American National Women's Soccer League side Bay FC have confirmed the transfer of Ghanaian forward Princess Marfo on a one-year contract from FC Nordsjaelland.
The 20-year-old, who is a graduate of Right to Dream Academy, joins the San Francisco based club until 2025 with the option to extend the deal for a further year.
"Princess is an exciting, young talent that we are thrilled to be bringing to our club and into the NWSL," said Bay FC general manager Lucy Rushton in a release.
“She has already shown tremendous growth and potential since joining FCN, and we believe that our environment will help continue to foster her skills as a professional. She will add another dimension to our attack, and I am looking forward to seeing her hit the ground running with our group.”
"I have been really happy with my time at FC Nordsjælland. When I came here, everything was very new to me. But football was my focus - and the fact that I was finally allowed to play overshadowed everything else," said Marfo as she left Nordsjaelland.
Marfo began her soccer career as part of the Right to Dream Academy in Ghana and became the first female in the academy to make the move to FC Nordsjælland during the 2021-22 season at the age of 18.
Marfo made her debut for the club in the 2-0 win over Fortuna Hjorring in March 2022, during a league game and set a record by becoming the first female Right to Dream graduate to get playing time in Nordsjaelland’s first team. She appeared in five games for the first team during that season.
During the 2022-23 season, Marfo made the full transition to the first team, scoring her first goal on Oct. 14, 2022, in a 2-1 win against Brondby IF. She finished the season, appearing in 22 games while tallying two goals. In the most recent 2023-24 campaign, Marfo has one goal in 12 appearances for the Danish club.
By: Pascal Amoah
