Sophia Boman

Sophia Boman
Boman with Minnesota in 2024
Personal information
Full name Sophia Boman
Date of birth (2002-01-16) January 16, 2002
Place of birth California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting JAX
Number 3
Youth career
Minnesota Thunder
2016–2019 Edina High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers 86 (24)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Sporting JAX 30 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 22, 2026

Sophia Boman (born January 16, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Sporting JAX. She played college soccer for the Minnesota Golden Gophers.

Early life

Born in California, Boman moved to Duluth, Minnesota when she was in kindergarten. She grew up in Edina, Minnesota, one of three daughters born to Steve and Julie Boman.[1] Her mother is a pediatrician.[2][3] Boman attended Edina High School, where she played soccer all four years and was named All-American twice and the Minnesota Star Tribune All-Metro Player of the Year in 2019.[1][3] She played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy.[1]

College career

Boman started all 86 games for the Minnesota Golden Gophers from 2020 to 2024, playing the full 90 minutes in all but nine of them.[1][4] She recorded 16 goals and 15 assists in 64 games during her first four seasons as a central or attacking midfielder, earning Big Ten Conference all-freshman, two-time second-team All-Big Ten, and third-team All-Big Ten honors, and becoming a team captain in her senior season. In her graduate season, she was shifted to defensive midfielder by head coach Erin Chastain and played every minute of the campaign, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors as Minnesota went undefeated at home during the regular season. She scored a career-high eight goals (five of them penalties), including three in the NCAA tournament as Minnesota reached the third round.[1][2]

Club career

Boman was a trialist with the Kansas City Current in the 2025 preseason.[5] On June 18, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that they had signed Boman to their inaugural roster.[6] She made her professional debut on August 23, playing the entirety of Sporting's inaugural game, a 3–1 loss to DC Power FC.[7] On October 4, she scored her first professional goal and had an assist in a 3–3 draw with Brooklyn FC.[8] She was an important player for Sporting JAX as they led the standings for much of the season.[9]

On May 6, 2026, Boman assisted the only goal by Baylee DeSmit against DC Power FC as Sporting JAX clinched a home playoff game.[10] She finished her rookie season starting all 28 games (leading the club in minutes played) and scoring 6 goals while recording 7 assists.[11] Her assist total tied with three teammates to lead the league.[12] After placing second in the table, Sporting JAX lost 1–0 to the Carolina Ascent in the playoff semifinals.[13]

Career statistics

College

As of match played November 24, 2024[1]
Season Games Scoring
GPGSGAPTSSHSOG
Minnesota Golden Gophers
2020–21 12122153311
2022 232385213618
2023 171755155425
2024 222281173822
Career
Career total747423125816176

Professional

As of match played August 22, 2026
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting JAX 2025–26 United States USLS 286—10296
2026 20——20
Career total 306—10316

Honors and awards

Individual

  • First-team All-Big Ten: 2024
  • Second-team All-Big Ten: 2021, 2022
  • Third-team All-Big Ten: 2023

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Sophia Boman". Minnesota Golden Gophers. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Greder, Andy (October 30, 2024). "Gophers soccer: Sophia Boman carves out a time-tested legacy at the U". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  3. 1 2 La Vaque, David (October 22, 2019). "Challenged to score more, ego-free Sophia Boman delivers for Edina". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  4. ↑ Rippel, Joel (November 15, 2024). "Gophers soccer team defeats South Dakota State in NCAA tournament". Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  5. ↑ Minnesota Soccer [@GopherSoccer] (January 16, 2025). "MPLS 👉 KC" (Tweet). Retrieved January 17, 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  6. ↑ "Sporting JAX signs four standout college stars to inaugural roster". SportingJAX.com. Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sporting JAX 1–3 DC Power FC". USL Super League. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
  8. ↑ Freeman, Clayton. "Baylee DeSmit nets milestone goal for Sporting Jax soccer in Brooklyn". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  9. ↑ Mohs, Marielle (May 11, 2026). "Former Gopher soccer player Sophia Boman having standout rookie season in USL Super League". WCCO-TV. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Sporting JAX Women Defeat DC Power, Clinch Home Playoff Match". Sporting Club Jacksonville. May 25, 2026. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Sporting Jax Statistics". Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  12. ↑ Freeman, Clayton (May 22, 2026). "Semifinal showdown: Sporting Jax women meet Carolina in playoffs". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
  13. ↑ Barney, Justin (May 24, 2026). "Sporting JAX women's team falls in Gainbridge Super League playoff opener". WJXT. Retrieved May 25, 2026.
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