{"id":614633,"date":"2022-07-04T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=614633"},"modified":"2022-07-04T14:39:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T18:39:32","slug":"manchester-united-women-first-canadian-signing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/04\/manchester-united-women-first-canadian-signing\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Women Welcome First Canadian Signing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United Women have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdWomen\/status\/1543957868357029891\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a> the signing of Adriana Leon.<\/p>\n<p>Leon, a Canada international with over 70 caps, will be the first from her home country to represent the Red Devils&#8217; women&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<h2>Adriana Leon Becomes First Signing of the Summer for Manchester United Women<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u270d\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeonAdriana9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LeonAdriana9<\/a> is a RED! \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CANWNT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CANWNT<\/a> forward joins us on a two-year deal \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUWomen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtdWomen\/status\/1543957868357029891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Thrilled and Honoured&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Upon signing for United, Leon told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-women-announce-signing-of-adriana-leon-from-west-ham-united\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manutd.com<\/a>: &#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled and honoured to join this historic football club. To be the first Canadian female player to play for Manchester United fills me with immense pride and excitement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to join this talented group and put on the famous red jersey.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leon joins having left West Ham United Women this summer &#8211; she had been there since January 2019.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has signed a two-year contract with Marc Skinner&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udd95 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUWomen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUWomen<\/a> Signing Adriana Leon \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OSNckwPXnr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/OSNckwPXnr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 T\u00f9ka (@TukaLetura) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TukaLetura\/status\/1543961822339932162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Exciting&#8217; Signing Says Marc Skinner<\/h3>\n<p>Her new head coach, Skinner, added: &#8220;Adriana is a player that will excite our fans and offer valuable experience both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was extremely impressed with Adriana&#8217;s character, as she expressed confidence and fearlessness when we discussed her coming to Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her flexibility to play in multiple positions effectively, while attacking and defending one-on-one duels with ferocity, will add excellent variety to our continuously developing team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m looking forward to working closely with Adriana as we journey towards future success.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leon scored two goals in 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/05\/09\/chelsea-2022-womens-super-league-title\/\" target=\"_self\">Women&#8217;s Super League<\/a> appearances in 2021\/22. She scored 13 goals in 59 games in total for the Hammers and is among the top 10 leading goalscorers in Canada Women&#8217;s all-time standings with 23 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester United continue to chase a place in the Women&#8217;s Champions League having lost out to local rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/07\/03\/lionesses-goalkeeper-manchester-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester City Women<\/a> by five points this past season.<\/p>\n<p>They have already announced the exits of Martha Harris, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/06\/30\/manchester-united-women-announce-exit\/\" target=\"_self\">Diane Caldwell<\/a>, Signe Bruun and Fran Bentley.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United Women have confirmed the signing of Adriana Leon. Leon, a Canada international with over 70 caps, will be the first from her home country to represent the Red Devils&#8217; women&#8217;s side. 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