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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 and the United States women's national soccer 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.

Sophia Smith

Smith with the United States in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Sophia Olivia Smith[1]
Date of birth	(2000-08-10) August 10, 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Windsor, Colorado, United States
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Portland Thorns
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	37	(19)
National team‡
2015–2016	United States U17
2017–2020	United States U20	25	(21)
2020–	United States	23	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 14 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 6, 2022

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]

On November 27, 2020, she earned her first cap in a game against the Netherlands, becoming the first player born in the 2000s to appear for the senior national team.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 6, 2022

Club	Season	League			National Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Playoffs[lower-alpha 2]		Continental[lower-alpha 3]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portland Thorns FC	NWSL	2020	—		7	1	—		—		7	1
		2021	22	7	3	2	1	0	—		26	9
		2022	11	11	5	3	0	0	—		16	14
Career total			33	18	15	6	1	0	0	0	49	24

International

As of match played September 6, 2022

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals	Assists
United States	2020	1	0	0
	2021	9	1	3
	2022	13	9	1
Total		23	10	4

International goals

Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
Goal in match	Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
	Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
	Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation. NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

No.	Cap	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Assist/pass	Score	Result	Competition
1	8	2021-09-21[m 1]	Cincinnati, Ohio	Paraguay	{{{4}}}. off 71' (on Heath)	1.1	6	Rose Lavelle	2–0	8–0	Friendly
2	14	2022-04-09[m 2]	Columbus, Ohio	Uzbekistan	{{{4}}}. off 62' (on Purce)	1.3	33	Mallory Pugh	3–0	9–1
3						2.3	35	Andi Sullivan	4–0
4						3.3	56	Mallory Pugh	6–0
5	16	2022-06-25[m 3]	Commerce City, Colorado	Colombia	Start	1.2	54	Rose Lavelle	1–0	3–0
6						2.2	60		2–0
7	18	2022-07-07[m 4]	Guadalupe, Mexico	Jamaica	{{{4}}}. off 46' (on Purce)	1.2	5	Naomi Girma	1–0	5–0	World Cup Qualifier: Group A
8						2.2	8	Sofia Huerta	2–0
9	22	2022-09-03[m 5]	Kansas City, Kansas	Nigeria	{{{4}}}. off 65' (on Purce)	1.2	14	unassisted	1–0	4–0	Friendly
10						2.2	45+1	Emily Fox	3–0

Honors and awards

College

Stanford Cardinal

• NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2019

Club

Portland Thorns FC

• NWSL Challenge Cup: 2021[16]
• NWSL Community Shield : 2020
• International Champions Cup: 2021[17]

International

United States U20

• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2020

United States

• SheBelieves Cup: 2021;[18] 2022[19]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022[20]

References

Match reports

External links

• Sophia Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
• U.S. Soccer player profile
• Sophia Smith on Instagram

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