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Angel Metropolis welcomes infusion of expertise with hope of netting extra wins

By Editorial Board Published July 23, 2025 5 Min Read
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Angel Metropolis welcomes infusion of expertise with hope of netting extra wins

Ever since she visited Los Angeles along with her nationwide workforce three years in the past, Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir knew she needed to play within the Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League sooner or later.

When the chance to play for Angel Metropolis offered itself, Jónsdóttir was keen to affix the league and play for brand spanking new Angel Metropolis coach Alexander Straus.

“When Angel City came up, I was just really excited about it,” she stated. “I know Alex. I played against him when he was at Bayern and so I knew he was a great coach.”

Three new gamers have joined Angel Metropolis (4-3-6) through the previous few months, delivering an infusion expertise for a workforce that sits in eleventh place within the 14-team NWSL standings. The league’s prime eight groups advance to the playoffs.

Jónsdóttir, a ahead with Icelandic nationwide workforce expertise, signed with Angel Metropolis on Could 21. After ending her stint with Frauen-Bundesliga membership VfL Wolfsburg, Jónsdóttir joined her first Angel Metropolis follow on Tuesday afternoon.

Midfielder Evelyn Shores, who most just lately performed for the College of North Carolina, signed with Angel Metropolis on July 10. She has performed for the U-23 U.S. girls’s nationwide workforce.

Goalkeeper Hannah Seabert, who was Sporting Clube de Portugal’s captain earlier this 12 months, signed with Angel Metropolis on Could 30 and has been coaching with the workforce for 3 weeks.

Seabert, a Riverside native and Pepperdine alum, spent most of her profession enjoying overseas and needed to return to america.

Angel Metropolis goalkeeper Hannah Seabert kicks the ball throughout a pleasant in opposition to Bay FC on July 19 at PayPal Park in San Jose.

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“As soon as Angel City opened up several years back, I just knew it was a team I wanted to be a part of,” she stated of the franchise that started play in 2023.

When Seabert’s contract with Sporting CP expired, she pursued her purpose of becoming a member of Angel Metropolis.

“When I came and visited here a couple weeks ago, it felt like a home away from home,” she stated. “The facilities are amazing and the girls were so welcoming. It just felt right when I came here.”

Angel Metropolis sporting director Mark Parsons stated the brand new gamers earned contracts as a result of they aligned with the imaginative and prescient for the way forward for the membership: successful.

“Who are the players that we believe represent where we’re going and can play for Angel City when we’re fighting for trophies,” Parsons stated, referring to the query Angel Metropolis leaders requested earlier than signing any new gamers.

Whereas the brand new gamers current an infusion of contemporary expertise, Angel Metropolis is also benefiting from the return of a well-recognized face.

Ahead Jun Endo, who tore her ACL in February 2024, performed for the primary time in 18 months throughout a pleasant in opposition to Bay FC on Saturday. Endo was on the pitch for half-hour and scored the one purpose of the sport.

“If you’re missing a player like Jun Endo for as much time as Angel City has been missing her, of course it affects [the game] because you cannot replace a player like that,” stated Straus, the workforce’s coach.

Angel City's Jun Endo dribbles the ball during a friendly against Bay FC on July 19 at PayPal Park in San Jose.

Angel Metropolis’s Jun Endo dribbles the ball throughout a pleasant in opposition to Bay FC on July 19 at PayPal Park in San Jose.

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Straus stated he expects Angel Metropolis to evolve and transfer nearer to attaining its long-term championship objectives with the brand new signees and Endo accessible to play.

Angel Metropolis, which is within the midst of a global break, performs a pleasant Saturday in opposition to Carolina Ascent FC and resumes NWSL competitors on Aug. 1 at Seattle Reign FC.

“Its not just about filling a roster,” Straus stated. “We need quality. We need people who can make a difference for us and so we hope they will do this for us.

“We will be good now, but we will be better in January.”

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