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The Portland Thorns traded midfielder Hina Sugita to Angel City on Tuesday in trade for defender M.A. Vignola and $600,000 in intraleague switch funds.
Sugita, 28, had been with the Thorns since 2022 and racked up 13 targets and 14 assists in league play (82 appearances, 71 begins). She had three assists for Portland this season.
‘Hina is a world class midfielder who has persistently been one (of) one of the best gamers on this extraordinarily aggressive league,’ Angel City sporting director Mark Parsons stated in a press release. ‘She is dynamic with excessive sport intelligence who we consider helps us on the sphere and brings beneficial expertise off the sphere. We are proud to convey a championship-caliber participant to Angel City.’
Sugita can also be an skilled member of the Japanese nationwide group who performed within the 2019 and 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cups.
‘I’m so grateful to have the chance to hitch Angel City,’ Sugita stated in a press release. ‘I really feel numerous power and fervour from the membership, and I’m completely happy to be a part of this group. I’m very excited to play for this group and look ahead to seeing the followers at BMO Stadium.’
Vignola, 27, additionally had performed for her membership since 2022 however now joins a Portland group (8-7-7, 31 factors) in sixth place within the league and in place for one of many eight playoff spots. Angel City (6-10-6, 24 factors) are eleventh, 5 factors out of eighth-place Racing Louisville.
Vignola posted 5 targets and 5 assists in 57 profession matches for Angel City, together with one aim and two assists this 12 months.
The University of Tennessee alum signed a two-year contract to stick with Angel City after the 2024 season, which means she is beneath contract with Portland via 2026. She has appeared in a single match for the United States ladies’s nationwide group.
–Field Level Media