1. Sofia Christine Huerta was born on December 14,1992 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Lyon of the Premiere Ligue, on loan from Seattle Reign FC, and the United States national team.
33 Facts About Sofia Huerta
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Sofia Huerta was traded to the Houston Dash in 2018 and to the Reign in 2020.
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Sofia Huerta was named Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year twice in soccer, playing for FC NOVA, All-Idaho First Team Basketball selection, and set high-school records for fastest time running the 100 and 300-meter hurdle races.
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Sofia Huerta was a four-year starter as a forward for Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.
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Sofia Huerta was drafted to play for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League in the college draft on January 16,2015.
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Sofia Huerta was named NWSL Player of the Week for week five.
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In week six of NWSL season Sofia Huerta scored 2 goals against the Houston Dash to level the score and tie the match, and was named Player of the Week for week 6.
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On June 3,2015, Sofia Huerta was voted NWSL Player of the Month for the month of May by the media.
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On September 9,2015, the NWSL announced that Sofia Huerta was selected as a finalist for the NWSL Rookie of the Year award for the 2015 season, along with Sam Mewis and the eventual winner, fellow Red Star Danielle Colaprico.
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Sofia Huerta was on the Second XI of the NWSL in 2015 as a forward and in 2017 as a midfielder.
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On June 16,2018, it was announced that Sofia Huerta would be unavailable for Chicago's match that night against the Portland Thorns due to a pending trade.
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Sofia Huerta had requested the trade in hopes of getting more playing time as an outside back, which is the position where USWNT coach Jill Ellis had Sofia Huerta playing for the United States.
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In October 2016, Sofia Huerta was loaned to Australian W-League club Adelaide United along with her Red Stars teammates Katie Naughton and Danielle Colaprico.
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Sofia Huerta was named Professional Footballers Australia Player of the Month for the W-League in January 2017.
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Sofia Huerta was awarded Adelaide United's W-League Player of the Year at the club's annual award ceremony.
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Sofia Huerta came in 3rd in the race for the Julie Dolan Medal receiving 17 votes.
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Sofia Huerta played primarily as a midfielder and forward for Houston, even though she wanted to play outside back.
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Sofia Huerta appeared in 12 games and scored 5 goals.
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Sofia Huerta was one of four American players joining the club, alongside former Red Stars teammate Danielle Colaprico, Aubrey Bledsoe of the Washington Spirit and Savannah McCaskill of Sky Blue FC.
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When Sofia Huerta signed with Sydney they agreed to play her at outside back, as she hopes to get called back in to the USWNT.
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Sofia Huerta was nominated for NWSL Defender of the Year alongside teammate Alana Cook in the 2022 season.
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Sofia Huerta was not selected by the United States team for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan in August 2012; she was selected for the Mexico team, for which she qualified to play for though her father.
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In December 2012, Sofia Huerta played for the Mexico women's national team at the City of Sao Paulo International Women's Football Tournament, scoring two goals.
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Sofia Huerta was a second-half substitute for Mexico in its September 4,2013 match with the United States.
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In December 2014, Sofia Huerta announced that she was not going to continue to play with the Mexico national team, but would attempt to become a member of the US national team.
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Sofia Huerta earned her first cap for the United States versus New Zealand two days later, coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute.
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Sofia Huerta was credited with her first assist for the United States for her pass to Alex Morgan in the 79th minute of her debut game.
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Sofia Huerta thus became the first female player to play both for the United States national team and against the United States national team.
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Sofia Huerta was on the provisional roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship but was not named to the final 20 player roster.
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For several years, she did not receive a call-up to the USWNT after June 2018, after being called in to every camp in the past year; because of this Sofia Huerta has sought out club opportunities to play outside back in hopes of getting back on the roster.
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In 2022, Sofia Huerta was called back up by the USWNT to play in the 2022 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualifiers.
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In June 2023, Sofia Huerta was named to the US squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
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Sofia Huerta appeared in a Netflix documentary series, which follows the US Women's National Soccer Team as they compete in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.