(Reuters) – Manchester City have signed Australian worldwide forward Mary Fowler on a four-year contract from French facet Montpellier, the Women’s Super League membership stated on Wednesday.
Fowler made her worldwide debut aged 15 in 2018 and has seven objectives in 24 appearances for the Matildas.
The 19-year-old spent the final 2-1/2 seasons at Montpellier after becoming a member of them from Adelaide United in January 2020 and was final month named the Australian PFA’s Young Women’s Player of the Year.
“Mary is a doubtless one of the thrilling younger abilities within the sport proper now and we’re completely thrilled to have her be a part of us right here at City… She has a maturity past her years,” supervisor Gareth Taylor stated in an announcement.
“The incontrovertible fact that she made her senior worldwide debut at simply 15 actually does present what excessive regard she is held in by the soccer world and we really feel as if she’ll match proper in right here with our group at City.”
The arrival of Fowler continues City’s rebuild following the signings of forward Deyna Castellanos and defenders Laia Aleixandri and Leila Ouahabi after the exits of numerous long-serving gamers.
England internationals Lucy Bronze, Georgia Stanway and Jill Scott together with Scotland’s Caroline Weir have all left the membership, whereas England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley introduced her retirement final month.
City certified for the Champions League after ending third within the 2021-22 WSL season, behind champions Chelsea and runners-up Arsenal.
(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
