Created: Could 23, 2024 07:21 PM
Nia Christopher seen right here in motion in opposition to Jamaica (File {photograph})
Nia Christopher will showcase her abilities within the inaugural USL Tremendous League season after signing with Fort Lauderdale United FC.
The Bermuda ahead has joined the Florida-based skilled girls’s outfit from USL W League facet Eagle FC after agreeing to the phrases of an undisclosed deal on Wednesday.
Christopher’s arrival on the membership has been met with nice expectations. She scored 11 targets, contributed three assists and was named within the workforce of the yr together with her former workforce final season. She additionally achieved overwhelming success on the US school scene with NCAA Division I outfit Towson College.
Fort Lauderdale United introduced the participant’s signing on their web site.
“Nia Christopher, Bermuda-born ahead, signed as we speak with Fort Lauderdale United FC for the inaugural USL Tremendous League season coming this August,” the membership mentioned.
“Christopher first showcased her talent on the Bermuda nationwide workforce as a beginning ahead when she was simply in highschool. She then took her abilities to Towson College, the place she emerged as an instinctive striker and the glue for her workforce’s offence.
“Within the spring of 2021, Christopher began in all eight video games, main Towson in factors with three and pictures on purpose with 12. She ranked sixth within the Colonial Athletic Affiliation in pictures on purpose with 1.38 per recreation, and was awarded to the All-CAA Second Crew and CAA All-Rookie ahead.
“By fall, Christopher turned the primary Towson participant since 2014 to make the All-CAA first workforce. She had the third-highest goalscoring season in Towson historical past with 13 targets, beginning in all 18 video games as a ahead.
“Her functionality of discovering the again of the web and being on the forefront of assaults allowed her to complete the season ranked ninth in Towson historical past in profession targets (14) and tied for fifth in game-winning targets. Not solely was she scoring targets constantly, she was scoring a number of targets a recreation and delivering essential targets in key moments, resembling scoring a hat trick, together with the time beyond regulation golden purpose, in opposition to Mount St Mary’s.
“This earned her the Faculty Soccer Information Nationwide Participant of the Week and CAA Offensive Participant of the Week. Her season in 2021 didn’t cease there as she competed with the Bermuda Nationwide Crew in Concacaf, scoring one other hat trick.
“In 2022, Christopher was named All-CAA First Crew, United Soccer Coaches All-East Area and CAA All-Match Crew. Christopher continued to be a deadly ahead, recording 13 targets and 4 assists for a team-best, main the CAA with 30 factors.
“Christopher was always breaking data and delivering for her workforce, together with setting the programme single-game report with 5 targets and 10 factors in a 7-0 win in opposition to Delaware State. Christopher’s precision and goalscoring means moved her as much as fifth all-time in profession factors (61), second in targets (27) and right into a tie for game-winning targets (10) on her workforce.
“Christopher’s lethal ending means and pure goalscoring intuition will create quite a few alternatives for Fort Lauderdale United FC of their debut season. Her highly effective and correct shot will make her a continuing risk to any defence she encounters.”
The inaugural USL Tremendous League kicks off in August and can initially characteristic eight groups with extra groups set to hitch in subsequent seasons.