Sophia Smith Puts Stamp On Stellar USWNT Year
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
For the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) fans, 2022 will be remembered as the Year of Sophia Smith.
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The 22-year-old capped a career-best year with a final win: United States (U.S.) Soccer Female Player of the Year.
Smith is the youngest player to win the award since Mia Hamm in 1994.
Smith had a team-high 11 goals in 2022, as well as 14 for the Portland Thorns.
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She is only the fourth USWNT player to score more than 10 goals for both club and country in a single calendar year.
When Smith scored goals, wins followed.
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The striker won National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) and NWSL Final (MVP) on the way to a championship with the Thorns, scoring the game-winning goal to clinch the title.
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U.S. Young Female Player of the Year went to San Diego Wave forward Jaedyn Shaw.
The 18-year-old scored in three of her first four professional games, becoming the youngest NWSL goal-scorer in league history.
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