Birmingham City Women sign Australian international Emily van Egmond | OneFootball

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Birmingham City have signed Australian international Emily van Egmond on a two-and-a-half-year deal following her departure from San Diego Wave.

The midfielder recently reached the landmark of 150 caps for her country, scoring 31 goals and played 70 times for San Diego Wave during which they won the NWSL Shield and Challenge Cup.

She had an 18-month spell with West Ham, while her well-travelled career has taken her to such clubs as Fortuna Hjorring. Western New York Flash, Seattle Reign, Chicago Red Stars, FFC Frankfurt, Wolfsburg, Orlando Pride, Melbourne City and no less than five spells with her first senior team, Newcastle Jets.

Speaking to BluesTV, Van Egmond said: “I’m happy to be here. I can’t wait to get started. When Birmingham came to me, I loved the ambition.

“They are top of the table right now, looking to get promoted, and I just thought what an opportunity to come to a great club and be part of something exciting.”

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