Ava Burdeyny

Position:
Defender
Height:
5-7
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Vancouver, British Columbia

Club: Played for the Vancouver Whitecaps girls academy ... Named her club's Female Player of the Year (2025) ... Captained Team BC at the most recent Canada Summer Games ... Played for Coquitlam Metro Ford SC under Kenny Strain, Steve Kindel and Sara Maglio ... Placed 3rd at nationals in 2023 and 2025 ... Won provincials four straight years (2021-24) ... Earned club Female Team of the Year honors in 2022, 2023 and 2025.

Personal: Daughter of Jesse and Alexandra Burdeyny ... Has a brother, Reid ... The only person in her family to have played soccer ... Played alongside a former OSU women's soccer team captain ... Majoring in Business Administration with plans to play professionally overseas ... Enjoys volleyball, football, snowboarding, wake surfing, animals and cooking ... Chose Oregon State because it "immediately felt like home and felt best supported by the coaching staff," while offering high-level competition and a strong education.