Kyra Cooney-Cross has made an enormous post-FIFA Women’s World Cup transfer and joined fellow Matildas Steph Catley and Caitlin Foord at Arsenal because the Australian presence continues to develop across the soccer world.
The 21-year-old Queenslander, who starred within the midfield for the Matildas on the World Cup, has moved to the Gunners from Swedish membership Hammarby.
The enormous transfer from Cooney-Cross comes as 4 of her Matildas teammates and coach Tony Gustavsson have been nominated for prestigious particular person FIFA awards with Foord, Mary Fowler and Sam Kerr vying for ladies’s participant of the 12 months honours.
Shot-stopper Mackenzie Arnold was certainly one of seven nominees for finest girls’s goalkeeper on the again of her penalty shootout heroics in Australia’s quarter-final win over France on the World Cup.
Gustavsson is certainly one of 5 nominees for finest girls’s coach, together with Spain’s World Cup winner Jonatan Giraldez.
After success with Celtic in Scotland earlier than his transfer to Tottenham Hotspur, Ange Postecoglou has additionally been nominated for finest males’s coach of the 12 months and is vying with Manchester City guru Pep Guardiola for the award.
Cooney-Cross, who has 39 Matildas caps, has continued to raise her sport by stints with Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers after which in Sweden earlier than touchdown her take care of the Gunners.
“I’m so excited to join this club,” she mentioned.
“Arsenal just felt right as soon as I heard about the interest.
“I’m really looking forward to experiencing the atmosphere at Emirates Stadium in front of a big crowd for our first game there this season.
“I can’t wait to get started and help us achieve something big together.”
Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall rated Cooney-Cross “one of the best young players in world football”.
“We are delighted to have brought her to Arsenal,” Eidevall mentioned.
“Her passing ability and explosiveness allow her to affect games in a way you rarely see from such a young player, so we firmly believe she will be an excellent addition to our midfield, now and in the future.”
Arsenal’s head of ladies’s soccer Clare Wheatley mentioned: “We are so pleased to have brought Kyra to our club.
“At the age of 21, she already has impressive experience at domestic and international level and we believe she has huge potential for future development.
“Together with our supporters, we welcome Kyra to the Arsenal family and look forward to seeing her play in the red and white.”
AUSTRALIAN FIFA AWARD NOMINEES
The Best FIFA Women’s Player:
Caitlin Foord; Mary Fowler Sam Kerr
The Best FIFA Women’s Coach:
Tony Gustavsson
The Best FIFA Men’s Coach:
Ange Postecoglou
The Best FIFA Women’s Goalkeeper
Mackenzie Arnold
Originally revealed as Kyra Cooney-Cross has joined Matildas teammates at Arsenal
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
