U.S. women’s national team and Portland Thorns forward Sophia Wilson and Arizona Cardinals receiver Michael Wilson announced they are expecting their first child.
The couple revealed the news Wednesday on Instagram.
‘Life just keeps getting sweeter,’ said the shared post of the two with ultrasound photos.
The athletic couple first met when they were both freshmen at Stanford in 2018 and have been together since. They got married in January.
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‘My career, it has to stop for a period of time when I am pregnant so that’s not something we can just let happen at any moment,’ she said.
The news comes as the Thorns are set to kick off the 2025 NWSL season on March 15, meaning Wilson will likely miss the majority of the season. The team posted a congratulatory message on social media and said it is ‘proud to support her through this incredible new chapter.’
Wilson has been a star on the pitch ever since she was a highly-rated prospect in high school. She won an NCAA championship with Stanford in 2019 and was the No. 1 pick at the 2020 NWSL draft. She was named the league MVP in 2022 as she led Portland to its third league title.
In addition to her college and club success, Wilson has been a star for the USWNT. She was named US Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2022 at the age of 21 and was a critical member of the gold medal winning team at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is part of the ‘Triple Espresso’ attack with Trinity Rodman and Mallory Swanson.
Michael Wilson was drafted by the Cardinals in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft and is coming off a solid second-year in the NFL. He played in 16 games in 2024 with 13 starts, and caught 47 catches for 548 receiving yards and four touchdowns, second-most on the team.