SCHMIDT Sophie

Date of Birth: 28 Jun 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.72/5'7''

Place of birth: WINNIPEG, MB

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Football	Women CAN Canada	1

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #01 JPN Japan 1 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	Sapporo Dome	Women's Group E #08 CHI Chile 1 CAN Canada 2	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Women's Group E #14 CAN Canada 1 GBR Great Britain 1	Finished
	Miyagi Stadium	Women's Quarter-final #22 CAN Canada 0 (4) PSO BRA Brazil 0 (3)	Finished
	Ibaraki Kashima Stadium	Women's Semi-final #24 USA United States 0 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	International Stadium Yokohama	Women's Gold Medal Match #26 SWE Sweden 1 (2) CAN Canada 1 (3) PSO	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Senior	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Senior	2012	London, GBR
8	Senior	2008	Beijing, CHN

FIFA Women's World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Senior	2015	Canada
9	Senior	2007	People's Republic of China
11	Senior	2019	France
16	Senior	2011	Germany

CONCACAF Women's Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Senior	2018	United States of America

Soph (olympic.ca, 15 Jul 2015)

Occupation:

Language Studies - German, Life Science - University of Portland, United States of America

Husband Nic Kyle

Languages spoken:

English, German

Houston Dash [United States of America]

James Clarkson [club], GBR; Bev Priestman [national], GBR (equalizersoccer.com, 03 Jun 2016)

Position style:

Midfielder (dailyhive.com, 11 Feb 2021)

Sporting relatives:

Her older brother Spencer played football for the Canadian national youth team. (olympic.ca, 15 Jul 2015)

2005 for Canada Against Netherlands, Friendly Match in Netherlands (portlandpilots.com, 01 Jan 2010)

National league:

National Women's Soccer League [USA] (equalizersoccer.com, 12 Mar 2019)

She began playing football as soon as she could run, and joined her first team at age eight in Abbotsford, BC, Canada. She also played basketball in high school. (canadasoccer.com, 19 Aug 2016; olympic.ca, 15 Jul 2015)

"I started out not knowing if I could make a living playing soccer. At first I was viewing it as a means to finance my education. But I decided to focus on it as my major priority, and made it my everything." (blogs.ufv.ca, 04 Jun 2018)

US footballer Michelle Akers and French footballer Zinedine Zidane. (canadasoccer.com, 19 Aug 2016)

She puts her left boot on first. (sportsnet.ca, 03 Aug 2016)

Philosophy:

"You never want to let down the people who've supported you all along. I love what I do and a lot of the reason is because of them. I'm continually trying to be the best version of myself and not settling for anything but that. My outlet is sport and I'm very competitive and focused." (blogs.ufv.ca, 04 Jun 2018)

In June 2018 she was awarded an honorary doctor of letters degree by the University of Fraser Valley, based in Abbotsford, BC, Canada, where she grew up. (blogs.ufv.ca, 04 Jun 2018)

While representing the University of Portland in the United States of America in 2009 she was named a National Soccer Coaches Association of America [NSCAA] First Team All American and a Soccer America First Team All American. In 2007 she was named a Soccer America Freshman First Team All American. (portlandpilots.com, 01 Jan 2010)

General Interest

General
ADAPTABILITY
She says she owes the longevity of her international career to her versatility on the pitch. She debuted for Canada in 2005 and played at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016. "I think it's my adaptability. I'm able to play midfield, centre back, attacking mid, defensive mid. I'm happy to support the team and help other people come alive. I think that's been a huge asset to my success, being adaptable and supporting players in different positions. As an individual athlete I would not thrive, but in a team environment, it's where I'm at my best." (dailyhive.com, 11 Feb 2021)

CLUB JOURNEY
After playing for Abbotsford Rush in British Columbia, Canada in her youth, she played for the University of Portland in the United States of America from 2007 to 2010. She moved to Europe in 2012 to play for Kristianstads DFF in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, and later played three seasons for German Frauen-Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt from 2015 to 2018. She returned to the United States of America in 2019 to play for Houston Dash, with whom she re-signed in December 2020 through to 2022 with a club option for 2023. (sportsnet.ca, 18 Dec 2020; fr.de, 26 Aug 2015; theglobeandmail.com, 31 Jul 2015)

FAMILY HERITAGE
Her parents Elmer and Cornelia were born in Paraguay and spoke German as their first language. They emigrated to Canada before she was born. (theglobeandmail.com, 31 Jul 2015)

Milestones

At the 2021 SheBelieves Cup in the United States of America she became the third Canadian footballer to earn 200 caps for the national women's senior team, after coming on as a substitute in Canada's 1-0 loss to the host nation. (canadasoccer.com, 20 Feb 2021; tsn.ca, 19 Feb 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
PSO:: Penalty Shoot-out

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