Putri Indonesia vs Hong Kong |url=https://www.tempo.co/sepakbola/sydney-hopper-berpeluang-tampil-di-laga-uji-coba-timnas-putri-indonesia-vs-hong-kong-42727 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Tempo |language=id}}</ref>

On 14 July 2024, she made her debut for the national team in a friendly match against Hong Kong. She played for 45 minutes and was substituted by another debutant, Katarina Stalin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indonesia Women's v Hong Kong Women's (Sunday, 14 July 2024) |url=https://www.pssi.org/national-team/indonesia-women-s/matches/778 |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=PSSI - Football Association of Indonesia |language=id-ID}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|match played 31 May 2025}}<ref name=":Soccerway"></ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="2" |Indonesia |2024 |6 |1 |- |2025 |3 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||9||1 |}

{{updated|match played 5 December 2024}} :''Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hopper goal''

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Sydney Hopper |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Cap !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | style="text-align:center" |1 ||5 December 2024 ||New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos || align="center" |6 ||{{Fbw|CAM}}|| align="center" | '''2'''–1 || align="center" |3–1||2024 AFF Women's Cup |}

== Honors == '''Indonesia U19''' * ASEAN U-19 Women's Championship third place: 2025

'''Indonesia''' * AFF Women's Cup: 2024

==See also== *List of Indonesia international footballers born outside Indonesia

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Sport links}}

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