Faith Leyba

Faith Leyba (born July 5, 2005) is an American college soccer player who plays as a center back for the Colorado Buffaloes. She is the twin sister of Colorado teammate Hope Leyba.

Early life

Leyba grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Joe and Kelly Leyba, and has a twin sister and older brother. Her sister, Hope, plays with her at Colorado. They were born as monoamniotic twins and given a 40% chance of survival. During college, they wore differently colored cleats so their coaches could tell them apart. Leyba played club soccer for the Utah Royals FC-AZ academy, earning ECNL all-conference honors, and attended Boulder Creek High School, where she played one season. Following the program's move to the Big 12 Conference, she again started all 22 games and was named first-team All-Big 12 as a sophomore in 2024. She closed the season strong with three goals in the last four games as Colorado reached the NCAA tournament third round. She was named first-team All-Big 12 and third-team All-American after the season.

Honors and awards

Individual Third-team All-American: 2025 First-team All-Big 12: 2024, 2025 Third-team All-Pac-12: 2023