Sophia Wilson

Sophia Olivia Wilson (née Smith; born August 10, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team.

Wilson played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, which she helped lead to the 2019 national championship. She was picked first overall by the Thorns in the 2020 NWSL College Draft. In 2021, she led the Thorns in scoring on their way to winning the NWSL Shield. In 2022, she led the Thorns to the NWSL Championship and was named the NWSL Most Valuable Player and Championship MVP. She received the NWSL Golden Boot as the league's top scorer in 2023.

Wilson played for the under-17 and under-20 teams before making her senior debut for the United States in 2020. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2022. She scored three goals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the United States women's national team (USWNT) won gold.

Born to parents Mollie and Kenny Smith, Wilson was raised in Windsor near Fort Collins, Colorado, with her two older sisters Gabrielle and Savannah. Wilson's father played basketball at the University of Wyoming and her older sister Savannah played basketball at the University of Northern Colorado, where she was the all-time leading scorer.

Wilson's father said he knew when she was 6 years old that she would be a soccer star after watching her dominate a 3-on-3 league. On a car ride to one of her games, she told her father she was going to score ten goals, which she did accomplish. Wilson began playing co-ed soccer as a young child. She played U-6 through U-10 with the Timnath Twisters and U-11 through U-13 with Arsenal Colorado. She won two state cups with Arsenal Colorado in 2012 and 2013.

Wilson attended Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, where she played for the varsity soccer and basketball teams as a freshman. She notched 10 goals and 4 assists in just 8 games and was named First-Team All-Conference. Smith also played for the varsity basketball team. She played club soccer for Real Colorado and was first called up to the U-14 national team in 2013. With Real Colorado, Wilson and the team finished runners-up at the ECNL National Championship in 2014 and 2016 and finished in fourth place in 2015. As a high schooler, Wilson and her family would frequently drive 3–4 hours from Fort Collins to Denver and back for soccer practice with youth national teams. She earned a call-up to the senior U.S. national team at age 16.

Wilson attended Stanford University where she played for the Cardinal. She finished her abbreviated collegiate career as a two-time Pac-12 Champion and NCAA Champion after just two seasons.

During her freshman season in 2018, Wilson scored 7 goals and recorded 2 assists in 13 appearances. She led the Pac-12 Conference with three game-winning goals and was named to the All-Pac-12 freshman and second teams.