Sophie Schmidt
Houston Dash · Defensive midfielder · Off-Ball Runner
Defensive midfielder2024 seasonCanadaage 36.02143 min5 ft 8 inOff-Ball Runner
Sophie does one thing better than almost anyone in the league: 87th percentile for defensive disruption, 25th for passing, and at 36.0 the arithmetic of a long deal gets harder.
-0.010
goals added / 96
67th
percentile in position
+0.001
2027 projection
Contribution profilepercentile within position
Above the 65th percentile in defensive disruption, carrying, discipline. Below the 35th in passing, shooting.
Style metrics2024 season
| Share of team touches | 9.1% |
| Average pass distance | 20.7 yds |
| Average pass verticality | 4.0 yds |
| Pass difficulty attempted | 19.4% |
| Shots per 96 | 0.54 |
| Key passes per 96 | 0.45 |
| Expected goals per 96 | 0.047 |
| Expected assists per 96 | 0.016 |
| Finishing vs expectation | -0.047 |
These are the inputs to the style space that assigns her archetype — descriptive of how she plays, deliberately separate from how well.
Career record
| Season | Club | Pos | Age | Min | g+/96 | Pctile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | HOU | DM | 31.0 | 1504 | -0.022 | 58 |
| 2020 | HOU | DM | 32.0 | 951 | +0.053 | 91 |
| 2021 | HOU | DM | 33.0 | 1716 | +0.045 | 89 |
| 2022 | HOU | DM | 34.0 | 2333 | +0.018 | 82 |
| 2023 | HOU | DM | 35.0 | 2081 | +0.033 | 86 |
| 2024 | HOU | DM | 36.0 | 2143 | -0.010 | 67 |
Style comparablessame role, ranked by fit
| Player | Pos | Club | Season | Age | g+/96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Sonnett | DM | SEA | 2023 | 29.6 | -0.036 |
| Freja Olofsson | DM | LOU | 2021 | 23.1 | -0.040 |
| Dani Weatherholt | DM | LA | 2022 | 28.3 | -0.078 |
| Jaelin Howell | DM | LOU | 2022 | 22.6 | -0.022 |
| Emily Sams | CB | ORL | 2023 | 24.0 | -0.053 |
| Meleana Shim | DM | HOU | 2018 | 26.8 | -0.045 |
| Nuria Rabano | FB | UTA | 2025 | 26.0 | -0.044 |
| Angela Salem | DM | BOS | 2017 | 28.9 | -0.039 |