There was plenty of motion in and throughout the NWSL post-Olympics. Some groups signed famous person gamers from worldwide groups, whereas some fought for marquee trades. Listed below are some prime trades, transfers, and signings within the NWSL throughout the August switch window.
Jess Carter – Gotham FC
Six-year Chelsea defender Jess Carter introduced her transfer stateside to hitch Gotham FC till 2026. “I can’t wait to hitch Gotham FC,” mentioned Carter within the announcement. “The membership is enjoying at an unbelievable degree proper now in one of many hardest leagues on this planet. I can’t wait to be part of all of it.” Calling her probably the greatest gamers on this planet, Gotham coach Juan Carlos Amorós expressed pleasure for the transfer and that Gotham’s followers “will get pleasure from her approach of enjoying.”
Alana Prepare dinner – Kansas Metropolis Present
Seattle Reign participant and two-time NWSL Defender of the Yr finalist Alana Prepare dinner has been traded to Kansas Metropolis Present. “Alana is a brilliant and skilled center-back who has proved that she will play on the highest ranges,” mentioned head coach Vlatko Andonovski within the announcement. Prepare dinner additionally has a powerful worldwide profession, enjoying for under-17, under-20, under-23, and for the U.S. Ladies’s Nationwide Workforce in 2023 Australia and New Zealand.
Katie Zelem – Angel Metropolis
Angel Metropolis FC obtained a giant identify in Katie Zelem, midfielder from Manchester United. Zelem joins Angel Metropolis after a six-year run with United, the place she was named captain and and made her mark because the third-highest aim scorer.
Mackenzie Arnold
Matildas Goalkeeper introduced in June that she was parting methods with West Ham United, the place she has performed since 2020. The choice is made all of the harder as a result of her accomplice and teammate, Kirsty Smith, is staying, writing, “What am I going to do with out you. Pleased with you and may’t wait to look at you shine” on Instagram. Arnold performed for Australia within the 2024 Paris Olympics and was the beginning goalkeeper within the 2023 FIFA Ladies’s World Cup, the place she made 4 unbelievable saves in a penalty shootout. She joins the Portland Thorns as “a extremely adorned worldwide goalkeeper, with expertise on the world’s largest levels,” wrote Portland Thorns Common Supervisor Karina LeBlanc.
Delphine Cascarino
French ahead Delphine Cascarino will be a part of San Diego Wave FC via the 2026 season with a mutual choice for 2027. In accordance to SD Wave FC Common Supervisor Camille Ashton, Cascarino is a “world-class participant.” She got here from Olympique Lyonnais and the French Nationwide Workforce, the place she was probably the greatest attackers. She has received six UEFA Champions League titles and was nominated for a FIFA Finest Ladies’s Participant award. Cascarino will be a part of Wave FC after the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Bethany Balcer – Racing Louisville
Seattle Reign ahead Bethany Balcer was traded to Racing Louisville in alternate for staff captain Jaelin Howell. Balcer is the one participant within the NWSL to attain 5 or extra objectives every season since 2019, and he or she received Rookie of the Yr in her first professional season. She’s some of the dependable attackers within the league and managed to tally an help in her first look for her new staff.
Abby Dahlkemper – Bay FC
Dahlkemper signed with Bay FC, her hometown membership, in August after spending the previous three seasons with San Diego. In her final look with the Wave, she scored a last-minute header in opposition to Angel Metropolis, and the next week, she managed to get on the board for Bay FC with one other header.
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