Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sophia Smith (footballer, born 1978)

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The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:44, 29 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Sophia Smith (footballer, born 1978)[edit]

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Non-notable Greek/American soccer player. A bit difficult to search for as she is overshadowed by the 2000-born USA player. Natg 19 (talk) 04:12, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Women, Football, Greece, and United States of America. Natg 19 (talk) 04:12, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Sportspeople, Olympics, and Texas. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 08:50, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 11:13, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per WP:BASIC and WP:HEY. One biographical article focused on Sophia Smith, "Cornell grad plays for Greece" in Ithaca Journal. One paragraph in USA Today discussing her jersey and her awkward role as an American of Greek ancestry on the Greek national women's team at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Another paragraph on her status as a local soccer player playing internationally in the Houston Chronicle. In addition, during her college years (particularly her junior year), her match performance as the leading scorer on the team was regularly covered in Ithaca Journal. Per WP:BASIC, it's just enough. (Also...per her LinkedIn profile, she now works as legal counsel for FIFA in Zürich, but without coverage in reliable secondary sources, we'll just leave that aspect of her career for now.) Cielquiparle (talk) 11:47, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails GNG. Match reports are routine coverage and can't be used to pass GNG. Two paragraphs don't cut it either. Dougal18 (talk) 14:56, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per Cielquiparle. Has good sources and defiantly has moremofflince sources, having played in the early 2000s and 2004 Summer Olympics. Clearlyw as significant figure in Greek women's football. Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 15:43, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: the coverage here is not WP:ROUTINE, which would be e.g. inclusion of her name on a team list in a match report: there are multiple articles already cited covering her specifically, either as an individual or within a small group, so WP:GNG is passed.

UndercoverClassicist (talk) 16:29, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - The article speaks for itself and does explain why she passes general notability. Robert McClenon (talk) 02:33, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - speaks for itself is an essay not policy. Dougal18 (talk) 11:16, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per sources which (just) show notability. Giant Snowman 11:30, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per above. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:34, 23 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Cielquiparle, enough coverage as an Olympian to meet WP:GNG. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:25, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
See Requested move 24 July 2023 for related move discussion for Sophia Smith (soccer, born 2000) and Sophia Smith. Input appreciated. Hmlarson (talk) 20:21, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Keep passes GNG per sources on page.--Ortizesp (talk) 05:08, 27 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.