Naomi Girma is setting the record as the highest paid transfer in women’s soccer as she completes her move from San Diego Wave Fútbol Club to Chelsea F.C. under a $1.1 million fee.

"It was just for the Ethiopian kids to get together, play soccer, hang out," Girma said ... She then earned a call-up to the United States Under-14s. From there she played for Pioneer High School and ...

United States defender Naomi Girma has become women's soccer's first million-dollar player. The 24-year-old Girma completed her move from San Diego Wave to Chelsea for a reported 900,000 pounds ($ ...

Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea on Sunday. Chelsea announced the signing of Girma without ...

to Ethiopian immigrants, Girma’s development as ... She played for Pioneer High School in San Jose, also drawing the attention of U.S. Soccer as it scouted for its youth international teams.

A U.S. women's national team star is about to set a world record. San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women ...

Girma is the start offender for the U.S. Women's National Soccer team. She's gripped the attention of fans worldwide. And this week, The Athletic reported that she would be leaving her team San ...

Girma grew up in San Jose and attended Pioneer High School before becoming a standout at Stanford. She was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NWSL draft and has won the league’s defender of the year award in ...

Naomi Girma Is Women's Soccer's First Million-Dollar Player After Moving to Chelsea From San Diego Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma ...

Girma was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year for 2023. She also won the federation’s Young Player of the Year award in 2020. During the Olympics, U.S. coach Emma Hayes, the former coach ...