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Jersey Number 22
Ben Sidley
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Weight:
- 190
- Hometown:
- White Plains, N.Y.
- High School:
- White Plains
- Previous Club:
- New York Soccer Club
- College:
- Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
2023: Played in seven matches, all off the bench ... Played eight minutes in his season debut, a 1-1 draw against Lehigh (Sept. 1) ... Took a shot and played a season-high 29 minutes at Brown (Sept. 23) ... Took a shot in eight minutes played as part of a 0-0 draw in the season finale against Cornell (Nov. 4).
2022: Played in 10 games, starting four times as a first-year ... Totaled 321 minutes of game action ... Earned a spot in the Starting XI in the season opener at George Washington (Sept. 2) ... Took his first collegiate shot against Stony Brook (Sept. 6) ... Started and played 64 minutes in his Ivy League debut, resulting in a 0-0 draw with Brown (Oct. 1) ... Started and played 25 minutes of a 1-1 draw at Harvard (Oct. 8).
Prior to Columbia: Striker for New York Soccer Club ... Top goal scorer for NYSC in all four of his years with the club ... Netted an impressive 30 goals in 2019, including five in one match ... An MLS Next product who scored 13 goals in 20 starts during the 2021-22 campaign ... Participated in multiple MLS Next Showcases, including in June and December of 2021 ... Helped his team to the semifinals of the 2019 Mediterranean International Cup, which was held in Spain ... Participated in the MLS Next Flex competition in May 2022 ... National Honors Society member ... Volunteer soccer instructor.
Personal: Born August 19, 2004 in Paris, France ... Son of Heidi & Craig Sidley ... Father, Craig, was born in South Africa ... Mother, Heidi, was born in England ... Has two younger siblings, Isobel and Sebastien ... Intends to study computer science or engineering.
2022: Played in 10 games, starting four times as a first-year ... Totaled 321 minutes of game action ... Earned a spot in the Starting XI in the season opener at George Washington (Sept. 2) ... Took his first collegiate shot against Stony Brook (Sept. 6) ... Started and played 64 minutes in his Ivy League debut, resulting in a 0-0 draw with Brown (Oct. 1) ... Started and played 25 minutes of a 1-1 draw at Harvard (Oct. 8).
Prior to Columbia: Striker for New York Soccer Club ... Top goal scorer for NYSC in all four of his years with the club ... Netted an impressive 30 goals in 2019, including five in one match ... An MLS Next product who scored 13 goals in 20 starts during the 2021-22 campaign ... Participated in multiple MLS Next Showcases, including in June and December of 2021 ... Helped his team to the semifinals of the 2019 Mediterranean International Cup, which was held in Spain ... Participated in the MLS Next Flex competition in May 2022 ... National Honors Society member ... Volunteer soccer instructor.
Personal: Born August 19, 2004 in Paris, France ... Son of Heidi & Craig Sidley ... Father, Craig, was born in South Africa ... Mother, Heidi, was born in England ... Has two younger siblings, Isobel and Sebastien ... Intends to study computer science or engineering.
Highlights: MSOC | Columbia 5, Fordham 1
Tuesday, October 28
Postgame: MSOC | Zielinski on 5-1 Win vs. Fordham
Tuesday, October 28
Postgame: MSOC | Newman on 3-1 Win Over Harvard
Saturday, October 25
Highlights: MSOC | Columbia 3, Harvard 1
Saturday, October 25
