4 days ago · 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 disclosing the fee but The Athletic and the BBC were among those reporting the English champions have spent 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million) on the transfer.

Naomi Haile Girma (born June 14, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for Women's Super League club Chelsea and the United States national team. Girma played college soccer for the Stanford Cardinal, which …

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 26, 2025) – San Diego Wave FC today announced that it has agreed to a world-record transfer fee with Chelsea FC of the Women’s Super League (WSL) for U.S. Women’s National Team defender Naomi Girma. The transfer fee sets a new world record for women’s soccer, as well as new records for San Diego Wave FC and the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

2 days ago · Chelsea Women have made defender Naomi Girma the world's first $1m women's player after signing the 24-year-old defender from San Diego Wave. A deal of around £890,000 ($1.1m) was settled upon ...

4 days ago · The San Diego Wave’s Naomi Girma, a member of the Gold winning U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, waves to fans after the Wave’s match against Angel City at Snapdragon Stadium in San Diego ...

3 days ago · US Women’s National Team defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC.The 24-year-old signed for ...

5 days ago · USWNT defender Naomi Girma has completed her move from the San Diego Wave to Chelsea and become the most expensive transfer in women’s soccer history.. The Athletic reported earlier this week ...

5 days ago · USA defender Naomi Girma said joining Chelsea was an "easy choice" after completing her move from San Diego Wave for a women's world record fee. The 24-year-old has signed a contract until summer ...

Jan 21, 2025 · San Diego Wave and American international center-back Naomi Girma agreed to move to English side Chelsea for a world-record women's transfer fee of $1.1 million, The Athletic's Meg Linehan ...

Jan 22, 2025 · A world-record deal of around £890,000 ($1.1m) has been agreed for Chelsea to sign defender Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave; the current record is £695,000 ($860,000) when Racheal Kundananji ...