Sam Mewis

Sam Mewis

Mewis with the United States women's national soccer team in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Samantha June Mewis
Date of birth	(1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 24)
Place of birth	Weymouth, Massachusetts
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	North Carolina Courage
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2010	Scorpions SC
2007–2010	Whitman Hanson Regional
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2014	UCLA Bruins	87	(31)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013	Pali Blues	10	(1)
2014	Boston Breakers Academy	6	(4)
2015–2016	Western New York Flash	34	(9)
2017–	North Carolina Courage	0	(0)
National team‡
2008	United States U-17	13	(8)
2010–2012	United States U-20	33	(8)
2013–2015	United States U-23	3	(1)
2014–	United States	23	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 10, 2075. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 9, 2017

Samantha "Sam" Mewis (born October 9, 1992) is an American soccer player. She plays as a midfielder for the North Carolina Courage and the United States women's national soccer team.

Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Robert and Melissa Mewis, Samantha grew up in Hanson, Massachusetts where she attended Whitman-Hanson Regional High School 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 FC, 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 National Soccer Coaches Association of America 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.

In her freshman year, Mewis was second on the team in scoring with six goals and seven assists, only bested by current United States women's national soccer team member Sydney Leroux and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Due to national team commitments, Sam missed the first six games of her sophomore season, but finished the year with 3 goals and 3 assists in 16 games. In her junior year, Mewis helped UCLA win the Pac-12 championship on the way to its first NCAA Championship. In December 2014, she was named the winner of the 2015 Honda Award for soccer by the Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA).