Sophie Reiser

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Sophie Reiser
Personal information
Full name Sophie Noel Reiser [1]
Date of birth (1987-12-21) December 21, 1987 (age 35)
Place of birth Seattle, Washington, United States [2]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sounders Women (WPS)
Number 10
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2009 Columbia Lions
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010 Chicago Red Stars
2012 Seattle Sounders
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sophie Noel Reiser (born December 21, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder for the Seattle Sounders Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League. [3] [4]

Reiser attended Columbia University and was named Ivy League Player of the Year in 2008. [5] She played for the US WNT U-23 team [6] and was drafted to the WPS Chicago Red Stars in 2010. [7] [8] [9]

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References

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  2. Sommer, Sarah (March 27, 2013). "Former Light Blue star Sophie Reiser sets her sights on professional soccer". Columbia Daily Spectator . Retrieved June 14, 2017.
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