Sophie Schmidt

Sophie Schmidt

Personal information
Full name	Sophie Diana Schmidt
Date of birth	28 June 1988
Place of birth	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FFC Frankfurt
Number	12
Youth career
2004	Abbotsford Rush
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Portland Pilots
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Vancouver Whitecaps	39	(6)
2011	magicJack	11	(1)
2012	Kristianstads DFF	6	(0)
2013–2014	Sky Blue FC	41	(8)
2015–	FFC Frankfurt	17	(1)
National team^‡
2004	Canada U17	3	(0)
2004–2008	Canada U20	28	(3)
2005–	Canada	137	(16)
Honours Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team Pan American Games 2011 Guadalajara Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 September 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 June 2015

Sophie Diana Schmidt (born 28 June 1988) is a Canadian soccer midfielder who plays for German club FFC Frankfurt. She last played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She is also a member of the Canadian national team, with whom she won a bronze medal at the London 2012 Olympics.

Early life

Schmidt was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to Elmer and Cornelia Schmidt. She attended W. J. Mouat Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia and played for the Abbotsford Rush club team in 2004.^[2]

University of Portland

Schmidt attended the University of Portland and played for the Portland Pilots from 2007 to 2009. She did not play during the 2006 season due to her Canadian national team commitments.^[2]

As a sophomore, Schmidt played forward for the Pilots despite having never played the position at a competitive level. She finished the season with seven goals and seven assists in 14 games. Schmidt was fourth in the West Coast Conference in total points (21), sixth in goals and third in assists. She scored the lone goal in a 1–0 NCAA second round win at Colorado.^[2] In 2009, Schmidt finished the season tied for first on the team with 12 assists and third on the team with 12 goals. She was named to the Soccer America MVP Team (All-America) First Team, NSCAA First Team All-American, NSCAA All-West Region First Team, and ll-WCC First Team. She ranked ninth in school history for career points per game (1.60) and assists per game (0.46) and tenth in Pilots' history in goals (33) and goals per game (0.58) in 57 matches.^[2]

Playing career

Club

Schmidt played for the Vancouver Whitecaps from 2005 to 2006, alongside former Pilots Christine Sinclair and Tiffeny Milbrett. She appeared and started in eight games for the Whitecaps, recording three assists.^[2] In 2011, She played for magicJack in the WPS,^[3] followed by a short-term contract with Kristianstads DFF in 2012.^[4][5]

Schmidt playing for Sky Blue FC, 2013

On 11 January 2013, she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League. Schmidt signed a one-year deal for German club 1. FFC Frankfurt of the Bundesliga on 31 July 2015.^[6]

International

Schmidt has represented Canada at both the U-17 and U-20 level, and captained Canada at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship in Russia. She made her senior debut against Netherlands on 19 April 2005.^[2]

In her first World Cup she scored against Ghana on 15 September 2007. She subsequently started all four Olympic matches at Beijing 2008, and played at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[2] Schmidt and her team won a 2011 Pan American Games gold medal.^[7]

On 28 February 2012, Schmidt made her 30th consecutive international appearance in a match against Scotland in Cyprus and had her first two-goal game. Schmidt and her teammates won an Olympic bronze medal at London 2012.^[8][9] She scored two goals in a 3–0 win over Finland at the 2014 Cyprus Cup on 5 March 2014.^[10]

International goals

	Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location	Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup	Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min	The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass	The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score	The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result	The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation
aet	The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso	Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
	Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
	Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
	Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
	Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goal	Date	Location	Opponent	Lineup	#	Min	Score	Result	Competition
1	2005-04-27[m 1]	Bischheim	France	90.Start	1.1	75	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	2006-03-04[m 2]	Vancouver	Netherlands	90.Start	1.1	71	3–1	3–1	Friendly
3	2007-09-15[m 3]	Hangzhou	Ghana	90.Start	1.1	55	2–0	4–0	FIFA Women's World Cup
4	2012-01-23[m 4]	Vancouver	Costa Rica	off 60' (on Timko)	1.1	10	2–0	4–2	Olympic qualifier
5	2012-02-28[m 5]	Larnaca	Scotland	off 77' (on Buckland)	2.1	36	2–1	5–1	Cyprus Cup
6					2.2	51	3–1
7	2012-03-31[m 6]	Malmö	Sweden	90.Start	1.1	87	1–3	1–1	Friendly
8	2013-03-06[m 7]	Larnaca	Switzerland	off 86' (on Lawrence)	1.1	2	1–0	2–0	Cyprus Cup
9	2013-12-22[m 8]	Brasilia	Scotland	90.Start	1.1	90	1–0	1–0	Brasilia Tournament
10	2014-03-05[m 9]	Nicosia	Finland	off 72' (on Ezurike)	2.1	35	1–0	3–0	Cyprus Cup
11					2.2	42	2–0
12	2014-03-12[m 10]	Nicosia	Republic of Ireland	90.Start	1.1	90	2–1	2–1	Cyprus Cup
13	2014-06-18[m 11]	Vancouver	Germany	off 80' (on Leon)	1.1	54	1–1	1–2	Friendly
14	2014-06-18[m 12]	Vancouver	Japan	90.Start	2.1	58	1–1	2–3	Friendly
15					2.2	90+1	2–2
16	2015-05-29[m 13]	Hamilton	England	Start	1.1	23	1–0	1–0	Friendly
17	2016-08-12[m 14]	São Paulo	France	off 81' (on Quinn)	1.1	81	1–0	1–0	Olympics: quarterfinal

Honours

Canada

Summer Olympic Games: Bronze Medal, 2016

References

1. 2015 World Cup
2. "No. 13 Sophie Schmidt". University of Portland. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
3. "Schmidt thrives as magicJack's unknown superstar". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
4. Sigurdsson, Albert (2 April 2012). "Sweden: Sophie Schmidt signs with Kristianstads DFF". WSoccerNews.com. Retrieved 2012-04-04.
5. "Chatting with Sophie Schmidt: Abbotsford's Olympic bronze medalist has a vision for Canadian soccer". Cascade. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
6. Davidson, Neil (31 July 2015). "Canadian international Sophie Schmidt signs with European champion Frankfurt". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
7. "Sophie Schmidt player profile". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
8. "Olympic women's soccer: Sophie Schmidt, Christine Sinclair win bronze medals as Canada beats France". Oregon Live. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
9. "Schmidt: Our time has come". FIFA. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
10. "Schmidt, Sinclair power Canada to 3-0 win over Finland at Cyprus Cup". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 5 March 2014.

Match reports

1. "Canada vs France - 2005-04-27". Canada Soccer Association.
2. "Canada vs Netherland - 2006-03-04". Canada Soccer Association.
3. "Canada vs Ghana - 2007-09-15". Canada Soccer Association.
4. "Canada vs Costa Rica - 2012-01-23". Canada Soccer Association.
5. "Canada vs Scotland - 2012-02-28". Canada Soccer Association.
6. "Canada vs Sweden - 2012-03-31". Canada Soccer Association.
7. "Canada vs Switzerland - 2013-03-06". Canada Soccer Association.
8. "Canada vs Scotland - 2013-12-22". Canada Soccer Association.
9. "Canada vs Finland - 2014-03-05". Canada Soccer Association.
10. "Canada vs Republic of Ireland - 2014-03-12". Canada Soccer Association.
11. "Canada vs Germany - 2014-06-18". Canada Soccer Association.
12. "Canada vs Japan - 2014-10-28". Canada Soccer Association.
13. "Canada vs England- 2015-05-29". Canada Soccer Association.
14. "Canada vs France- 2016-08-12". Canada Soccer Association.

External links

• Official website
• Sophie Schmidt profile at National Women's Soccer League
• Sophie Schmidt profile at Sky Blue FC
• Canadian Soccer Association bio
• FIFA player bio
• 2012 Summer Olympics player profile
• University of Portland player profile