Sonja Reichel
Availability status: Committed
University: University of South Alabama
Country: Germany
Date of birth: 13th December 1999
Height: 5 feet 6 inches
Weight: 135 lbs
Sex: Female
School: Bad Axe High School, Michigan
Graduation year: 2017 (Being the school’s first exchange student that is allowed to graduate!)
College Enrollment Year: 2017
Qualifications:
High School Grades: English IV College Preparation: A; Health: A; American Government: A; American History: A; Physical Fitness: A; Digital Photography: A; Biology: A; Business Math: A
Estimated GPA: 4.0
SAT: not taken yet
Toefl: not taken yet
SOCCER STATS & INFORMATION
Positions: Central Defense; Defense (left or right site); Defensive Midfield; Center Mid
Teams played for:
Bad Axe High School (2017)
U17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen, German Bundesliga (2015-2016)
U17 MSV 1902 Duisburg, German Bundesliga (2014-2015)
Fortuna Seppenrade, boys team (2012-2014)
Union 08 Lüdinghausen, boys team (2010-2012)
SV Herbern, boys team (2008-2010)
S.C. Capelle, boys team (2006-2008)
Representative Teams:
State Selection Team (2011-2014; 2016)
Member of the “FLVW-Fußballinternat”, a boarding school for the best players of the state’s selection team (2012-2014)
Boys regional representative team (2011-2012)
Regional representative team (2008-2011)
Current team and division: Bad Axe High School, Division III (as an exchange student)
PLAYER INFO
Season – Games Played:
2015-2016: 13 games played (of 18 games total!)
2014-2015: 18 games played (of 18 games total!)
Overall 31 games played in the highest soccer league for girls in Germany!
Season – Games Started:
2015-2016: 12 games started
2014-2015: 18 games started
Season – Goals scored:
2015-2016: 0
2014-2015: 1
TEAM STATISTICS
Season Wins:
2015-1016: 7
2014-2015: 4
Season Losses:
2015-2016: 7
2014-2015: 12
Seasons Draws:
2015-2016: 4
2014-2012: 2
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Determined, ambitious, motivated, team-leading, fit
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
When I played for the U17 Bayer 04 Leverkusen team, I was allowed to practice with the women’s professional team during preseason, even though I still was a youth player. There, I learned a lot. For example, during the games in practice, I got to play as a central defender right next to Annike Krahn, who already won the Women’s World Cup with the German national team.
Describe your strengths:
I am a good defense player as I am experienced on several positions, such as central defense, defense (left and right side), and defense midfield. My strength is that I am a ball winning player and I am good at building up the play. Also, I am very good at handling the ball and equally skilled with both feet. Since I am 5.6ft tall, I am strong at headers. I am team-leading as I always lead by example, organize the play, and love to motivate my team.
Which aspects of your game do you want to improve?: I am working on scoring more goals on corners, for the reason that I am good at headers.
Anything else we should know?:
I am adaptable as I fit into new, demanding situations and I have great motivation to work very hard for my goals, never giving up. Also, for the academic aspect, I would like to study Journalism.