USWNT star Sophia Wilson and husband, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson, announce pregnancy

US Women’s National Team Striker and Portland Thorns FC Vooruit Sophia Wilson (formerly Smith) announced that she and her husband are expecting their first child. Her and her husband, Arizona Cardinals broad recipient Michael Wilson, recently celebrated their wedding and are now growing their families. The duo announced the pregnancy social media.

“Life is getting sweeter”, read the caption about the double announcement on the Instagram of the couple.

The club team of Wilson, De Doornen, congratulations with their club social channels, and that they are “proud to support her through this incredible new chapter.”

The 24-year-old attacker was prepared by De Doennen in 2020 and she was the first teenager to have ever been selected in the NWSL concept. She was the youngest player who ever won MVP in 2022 and earned NWSL Championship MVP subdivisions in the same year. The following year she won the Golden Boot 2023 and in 2024 she became the youngest player ever to reach 50 target contributions in the competition at 23 years and 254 days old. Wilson has been the attacking star for the Doornen for years and she is in the last year of her contract.

Wilson signed a contract extension in 2024 to 2025 with an option for 2026. The option is an important comment because it is not a mutual option, It’s a player option. The contract was announced the first ever with such a lever, instead of the typical club or mutual option. In the meantime, the Doornen will have to manage the 2025 season with another member of the team for the season after several players had been placed on one Seasonal test list during the preseason.

In the past, head coach of the American national team Emma Hayes has praised the star striker for her ability to play as a natural nine while, if necessary, he is shifting across the front line. During the 2024 Olympic Games, Wilson was part of the attacking trio next to Mallory Swanson and Trinity Rodman, known as “Triple Espresso”, and the three were responsible for 10 of the 12 goals scored during the summer games. Members of the attacking line have not been part of recent USWNT camps, Dating back to autumn 2024Often cited and repaired as reasons for their absence.

Hayes has been pronounced about this structure of the 2027-28 cycle as a period to expand the player pool, and next April friendly matches against Brazil will be set at a U23-oriented camp. While the USWNT continues to evolve, the Wilsons will focus on their growing family before they want to return to the field.