Jaedyn Shaw Moves To Gotham Fc From North Carolina Courage In Record Deal

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A caller grounds interest has been paid for a transportation made betwixt 2 NWSL clubs, aft Gotham FC completed nan signing of nan United States midfielder Jaedyn Shaw from North Carolina Courage for $1.25m.

The move is nan sixth successful nan women’s crippled to surpass 1m US dollars truthful acold this year, pinch Naomi Girma’s move to Chelsea successful January being nan first to do so. Shaw’s move is not rather a NWSL grounds outlay, falling somewhat short of Orlando Pride’s $1.5m acquisition of Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from nan Mexican nine Tigres successful August, but it is simply a grounds for an intraleague subordinate move successful NWSL, and frankincense instantly becomes 1 of nan astir important trades successful nan sport’s history.

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“I’m truthful excited to beryllium a portion of this unthinkable nine and community,” Shaw said of joining Gotham, who were nan first winners of nan Concacaf W Champions Cup successful May. “I’m looking guardant to playing alongside world-class players and giving my each to thief nan squad triumph different championship.”

Shaw was portion of nan United States squad that won nan golden badge astatine nan Olympics successful France successful 2024 nether Emma Hayes. In full nan 20-year-old already has 26 elder caps for her country, scoring 8 times and providing 2 assists. She tin play successful onslaught arsenic good arsenic successful midfield and made her elder USWNT debut successful 2023.

In nan NWSL, she has scored 16 times crossed 68 appearances for a operation of North Carolina Courage and her different erstwhile club, San Diego Wave, whom she helped triumph nan NWSL Shield successful 2023. She had only been pinch North Carolina since January 2025, erstwhile she moved from San Diego for $300,000 successful allocation money, an world spot for nan 2025 and 2026 NWSL seasons, and $150,000 successful intraleague transportation fees to San Diego, successful a woody that could besides progressive further intraleague transportation fees. That package has intelligibly been surpassed by her move connected Thursday, though, successful different objection of nan rising transportation fees successful nan women’s game.