Super Falcons defender, Ashleigh Plumptre has joined Saudi Arabia Women’s Premier League club Al-Ittihad Ladies.
This was made known in a statement by the club while unveiling Plumptre’s signing with a video interview published on their X handle.
The statement read, ”Welcome to Al-Ittihad Ashleigh Plumptre 🤩🙌.”
She joined Al-Ittihad after spending three years, 2020-2023, at Leicester where she made 62 appearances.
The 25-year-old left the English club after the expiration of her contract.
While reacting to her transfer to Al-Ittihad, Plumptre expressed her delight.
“Grateful to have signed for Al-Ittihad 🐅,” she wrote on her X account.
“Excited to start this journey alongside some incredible human beings.
“My journey of stepping into more of myself continues…
“It’s more than football 💛.”
Al-Ittihad finished fifth in the first-ever Saudi Arabia Women’s Premier League which was held last season.
Plumptre, featured in all the four games the Super Falcons played at the 2023 FIFA women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
