Sophie Wais Braun (born 26 January 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. 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 | Kansas City Current | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 24 August 2023. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024. | |||||||||||||||||
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]
International career edit
Braun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[7] 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.[8]
Career statistics edit
International 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.
- ^ 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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