The soccer player Esther González, one of the members of the Spanish team that won the World Cup on Sunday, signed this Wednesday with the American team Gotham FC. The striker will play for the New Jersey team, coached by Spanish Juan Carlos Amorós, until 2025 with an option to extend the contract to 2026, the American club confirmed.
The 30-year-old player from Huéscar (Spain) had played until now for Real Madrid, where she had barely played a leading role in recent months, condemned to ostracism, and previously played for Levante, Atlético de Madrid and Sporting de Huelva. González pointed out that she is “honored” to join Gotham FC, one of the main teams in the United States professional women’s soccer league (NWSL), where she will face “the best players in the world in every match “.
Gotham FC general manager Yael Averbuch West stated that “Esther González is a goalscorer at the highest level” and that her arrival will be “a tremendous complement to the great players” already on the team. For her part, Amorós, who has coached the women’s teams of Tottenham Hotspur and Real Betis, explained that González fits her style of play.
In the last World Cup, the Grenadine started in the round of 16 against Switzerland and in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands, while the group stage also started with the opening match against Costa Rica, against which she scored her only goal of the tournament. He also came out in the second half of the semi-final against Sweden, but did not play a minute in the final against England.
“She is a winner who works tirelessly and has an incredible hunger for goals and trophies,” said the Gotham FC technical director. The American club highlighted in its statement that González has scored 93 goals in his career and is Real Madrid’s top scorer with 39. Gotham FC currently occupies third place in the NWSL with 25 points behind Portland Thorns (28 points ) and North Carolina Courage (26).
