Sofia Cedeño
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Sofía Cedeño Briceno[1] | ||
| Date of birth | August 10, 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Panama | ||
| Height | 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Reign | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Solar SC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025 | Seattle Reign | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Halifax Tides | 11 | (0) |
| 2026– | Seattle Reign | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | United States U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 20, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 2, 2025 | |||
Ana Sofía Cedeño Briceno (born August 10, 2006) is a professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Born in Panama, she is a youth international for the United States.
Early life
Born in Panama, Cedeño practiced gymnastics before choosing to focus on soccer at age ten.[2][3] Her family moved to Texas when she was eleven.[2] She briefly attended Westside High School in Houston before transferring to MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, during her freshman year in 2021.[3] She played high school soccer for three seasons at MacArthur, scoring 92 goals and adding 60 assists, before graduating early.[2] She played club soccer for Solar SC, earning ECNL All-American honors in 2024.[4] Before going pro, she was committed to play college soccer for the UCLA Bruins.[2]
Club career
Cedeño joined the NWSL's Seattle Reign as a non-roster trialist in the 2025 preseason, joining her former club teammates Emeri Adames and Ainsley McCammon.[2] She impressed at the Coachella Valley Invitational.[5] On March 12, 2025, the Reign announced that they had signed Cedeño to a one-year contract with the plan to send her on loan to USL Super League club Brooklyn FC through June.[6] Twelve days later, however, she and the Reign mutually agreed to terminate the contract to explore other opportunities.[7]
Cedeño signed with Northern Super League club Halifax Tides on August 9, 2025.[8] She made her professional debut one day later in a 0–0 draw with the Calgary Wild.[9] She played in 11 games, starting 6, as the Tides closed out the inaugural NSL season.[5]
On December 8, 2025, the Seattle Reign announced Cedeño's return on a three-year contract through 2028.[5]
International career
Cedeño is eligible to represent Panama and the United States internationally.[10] She was called into training camp with the United States under-19 team in October 2024.[11] In February 2025, Panama head coach Toña Is said she wanted to call up Cedeño in the near future.[10] In October 2025, she was called into training with the United States under-20 team.[12]
References
- ^ "U19 WNT Roster for Florida Training Camp | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- ^ a b c d e Rantz, Susie (January 25, 2025). "Five notes from Seattle Reign's preseason roster". Sounder at Heart. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ a b Kretzschmar, Rick (February 28, 2022). "How freshman Ana Cedeno is using her gymnastics experience to power Irving MacArthur's offense". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "ECNL Girls 2023-24 All America Teams". Elite Clubs National League. August 23, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ a b c "Seattle Reign FC Signs Midfielder Sofia Cedeno". Seattle Reign FC. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ^ "Seattle Reign FC Announces 2025 Roster". Seattle Reign FC. February 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "Recent Transactions – Game Notes – Match 3". Seattle Reign FC. May 30, 2025. p. 25. Retrieved July 9, 2025 – via Reign FC Media Center. p. 25:
Mar. 24, 2025. Reign FC and Sofia Cedeno agree to a mutual termination to allow the player to pursue other opportunities.
- ^ "Welcome Sofia Cedeño to Halifax Tides FC". Halifax Tides FC. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
- ^ "'I'm a little disappointed we didn't win': Tides play Vancouver Rise to scoreless draw at Wanderers Grounds". HFX Football Post. August 10, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.
- ^ a b Gallego Giraldo, Melissa (February 28, 2025). "Ana Sofía Cedeño, la panameña que está en el radar de Toña Is". Futboleras. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
- ^ "U19 WNT Roster for Florida Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. October 18, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "U.S. Under-20 Women's National Team Calls 24 Players to Training Camp in Kansas City, Mo". United States Soccer Federation. October 20, 2025. Retrieved October 20, 2025.