United States women’s national team star Sophia Wilson has given fans a glimpse into motherhood just weeks after giving birth to her first child.
The 25-year-old welcomed her daughter, Gianna Capri Wilson, with her husband, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Wilson earlier this month.
In an Instagram post on Sunday, Wilson, née Smith, shared a gallery of intimate photos and video from the couple’s first weeks with their child. In the first black and white photo, the Portland Thorns FC forward can be seen swaddling her daughter from her hospital bed.
Subsequent frames show close-up photos and video of the baby girl, who they’ve nicknamed Gigi, in addition to a few photos of the mother and father kissing and embracing their bundle of joy. The final photo is a mirror selfie taken from the couple’s bedroom. “All the little details I never want to forget,” she captioned the post, along with a face holding back tears emoji and orange heart emoji.
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Wilson initially announced the happy news in an Instagram story on September 2 with a closeup photo of the infant’s feet, simply writing over the image, “Hi world.” Her team’s official Instagram account likewise shared the image, captioning the post, “Wilson, party of three.”
USWNT Star Sophia Wilson, Husband Reveal Birth of 1st Child
The couple just tied the knot earlier this year in January 2025 after more than five years of dating, having met when they were both student athletes attending Stanford University. At the time, Michael was a promising freshman on the university’s football team, while Sophia was heading up the women’s soccer team.
Sophia first announced that she and Michael were expecting a child in a March 5 Instagram post, sharing photos in which they wore coordinating white shirts while holding ultrasound photos. “Life just keeps getting sweeter,” she wrote at the time.
Before becoming parents, both mother and father were already accomplished athletes.
Then star forward was awarded the NWSL Most Valuable Player and Championship MVP in 2022 after leading the Thorns to the NWSL Championship, as well as being named the 2022 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. She also helped the United States women’s national team bring home the gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics by scoring three goals.
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For his part, Wilson was selected in the third round of the 2023 NFL draft by the the Arizona Cardinals, even after only playing in six games his final year in college due to a season-ending injury.
“You did it baby. Through the highs and especially the lows, you never stopped doing everything right,” Wilson wrote to her future husband at the time. “It hasn’t been easy but it’s been worth it. I’m so proud of you.”
