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    Sophia Smith's career USWNT, NWSL titles and honors

    By Keith Jenkins,

    22 hours ago

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    Mia Hamm , Abby Wambach , Carli Lloyd and many others helped propel United States women's soccer to a global power. The U.S. women won Olympic gold in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012.

    Now, the program is in the hands -- or feet -- of a new generation of stars.

    Sophia Smith headlines a young group that looks to lead the U.S. back to the top of the podium at the 2024 Paris Olympics .

    The 2022 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year has already seen a large amount of success. Here are some of Smith's honors, awards and accomplishments:

    Professional

    Portland Thorns FC (2020-present)

    • No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL draft
    • Women's International Champions Cup (2021)
    • NWSL Shield (2021)
    • NWSL Challenge Cup (2021)
    • Community Shield (2022)
    • NWSL MVP (2022)
    • NWSL champion (2022)
    • NWSL Championship MVP (2022)
    • U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year (2022)
    • NWSL leading scorer in regular season with 11 goals in 17 games (2023)
    • NWSL Best XI selection (2023)
    • NWSL Golden Boot winner (2023)
    • First NWSL Golden Boot winner in Thorns history
    • Second-youngest Golden Boot winner in NWSL history behind Crystal Dunn in 2015
    • Second player to record two separate scoring streaks of five or more games in a single season
    • Third player in NWSL history to record two hat tricks in the same season
    • Youngest player in NWSL history to reach 30 career goals

    International

    • Spent time with the U14, U15, U17, U18, U19, U20 and U23 U.S. national teams
    • Debuted with the U.S. women's national team in November 2020
    • First player born in the 2000s (Aug. 10, 2000) to earn a cap for the U.S. women's national team
    • SheBelieves Cup (2021)
    • Concacaf W Championship (2022)
    • SheBelieves Cup (2022)
    • Starter for the 2023 Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, scoring two goals
    • Concacaf W Gold Cup (2024)
    • SheBelieves Cup (2024)

    College

    Stanford (2018-19)

    • All-Pac-12 freshman team (2018)
    • 2x All-Pac-12 second team (2018, 2019)
    • 2x Pac-12 champion (2018, 2019)
    • National champion (2019)
    • College Cup Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2019)
    • College Cup All-Tournament team (2019)

    High school

    • NSCAA All-American (2017)
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