Sophie Whitehouse

Whitehouse was born in Enfield, London, in 1996 to an Irish mother, Caroline Sergeant, and an English father. She also has a sister, Grace. When she was three months old, the family moved to East Africa for her mother's work in public health development. They lived in Kenya for four years before later relocating to Tanzania. At the age of nine, She attended Washington International School, where she was a four-year letter-winner in football, basketball and softball. She began her high school soccer career as a goalkeeper before transitioning to a midfielder for her junior and senior seasons, in both of which she served as captain. She also played as a goalkeeper for the Potomac Hotspurs club team. From 2015 to 2018, Whitehouse was a goalkeeper for the Lions women's soccer team of Columbia University in New York City, though she redshirted in her freshman season in 2015. For the 2019 season, she transferred to Santa Clara University in California as a graduate student and made thirteen appearances for the Broncos. == Club career ==

She moved to the United Kingdom where she joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women in 2020, however she did not make an appearance. She had a transfer to Birmingham City W.F.C. where she played the last four months of that season. In the following season she joined Bristol City W.F.C. Lewes F.C. In July 2022, she moved on a free transfer in the same year that their American-raised goalkeeper Tatiana Saunders moved on to play for Durham. Lewes is a unique team because they offer equal pay to both their female and male teams and their top paid player is a woman. Charlton Athletic On 20 July 2024, Whitehouse was announced to have signed for Charlton Athletic on a one-year contract. She kept six clean sheets on her way to becoming first-choice goalkeeper in her first season for the Addicks. She was also awarded the Women's Championship Save of the Season award for a 95th minute save in a 1–1 draw against Newcastle United. She signed a contract extension keeping her at The Valley until at least July 2026. She won the WSL2 Save of the Month award for November 2025 for a save against Birmingham City, her second consecutive month winning the award. On 24 March 2026, the club announced she had signed a long-term contract extension until June 2027. == International career ==

In April 2023, she travelled back to America as part of the national Irish team who were scheduled to play two friendly soccer matches in the US. On 29 November 2025, Whitehouse made her full international debut in a behind-closed-doors friendly 3–2 win over Hungary in Marbella, Spain. == Other work ==

Whitehouse was part of the motion capture team, providing the goalkeeper actions, for Football Manager 26, the first game of its series to include women's football. == Honours ==

Individual • 2025–26 Charlton Athletic Player of the Season • 2025–26 Charlton Athletic Player's Player of the Season • 2025-26 Women's Super League 2 Golden Glove Winner == References ==