Who Is Sydny Nasello? Meet The NWSL Player Drafted By Portland Thorns Soccer Team

Sydny Nasello has sparked up some Twitter controversy after fans pointed out that she has liked more than a couple of anti-trans as well as racist posts. 

Nasello was one of three players selected by Thorns FC on Saturday, December 18 in the 2022 NWSL draft. In the second round, she was the first pick while being 13th overall in the drafting. 

Her retweets look like they are from someone with a deeply rooted racist and transphobic belief. 

A tweet recently called out Sydny Nasello retweets habit by saying, “Sydny Nasello “mistakenly” liking & retweeting every transphobic & racist thing she could find”. 

Soccer: Who Is Sydny Nasello? Tweets Controversy- Is She Transphobic?

Sydny Nasello was the USF forward before she got drafted by Thorns FC on Saturday making her the second USF woman to be drafted into the NWSL. 

After some fans saw her retweets contained mostly transphobic, misogynistic, and racist posts, they have asked Thorns FC to make a statement regarding their choice in drafting her. 

Her tweets are protected meaning only approved fans can see her tweets. However, they have taken screenshots before mentioning her to ask about her actions. 

One such retweet by Nasello originally tweeted by Charlie Kirk contained “Biological males who think they are girls should not be allowed to compete in sports against actual biological girls.” This has caused a huge debate to flare up on Twitter. Some have gone as so far as to say, “you are not welcome here”.

After demands from the public for a statement, Portland Stems responded with a tweet that they were “going to leave it” for now and that they would “address” it. 

Insights On Sydny Nasello Age And Height 

In age, Sydny Nasello is in her early 20s. Last year in January, she was selected as one of the 6 forwards from across the nation for the U.S. Under-20 training camp.

Her height stands at 5’3”. Her height is not impressive but she is certainly fast and strong. 

In the year 2020, she received big achievements from being AAC Offensive Player of the Year to also receiving the title AAC All-Conference First Team and AAC All-Tournament Team.

Not only that but one of her highlights was being the MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist.

Wikipedia Details on Sydny Nasello: Who Are Her Parents?

Sydny Nasello is a recently drafted USF forward who joined USF in the year 2015. 

She was only 5 years old when she began playing soccer at TBU. Though her beliefs and motives are to be questioned regarding her tweets, we can’t question the hard work she has put in over the years.

Due to her hard work, she placed third overall at the ECNL National Championships in 2018 on theGirls ECNL 99-00 team. 

She is born to her parents, Tim, who played at Sangamon State, and a mother who supports her. She comes from a huge soccer family.

Her sisters are involved in it as well with Holly Nasello at one time playing at Point University, Lacy playing at Tampa, and Lexy playing for Tampa Bay United.

 
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