Sydney Leroux coming to Orlando this past off-season was one of the biggest moves that the Pride made all year. She was part of the FC Kansas City team that transferred to Utah and became the Utah Royals FC. The U.S. international missed 2016 when she was pregnant and then came back to lead Kansas City in scoring the following year. The former USWNT starter never made it to Salt Lake City, and instead the Orlando Pride traded a first-round draft pick for her, and Leroux picked up right where she left off.