{"id":251705,"date":"2026-07-06T16:18:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/wilson-hits-50-goal-mark-equalizer-soccer\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T16:18:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:18:15","slug":"wilson-hits-50-goal-mark-equalizer-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/wilson-hits-50-goal-mark-equalizer-soccer\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson hits 50-goal mark \u2013 Equalizer Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<div id=\"mvp-post-feat-img\" class=\"left relative\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/equalizersoccer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/USATSI_29098113-1000x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"1000\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-post-feat-img--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mvp-feat-caption\">May 30, 2026; Portland, Oregon, USA; Portland Thorns FC forward Sophia Wilson (9) scores a goal on a penalty kick during the second half against the Utah Royals at Providence Park. Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sophia Wilson scored the final goal in the Portland Thorns\u2019 4-0 beatdown of Racing Louisville FC on Sunday. It was Wilson\u2019s 50th career NWSL regular season goal. She is the ninth player to hit the 50-goal mark and the fastest in terms of games played. Sunday was Wilson\u2019s 89th regular season game. She now joins Sam Kerr and Lynn Biyendolo as the only players to score 50 NWSL goals before playing 100 games.<\/p>\n<p>Kerr and Biyendolo are the league\u2019s top scorers, with 77 and 70 goals, respectively. Kerr\u2019s last NWSL goal was in 2019, but she recently returned to NWSL with NJ\/NY Gotham FC and will soon have an opportunity to build on that number. Biyendolo is currently on maternity leave with the Seattle Reign.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson was the No. 1 pick in the 2020 draft (as Sophia Smith) but this is just her fifth regular season. Her rookie season was wiped out due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She missed all of 2025 on maternity leave. In 2022, Wilson became the first and heretofore only player to be named MVP of the regular season and NWSL Championship. A year later, she won the Golden Boot as the league\u2019s top goal scorer.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s goal was Wilson\u2019s sixth of the season. 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Mandatory Credit: Craig Strobeck-Imagn Images Sophia Wilson scored the final goal in the Portland Thorns\u2019 4-0 beatdown of Racing Louisville FC on Sunday. 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