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Sophia Braun

Personal information
Full name	Sophie Wais Braun
Date of birth	(2000-01-26) 26 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Beaverton, Oregon, U.S.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Spokane Zephyr (On loan from Kansas City Current)
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)
2024–	→ Spokane Zephyr (loan)	0	(0)
International career
2020	Argentina U20	4	(1)
2021–	Argentina	29	(2)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Argentina Copa América Femenina 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.

Early life

Braun was raised in Beaverton, Oregon to an American father and an Argentine mother.

High school and college career

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

Club career

Braun joined National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current on 30 January 2024.

In July 2024, Kansas City loaned Braun to USL Super League club Spokane Zephyr for the remainder of the NWSL season, making her the first NWSL player loaned to the new league.

International career

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

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 July 2023	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand	South Africa	1–2	2–2	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

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. ^ "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 (27 January 2024). "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. The Women's Game (19 July 2024). "First NWSL ➡️ USL Super League Loan ..." (Tweet). Retrieved 9 September 2024 – via Twitter.
11. Sophia Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
12. "Brazil vs. Argentina – 18 February 2021". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.

External links

• Sophia Braun at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)

Argentina squads

v t e Argentina squad – 2022 Copa América Femenina third place 1 Correa 2 Barroso 3 Stábile 4 Cruz 5 Santana 6 Cometti 7 Núñez 8 Falfán 9 Jaimes 10 Ippólito 11 Rodríguez 12 S. Pereyra 13 Braun 14 Mayorga 15 Bonsegundo 16 Delgado 17 M. Pereyra 18 Chávez 19 Larroquette 20 Bravo 21 Lonigro 22 Banini 23 Oliveros Coach: Portanova v t e Argentina squad – 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup 1 Correa (c) 2 Sachs 3 Stábile 4 Cruz 5 Santana 6 Cometti 7 Núñez 8 Falfán 9 Gramaglia 10 Ippólito 11 Rodríguez 12 Esponda 13 Braun 14 Mayorga 15 Bonsegundo 16 Benítez 17 Gómez Ares 18 G. Chávez 19 Larroquette 20 Singarella 21 Lonigro 22 Banini 23 A. Chaves Coach: Portanova v t e Argentina squad – 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup 1 Correa (c) 2 Sachs 3 Stábile 4 Cruz 5 Preininger 6 Cometti 7 Núñez 8 Falfán 9 Palomar 10 Ippólito 11 Rodríguez 12 Oliveros 13 Braun 14 Mayorga 15 Pereyra 16 Szymanowski 17 Gómez Ares 18 Dos Santos 19 Larroquette 20 Singarella 21 Roggerone 22 Nicosia Coach: Portanova

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