Sophia Smith (soccer, born 2000)

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Not to be confused with Sophia Smith (footballer, born 1978).

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Sophia Smith
Personal information
Full name Sophia Olivia Smith[1]
Date of birth (2000-08-10) August 10, 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Windsor, Colorado, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 9
Youth career
Real Colorado
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Stanford Cardinal 33 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Portland Thorns FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 United States U17
2017– United States U20 25 (21)
2020– United States 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 13, 2021

Sophia Olivia Smith (born August 10, 2000) is an American soccer player who plays for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She has represented the United States on the under-17 national team.[2] In March 2017, she was called up to the senior national team for two international friendlies against Russia.[3] She played in college for Stanford University, helping her team win the national title in 2019. On January 16, 2020, she was selected by the Thorns as the top overall pick in the 2020 NWSL College Draft.

Early life

Smith attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colorado. She was named First-Team All-Conference her freshman year.[4] Smith also played for the varsity basketball team.[4] Smith began playing college soccer at Stanford University starting in 2018, scoring 7 goals that season and 17 the following season.[5] In the 2019 College Cup, she scored a hat-trick to help Stanford defeat UCLA in the semifinal; Stanford went on to win the national title via a penalty shootout in the final.[6][7]

Club career

Smith took part in the NWSL draft on January 16, 2020. She was drafted with the #1 pick by the Portland Thorns FC.[8]

International career

Smith was part of the U-17 team at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[9] In early 2017, she scored nine goals in six games, which is believed to be a U.S. Youth Women's National Team record for goals in six consecutive games.[10] On March 31, 2017, Smith was called up for the first time to the senior U.S. national team.[10][11]

After being a part of the USA U-20 Squad that finished runner-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Smith was named to the USA U-20 roster for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12]

Smith was called up to the senior national team for the first training camp of 2020 from January 5–15 after having been called into a talent identification camp in December 2019.[13][14]

Career statistics

International

As of match played February 24, 2021
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2020 1 0
2021 2 0
Total 3 0

Honors and awards

International

References

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External links

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