Rising American soccer star Jaedyn Shaw is Gotham-bound.
The North Carolina Braveness agreed to commerce the U.S. Girls’s Nationwide Group midfielder to Gotham FC for a document $1.25 million, ESPN .
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The worth tag of the deal is a brand new intraleague document for the NWSL, which had beforehand been set in August when the Kansas Metropolis Present despatched USWNT ahead Ally Sentnor to Utah for $600,000.
The deal comes as Gotham sits in sixth place within the NWSL standings and the membership appears to be like so as to add to its trophy assortment after profitable the inaugural CONCACAF W Champions Cup earlier this yr.
Jaedyn Shaw strikes the ball throughout North Carolina’s Aug. 8 match. Imagn Photographs
Gotham is planning on signing Shaw by way of the 2029 season, based on the ESPN report.
Shaw has caught fireplace as of late, scoring two objectives in her previous three NWSL matches, together with over the weekend when she scored on a penalty kick within the 89th minute in opposition to Utah.
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The 20-year-old has three objectives and an help whereas beginning 10 matches this season for North Carolina.
This marked the second time that Shaw had been traded within the calendar yr after she was dealt by the San Diego Wave in January in a deal that introduced her to the East Coast.
Jaedyn Shaw is pictured throughout North Carolina’s Aug. 30 match. Imagn Photographs
The Braveness had despatched $300,000 in allocation cash, worldwide spots for the 2025 and 2026 seasons and a $150,000 intraleague switch charge as a part of the deal.
Shaw has been within the NWSL since 2022, when she appeared in 5 matches for the Wave throughout her first professional season.
She had been on the Wave roster throughout the 2023 season when San Diego received the NWSL Defend and the NWSL Problem Cup, whereas additionally being named to the NWSL Greatest XI that yr after recording a profession greatest six objectives and three assists.
Jaedyn Shaw defends throughout North Carolina’s Aug. 30 match. Imagn Photographs
The Texas native has tallied eight objectives for the senior ladies’s nationwide staff in 26 caps for the squad and was named the Girls’s Gold Cup’s greatest participant in 2024.
Gotham FC (7-6-6), who’ve received their final two video games after defeating Angel Metropolis on Sunday, will face the Wave in San Diego on Friday of their subsequent regular-season match.