Sofia Wunsch

Sofia Wunsch
Wunsch during an Azkals match in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sofia Nicole Harrison Wunsch
Birth name Sofia Nicole Dador Harrison
Date of birth (1999-02-16) February 16, 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position Left back
Youth career
Atholton Raiders
SAC Premier Blue
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Slippery Rock 56 (9)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Coppermine United
2022 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2024 Stallion Laguna 5 (0)
International career‡
2018– Philippines 66 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing the  Philippines
ASEAN Women's Championship
Winner2022 PhilippinesTeam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2025 ThailandTeam
Bronze medal – third place2021 VietnamTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 9, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of September 24, 2026

Sofia Nicole Harrison Wunsch (born February 16, 1999) is a professional footballer, who plays as a left back. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.

Early life

Wunsch was born in Montgomery County, Maryland and raised in Columbia, Maryland. She attended Atholton High School.

College career

Wunsch attended Slippery Rock University.

Club career

Coppermine United

Wunsch previously played for Coppermine United in the United States' United Women's Soccer league.

Werder Bremen

On September 1, 2022, it was announced that Wunsch signed for Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. She left the club in December after three Bundesliga squad call-ups and one appearance in a friendly match.[dead link]

International career

Wunsch was born in the United States and is of American and Filipino descent. In 2018, Wunsch received her first call-up for the Philippines in the 2018 AFF Women's Championship.

Wunsch represented the Philippines at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.

Wunsch continued to represent the Philippines at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was sent off after an unfortunate tackle, which led to a disastrous loss against Norway, resulting in her team being eliminated from the Group Stage.

Wunsch has several caps under her belt and continues to be a mainstay for the Filipinas.

Personal life

Wunsch is married since June 2024.

Career statistics

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wunsch goal.
List of international goals scored by Sofia Wunsch
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1April 11, 2022Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Fiji1–08–0Friendly
2April 22, 2022Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia Tonga1–016–0Friendly
3April 8, 2023Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan Tajikistan1–08–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

Stallion Laguna

Philippines

References

  1. 1 2 Sofia Wunsch at Soccerway. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List" (PDF). FIFA. July 11, 2023. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Sofia Wunsch". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sofia Harrison - Women's Soccer". Slippery Rock University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sofia Harrison wechselt zum SV Werder". SV Werder Bremen (in German). September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Werder Bremen verpflichtet Harrison" (in German). Kicker. September 1, 2022. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  7. ↑ del Carmen, Lorenzo (September 1, 2022). "Sofia Harrison signs with Bundesliga team Bremen". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Sofia Harrison verlässt den SV Werder". SV Werder Bremen (in German). December 14, 2022. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. ↑ "The making of America's other Women's World Cup team: The Philippines". July 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Philippines Women's National Team In AFF Women's Championship 2018". Philippine Football Federation. June 28, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Norway moves into the knockout round at Women's World Cup with 6-0 rout over the Philippines". AP News. July 30, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Sofia Wunsch everything. everywhere. always. 06.15.2024 The best da…". February 7, 2025 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ↑ Caacbay, Kennedy (February 26, 2025). "Football: Sofia Harrison, now Mrs. Wunsch, relishes granted 'wish'". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved February 27, 2025.