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Sam Mewis

United States

October 9, 1992

midfielder

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Sam Mewis is an American former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of The Women's Game from Men in Blazers.

Raised in Hanson, Massachusetts, Mewis played college soccer for the UCLA Bruins, winning the 2013 national championship. She was picked fourth overall by the Western New York Flash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft and won her first NWSL Championship with the Flash in 2016. After their relocation to become the North Carolina Courage, she helped the club win three consecutive NWSL Shields and two NWSL Championships in 2018 and 2019. She then joined FA Women's Super League club Manchester City, winning the FA Cup in 2020. ESPN ranked her as the best player in the world after her season with Manchester City in 2021. She made a brief return to the Courage and the Kansas City Current before announcing her retirement due to long-term knee injury in 2024.

Mewis helped the United States win the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup before making her senior debut during college in 2014. She made 83 appearances and scored 24 goals for the United States, winning the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and earning bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2020.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Mewis in 2019

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Samantha June Mewis
Date of birth: (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth: Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position: Midfielder

⚽ Youth career:
2005–2010: Scorpions SC
2007–2010: Whitman Hanson Regional
2014: Boston Breakers Academy

⚽ College career:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014: UCLA Bruins 87 (31)

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2013: Pali Blues 10 (1)
2015–2016: Western New York Flash 34 (9)
2017–2020: North Carolina Courage 53 (11)
2020–2021: Manchester City 17 (7)
2021: North Carolina Courage 5 (1)
2022–2023: Kansas City Current 0 (0)
Total: 119 (29)

⚽ International career:
2008: United States U-17 13 (8)
2010–2012: United States U-20 33 (8)
2013–2015: United States U-23 6 (2)
2014–2021: United States 83 (24)