Girma is seen as one of the final pieces of the puzzle. She is the flagship signing of an unprecedented year of transfers in which Chelsea have added Keira Walsh and Lucy Bronze – who have seven Champions League titles between them – to the squad alongside a crop of prodigious talents from across Europe.

Naomi Girma, a top defender for the USWNT, made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in a WSL match following a record-breaking transfer fee in January.

Flash in the pan—that’s how we would describe Naomi Girma’s Chelsea debut. Why? Well, after much anticipation, the USWNT star finally got her first start in the WSL, only to be taken off the pitch in just 59 minutes due to an injury.