Chelsea have completed the signing of United States international Catarina Macario on a free transfer following her departure from French side Lyon.
As exclusively revealed by The Athletic last month, the 23-year-old attacking midfielder will officially join the Women’s Super League champions on a three-year deal from July 1.
Boss Emma Hayes said: “Cat is one of the most intelligent, creative attacking players in the world who I think will blossom in this Chelsea team. She brings a great deal of flair, European experience, and an unbelievable winning mentality. I think our fans will really love her.”
An iconic player in an iconic city.@CatarinaMacario is Chelsea! 🔵
— (C)helsea FC Women (@ChelseaFCW) June 9, 2023
Macario, who starred at Stanford University, scoring 63 goals in 68 matches, before moving to Lyon in January 2021, is a creative player. Her preferred position is a false nine but she is versatile and can act as a playmaker, drop deeper in midfield or lead the forward line in a front three.
“I can’t wait to get started here,” Macario said.
“I’m looking forward to linking up with some many good forward players such as Sam (Kerr), Lauren James and Guro (Reiten). It will be good to play with Kadeisha (Buchanan) again also.”
The Brazilian-born American…
