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).

1 day ago · However, her journey to a record-breaking $1.1million (£890,000) transfer started nearly a year earlier when Girma requested to go on loan from the San Diego Wave in January 2024. She was ready ...

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 …

6 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 ...

4 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 ...

Jan 26, 2025 · Chelsea is delighted to announce the arrival of Naomi Girma, with the talented defender joining the Blues from San Diego Wave. The 24-year-old American international has put pen to paper on a four-and-a-half-year deal, and will bring a wealth of top-level experience to London as she embarks on the next chapter of her career.

6 days ago · Naomi Girma has joined Chelsea in a permanent deal from NWSL club San Diego Wave, both clubs announced Sunday. The 24-year-old Girma signed a four-and-a-half year contract which will run until June 2029. “I’m so happy and really excited to be here. It doesn’t feel real,” Girma said in a club interview Sunday.

6 days ago · Our new No.16 arrives on a 4.5-year contract, with Chelsea paying a transfer fee of $1.1m to San Diego — making Girma’s move the first transfer in women’s professional football to surpass ...

6 days ago · United States defender Naomi Girma is now the most expensive player in women's soccer history as her $1.1m move to Chelsea from the San Diego Wave, announced on Sunday, surpassed the previous ...

Jan 22, 2025 · San Diego topped the NWSL’s regular season table in 2023, led by Girma and since-retired iconic forward Alex Morgan. Successes like those require a team’s top players to maintain a level of ...