Samantha June Mewis (born October 9, 1992) is an American former professional

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player who played as a

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. Mewis is the editor-in-chief and podcast host of ''The Women's Game'' from ''

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''. Raised in

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, Mewis played collegiately for the

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, where she won an

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in 2013. She was the fourth overall pick by the

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in the

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and won her first

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with the Flash in 2016. After the club moved to become the

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, she won three consecutive

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s and two consecutive Championships with the team in 2018 and 2019. Mewis then joined

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club

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, winning the

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in 2020. She played for the

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before retiring in 2024 due to a long-term knee injury. After playing extensively at the youth level, Mewis debuted for the United States senior national team while in college in 2014. She made 86 appearances for the national team, winning the

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and earning a bronze medal at the

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. She was named the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2020.

Early life

Born in

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, to Robert and Melissa Mewis, Samantha grew up in

, where she attended

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and played on the soccer team, tallying 77 goals and 34 assists during her time there. She grew up with her older sister Kristie, playing soccer for numerous youth teams, including club team, Scorpions SC, as well as the under-17 and under-20 United States national teams. Mewis earned Parade All-American honors twice during her high school years and was named the

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national player of the year in 2010. In 2011, she was named Gatorade Massachusetts Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the second time after receiving the accolade previously for 2009–10. The same year, she was named ESPN RISE All-American after scoring 30 goals and serving 8 assists during her senior year.

UCLA Bruins

In her first year, Mewis was second on the team in scoring with six goals and seven assists, only bested by current

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member

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and was named to the

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All-Freshman Team. Due to national team commitments, Sam missed the first six games of her second season, but finished the year with three goals and three assists in 16 games. In her junior year, Mewis helped

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win the

championship on the way to its first

. In December 2014, she was named the winner of the 2015 Honda Award for soccer by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).

Club career

Pali Blues

In 2013, Mewis signed with the

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in the W-League. The team won the western conference title as well as the national championship in July 2013.

Western New York Flash, 2015–2016

Mewis was selected fourth overall by the

in the 2015

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entry draft. She started all 20 regular-season games for the Flash, scoring 4 goals and providing 4 assists to share the top of the team scoring leaderboard with Lynn Williams. On September 9, 2015, the NWSL announced that Mewis was selected as a finalist for

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for the 2015 season, along with

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and the eventual winner,

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. In the 2016 season, Mewis missed several games as she was away training with the U.S. WNT in preparations for the

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. The Western New York Flash finished fourth in the standings and qualified for the play-offs. In the semi-final, Mewis scored a goal in the 16th minute helping the Western New York Flash to upset the Shield winning Portland Thorns. In the NWSL Championship game Mewis once again scored a goal. The Championship game went to penalties, Mewis missed her penalty but the Flash went on to win the Championship, winning the penalty shootout 3–2.

North Carolina Courage, 2017–2020

It was announced on January 9, 2017, that the Western New York Flash was officially sold to new ownership, moved to North Carolina, and rebranded as the

. Mewis had a very successful 2017 season, as she appeared in every game for the Courage, tallying 6 goals and 3 assists. She was named to the NWSL Best XI and was a finalist for the NWSL Most Valuable Player Award. Mewis missed the beginning of the 2018 season as she was recovering from a knee injury. She appeared in 17 regular season games, as the Courage won their second consecutive NWSL Shield. In the play-offs, Mewis was in the starting line-up for the semi-final match against the

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and scored a goal in the 86th minute. North Carolina won 2–0 and advanced to their second straight championship game. She played all 90 minutes in the NWSL Championship game as the Courage defeated the

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3–0. Mewis had now won three NWSL Championships. Due to her participation in the 2019 World Cup, Mewis only appeared in 12 regular season games for the Courage in

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. North Carolina won the NWSL Shield for the third consecutive season. They advanced to the final after defeating

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in the semi-final. Mewis scored a goal in the championship game as North Carolina defeated the

4–0 to win their second consecutive NWSL Championship. With the 2020 season affected by the

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, Mewis took part in the

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, making five appearances and scoring one goal as North Carolina topped the standings in the preliminary round but were eliminated in the first knockout round by #8 seed

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Manchester City, 2020–2021

On August 10, 2020, Mewis signed with

of the English

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ahead of the 2020–21 season. She made her competitive debut for the club at

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on August 29 as a 68th-minute substitute during a 2–0 defeat to Chelsea in the

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. In total, Mewis made 32 appearances and scored 16 goals including the winner against

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in the semi-final of the delayed

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and again in the

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as Manchester City beat Everton 3–1 in

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to defend their title. City finished second in the league for the fourth consecutive season, this time losing out to Chelsea. Mewis was named to the FA WSL

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at the end of the season.

North Carolina Courage, 2021

On May 17, 2021, Mewis rejoined

Kansas City Current, 2022–2023

On November 30, 2021, Mewis was traded to

in exchange for

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and the No. 3 overall pick in the

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. After undergoing arthroscopic surgery following the 2021 Olympics, Mewis played in two

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games for the Current in March 2022, but did not play for the remainder of the season. She had a second knee surgery in January 2023 where cartilage donor grafts were placed in her knee, resulting in her missing the full 2023 NWSL season. Following the 2023 season, Mewis announced her long-term knee injury would result in retirement from professional soccer.

International career

Mewis was a member of the United States under-17 team that was runner-up at the

2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the first women's football edition of the U-17 World Cup. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. North Korea won the first edition, extending their grip of women's youth footbal ...

in New Zealand. As her sister Kristie was also a member of the team, they were the first sisters to represent the United States at a Women's World Cup. They also played together at the

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. At the

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, Mewis helped the team win the championship after defeating

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1–0 in the final. On January 24, 2014, Mewis was named for the first time to the senior national team roster for friendlies against

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and

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. She made her debut for the team at the

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during the team's second match of the tournament, a 1–0 loss to

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. After a spell out of the team, Mewis was invited back to the senior team following their success at the

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. She continued to get regular playing time, scoring four goals in 2016 including the winning goal against Germany in the

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that won the United States the trophy. Mewis was named as an alternate to the U.S. women's national team for the

. In 2017, Mewis was one of three players to appear in every game for the U.S. women's national team. She played 1,242 minutes, which placed her at second highest minutes on the team. She scored three goals and was a finalist for 2017 U.S. Female Player of the Year. Mewis suffered a knee cartilage injury in a November 2017 game against Canada which sidelined her for six months, forcing her to miss the

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. Mewis returned to the field for the U.S. in June 2018 in a friendly against China. In September 2018 she was named to the final 20 player roster of the

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. In May 2019, Mewis was named to the final 23-player roster for the

. She played in 6 out of 7 matches, including the

, and scored two goals, both as part of a 13–0 group stage victory over

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. The United States won the 2019 World Cup after defeating the

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2–0. In 2020, Mewis played in 8 of the 9 matches for the US, started 6 matches, and scored 4 goals. In December 2020, Mewis was named the 2020 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year for the first time. She is the 17th player to win the award. On January 18, 2021, Mewis scored her first career

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for either club or country in a 4–0 friendly win against

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. Her sister Kristie scored the only other goal. Mewis was a member of the US team at the

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in August 2021, scoring one goal in their quarterfinal win against the

. She and her team won the bronze medal in a 4–3 victory over

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. Mewis underwent knee cartilage surgeries in 2021 and 2023, resulting in an extended absence from the national team. On January 19, 2024, Mewis announced her retirement from professional soccer due to her long-term knee injury.

Coaching

On June 7, 2024, it was announced that Mewis would lead Vermont Green's first-ever women's team in an exhibition game to be played on June 22. She will remain with Vermont as an advisor following the match. It was announced on Feb 13, 2025, that Mewis would return as head coach of Vermont Green FC's womens side for a second set of exhibition matches, on June 7 and June 14 respectively. Mewis' side will face NY-based side Flower City 1872 in their first match, and will face Quebecoise club

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's womens team 7 days later.

Media career

Mewis and

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hosted a podcast about women's soccer, ''Snacks'', produced by ''

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'', from April 2021 to November 2023. After announcing her retirement in January 2024, Mewis announced she would join the

Media Network as ''The Women's Game'' Editor-in-Chief. Her role would include hosting ''The Women's Game'' podcast, which consists of ''Friendlies'', where she interviews soccer stars, and ''Good Vibes FC'' with Williams and

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. Mewis also occasionally hosts live post-match coverage for

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matches. These ''Do It Live!'' streams often feature special guests, such as

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defender

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or ''Men in Blazers'' Editor-In-Chief Roger Bennett.

Personal life

Mewis's older sister, Kristie, also plays for the

and plays professionally for

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. In late December 2018, Mewis married longtime boyfriend Pat Johnson in Boston, Massachusetts. Following the United States' win at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mewis and her teammates were honored with a

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in New York City. Each player received a key to the city from Mayor

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. After winning the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, Mewis revealed that while she was young, her father, Bob Mewis, would pick up side jobs to be able to afford her and her sister's soccer expenses.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list the United States' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mewis goal.''

Honors

UCLA * NCAA Women's Soccer Championship:

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Western New York Flash * NWSL Champions:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

North Carolina Courage * NWSL Champions:

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Manchester City *

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: 2019–20 United States U20 * FIFA U20 Women's World Cup:

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United States *

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* CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament:

;

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;

*Tournament of Nations:

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Individual * U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year: 2020 *NWSL Best XI:

*ESPN FC Women's Rank: #1 on the 2021 list of 50 best women's soccer players * FA WSL PFA Team of the Year:

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2015

References

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