Sophia Braun

Sophie Wais Braun (born 26 January 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is an American-born Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for college team Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Argentina women's national team.

Sophia Braun
Personal information
Full name Sophie Wais Braun[1]
Date of birth (2000-01-26) 26 January 2000[2]
Place of birth United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team
 Gonzaga Bulldogs
Number 22
Youth career
Team
Jesuit Crusaders
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Gonzaga Bulldogs 35 (3)
National team‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Argentina U20 4 (1)
2021– Argentina 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2021.

Early life

Braun was raised in Beaverton, Oregon to an American father and an Argentine mother.[3][5]

High school and college career

Braun has attended the Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon and the Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.[3]

International career

Braun represented Argentina at the 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship.[6] She made her senior debut on 18 February 2021, in a 1–4 loss to Brazil at that year edition of the SheBelieves Cup.[7]

References
  1. "Equipo – Plantilla — Argentina Under 20 Women". CONMEBOL (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  2. "Fotos oficiales de la Selección Femenina Sub 20". Argentine Football Association (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  3. "Sophia Braun - Women's Soccer". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. "2020 Women's Soccer Roster". Gonzaga University Athletics. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. Utley, Riley (12 August 2020). "Brains and Braun: Sophia Braun Gonzaga Women's Soccer". gonzagabulletin.com. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. Sophia Braun at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. "Brazil vs. Argentina - 18 February 2021". Women Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2021.


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