Angel City has made another great commitment to its future by signing a transfer Alyssa Thompson At a three -year contract extension and his sister, defender Gisele Thompson, for two additional seasons.
The announcement of transactions intervened a week after the club cut the ribbon On its new several million people training center on the Cal Lutheran University campus in Thousand Oaks.
“Alyssa and Gisele are very important for the future of our club but also for the success of our league,” said Mark Parsons, the new sports director of Angel City, in a statement. “The two have world -class potential for the club and the country and we are impatient to continue to support their growth and their development on and off the field.”
Alyssa Thompson, 20, the youngest player to be drafted in the history of the NWSL and the first draft in high school, has nine goals and nine assists in 53 games all competitions during two seasons. As a recruit, she also became the second player named in a team from the US World Cup when she made the team for the 2023 tournament at 18.
Gisele, 19, played 16 games last year, his first with Angel City, while helping the United States finishing third in the U-20 Women's World Cup last summer.
The two women grew up in the San Fernando valley and signed their first contracts during the elderly at Harvard-Westlake.
“Being able to play in my hometown, playing in front of my friends and family, is something that I never hold for granted,” said Alyssa Thompson. “In addition, being able to play with Gisele as a professional is a dream come true and I am happy to continue.”
The financial conditions of the new transactions have not been announced, but the first Angel City contract in Alyssa, according to her agent, was worth $ 1 million out of three seasons, making it the richest in the short history of the club. Gisele signed last winter the day before its 18th birthdayth Birthday, for $ 525,000 over three years, plus bonuses and allowances.
“I am so happy to have the opportunity to continue to grow with this team,” said Gisele Thompson. “We have incredible players and our chemistry is so solid that I know that we can win a championship, which is the ultimate goal.”
Angel City (7-13-6) finished 12th In the NWSL table at 14 teams last season, he missed the playoffs for the second time in three seasons. He opened the pre-season training camp last week in the temporary coach Sam Main while Parson is looking for a permanent replacement for Becki Tweed, who was dismissed as a manager in December.
