Christen Press indicators 1-year contract extension with Angel Metropolis

Two-time Ladies’s World Cup winner signed a one-year contract extension with , the membership introduced Friday. Press was Angel Metropolis’s first-ever signing on its inaugural roster in 2021.

Press, 36, returned to Angel Metropolis’s energetic roster on July 31, greater than two years after tearing her ACL. Press scored two targets in eight video games with Angel Metropolis within the membership’s first season earlier than sustaining the damage in her proper knee. She had 4 surgical procedures earlier than returning final season, taking part in in 9 video games and scoring one aim.

“LA, it was all the time you,” stated Press, a Los Angeles native, in a crew assertion. “This metropolis’s power and resilience conjures up me, and I couldn’t be extra proud to signify LA — my residence metropolis — once I step out onto the pitch this season. To this neighborhood of followers, your love and help has gotten me by means of rather a lot — we’ve been by means of rather a lot collectively — and I couldn’t be extra excited to journey with you for one more season! LFG!”

Press has appeared in 112 profession NWSL matches, amassing 51 targets and 11 assists in 9,109 minutes on the pitch.

On the worldwide stage, Press gained the with the U.S. nationwide crew in 2015 and 2019. She additionally gained a bronze medal on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. She has performed in 155 video games for the nationwide crew, amassing 64 targets and 43 assists.

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