Bay FC signs Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala
Nigeria forward, Asisat Oshoala has departed Barcelona after five seasons to join America’s National Women’s Soccer League, Bay FC.
Bay FC, the Bay Area’s new women’s professional soccer franchise in the NWSL acquired the rights to the Nigerian international Asisat Oshoala through a transfer with FC Barcelona Femení in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee, the club announced on Thursday.
Oshoala will be with the NSWL side until 2026 with an option for the 2027 campaign.
‘She will join the team and be added to the roster pending the receipt of her P-1 visa and International Transfer Certificate (ITC). Oshoala will occupy an international roster spot,’ the club wrote on its official website.
Oshoala scored 107 goals in 149 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona, including a record-setting season in 2022, when she was the joint top scorer in the league with 19 goals.
The two-time Ballon D’or nominee led the team in scoring three times, helping the club win the UEFA Women’s Champions League twice (2020-21, 2022-23), earn four league titles, three Spanish Super Cups and the Copa de la Reina three times.
She became the first African woman to the win the UEFA Champions League final in 2021 and the first African woman to score in the Champions League final in 2019.
