Sophie Howard
Sophie Louise Howard (born 17 September 1993) is a football defender who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim of Germany's Frauen-Bundesliga. Since 2017, she has been a member of the senior Scotland national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophie Louise Howard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanau, Germany | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportfreunde Oberau | |||
| SV Phönix Düdelsheim | |||
| 2012–2015 | UCF Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| 2013 | Colorado Rapids Women | ||
| 2014–2015 | Colorado Pride | ||
| 2015– | 1899 Hoffenheim | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany under-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:39, 7 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 7 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
International career
Howard played twice for the Germany women's national under-20 football team in 2012. She was named in Germany's squad for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan, but did not get to play in any matches. In 2016 she was called into a training camp for England's new "Next Gen" team. She said: "Although I was born and brought up in Germany it’s always been my ambition to play for England, and hopefully I’ve now taken my first step."[2]
In March 2017 she was called up into the Scotland national team. The Scots had three injured defenders and were allowed to pick Howard because her grandfather is Scottish.[3] She made her senior international debut on 11 April 2017, as a 64th-minute substitute in a 5–0 friendly defeat by Belgium in Leuven.[4]
References
- ↑ (PDF) FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 List of Players. FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 5. http://www.fifadata.com/document/FU20W/2012/pdf/FU20W_2012_SquadLists.pdf. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ Leighton, Tony (23 August 2016). Howard’s way is a boost for Next Gen coach Spacey. The League Paper. http://www.theleaguepaper.com/latest-news/5765/howards-way-is-a-boost-for-next-gen-coach-spacey. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ Lindsay, Clive (29 March 2017). Scotland women: Signeul hopes to add Barsley and Howard to squad to face Belgium. BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39435012. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ↑ Under-strength Scotland fall to Belgium. Scottish Football Association. 12 April 2017. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsID=16884&newsCategoryID=1. Retrieved 7 May 2017. "Anna Signeul made a further change on the 64th minute, replacing one debutant with another, as the impressive Vaila Barsley made way for Sophie Howard.".
Other websites
- Profile Archived 2016-04-09 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA
- Profile[dead link] at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German)
- Profile at German Football Association (in German)
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