![]() Defender Claudia Cholakian (25) comes from Australia and played in the A-League in 2020-21 for the Sydney FC league runner-up side and last season with Sydney Olympic in the New South Wales state league NPLW. Midfielder Ani Sarkisian (27) played collegiately at Florida State University and the University of Michigan and spent time with the U.S.'s U-23 national team. We would have loved to be part of that moment."Ī few other Armenia national team players besides Vermillion have a long commute for national team matches, including midfielder Nancy Avesyan (32), who also played at Cal State Northridge and has played club ball in the Los Angeles area which has a large Armenia diaspora. Vermillion cites a recent Armenian Federation event that unfortunately snubbed the women's team players, "They had a 30-year anniversary for the Armenian national team but not one female national team player was invited to the dinner or to watch the game. Photo courtesy Arianna Grainey Photography. ![]() We are doing it for the future generation, for the U-17's and U-19's so they get more than we do."Īrmenian national team defender Sydney Vermillion (on left-#13) guards against FC Arizona in Santa Clarita Blue Heat's 4-2 win in Mesa, Arizona on June 18, 2022. When we go overseas, if it isn't a big country like France, Sweden, the countries seem to struggle to support women's soccer and give them what they really need, like coaching, facilities, practice places and normal necessities for these teams." She emphasizes that she is not talking about equalized financial compensation with the men but, "Just the same equipment, such as stem machines and ice baths, or the normal necessities for the women's team." She further emphasized that she and her teammates are, "Trying to make things better for the younger generation. ![]() We are trying to get proper care, athletic training, facilities and even stadium-wise-we have been pushed out of the and have to drive an hour to play because we lose so much-it is frustrating. She explained that playing with a women's national team that is just developing is challenging, "With Armenia, it is a little bit difficult as we don't have a lot of support from the federation. Along with playing for the Santa Clarita Blue Heat, she is currently a staff coach for the California Athletic Soccer Club in the Crescenta Valley district of Southern CaliforniaĪrmenian national team defender Sydney Vermillion (in foreground-#13) in action in Santa Clarita Blue Heat's 4-2 win over FC Arizona in Mesa, Arizona on June 18, 2022. Since 2021, she has been playing for Armenia's Women's National Team. She then tried out for two teams in Spain about a decade ago but "the finances weren't right" so she returned to America and played for the Portland Thorns' reserves. After graduating in 2010, she went abroad to play with Switzerland's FC Neunkirch. Sydney Vermillion (34) attended Cal State Northridge, where she was Rookie of the Year in her freshman year, and by her senior year held the school record for most appearances. international forward Ashley Sanchez and former Canadian international defender Lauren Sesselmann. The Blue Heat has been a UWS powerhouse since it moved from the USL W-League after it folded in 2015, and had had notable internationals on their roster such as Venezuelan international forward Deyna Castellanos, Finnish international midfielder Natalia Kuikka, U.S. caught up recently with current Armenian international defender Sydney Vermillion, who plays her club ball with two-time UWS Champions Santa Clarita Blue Heat (title winners in 20 and who finished runner-up in 2017). Sydney Vermillion, a native Californian with the UWS's Santa Clarita Blue Heat, talked exclusively to about her experiences with the Armenian women's national team and her thoughts on Americans playing club ball in Europe We also review a new book by Abdullah Abdullah entitled Chelsea FC Women: Europe's Next Powerhouse. This week, we talk to Armenian international defender Sydney Vermillion, who grew up in California and is still a standard-setter in defense for the two-time UWS Champions Santa Clarita Blue Heat.
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