Sofía Roma

Sofía Roma (born November 21, 1996) is a Puerto Rican and Italian basketball player who represents Puerto Rico in international play. Roma played college basketball at Wagner College and later Duke.

Early life An Italian-Puerto Rican, Roma was born on November 21, 1996, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of New York City, New York. A center, Roma played high school basketball at Nazareth Regional. She made her debut with Duke on January 25, 2018, against Boston College. She dealt with knee issues, causing her to have limited playing time while at Duke. She later played for Södertälje BBK in Sweden. In January 2023, she signed with A.S. Vicenza. In 2023, Roma returned to the BSNF to play for the Montañeras de Morovis.

National team career Holding both Puerto Rican and Italian nationality, Roma represents Puerto Rico in international tournament play as a power forward and center.

Roma made her debut for the senior team in 2015, at the 2015 Pan American Games. She was later on Puerto Rico's roster at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, with the team winning bronze. Roma also represented Puerto Rico at three AmeriCup tournaments (2015, 2019, and 2023).

Roma helped Puerto Rico qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, being on the team's roster in the qualifying tournament held in Xi'an. In May, she played in an exhibition game between the Puerto Rico women's national team and the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). After being named to a 15-woman preliminary roster for Puerto Rico's Olympic play, Roma was named to Puerto Rico's final 12-woman roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Off the court She graduated from Duke in May 2018 with a bachelor's degree in politic science and later from the Fuqua School of Business with a masters in management studies. Roma is the Head of Sports Desk for The Field Team, a Soethby's-affiliated real estate company in New York.