Sophie Howard

Sophie Howard
Personal information
Full name Sophie Louise Howard[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-17) 17 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hanau, Germany
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) 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)

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.

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

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Japan 2012 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 14 September 2012. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Leighton, Tony (23 August 2016). "Howard's way is a boost for Next Gen coach Spacey". The League Paper. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ "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.

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