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