United States women’s national team midfielder Sam Coffey needs to be the face of Squishmallow already. The Portland Thorns star shared that she has received a custom gold-medal Squishmallow following the USWNT’s victory in the Summer Games.
Coffey posted to her Instagram story on Wednesday that a family-friend stitched a gold medal onto the popular stuffed toy that comes in a variety of animal, foods and more. Her Squishmallow was a beet and the card said, “Way to ‘beet’ everybody.”
Sam Coffey Squishmallow story
Coffey shared the story during a Portland Thorns press conference and fellow USWNT teammate Sophia Smith joked that she was upset she didn’t get one.
Sam Coffey on her CUSTOM Gold Medalist Squishmallow #USWNT
"I had a family friend send me one that was a beet & they stitched a gold medal on it. They wrote a card saying 'way to beet everybody!' That's currently my favorite."Soph: "Cute, I didn't get one..." #BAONPDX pic.twitter.com/78M97MIgcK
— Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win) ✍️ (@Phuocerman) August 29, 2024
The Squishmallow lore with Coffey dates to earlier this year when she persuaded her fellow Portland Thorns teammates to buy into the fad. She was originally teased for her obsession but now has everyone on board.
don’t knock the squishmallows https://t.co/JNCoYgY1sh pic.twitter.com/iIwTYBHvEo
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) February 16, 2024
Did Sam Coffey secure her @squishmallows endorsement?! #BAONPDX
"I'm working on it.""They (Squishmallows) were like... we'd love to send you a care package and so, they did. It was like the best moment of my life. It was so fun!" #NWSL https://t.co/cZd7tdS7ph pic.twitter.com/XnJVXIl4pI
— Phuoc Nguyen (Fook Win) ✍️ (@Phuocerman) April 20, 2024
Squishmallow are missing a real opportunity here to not have Coffey as an ambassador for the brand.
Coffey has rapidly become a staple in the USWNT’s midfield and played a major role in the run to gold this summer. Coffey made just three appearances for the USWNT in 2023 but now has 17 in 2024.
The 25-year-old started every game at the Olympics except the quarterfinal vs. Japan as she was serving a yellow card suspension.
