Former England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Al Ittihad Ladies; the former Leicester defender left the Midlands club as a free agent earlier this summer; Plumptre featured for Nigeria at the Womens World Cup; womens transfer window closes on Thursday
Former England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Al Ittihad Ladies; the former Leicester defender left the Midlands club as a free agent earlier this summer; Plumptre featured for Nigeria at the Women's World Cup; women's transfer window closes on ThursdayAshleigh Plumptre left Leicester after her contract expired during the summer
Former England youth international Ashleigh Plumptre has signed for Saudi Arabian side Al Ittihad Ladies. Both the club and the 25-year-old centre-back announced the news on their social media channels on Wednesday morning.Plumptre played at England U23 level but has since become a senior Nigeria international, with 15 caps and played against the Lionesses as they lost on penalties in the last 16 of the Women's World Cup this summer.
She arrives at Al Ittihad having left Leicester, her hometown club, as a free agent when her contract expired on July 13.
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