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The Chicago Red Stars have signed Brazilian nationwide Julia Bianchi to a two-year contract the membership introduced on Wednesday. She is the primary Brazilian participant to hitch the group of their NWSL historical past. Long-time Brazilian icons Cristiane and Formiga beforehand represented the membership throughout their Women’s Professional Soccer period. Julia will be part of the membership for preseason upon approval of her visa utility.
The midfielder is a necessary pick-up for the membership after the Red Stars misplaced a number of midfield gamers within the offseason throughout free company and to retirement. Danielle Colaprico, Morgan Gautrat, and Vanessa DiBernardo every exercised their free company, whereas Sarah Woldmoe introduced her retirement. Julia’s arrival to the membership will assist present reduction within the center third, notably the defensive mid place.
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“Julia is a proficient participant. She can play a variety of completely different positions and be efficient in every one,” mentioned Red Stars Head Coach, Chris Petrucelli in a membership assertion. “She’s confirmed to be a high participant in Brazil, and we anticipate the identical form of success within the NWSL. She’s nonetheless a younger participant so we’re very enthusiastic about her future in Chicago.”
Bianchi will be part of the group from Palmeiras the place she performed 77 matches and gained three championships (Paulista Cup, Libertadores, and Paulista Championship). She was additionally the recipient of the 2020 Brasileirão Award for finest 2020 defensive midfielder. defensive midfielder. Her arrival to the Red Stars will mark her first time taking part in within the league after stints with Kindermann, Centro Olimpico, Ferroviaria, Palmieras, and in Spain with Madrid CFF and Real Madrid.
“It ́s a brand new problem in my profession, I all the time needed to play abroad once more,” Bianchi mentioned. “I obtained this proposal from Chicago, I ́m very joyful, I believe this will probably be essential in my profession. It’s a really conventional membership within the United States, that they had an important season final 12 months, so I’m very joyful to be becoming a member of the group.”
A younger prospect with room to develop, the 25-year-old midfielder additionally brings a degree of worldwide expertise to the Red Stars. She has represented Brazil on the youth degree with U-17 and U-20 groups and has been a latest fixture amongst Brazil’s senior girls’s nationwide group. American followers will bear in mind her efforts within the Tokyo Olympics and throughout the 2021 SheBelieves Cup the place she scored in opposition to Canada.
