{"id":9505,"date":"2025-12-23T08:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherewomensfootballrules.com\/?p=9505"},"modified":"2025-12-23T08:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T16:15:24","slug":"nigeria-national-team-defender-michelle-alozie-signs-to-chicago-stars-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherewomensfootballrules.com\/es\/nigeria-national-team-defender-michelle-alozie-signs-to-chicago-stars-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria National Team Defender Michelle Alozie Signs to Chicago Stars FC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

December 23, 2025 (Fort Worth, TX)<\/strong>\u00a0– TMJ is pleased to announce that\u00a0Nigeria\u00a0National Team Player\u00a0Michelle Alozie<\/a>\u00a0has signed\u00a0with the Chicago Stars\u00a0entering the 2026 NWSL season.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m excited to be starting a new chapter with the Stars,\u201d shared Michelle. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to meeting the team, connecting with them on and off the field, and seeing [the] fans, both in the city and in the stands.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Apple Valley, California native was previously with the Houston Dash, joining the team in August of 2021 as a trialist and quickly caught on, playing in 76 regular season games over the next five seasons.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the international level, Michelle has been a part of the Nigeria Super Falcons since 2021, representing Nigeria in the 2023 FIFA Women\u2019s World Cup. Michelle continued being an integral part of the Super Falcons, playing in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and helping win the 2024 Women\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations, including scoring a crucial goal in the semifinals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to that, Michelle played collegiate soccer for Yale University from 2015 through 2018, winning Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year in 2017 and receiving a degree in Molecular Biology from the esteemed institution. Michelle took her education and continued utilizing it alongside her professional soccer journey in Houston, working as a pediatric cancer research technician at the Texas Children\u2019s Hospital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are very excited for Michelle\u2019s new chapter in the NWSL,\u201d shared Oscar Gonzalez<\/a>, Co-Founder and Principal Agent for TMJ. \u201cHer move to Chicago is a great opportunity for her, and we can’t wait to watch her shine for the Red Stars.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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