ACQUIRED: Acquired via trade from the Washington Spirit on January 12, 2023, during the NWSL Draft.

TRANSACTIONS: On January 12, 2023, OL Reign acquired Sonnett from the Washington Spirit, picking up her existing option through the 2023 season.

PROFESSIONAL (NWSL): A first overall selection in the 2016 NWSL Draft by the Portland Thorns, Emily Sonnett joins OL Reign for her eighth season...A World Cup champion and two-time NWSL champion, Sonnett spent her first four seasons (2016-19) in the league with the Portland Thorns before being traded to the Orlando Pride in 2020...Did not appear in any games for the Pride and was traded to the Washington Spirit ahead of the 2021 season...Won two NWSL Championships (Portland, 2017 and Washington, 2021) and helped the Thorns win the NWSL Shield in 2016...Has appeared in 97 regular-season games all-time (94 starts) for 8,457 total minutes, tallying six goals and two assists...Registered 3,586 successful passes, 56 blocks, 161 interceptions and 426 clearances all[1]time...Selected to the NWSL Best XI in 2018 and Second XI in 2019.

2022 • WAS • 10/9

Appeared in 10 games (nine starts) before suffering an injury while on international duty and being placed on the season-ending injury list.

2021 • WAS • 15/14 (3/3)

Started 14 of 15 games played for 1,263 minutes…Started in all three playoff matches, helping the Spirit win the NWSL Championship...Finished with an 82.9 percent successful pass rate.

2019 • POR • 13/12 (1/1)

Named NWSL Second XI...Appeared in 13 games, making 12 starts...Tallied two goals...Tallied her second goal of the season on Aug. 17 against Washington...Scored her first goal of the season at Sky Blue FC on April 28.

2018 • POR • 20/20 (2/2)

Started in all 20 games during the regular season, tallying one goal and one assist, earning an NWSL Best XI selection... Tallied her first goal of the season on May 5 against Seattle... Logged 3,420 consecutive minutes, spanning Aug. 27, 2016-May 19, 2018 across 38 games.

2017 • POR • 24/24 (2/2)

One of four players to start all 24 matches, playing every minute (2,160) during the regular season...Recorded three goals and one assist...Registered the game-winning assist in the NWSL Championship match on Oct. 14 against the North Carolina Courage...Tallied her second career NWSL playoff goal, starting and playing 90 minutes against Orlando on Oct. 7...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for August... Recorded a goal, her third of the season, and the first assist of her NWSL career on Sept. 2 against Washington...Tallied her second career goal, her first in the regular season, against Houston on Aug. 5...Named to the NWSL Team of the Month for April.

2016 • POR • 15/15 (1/1)

Selected first overall in the 2016 NWSL College Draft... Started and played 90 minutes in all of her 15 appearances this season for Portland...Scored her first professional goal in the semifinal round of the NWSL playoffs against the Western New York Flash...Became the third rookie in team history to start in a Thorns FC home opener, logging 90 minutes in her NWSL and Thorns FC debut against Orlando on April 17.

INTERNATIONAL (USA): On October 16, 2015, Sonnett received her first call-up to the United States Women’s National Team, after spending five years with the U18 and the U23 teams between 2011-2015...Was names to the 23-player roster for the 2019 FIFA World Cup, helping the team win its second consecutive World Cup...Named to the 18-player roster for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, earning an Olympic bronze medal...Has recorded 73 caps, one goal and five assists.

COLLEGE - UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA (2012-2015): Started in 89 games of 97 appearances for the Cavaliers...Recorded 11 goals and nine assists...As a senior in 2015, earned ESPNW National Player of the Year and was selected to the First-Team NSCAA All-American, First-Team NSCAA All[1]Southeast Region and ACC Defensive Player of the Year... Selected as the College Cup Most Outstanding Defensive Player as a junior in 2014…As a sophomore in 2013, set a UVA single-season record with 2,341 minutes played.

YOUTH: Attended Fellowship Christian High School, where she was the all-time leading goal scorer...Named 2012 Gatorade Georgia Player of the Year...Was a Veteran of Region 3 ODP Team...Ranked No. 21 recruit by TopDrawerSoccer.