, a prime defender for the , made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in England’s Ladies’s Tremendous League, nevertheless it was shortly overshadowed when she limped off as a consequence of an harm.
Girma, the primary million-dollar participant in girls’s soccer, began for Chelsea in her debut and performed till the 59th minute towards Brighton, when she needed to go away the match as a consequence of an unspecified harm. Her substitute, Nathalie Björn, stepped in, and the sport resulted in a 2-2 draw at Brighton Broadfield Stadium.
After the match, concerning the 24-year-old star’s harm and acknowledged that they might assess her and transfer ahead accordingly. Experiences indicated that Girma had tightness in her calf.
Regardless of the draw, Chelsea is main the WSL standings with 41 factors, and Manchester United is second with 36 factors.
Girma’s record-breaking deal
Chelsea paid $1.12 million (£900,000) in January’s from the Nationwide Ladies’s Soccer League’s San Diego Wave, with whom she was beneath contract till 2026. Chelsea has received the previous 5 WSL championships.
“I used to be drawn to Chelsea for a lot of causes: the tradition, the successful mentality, the workers, and the gamers. It is a superb atmosphere for studying and private development,” Girma stated in a membership assertion on the time.
San Diego acknowledged Girma’s potential and chosen her because the No. 1 general choose within the 2022 NWSL draft. In her first season, she not solely lived as much as the expectations however exceeded them, successful each the league’s prime defender award in 2022 and 2023 and the rookie of the 12 months award.
Girma additionally performed each sport for the USWNT on the 2024 Paris Olympic Video games and helped the workforce win gold.
Contributing: Steve Gardner
