Emily Sonnett | QueenBallers Player profile

Emily

Sonnett

Nov 25, 1993

#6 - Defender

Emily Ann Sonnett is an American professional soccer player who plays for National Women's Soccer League club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the United States national team. She can play the positions of center back, full back, or defensive midfielder.

Did You Know?

She has a twin sister, Emma, who also played college soccer at the University of Georgia.

She left the University of Virginia early after being selected as the first overall pick in the 2016 NWSL Draft by Portland Thorns FC.

She is close friends with fellow USWNT players Rose Lavelle, Sam Mewis, and Lindsey Horan, and shares a matching tattoo with Horan and Caitlin Foord.

Emily enjoys building Legos as a creative outlet.

She prefers salty snacks, but she has recently developed a love for chocolate chip cookies with a sprinkle of salt on top.

She says the one thing she can't live without is pasta.

Her go-to coffee order is cold brew.

She has a dog named Bagel.

She hires a personal analyst to track her performance using data like defensive duels, aerial duels, and progressive passes. She reviews up to 23 performance categories regularly.

She graduated from UVA with a degree in Sociology in 2015.

She is a bit of a foodie, she loves trying new restaurants, although her morning indulgence is coffee and donuts.

If she’s not on Instagram, Twitter or Snapchat, she’ll be on Yelp finding the best places to eat.

She has earned over 100 caps with the USWNT, participating in multiple major tournaments, including the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympics.

She is known as a jokester, has legendary photoshopping skills and constantly has her eye out for a good joke or something gif-able.

Emily and her sister also played baseball growing up.

Best Actions

Emily Sonnett Goal | WNT vs. South Africa

Emily Sonnett finishes Thorns opening goal at Sky Blue FC

Club Achievements

FIFA Women's World Cup: 2019	1×
Summer Olympic Games Gold Medal: 2024	1×
Summer Olympic Games Bronze Medal: 2020	1×
CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2018, 2022	2×
CONCACAF W Gold Cup: 2024	1×
CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016, 2020	2×
SheBelieves Cup: 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024	7×
Tournament of Nations: 2018	1×
NWSL Champions: 2021	1×
NWSL Champions: 2017	1×
NWSL Shield: 2016	1×
Damallsvenskan: 2020	1×

Awards

NWSL Best XI: 2018

1×

NWSL Second XI: 2019

1×

MAC Hermann Trophy Finalist: 2015

1×

Stats

Year	Club	AP	GL
2024 - present	NJ/NY Gotham FC	34	0
2023 - 2024	Seattle Reign FC	25	0
2020 - 2022	Washington Spirit	35	0
2020 -	Göteborg FC	11	0
2020 -	Orlando Pride
2018 - 2020	Portland Thorns	36	3
2017 - 2018	Sydney FC (loan)	11	1
2016 - 2017	Portland Thorns	42	5
2012 - 2015	Virginia Cavaliers	98	6
International Stats
2015 - present	United States	107	2