Sophia Barjesteh

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
Midfielder
High School:
Woodbury High School
Hometown:
Woodbury, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2023 | SOPHOMORE
Academic All-Big Ten
• Had her first career start against Iowa on Sept. 24
• Made 11 appearances
• Against Iowa, played a career high 62 minutes
• Recorded two shots against Niagara

2022 | FRESHMAN
• Made her first collegiate appearance at Baylor
• Saw action off the bench in 15 of Minnesota’s 19 matches
• Tallied two shots, against Drake and North Dakota

HIGH SCHOOL
• Two-star prospect according to TopDrawerSoccer.com
• Played under former Gopher Kylie Kallman at Woodbury High School as a four-year letter winner
• 2021 finalist for the Minnesota Ms. Soccer award
• Pioneer Press East Metro Player of the Year in 2021 after being a finalist for the honor in 2020
• Named first team all-state during her junior and senior campaigns
• Picked up all-conference honors three different years
• Scored a team-leading 11 goals and added eight assists for the Royals during the 2021 season
• Earned the Academic Award all four years in high school
• Played with the Minnesota Thunder Academy for 10 years and the Eclipse Select for three years
• Selected to the Midwest ECNL All-Conference First Team in 2021
• Earned a spot on the Best XI by the USYS Great Lakes Conference in 2019
• ECNL Champions League qualifiers in 2019 and 2021 and finished the 2019-20 club season undefeated

PERSONAL
• Daughter of Nader and Paula Barjesteh
• Has two siblings, Hannah and Baley, and her sister Hannah plays soccer at St. Cloud State
• "I chose the University of Minnesota because of its strong academic and athletic programs. I wanted to play for my hometown University and play in the Big Ten. I grew up being a Gopher fan and always dreamed of playing in Maroon & Gold."