1. Sophie Diana Schmidt was born on 28 June 1988 and is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for National Women's Soccer League club Houston Dash.
23 Facts About Sophie Schmidt
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Sophie Schmidt previously played her club soccer for German club FFC Frankfurt and Sky Blue FC in the NWSL.
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Sophie Schmidt's parents immigrated to Canada from Paraguay before she was born, while her grandparents were originally from Germany.
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Sophie Schmidt speaks German fluently and studied German in Portland.
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Sophie Schmidt attended W J Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia and played for the Abbotsford Rush club team in 2004.
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Sophie Schmidt grew up in a Mennonite community and has described her faith as the most important thing to her.
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Sophie Schmidt attended the University of Portland and played for the Portland Pilots from 2007 to 2009.
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Sophie Schmidt did not play during the 2006 season due to her Canadian national team commitments.
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Sophie Schmidt finished the season with seven goals and seven assists in 14 games.
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Sophie Schmidt was fourth in the West Coast Conference in total points, sixth in goals and third in assists.
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In 2009, Sophie Schmidt finished the season tied for first on the team with 12 assists and third on the team with 12 goals.
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Sophie Schmidt was named to the Soccer America MVP Team First Team, NSCAA First Team All-American, NSCAA All-West Region First Team, and ll-WCC First Team.
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Sophie Schmidt ranked ninth in school history for career points per game and assists per game and tenth in Pilots' history in goals and goals per game in 57 matches.
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Sophie Schmidt played for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005 to 2006, alongside former Pilots Christine Sinclair and Tiffeny Milbrett.
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Sophie Schmidt appeared and started in eight games for the Whitecaps, recording three assists.
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On 11 January 2013, she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League, Sophie Schmidt played two seasons with Sky Blue, making 42 appearances and scoring 8 goals.
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Sophie Schmidt has represented Canada at both the U-17 and U-20 level, and captained Canada at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia.
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Sophie Schmidt made her senior debut against Netherlands on 19 April 2005.
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Sophie Schmidt subsequently started all four Olympic matches at Beijing 2008, and played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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On 28 February 2012, Sophie Schmidt made her 30th consecutive international appearance in a match against Scotland in Cyprus and had her first two-goal game.
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Sophie Schmidt, frustrated, contemplated immediate retirement in early 2023, but was persuaded by coach Bev Priestman to delay her retirement until after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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However, once longtime teammate Christine Sinclair announced her own impending retirement for year's end, Sophie Schmidt was persuaded to return one final time for the second of two scheduled matches against Australia to be played in both women's home province of British Columbia.
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Sophie Schmidt became engaged to Nic Kyle, an actor and singer, in September 2017.