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
Kansas City Current
Number 13
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)
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 24 August 2023.
‡ 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 defender for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League. 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]

International career

Braun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship. [7] 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. [8]

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

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  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.
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