Live broadcast on August 30 news Arsenal women’s football team announced through the official website of the club that the Spanish international Leia Cortina, who has just won the women’s football World Cup, has officially signed a central defender from Barcelona.
Leia Cortina joined the Barcelona youth training at the age of 14 and entered the Barcelona women’s football team after graduation. The 23-year-old central defender will wear the No. 27 Arsenal women’s football shirt after joining. She left Catalonia after playing 32 times for the Barcelona women’s football team and scoring 2 goals. During her playing for Barcelona women’s football, she won three Spanish champions, two women’s Champions League champions, one Spanish women’s football Cup champion and one Spanish Women’s Football Super Cup champion.
In the 2021-22 season, she joined the AC Milan women’s football team on loan and played 14 times in Serie A and Champions League. At the national team level, Cortina made seven appearances for the Spanish women’s football adult national team and was one of the members who won the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer. She played four times in the women’s football World Cup, that is, she started in all four elimination matches of the Spanish women’s football team and scored one goal in the top 16 games that defeated Switzerland 5-1.
Cortina said, “I am really excited! I can’t wait to join the team and become a ‘Gunner. I know the history of this club like the palm of my hand, so when I found Arsenal interested in me, I agreed without hesitation. We want to be competitive in all four competitions to participate in this season, and I look forward to leaving some memories with our supporters here.”
Arsenal women’s football coach Hornas-endwal said: “Leia (Cortina) is a world-class defender, and I am very happy to work with her at Arsenal. She has excellent technical ability and physical quality, which we believe will enable her to quickly adapt to our football style here. She has rich experience in participating in the highest level competitions and winning the trophy, so I believe she will be a useful supplement for our team to continue to move forward. “.
Claire-WHITLEY, women’s football director of Arsenal club, said: “We are pleased to confirm that Leia has been officially signed through permanent transfer. We believe Leia is a top player and has great potential to continue to develop and make continuous progress with us after coming to Arsenal. Her experience in the biggest stage-as we saw in this summer’s women’s football World Cup-will provide us with valuable experience in achieving our goals this season.”
At present, this transaction still needs to complete all supervisory process.
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