2018 - 2019 Player of the Year

National Girls Soccer

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a picture of Sophie Jones
GIRLS SOCCER

Sophie Jones

Midfielder
MENLO SCHOOL
ATHERTON, CALIFORNIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

18

Goals

16

Assists
“Sophie is a leader and leads by example. She is technically gifted and makes the game easy for everyone on her team. She is a magician with the ball at her feet, and her excellent soccer IQ makes her that much more dangerous.”
Henry Arredondo
Head Coach - Head coach of Woodside Priory School
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior midfielder led the Knights to a 20-2-2 record and the Central Coast Section Division I sectional tournament championship this past season. Jones recorded 18 goals and 16 assists despite missing the final two games of the season while training with the U.S. Soccer Under-20 Women’s National Team. The 2018 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls National Player of the Year for her performance with her club team, she played in the 2018 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Uruguay.

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Academic Achievement

Jones has maintained a 3.65 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Duke University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Jones has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics and as a youth soccer coach.