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. Her mother is a pediatrician. 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. She played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy.
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. 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.
Club career Boman was a trialist with the Kansas City Current in the 2025 preseason. On June 18, 2025, USL Super League expansion club Sporting JAX announced that they had signed Boman to their inaugural roster. She made her professional debut on August 23, playing the entirety of Sporting's inaugural game, a 3–1 loss to DC Power FC. On October 4, she scored her first professional goal and had an assist in a 3–3 draw with Brooklyn FC. She was an important player for Sporting JAX as they led the standings for much of the season.
On May 6, 2026, Boman assisted the only goal by Baylee DeSmit against DC Power FC as Sporting JAX clinched a home playoff game. She finished her rookie season starting all 28 games (leading the club in minutes played) and scoring 6 goals while recording 7 assists. Her assist total tied with three teammates to lead the league. After placing second in the table, Sporting JAX lost 1–0 to the Carolina Ascent in the playoff semifinals.
In September 2026, Boman was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month for her contributions made in August 2026. This was her fourth time named to the team.
Career statistics College
Season Games Scoring GP GS G A PTS SH SOG Minnesota Golden Gophers 2020–21 12 12 2 1 5 33 11 2022 23 23 8 5 21 36 18 2023 17 17 5 5 15 54 25 2024 22 22 8 1 17 38 22 Career Career total 74 74 23 12 58 161 76
Professional
ClubSeasonLeagueCupPlayoffsTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSporting JAX2025–26 USLS28 6 — 1 0 29 620263 1 —— 3 1Career total317—10327
Honors and awards
Individual USL Super League Team of the Month: December 2025; March 2026; April 2026; August 2026 First-team All-Big Ten: 2024 Second-team All-Big Ten: 2021, 2022 Third-team All-Big Ten: 2023
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