Sophia Boman

Sophia Boman 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 women's soccer|Minnesota Golden Gophers],.

Early life

Born in California, Boman's family 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.

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, including three in the 2024 [NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament|NCAA tournament] as Minnesota reached the third round.

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.
Boman scored her first professional goal on a header in the 16th minute against Brooklyn FC on October 4, 2025. The match ended in a 3–3 draw.
On January 8, 2026, Boman was named to the USL Super League Team of the Month as a midfielder for December 2025.

USL Super League

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