Sophie Wais Braun (born 26 January 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is an 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.
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| Full name | Sophie Wais Braun[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 26 January 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 19 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBraun was raised in Beaverton, Oregon to an American father and an Argentine mother.[4][6]
High school and college career
editBraun attended the Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.[4]
Club career
editBraun joined National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current on 30 January 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]
International career
editBraun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[11] She made her senior debut on 18 February 2021, in a 1–4 loss to Brazil at that year's edition of the SheBelieves Cup.[12]
Career statistics
editInternational goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 July 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). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Fotos oficiales de la Selección Femenina Sub 20". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Las 23 elegidas para la Copa América Femenina". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sophia Braun – Women's Soccer". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Utley, Riley (12 August 2020). "Brains and Braun: Sophia Braun Gonzaga Women's Soccer". gonzagabulletin.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Kansas City Current sign a pair of players with international experience". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Smith, Chad (27 January 2024). "Is Sophie Braun the KC Current Signing They Need?". KCSoccerJournal.com. KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "Kansas City Current loans midfielder Sophie Braun to USL Super League's Spokane Zephyr FC". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ The Women's Game [@WomensGameMIB] (19 July 2024). "First NWSL ➡️ USL Super League Loan ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 9 September 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ Sophia Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Brazil vs. Argentina – 18 February 2021". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
External links
edit- Sophia Braun at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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