Sam Coffey
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Coffey with the Portland Thorns in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Samantha Grace Coffey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | December 31, 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Portland Thorns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Match-Fit Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York Soccer Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Masters School Panthers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Boston College Eagles | 40 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 62 | (25) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Portland Thorns FC | 74 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States U18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States U19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | United States U20 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | United States | 35 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 16, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 3, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samantha Grace Coffey (born December 31, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which she captains, and the United States national team.
Coffey played college soccer for the Boston College Eagles and the Penn State Nittany Lions and was drafted by the Thorns in the first round of the 2021 NWSL Draft. She won the 2022 NWSL Championship in her rookie season with the Thorns. She has been named in the NWSL Best XI two times.
Coffey made her senior debut for the United States in 2022. She won the gold medal with the national team at the 2024 Paris Olympics.