This is the lightning rise of a true revelation. Sophia Brown (Beaverton, Oregon, USA – 6/26/2000) left the gonzaga university to go straight to a world going through the tough Mexican league with Club Leon with whom he signed this year as a professional. And also wearing one of the heaviest shirts on a soccer player: the sa Argentina.
The enormous versatility of Brown Dominating all aspects of the game, they are highly valued by the Argentine coaching staff who see in the American a player who, with his physique and speed, can contribute a lot to the team in this World Cup. For this reason, apart from playing as a midfielder, he can also occupy a defensive position.
His link to Argentina: River and family
The mother of Sophia, Karinaof Buenos Airesdecided to travel to USA at the age of 23 to learn English and that’s where he met Bill with whom he ended up building a family.
Karina from the family is an ardent fan of River Plate and he passed his passion for the ball on to his daughter, who at the age of six signed up to play soccer at a neighborhood club.
Although Karina he tried to teach and speak Spanish to him and his brother, language fluency did not pay off and Sophia grew up in an American environment learning only a few words that he applies when visiting family Argentina.
the language of football
His name started ringing when the U17 coach, diego gucci contacted Argentine relatives of soccer players in USA. Carlos Borelloformer coach of the Argentine women’s team, has seen several videos of Sophia and he called him to play with South American Sub 20 which was held in the country in January 2020.
His enormous progress during his school years in gonzaga universitywhere he wore the captain’s armband, was paying.
He didn’t hesitate for a moment but language was a difficult barrier to overcome. Your roommate, Francesca’s Doctors, another young woman from an Argentine family recruited from American soccer, helped him understand himself. “In the first concentrations I knew nothing in Spanish, only counting from 1 to 10 and the colors. That was it. And it was difficult,” he said in an interview given a few months later in English. Where he has no problem is the language of football.
Jump Major and sign for ‘La Fiera’
After going through Sub 20, Sophia made the leap to the majors on February 18, 2021 in the opening game of the She Believes Cup against Brazil and then it became one of the revelations of America Cup 2022 held in Colombia wherein Argentina got the classification Australia-New Zealand World Cup with a creditable third place.
This 2023 signed for lioness who has a contract until the end of the year in the demanding Mexican league.
Although in gonzaga university He played as a midfielder with constant arrivals in the rival area, in the National Team he played 2, 5 and 8, in a more defensive but equally important role. On April 9, 2023, he scored his first goal with the Major in a friendly match Venezuela who opened the scoring (3-0).
German Portanovathe albiceleste coach, has assembled a group of players capable of doing something great in this World Cup event where they stand out Stephanie Banini of Atletico Madrid, Aldana Cometti and Florence Bonsecundo of real Madrid CF, Mariana Larroquette (former León player) of Orlando Pride of USA and Yamila Rodriguez of palmeiras Brazilian.
Could there be a men’s-women’s World Cup double? Sophia it is clear. Possible.
Source: La Verdad
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