Leo Burney

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2022-2024 (Ballard FC): Burney started 42 of his 43 appearances for Ballard FC over his three seasons there, scoring three goals and adding three assists. He helped the club win the 2023 USL League Two National Championship and two Northwest Division titles (2023 and 2024), co-captaining the squad during the 2024 campaign.

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

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COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE

Burney played four years at the University of Pennsylvania, winning the Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year in both 2022 and 2024. He started all 69 of his appearances over the course of his collegiate career, scoring 11 goals and adding five assists. He was named First Team All-Ivy all four seasons and a Second Team All-American in 2022.

YOUTH EXPERIENCE

Originally joining Sounders FC Academy in 2014, Burney appeared in 22 matches (17 starts) at the U-16 / U-17 level with two goals during the 2017-2018 season, in addition to starting all three of his appearances for Tacoma Defiance. He was also part of the Sounders FC Academy teams that won the 2018 U-17 Generation Adidas Cup in the Premier Division and the 2018 U-17 USSDA National Championship.