Sofia Huerta

Sofia Christine Huerta (born December 14, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Seattle Reign in the National Women's Soccer League and the U.S. women's national soccer team.

She was also named to several All-Academic teams (2007–2011).

Huerta was a four-year starter as a forward for Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California.

As a freshman, she was All-West Coast Conference, scoring eight goals and two assists.

As a sophomore, she was again All-West Coast Conference and NCAA Division 1 Women All-West Region Second Team.

She scored six goals and six assists.

Huerta played collegiately for the Santa Clara Broncos from 2011 to 2014, before beginning her professional career with the Chicago Red Stars.

She was named Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year twice in soccer, playing for FC NOVA, All-Idaho First Team Basketball selection (2011), and set high-school records for fastest time running the 100 and 300-meter hurdle races (2011).

As a junior in 2013, she was again First Team All-WCC, scoring 16 goals and with 8 assists, leading her team in goals scored and tying for the lead in assists.

She was a third-team All-American selection.

In her senior year in 2014 she scored 17 goals with 3 assists and was again a third-team All-American selection and co-player of the year in the West Coast Conference.

Huerta was drafted to play for the Chicago Red Stars of the National Women's Soccer League in the college draft on January 16, 2015.

She was the eleventh player selected overall.

On May 9, 2015, with teammate and United States international forward Christen Press away at World Cup training camp, Huerta scored her first 2 professional goals in a 3–0 win against Boston Breakers to place the Red Stars at the top of the NWSL league.

She was subsequently named NWSL Player of the Week for week five.

In week six of NWSL season Huerta scored 2 goals against the Houston Dash to level the score and tie the match, and was named Player of the Week for week 6.

On June 3, 2015, Huerta was voted NWSL Player of the Month for the month of May by the media.

On September 9, 2015, the NWSL announced that Huerta was selected as a finalist for the NWSL Rookie of the Year Award for the 2015 season, along with Sam Mewis and the eventual winner, fellow Red Star Danielle Colaprico.

Huerta was on the Second XI of the NWSL in 2015 as a forward and in 2017 as a midfielder.

In October 2016, Huerta was loaned to Australian W-League club Adelaide United along with her Red Stars teammates Katie Naughton and Danielle Colaprico.

Playing in the midfield, Huerta scored 8 goals and had 5 assists in a 12-match season.

Having represented Mexico internationally, Huerta filed a one-time switch and debuted with the U.S. women's national soccer team on September 15, 2017.

She was named Professional Footballers Australia Player of the Month for the W-League in January 2017.

Huerta was awarded Adelaide United's W-League Player of the Year at the club's annual award ceremony.

Huerta came in 3rd in the race for the Julie Dolan Medal receiving 17 votes.

After being acquired by the Dash on June 18, she starred in Houston's next game on June 22, where Huerta scored the Dash's only goal in a 3–1 loss to Portland.

Huerta played primarily as a midfielder and forward for Houston, even though she wanted to play outside back.

She appeared in 12 games and scored 5 goals.

Huerta was named to the NWSL Second XI.

She was traded to Houston Dash in 2018 and to OL Reign in 2020.

After facing her former national team on April 8, 2018, she became the first female player to play both for and against the U.S. and the Mexico national team.

The daughter of Puebla native Mauricio Huerta, an electrical engineer, and Jody Jensen Huerta, Huerta attended Centennial High School in Boise, Idaho.

She played soccer, basketball, and ran track.

On April 24, 2018, she was named player of the week by the NWSL.

The NWSL Media Association named Huerta player of the month for April,

On June 16, 2018, it was announced that Huerta would be unavailable for Chicago's match that night against the Portland Thorns due to a pending trade.

On June 18, 2018, Huerta and Taylor Comeau were traded to the Houston Dash as part of a three team trade which also included the Utah Royals.

Huerta had requested the trade in hopes of getting more playing time as an outside back, which is the position where USWNT coach Jill Ellis had Huerta playing for the United States.

It was announced on September 28, 2018, that Huerta would be joining Sydney FC in the W-League for the 2018–19 W-League season.

She was one of four American players joining the club, alongside former Red Stars teammate Danielle Colaprico, Aubrey Bledsoe of the Washington Spirit and Savannah McCaskill of Sky Blue FC.