West Ham United sign Australian international midfielder Gorry | OneFootball

West Ham United have completed the signing of Australian international midfielder Katrina Gorry on a free transfer.

WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Hammers this evening.

Gorry joins West Ham United following a spell playing her football in Sweden with Vittsjö GIK. The 31-year-old is a hugely experienced figure in the game. Gorry was a USL W-League champion with Ottawa Fury back in 2012 before winning the Australian W-League Premiership twice with Brisbane Roar. The midfielder is also a former National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship winner with FC Kansas City.

On the international stage, Gorry has been capped by Australia on 105 occasions while she has scored 17 goals. The player has featured for the CommBank Matildas at the last three FIFA Women’s World Cups.

Gorry has played club football in no less than six different countries so far and she will now add the Barclays Women’s Super League to her CV with West Ham United.

After joining The Hammers, Gorry said “I’m really pleased to sign for West Ham United. The Club spoke my language. West Ham is a family club and that was a big factor for me wanting to join. I’ve felt the support from everyone straightaway and there is no better place for me to be right now.

“The Women’s Super League is the league everyone is speaking about at the moment. I want to challenge myself and play against and with the best players in the world.

“I will work hard, try to control the game and do whatever I can to help the team both on and off the pitch. I am very proud and grateful to be here and really excited by what’s ahead.”

Gorry becomes West Ham United’s third signing of the January transfer window.