Sophie Jones (American soccer)

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Sophie Jones
Personal information
Full name Sophia Grace Jones [1]
Date of birth (2001-07-17) July 17, 2001 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2015–2016 De Anza Force
2017–2018 San Jose Earthquakes
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Duke Blue Devils 75 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 United States U-17 17 (1)
2019 United States U-20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sophia Grace Jones (born July 17, 2001) is an American professional soccer player who most recently played as a midfielder for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted 43rd overall by the Red Stars in the 2023 NWSL Draft. She was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year in 2019. She played for the United States at the under-17 and under-20 levels, appearing at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life and college career

Jones was born in San Francisco, to Warren and Tina Jones, and has a twin brother. [1] She played club soccer for De Anza Force before joining the San Jose Earthquakes, [1] with which she was named the Youth Girls National Player of the Year by United Soccer Coaches in 2018. [2] In 2019, she chose to play prep soccer instead of club during her senior year at Menlo School in Atherton, California. She scored 18 goals and added 16 assists, leading Menlo to the CIF Central Coast Section Division I title, and was named the Gatorade National Player of the Year. [3] She was ranked by TopDrawerSoccer as the second-best prospect of the 2019 class. [1]

Duke Blue Devils

Jones started 10 games for the Duke Blue Devils as a freshman in 2019, earning Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman honors, [1] before tearing her ACL and missing the rest of the season. [4] She started all 21 games in her sophomore season in 2020, scoring 3 goals with 3 assists, and was named first-team All-ACC and third-team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. [1] In the NCAA tournament, she scored a golden goal in a 2–1 win against Arizona State as Duke reached the national quarterfinals, losing to Florida State on penalties. [1] She started all 21 games as a junior in 2021, featuring primarily in defense, and was named second-team All-ACC as Duke again reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. [1] She started all 23 games as a midfielder in her senior season in 2022, scoring 2 goals with 3 assists, as Duke made another quarterfinal run at the NCAA tournament. [1] She was named second-team All-ACC, second-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, and first-team TopDrawerSoccer Best XI at the end of the 2022 season. [1]

Club career

Chicago Red Stars

Jones was selected 43rd overall by the Chicago Red Stars in the fourth round of the 2023 NWSL Draft and was signed to a two-year contract. [5] She debuted in a friendly against the Mexico national team on April 8, 2024. [6] She made her NWSL debut on May 31, starting in a 2–0 loss to Racing Louisville in the group stage of the NWSL Challenge Cup, [7] and appeared in two further games in the Challenge Cup. [8] She was unused during the 2023 regular season as the Red Stars finished bottom of the league standings. [9]

Jones made only one appearance during the 2024 season, playing stoppage-time minutes in a 3–2 win against the Washington Spirit in the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, [10] and was not re-signed by Chicago after the season. [11]

International career

Jones was first called up to the United States youth national team at the under-15 level. [1] She played extensively for the under-17 team, making 17 appearances at that level. [1] She started four of five games at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, including the 3–2 final win against Mexico. [10] She started all three games at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where the United States finished bottom of their group. [10] She later played friendlies for the under-20 team in 2019, [10] and was called up to the under-23 team to scrimmage against NWSL competition in the 2022 preseason. [12]

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  2. ↑ Turner, Morgan (June 20, 2019). "Sophie Jones Named Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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  4. ↑ "Jones Thankful to be Back on the Pitch". Duke Blue Devils. October 12, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sophie Jones Signs with Chicago Red Stars". Duke Blue Devils. March 20, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Red Stars lose to Mexican national team; USWNT and Fire win, but Red Star is injured". Windy City Times . April 9, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Chicago Red Stars Fall 0-2 to Louisville". Chicago Red Stars. May 31, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Sophie Jones 2023 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2023 Chicago Red Stars Stats (NWSL)". FBref.com . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
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