Sophia Braun

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Sophia Braun
Personal information
Full name Sophie Wais Braun [1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Beaverton, Oregon, U.S. [3]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [4]
Position(s) Centre-back [5]
Team information
Current team
 Spokane Zephyr
(On loan from Kansas City Current)
Youth career
Jesuit Crusaders
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2022 Gonzaga Bulldogs 82 (9)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Women's football
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Copa América Femenina
Bronze medal icon.svg 2022 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

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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Early life

Braun was raised in Beaverton, Oregon to an American father and an Argentine mother. [4] [6]

High school and college career

Braun attended the Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. [4]

Club career

Braun 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. [9]

International career

Braun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. [10] 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. [11]

Career statistics

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 July 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–22–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Equipo – Plantilla — Argentina Under 20 Women". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). 18 January 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Fotos oficiales de la Selección Femenina Sub 20". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Las 23 elegidas para la Copa América Femenina". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sophia Braun – Women's Soccer". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Utley, Riley (12 August 2020). "Brains and Braun: Sophia Braun Gonzaga Women's Soccer". gonzagabulletin.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kansas City Current sign a pair of players with international experience". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  8. ↑ Smith, Chad. "Is Sophie Braun the KC Current Signing They Need?". KCSoccerJournal.com. KC Soccer Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  9. ↑ "Kansas City Current loans midfielder Sophie Braun to USL Super League's Spokane Zephyr FC". KansasCityCurrent.com. Kansas City Current . Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  10. ↑ Sophia Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Brazil vs. Argentina – 18 February 2021". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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