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Jeff Kassouf
United States girls’s nationwide crew midfielder Lily Yohannes has signed a three-year contract with French powerhouse OL Lyonnes, the membership introduced on Monday.
Lyonnes, the eight-time champions of Europe, had agreed to phrases final week on a switch with Ajax for the 18-year-old American, sources informed ESPN. Her contract will run via June 30, 2028.
A supply informed ESPN that the charge is round €450k ($526k), with Ajax additionally receiving a share in a future switch. Yohannes’ contract with Ajax ran via June 2026.
English champions Chelsea had been additionally within the working to signal Yohannes, sources previously told ESPN.
Yohannes has eight caps for the USWNT. She scored 10 minutes into her debut in June 2024 as a 17-year-old.
In November, Yohannes declared her decision to signify america internationally. She beforehand had not determined amid curiosity from the Netherlands, the place she was reportedly within the technique of securing Dutch citizenship.
Yohannes was born in Virginia and her household moved to the Netherlands when she was 10. She signed knowledgeable contract with Ajax at age 15.
In 2023, when she was 16, Yohannes grew to become the youngest participant to ever begin a UEFA Girls’s Champions League match when she began for Ajax in a 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain.
“She’s received unbelievable maturity and coachability, and somebody who I do know goes to turn out to be an essential a part of our program,” USWNT head coach Emma Hayes told reporters in May.
“However I am invested in that improvement, and we have now to be affected person with that contemplating her tender age and her lack of worldwide and high-level expertise.”
ESPN’s Emily Keogh contributed to this report.