Sophie Howard (footballer)
 Howard playing for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophie Louise Howard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hanau, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sportfreunde Oberau | |||
| SV Phönix Düdelsheim | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | UCF Knights | 63 | (3) |
| 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 | 57 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | Scotland | 41 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:27, 3 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:25, 29 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sophie Louise Howard (born 17 September 1993) is a footballer who plays as a defender for FA Women's Super League club Leicester City. Born in Germany, she has been a member of the Scotland national team since 2017.
Club career
[edit]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 career
[edit]Howard played twice for the Germany U20 national 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]
Career statistics
[edit]International appearances
[edit]- Scotland statistics accurate as of match played 29 September 2023.[6]
| Year | Scotland | |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 41 | 3 |
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Howard goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 May 2019 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Jamaica |
3–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 21 February 2023 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar |  Wales |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2023 Pinatar Cup |
| 2 | 21 February 2023 | Hampden Park, Glasgow |  Belgium |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "🙏 Reading FC Women issue thanks as out of contract players depart". Reading F.C. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ Leighton, Tony (23 August 2016). "Howard's way is a boost for Next Gen coach Spacey". The League Paper. 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. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Under-strength Scotland fall to Belgium". Scottish Football Association. 12 April 2017. 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.
- ^ a b Sophie Howard at the Scottish Football Association
External links
[edit]
- Sophie Howard – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sophie Howard at the Scottish Football Association
- Sophie Howard at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German)
- Sophie Howard at DFB (also available in German)
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Hanau
- Footballers from Darmstadt (region)
- Scottish women's footballers
- Scotland women's international footballers
- Scottish people of English descent
- Scottish people of German descent
- German women's footballers
- Germany women's youth international footballers
- German expatriate women's footballers
- German people of English descent
- German people of Scottish descent
- German expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Leicester City W.F.C. players
- Reading F.C. Women players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (women) players
- UCF Knights women's soccer players
- UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
- Women's association football defenders
- Women's Super League players
- German women's football biography stubs
- Scottish football defender, 1990s birth stubs
- Scottish women's football biography stubs