Sophie Wais Braun (born 26 January 2000), known as Sophia Braun, is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for
Spokane Zephyr FC
Spokane Zephyr FC is a future professional women's soccer team based in Spokane, Washington, United States. It will be a member of the USL Super League, a new Division I league operated by the United Soccer League, and is scheduled to debut ...
in the
USL Super League, on loan from
National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...
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.
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High school and college career
Braun attended the Jesuit High School in Beaverton, Oregon and Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington.[
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Club career
Braun joined National Women's Soccer League
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...
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
The 2020 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship was the 9th edition of the South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship ( es, CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-20), the biennial international youth football championship o ...
.
Career statistics
International goals
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Argentine women's footballers
Women's association football midfielders
Argentina women's youth international footballers
Argentina women's international footballers
Argentine people of American descent
Sportspeople from Beaverton, Oregon
Soccer players from Oregon
American women's soccer players
Gonzaga Bulldogs women's soccer players
Sportspeople of Argentine descent
21st-century American sportswomen
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
Liga MX Femenil players
Expatriate women's footballers in Mexico
Club León (women) footballers
Kansas City Current players
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