 Nguyen with Florida State in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2003 (age 21–22) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Florida State Seminoles | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Florida State Seminoles | 63 | (2) |
Sophia Nguyen (born 2003) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or defender for the Florida State Seminoles. She won the 2023 national championship with the Seminoles.
Nguyen grew up in Pensacola, Florida, the youngest of four children born to Angela and Hung Nguyen. [1] [2] In her sophomore year at Pensacola High School, she scored 31 goals with 17 assists and led Pensacola to the regional finals, being named the Pensacola News Journal Player of the Year in 2020. [3] She committed to play college soccer for Florida State as a rising junior. [4] She missed her entire senior season after tearing her left posterior cruciate ligament, ending her high school career with 61 goals and 33 assists in 34 games. [1] [5] She played club soccer for Pensacola FC Academy (formerly Gulf Coast Texans) and later joined ECNL club Orlando City, which required her parents to make six-hour drives each way. [2] [6]
Nguyen was also a competitive skimboarder growing up, winning United Skim Tour world titles in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. Her first win at age 14 made her one of the sport's youngest champions. [6] [7]
Nguyen made 20 appearances (9 starts) at right back in her freshman season with the Florida State Seminoles in 2022. She wore a knee brace throughout the season as she recovered from her PCL injury. [2] [5] She began her sophomore season as a starter in the opening 12 games but reaggravated her knee and came off the bench in her last 10 appearances. Florida State finished the 2023 season as undefeated national champions and allowed only one goal during the NCAA tournament, defeating Stanford 5–1 in the final. [1] [5]
Nguyen started all but one of the team's 21 games in her junior season in 2024. In the ACC tournament, she scored the second goal in a 2–1 quarterfinal win against Notre Dame as Florida State went on to win their fifth consecutive conference tournament. [1] [8]
Florida State Seminoles