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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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