FA WSL Summer 2019 transfer window

The transfer window for professional players will be opened from the 14 June to the 05 Sep

This week’s transfers
Confirmed transfers
Extended contracts
Possible deals

 

Arsenal

In  5 : Leonie Maier (FC Bayern), Jill Roord(FC Bayern), Manuela Zinsberger (FC Bayern), Louise Quinn, Jennifer Beattie (Man City), Kim Little, Fran Stenson ( Manchester City)

Out 4 :  Sari Van Veenendaal ( Athletico Madrid),  Dominique Bloodworth ( Wolfsburg), Janni Arnth ( Fiorentina), Fran Stenson ( Blackburn Rovers -loan)

 

Manchester City

In 6 : Ellen White ( Birmingham City), Karen Bardsley, Ellie Roebuck,Megan Campbell, Matilde Fidalgo ( SC Braga), Laura Coombs ( Liverpool), Aoife Mannion ( Birmingham), Lee Geum-min (Gyeongju KHNP), Tyler Toland ( Sion Swift)

Out 7 :  Nikita Parris (Olympique Lyonnais), Abbie McManus (Manchester United), Claire Emslie ( Orlando Pride), Melissa Lawley (Liverpool) , Jennifer Beattie (Arsenal), Fran Stenson ( Arsenal), Esme Morgan ( Everton Ladies – loan)

 

Birmingham City

In 6 Emma Follis, Claudia Walker ( Everton), Connie Scofield, Rachel Williams, Abbi Grant ( Anderlecht), Harriet Scott, Brianna Visalli ( West Ham), Heidi Logan, Rebecca Holloway ( Nashville Rhythm), Lucy Whipp ( St John’s U), Adrienne Jordan ( Atlanta), Hannah Hampton

Out 10 Ellen White ( Manchester City), Meaghan Sargent ( Bristol), Charlie Wellings ( Bristol), Hayley Ladd (Manchester United), Lucy Quinn (Tottenham Hotspur) , Aoife Mannion ( Manchester City), Marisa Ewers ( Aston Villa), Shania Hayles (Aston Villa), Paige Williams, Emma Follis ( Aston Villa)

 

Chelsea

In 2 : Guro Reiten ( LSK), Sophie Ingle, Jade Bailey ( end of loan – Reading), Ji So-Yun

Out 5 :  Hedvig Lindhal ( Vfl Wolfsburg), Jade Bailey ( Liverpool), Elizabeth Durack ( retirement), Ali Riley ( FC Bayern), Karen Carney ( retirement) 

 

Reading

In 4 : Rachel Rowe, Fara Williams, Kristine Leine (Roa), Angharad James ( Everton), Mayumi Pacheco, Sophie Howard, Molly Bartrip, Lily Woodham, Amalie Eikeland (Sandviken), Maxine Bennink ( PEC Zwolle)

Out 6 : Rebecca Jane (Liverpool), Kirsty Pearce ( retirement), Jade Bailey ( end of loan – Chelsea), Gemma Davison ( Tottenham Hotspurs), Charlie Estcourt ( Charlton – loan), Lily Woodham ( Charlton – loan), Rachel Furness ( Tottenham – loan)

 

Bristol

In 7 : Gemma Evans, Abi Harrison, Sophie Baggaley, Meaghan Sargent ( Birmingham), Charlie Wellings ( Birmingham), Loren Dykes, Frankie Brown, Carla Humphrey, Florence Allen, Yana Daniels ( Liverpool), Jamine Matthews ( Liverpool), Ebony Salmon ( Manchester United),  Vita Van Der Linden ( Ajax), Eartha Cummings, Carla Humphrey, Olivia Chance ( Everton)

Out 8 : Julie Biesmans ( PSV Eindhoven), Danique Kerkdijk ( Brighton), Juliette Kempi ( London City Lionesses), Alicia Johnson ( Sheffield United), Lucy Graham ( Everton), Rosella Ayane ( Tottenham Hotspurs), Heather Payne (FSU), Ella Rutherford ( Crystal Palace – loan)

 

West Ham

In 7 : Esmee de Graaf, Anna Moorhouse, Kate Longhurst, Tessel Middag, Laura Vetterlein ( SC Sand), Martha Thomas ( Le Havre), Jacynta Galabadaarachchi ( Perth Glory), Kenza Dali (FC Dijon), Cecilie Redisch Kvamme ( Sandviken), Katharina Baunach (VfL Wolfsburg),  Courtney Brosnan ( Le Havre)

Out 8 : Lucienne Reichardt ( retirement), Claire Rafferty ( retirement), Rosie Kmita ( London Bees),  Brianna Visalli ( Birmingham), Rebecca Spencer ( Tottenham Hotspurs), Jane Ross ( Manchester United), Ria Percival ( Tottenham Hotspurs), Vyan Sampson ( London City Lionesses- loan)

 

Liverpool

In 3 : Sophie Bradley, Rebecca Jane (Reading),  Melissa Lawley ( Man City), Jade Bailey ( Chelsea), Anke Preuss, Fran Kitching

Out 4 : Laura Coombs (Manchester City), Leandra Little (Sheffield United), Yana Daniels ( Bristol), Jasmine Matthews ( Bristol)

 

Brighton

In  4 : Danique Kerkdijk ( Bristol), Matilde Skovsen ( VSK Aarhus), Megan Walsh ( Yeovil), Amanda Nilden, Ini Umotong, Fern Whelan, Emily Simpkins, Jodie Brett, Kirsty Barton, Laura Rafferty, Victoria Williams, Fliss Gibbons, Kate Natkiel, Sophie Harris, Aileen Whelan, Beth Roe, Danielle Buet, Kayleigh Green, Megan Connolly, Lea Le Garrec ( Guingamp)

Out 4 : Lucy Gillett ( Crystal Palace), Sophie Perry, Marie Hourihan ( SC Braga), Chloe Peplow ( Tottenham Hotspurs)

 

Everton

In 6 : Kika Van Es ( Ajax), Tinja-Riikka Korpela (Valarenga), Gabby George, Georgia Brougham, Megan Finnigan, Taylor Hinds, Hannah Cain, Simone Magill, Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, Lucy Graham ( Bristol), Molly Pike ( Chelsea Academy), Maeva Clemaron ( FC Fleury), Elise Hughes, Esme Morgan ( Man City -loan)

Out 7 : Dominique Bruinenberg (PEC Zwolle), Siri Worm (Tottenham Hotspurs), Olivia Chance, Rebecca Flaherty ( Sheffield Utd) ,Emma Brownlie, Claudia Walker ( Birmingham),  Angharad James (Reading)

 

Manchester United

In 6 : Jackie Groenen ( 1. FFC Frankfurt), Abbie McManus (Manchester City), Hayley Ladd ( Birmingham), Jane Ross (West Ham), Mary Earps ( Wolfsburg), Lotta Okvist ( Hammarby ), Aurora Mikalsen ( Kolbotn)

Out 5 : Charlotte Devlin (Charlton), Naomi Hartley ( Sheffield United), Lucy Roberts (USF), Ebony Salmon ( Bristol), Alex Greenwood ( Olympique Lyonnais)

 

Tottenham

In 9 : Rebecca Spencer ( West Ham), Ria Percival ( West Ham), Siri Worm ( Everton), Chloe Peplow ( Brighton), Rosella Ayane ( Bristol), Gemma Davison ( Reading), Lucy Quinn ( Birmingham), Chloe Morgan, Jenna Schillaci, Lucia Leon, Ashleigh Neville, Josie Green, Anna Filbey, Sophie McLean, Coral Haines, Jessica Naz, Angela Addison, Rianna Dean, Hannah Godfrey (Pensacola FC), Megan Wynne, Kit Graham ( Charlton), Rachel Furness ( Reading – loan)

Out 9 : Emma Beckett ( Watford),  Renee Hector (Charlton), Sarah Wiltshire ( Yeovil), Bianca Baptiste ( Crystal Palace), Anne Meiwald ( Watford), Wendy Martin ( retirement),  Ryah Vyse (Watford), Maya Vio ( retirement), Emma Gibbon (Crystal Palace) 

 

 

FA WC Summer 2019 transfer window

The transfer window for professional players will be opened from the 14 June to the 05 Sep

This week’s transfers
Confirmed transfers
Extended contracts
Possible deals

 

Durham

In 3 : Megan Bell ( Linfield), Iris Achterhof ( Old Dominion Uni), Molly Sharpe ( Barry University), Hannah Reid, Kathryn Hill, Lisa Robertson, Sarah Wilson, Sarah Robson, Beth Hepple, Nicki Gears, Megan Borthwick, Becky Salicki, Ellie Christon, Emily Roberts, Lauren Briggs, Abby Holmes, Rachel Lee, Jordan Atkinson

Out 3 : Abi Cottam ( Sunderland ), Chloe Knott, Zoe Ness ( Lewes)

 

Charlton

In 12 : Charlotte Kerr, Riva Casley ( Millwall Lionesses), Georgia Evans ( Yeovil Town), Ellie Leek ( Le Havre), Lois Euchan ( Le Havre), Maddie Phillips ( Chelsea Academy), Alice Griffiths ( Cardiff met), Jaime Gotch ( Reading Academy), Rachel Newborough ( Boston College), Lily Woodham ( Reading – loan), Charlie Estcourt ( Reading – loan), Renee Hector ( Tottenham), Charlotte Devlin ( Manchester United), Shanell Salgado ( Crystal Palace), Jenna Legg ( unattached)

Out 10 : Ellie Bailes, Chloe Brunton-Wilde, Amelia Ritchie, Hayley West, Amber Stobbs ( retirement), Lilly Agg, Harley Bennett, Charlotte Gurr, Elizabeth Ejupi ( London City Lionesses), Kit Graham ( Tottenham)

 

Sheffield United

In 9 : Katie Wilkinson ( London Bees), Naomi Hartley ( Manchester United), Leandra Little ( Liverpool), Olivia Fergusson ( Yeovil), Kerri Matthews ( York City RTC), Rebecca Flaherty ( Everton), Emily Batty, Alicia Johnson ( Bristol), Aimee Palmer ( Manchester United – loan), Kasia Lipka, Ellie Fletcher ( Liverpool – loan)

Out 8 : Sophie Jones ( retirement), Ellie Gilliat ( Derby County), Tania Marsden, Danielle Cox, Nikki Davies, Nicole Kemp, Georgia Stevens ( Fylde AFC), Jodie Hartley, Rebbeca Rayner ( Notthingham Forest) 

 

Aston Villa

In 8 : Marisa Ewers ( Birminhgam), Ella Franklin-Fraiture ( Leicester), Melissa Johnson ( Leicester), Emily Syme ( Yeovil), Charlotte Greengrass ( Leicester), Shania Hayles ( Birmingham), Nathalie Haigh, Emma Follis ( Birmingham)

Out 6 : Aja Aguirre, Alison Hall, Ashlee Brown, Hayley Crackle ( Coventry), Hollie Gibson, Tanisha Smith, Aoife Hurley ( Crystal Palace) 

 

Leicester

In 7 : Aime Everett ( Liverpool), Lachante Paul ( Arsenal Academy), Annabel Blanchard ( Liverpool Academy), Paige Bailey-Gayle ( Arsenal Academy), Lia Cataldo ( London City Lionnesses), Grace Riglar ( Bristol), Anneka Nuttall ( Crystal Palace), Nat Johnson, Hayley James, Leigh Dugmore, Demi Lambourne, Holly Morgan, Lucy Johnson

Out 5 : Ella Franklin-Fraiture ( Aston Villa), Melissa Johnson ( Aston Villa). Rosie Axten ( Coventry), Charlotte Clarke ( Stoke City), Charlotte Greengrass ( Aron Villa)

 

London Bees

In 11 : Lee Burch ( manager – Yeovil),Sarah Quantrill, Merrick Will, Bonnie Horwood ( Yeovil), Megan Alexander ( Yeovil), Amelia Hazard ( Arsenal Academy), Georgina Giddings ( Millwall Lionesses), Georgia Roberts ( Lewes), Brooke Nunn, Rosie Kmita ( West Ham), Courtney Ward-Chambers ( QPR), Billie Brooks ( unattached), Hayley West, Lauren Pickett, Nikita Whinett ( Crystal Palace), Nicola Gibson, Taylor O’Leary, Mollie Dench, Lucy Loomes, Megen Lynch ( Crystal Palace), Flo Gamby

Out 10 : Rachel Yankey ( manager), Paula Howells, Katie Wilkinson ( Sheffield United), Destiny Toussaint, Annabel Johnson (Crystal Palace), Rachel Unitt, Daisy McLachlan ( Oxford United), Rosanna Parnell ( Southampton FC), Kelsey Gibson ( Luton Town), Tricia Gould, Ruesha Littlejohn, Ocean Rolandsen ( Watford)

 

Lewes

In 9 : Katie McIntyre, Amy Taylor, Danielle Lane, Samantha Quayle, Caitlin Hayes ( Barcelona FA), Ella Powell ( Georgia State University), Ellie Noble ( Oxford United), Faye Baker, Emma Jones ( Cardiff City), Rhian Cleverly ( Le Havre), Jess King, Sophie O’Rourke, Emily Donovan ( Yeovil), Annie Timoney (Marine Academy ), Charley Boswell, Ava Rowbotham, Filippa Savva ( Liverpool Feds), Molly Peters ( Enfield), Issy Foster ( Southampton FC), Zoe Ness ( Durham)

Out 5 : Rebecca Carter (Crawley Wasps), Leeta Rutherford (Crystal Palace), Nina Wilson (Watford) , Charlotte Owen ( Crawley Wasps), Georgia Roberts ( London Bees)

 

Crystal Palace

In 9 : Leeta Rutherford ( Lewes), Amy Goddard  ( Yeovil), Cherelle Khassal ( Chichester), Freya Holdoway, Jordan Butler, Lucy Gillett ( Brighton), Ashley Hincks, Ciara Watling, Andria Georgiou, Nicole Pepper, Lily Stevens, Magda Mosengo ( Carson Newman), Annabel Johnson ( London Bees), Emma Gibbon ( Tottenham), Lizzie Waldie, Bianca Baptiste ( Tottenham), Ashleigh Goddard ( Appollon Ladies), Reat Laudat ( Totthenham), Aoife Hurley ( Aston Villa), Ella Rutherford ( Bristol – loan)

Out 1 : Anneka Nuttall ( Leicester), Nikita Whinett ( London Bees), Megen Lynch ( London Bees), Shannel Salgado ( Charlton)

 

London City Lionesses

In 14 :  Poppy Wilson ( Bristol ), Ellie Mason ( Yeovil), Hannah Short ( Yeovil, Elizabeth Ejupi ( Charlton), Lily Agg ( Charlton), Amber Gaylor ( Yeovil), Juliette Kempi ( Bristol), Annie Rossiter, Leanne Cowan, Lucy Fitzgerald, Gabby Ravenscroft, Ylena Priest, Evie Clarke, Florence Fyfe ( Oxford), Vyan Samspon ( Charlton), Freda Ayisi ( Leicester), Lucy Thomas ( Oxford), Chantelle Mackie, Kallie Balfour, Eden Bailey, Harley Bennett ( Charlton), Grace Neville

Out 3: Riva Casley ( Charlton), Lia Cataldo ( Leicester), Beth Lumsden ( Enfield) , Georgina Giddings ( London Bees)

 

Blackburn

In 2 : Kayleigh MacDonald, Natasha Flint, Serena Fletcher,Jessica Holbrook, Kelsey Pearson, Saffron Jordan, Ellie Stewart, Natasha Fenton, Alex Taylor, Lauren Davies  Rhema Lord- Mears ( Anderlecht), Sophie Charlton, Danielle Hill, Lauren Thomas ( Liverpool)

Out 4 : Lynda Shepherd ( retirement), Danielle Gibbons, Charlotte Stuart, Lagan Makin

 

Coventry

In 7 : Helen Dermody Beth Merrick Jade Formaston, Maz Gauntlett, Nikki Miles, Erin Riden, Shannon O Brien. Katie Morris ( Chorley FC), Rosie Axten( Leicester), Jodie Bartle ( Loughborough Foxes), Rebecca Anderson ( unattached), Erin Smith ( Leafield), Susan Wood, Sian Johnson, Yasmine Kluckis, Hayley Crackle ( Aston Villa)

Out 4 : Rosie McDonnell, Natasha Merritt, Lois Jefferies ( Wolves), Georgina Presswell

 

 

D1 Feminine Matchday 1 recap

It’s only Matchday 1 and we get the feeling that it is Groundhog Day at the top of the table.  The fixture list  was not offering any duel between teams from last season’s top 5 and the new season shows already there is continuity in term of the teams’ hierarchy.

 

OL in full control mode, PSG goes to 7 heaven

The fenottes were at home to promoted side Marseille at a near capacity Groupama Training centre with close to 2 000  fans. With a successful preseason with two wins in the IWCC under their belt, there was no surprise to see a win against OM with six goals scored. The opener came in the third by one of the new signing Nikita Parris. Without their captain Wendie Renard who was put on substitute’s bench because of a virus or Amel Majri who was injured, the Captain for the day Eugenie Le Sommer was getting the second goal after some good work from Ada Hegerberg. The Norwegian had to wait a little bit to open her account, as she missed a cross from Alex Greenwood for Dzsenifer Marozsan to finish the move for the 2-0.

In the second half, OM went down to 10 after a red card, Cascarino got her goal on a turnover concluded by a nice solo move. And Hegeberg got a brace from two set pieces from Maroszan, the second goal was actually a follow through from an M’Bock shot that hit the crossbar. It was a large victory and coach Vasseur acknowledged it but also noted there was a lot of work to be done: “we are here to get better in everything that we do. Everything is not perfect, but the score line is good. We really wanted to start the season well. We created a lot of chances and could have scored a lot more goals”

A work in progress after that first game was also the word for the Marseille coach Christophe Parra “It was important to have a good quality of work today against the Champions League holders. The players learn a lot by playing those kinds of games. We have a lot of young players and it will be important to analyse what went right and wrong and to think on how to improve things “Guingamp is up next for Marseille in two weeks after the international break.

 

It’s only the first game of the season, we have to put things in perspective

Lyon was top of the League on Saturday; PSG overtook them on Sunday following their victory against Soyaux on the new artificial pitch at Stade Jean-Bouin. Like at the Lyon game, there was no need to wait very long to see the opener, as Marie-Antoinette Katoto opened her account less than a minute into the game. Last season’s top scorer took advantage of the space between Soyaux’s defensive lines to get a double. Hannah Glas then scored PSG’s third goal straight after the second one (3-0 35’). Unfortunately for her, Katoto would not add more goals to her tally as she had to be substituted with an injury in the 51^st minute. Huitema checked in and was involved on the fourth goal from a corner, as her ball hit Diani before going in. Geyoro took advantage of a defensive mistake to get her goal, and Nadim also got on the scoresheet. Finally the new signing Däbritz scored with a toe-poke to make it seven and go top of the League. She was happy with the team’s performance: “ it was a perfect game, it is nice to have scored so many goals, I am very happy with this. We are really satisfied and hope to carry on this way”

A positive day for Olivier Echouafni” we got the victory, this is the most important point, you always have some doubts before the opening game. We did what was needed to open the score quickly, and we made the game easy to play by doing it.  We managed to score a lot of goals without conceding. It is only the season’s first game, we have to put things in perspective”

Even if Soyaux’s squad had not changed much during the close season and with only Tandia missing through suspension, coach Sebastien Joseph was bemoaning the lack of basics implemented during the game. “ We did not play football today, there is a lot of disappointment. We made too many errors  and presented them with goal scoring opportunities. We were too passive to get anything from that game. We need to rectify all those problems if we want to do something this season” There is certainly a lot to do for the team at the bottom of the league.

 

Bordeaux’s attack firing on all cylinders

As a team coming with new ambitions, the Bordeaux girls have started the season well against Fleury.  They were the first team to score this season, thanks to a misunderstanding between Sevecke and her goalie. With a clear intent on an attacking style, Pedro Losa’s team carried on attacking and Asseyi’s shot was well stop by Gignoux-Soulier (12’). The first chance for Fleury came from Corboz but he shot lacked any power to surprise Nayler (18’). A few minutes later, Shaw powered past Sevecke but hit the crossbar (18’). She was rewarded later in the game when she headed in a corner from Jaurena (2-0 75’). Makanza brought the game back to 2-1 as she took advantage of an error by Thibaud, but a handball from Gadea allowed Asseyi to score a penalty ( 3-1 82’) with Shaw finishing off the game ( 4-1 90’)

 

Dijon collapse in ten minutes against PFC

PFC seems to be Dijon’s nemesis and Saturday’s game was no different from the previous ones. Dijon had started the game well, Barbance hitting the crossbar from long range (13’). The last minutes of the first half were all PFC with the German left-back Savin pushing forward to help with the overload and give two assists. First for Thiney, who finished with a great volley ( 1-0 38’) and then for Soyer with a powerful shot ( 2-0 42’).  Then just before the half-time whistle Mateo found Catala for the (3-0 45+1’). An air pocket before the break according to the Dijon coach that left the players struggling to react during that ten minutes stint. He was still happy with his team’s second half performance. PFC managed the game in the second act, Dijon finally found an opening thanks to Carage after a good work from Bouillot ( 3-1 85’) but it was too little to late.

 

Le Bihan unlocks Reims’s defence,

Clarisse Le Bihan put her team on the right track by unlocking the Reims defence with a fantastic long range left footed shot that ended up under the crossbar (1-0 44’). Montpellier had not shown enough movement off the ball to so far in the game to surprise a well organised newly promoted team Reims. Their new goalie Schmitz hand to make an important save against Feller (29’), while Phillipe had a penalty shoot after a dubious contact with Karchaoui (42’).  At the start of the second half, Simon fouled Mondesir and with the penalty converted by Le Bihan, Montpellier could breathe a lot better (2-0 47’). “we did more combination play and developed our game more “said the coach Frederic Mendy after the game. But the score line would not evolve even with a Petermann shot from 20 m going close to the top corner. The result was the main take from the Montpellier team while Amandine Miquel the Reims coach thought the performance and the dedication to the tasks shown during the game from her side were positives. “they fought with all their available weapons and competed well” A performance that will need to be repeated if they want to stay up.

 

Guingamp get some most needed points early in the season

Even if it was matchday 1, the game looked like a key relegation battle game. Both sides had to wait until the very end of the season to see their place in D1 Feminine confirmed and the winner on the day would have a big psychological boost. The head to head record is the tiebreaker in D1 Feminine. The game did not really allow us to gauge the real strength of FC Metz because of the early red card from their captain Melissa Godart for a foul on her opposite number Desire Oparanozie. A seemingly innocuous free-kick allowed Faustine Robert to surprise Justine Lerond and Guingamp to take the lead (1-0 30’) . FC Metz replied by Gordon who tried to lob Durand from 28 yards, but the goalie managed to clear the ball (34’). The game stayed open and could have gone both way right until the end when Louise Fleury on the play of the game scored the second and winning goal past Lerond (2-0, 90+4)

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