Sophia Braun
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| Full name | Sophie Wais Braun[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 26, 2000[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.[3] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[4] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[5] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Spokane Zephyr (On loan from Kansas City Current) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Jesuit Crusaders | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Gonzaga Bulldogs | 82 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | León | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Kansas City Current | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | → Spokane Zephyr (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Argentina U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Argentina | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 28, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Sophie Wais Braun (born January 26, 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is an American-Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spokane Zephyr FC in the USL Super League, on loan from National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current. Born and raised in the United States to an American father and an Argentine mother, she plays for the Argentina women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Braun was raised in Beaverton, Oregon to an American father and an Argentine mother.[4][6]
High school and college career
[edit]Braun attended the Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.[4]
Club career
[edit]Braun joined National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current on January 30, 2024.[7][8]
In July 2024, Kansas City loaned Braun to USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr for the remainder of the NWSL season, making her the first NWSL player loaned to the new league.[9][10]
On December 10, 2024, Current declined Braun's option for 2025, making her a free agent.[11]
International career
[edit]Braun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[12] She made her senior debut on February 18, 2021, in a 1–4 loss to Brazil at that year's edition of the SheBelieves Cup.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | July 28, 2023 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand |  South Africa |
1–2 | 2–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ "Equipo – Plantilla — Argentina Under 20 Women". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). January 18, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Fotos oficiales de la Selección Femenina Sub 20". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Las 23 elegidas para la Copa América Femenina". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). June 27, 2022. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sophia Braun – Women's Soccer". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. Archived from the original on October 2, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ Utley, Riley (August 12, 2020). "Brains and Braun: Sophia Braun Gonzaga Women's Soccer". gonzagabulletin.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City Current sign a pair of players with international experience". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ Smith, Chad (January 27, 2024). "Is Sophie Braun the KC Current Signing They Need?". KCSoccerJournal.com. KC Soccer Journal. Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City Current loans midfielder Sophie Braun to USL Super League's Spokane Zephyr FC". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current. Archived from the original on December 7, 2024. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
- ^ The Women's Game [@WomensGameMIB] (July 19, 2024). "First NWSL ➡️ USL Super League Loan ..." (Tweet). Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kansas City Current provide update on roster as offseason preparations begin". KansasCityCurrent.com. December 10, 2024. Archived from the original on February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ^ Sophia Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Argentina – 18 February 2021". Women Soccerway. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Sophia Wais Braun at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Sophia Braun at the National Women's Soccer League
- Sophia Braun at Gonzaga Bulldogs
- Sophia Braun at Spokane Zephyr FC
- Sophie Braun at Kansas City Current (archived)
- Sophie Braun on Instagram
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Argentine women's footballers
- 21st-century Argentine sportswomen
- Women's association football midfielders
- Argentina women's youth international footballers
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- Argentine people of American descent
- Sportspeople from Beaverton, Oregon
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- Gonzaga Bulldogs women's soccer players
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- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
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