Sophie Howard (footballer)
 Sophie Howard playing for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in January 2016 | |||
| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportfreunde Oberau | |||
| SV Phönix Düdelsheim | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | UCF Knights | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 42 | (1) |
| 2013 | Colorado Rapids Women | ||
| 2014–2015 | Colorado Pride | ||
| 2015–2018 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 63 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Reading | 17 | (0) |
| 2020– | Leicester City | 19 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany under-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scotland | 22 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2019 | |||
Sophie Louise Howard (born 17 September 1993) is a football defender who most recently played for Leicester City of England's FA Women's Super League. Since 2017, she has been a member of the senior Scotland national team.
Career[]
Club[]
On 8 June 2020, Reading announced that Howard had left the club after her contract had expired.[2] In August 2020 Howard signed for Leicester City ahead of the 2020-21 FA Women's Championship season.
International[]
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."[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
International goals[]
- Results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 May 2019 | Glasgow, Scotland |  Jamaica |
Friendly |
References[]
- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
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