{"id":234,"date":"2026-01-09T11:34:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denverfc.wpenginepowered.com\/?post_type=news_article&#038;p=234"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T17:34:39","slug":"denver-summit-fc-acquires-canadian-defender-janine-sonis-in-trade-with-racing-louisville","status":"publish","type":"news_article","link":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/news\/player-signings\/denver-summit-fc-acquires-canadian-defender-janine-sonis-in-trade-with-racing-louisville\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver Summit FC Acquires Canadian Defender Janine Sonis in Trade with Racing Louisville"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\tid=\"block_da32f9dec427d45f526287d0a5250803\"\n\tclass=\"content-block\"\n\t>\n\t<div class=\"content-block__container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block__content content-block__content--boxed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Denver Summit FC announced today the acquisition of defender Janine Sonis from Racing Louisville FC in a trade ahead of the club\u2019s inaugural NWSL season. Sonis is a Canadian international with extensive league and international experience, including an Olympic gold medal and an NWSL championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReturning home to Colorado and joining Denver Summit FC is really special for me,\u201d said Sonis. \u201cI\u2019m excited to contribute on the field and help build a team that the fans can be proud of. I can\u2019t wait to play in front of a home crowd and be part of the growth of professional soccer in Denver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sonis ha disputado m\u00e1s de 100 partidos de la NWSL con varios clubes, entre ellos el Houston Dash, el Portland Thorns y el Racing Louisville FC. Ayud\u00f3 al Portland Thorns a conquistar el t\u00edtulo de la NWSL en 2022 y ha destacado tanto en defensa como en ataque a lo largo de su carrera.<\/p>\n<p>A nivel internacional, Sonis ha disputado m\u00e1s de 109 partidos con la selecci\u00f3n femenina de Canad\u00e1, en los que ha marcado 36 goles y ha dado 17 asistencias. Form\u00f3 parte del equipo canadiense que gan\u00f3 la medalla de oro ol\u00edmpica en Tokio 2020 y la medalla de bronce en R\u00edo 2016, y ha participado en dos Copas Mundiales Femeninas de la FIFA.<\/p>\n<p>Adem\u00e1s de sus logros en la NWSL, Sonis jug\u00f3 en el Manchester City de Inglaterra, donde gan\u00f3 dos Copas de Inglaterra y dos Copas de la Liga, y ayud\u00f3 al club a alcanzar sus primeros cuartos de final de la Liga de Campeones Femenina de la UEFA en 2021. Anot\u00f3 seis goles y dio una asistencia en ocho partidos de la Liga de Campeones, y empat\u00f3 en el primer lugar en el n\u00famero de asistencias en la temporada 2019-20 de la Superliga Femenina.<\/p>\n<p>Sonis has signed a multi\u2011year deal through the 2028 season with Denver Summit FC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJanine brings a wealth of professional and international experience to our club,\u201d said Curt Johnson, General Manager of Denver Summit FC. \u201cHer accomplishments at the club and international level, including championship experience and Olympic success, will be a valuable addition as we build our roster and compete in our inaugural season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","news_category":[28],"class_list":["post-234","news_article","type-news_article","status-publish","hentry","news_category-player-signings"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news_article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_article\/234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.denversummitfc.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}