Former West Ham United goalkeeper Mackenzie Arnold has accomplished a transfer to NWSL aspect Portland Thorns.
The 30-year-old shot-stopper spent 4 years in east London with the Hammers, making 90 appearances throughout all competitions. She captained the aspect within the 2023/24 season and is the membership’s third all-time document look holder behind Kate Longhurst and Gilly Flaherty.
West Ham confirmed the Australia worldwide’s departure following the expiration of her contract on the finish of June and Arnold is now set to maneuver throughout the pond to america. The Thorns introduced the signing of Arnold on a deal that runs till the 2026 season, with the choice to increase by an additional 12 months.
“Because the starting, this membership has prioritised competitors throughout all our positions, aiming to create groups that may compete each 12 months on the highest degree and win championships,” mentioned the Thorns’ basic supervisor Karina LeBlanc mentioned
“Mackenzie is somebody we recognized earlier this 12 months as a participant that might assist elevate our goalkeeper group. She is a extremely adorned worldwide goalkeeper, with expertise on the world’s greatest phases. We consider her addition will make our goalkeeper unit stronger, our staff higher and assist us obtain our championship profitable objectives.”
Arnold will be a part of up along with her new teammates following the completion of Australia’s involvement within the 2024 Olympic video games in France. The goalkeeper has been named in Tony Gustavsson’s 18-player squad for the video games, which kicks off later this month on July 25.
Whereas Arnold has spent the vast majority of her senior profession in her homeland Australia and in England within the WSL, she did have a short spell within the NWSL with Chicago Pink Stars. She joined the membership in July 2019 and didn’t make a single look for the staff earlier than she signed for West Ham 12 months later.
