Barclays WSL & Championship Transfer Watch – Summer 2023

Catarina Macario - Lyon to Chelsea
Chelsea signing Catarina Macario lifted the UWCL trophy when at Lyon. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Keep track of all the 2023 summer transfer-window moves involving Barclays WSL and Women’s Championship players with our regularly updated list.

PLAYER – OLD CLUB – NEW CLUB

April/May

Shae Yanez – London City Lionesses to San Diego Wave
Evie Rabjohn – Aston Villa to Manchester United
Sjoeke Nusken – Eintracht Frankfurt to Chelsea

June

Alejandra Bernabe – Atletico Madrid to Chelsea (season-long loan to Real Sociedad)
Ona Batlle – Manchester United to Barcelona
Pauline Bremer – Wolfsburg to Brighton & Hove Albion
Daphne van Domselaar – FC Twente to Aston Villa
Amalie Eikeland – Reading to SK Brann
Magdalena Eriksson – Chelsea to Bayern Munich
Maria Farrugia – Durham to Lewes
Anna Grey – Ipswich Town to Lewes
Caragh Hamilton – Glentoran to Lewes
Pernille Harder – Chelsea to Bayern Munich
Amanda Ilestedt – Paris Saint-Germain to Arsenal
Chloe Lacasse – Benfica to Arsenal
Ashley Lawrence – Paris St Germain to Chelsea
Catarina Macario – Lyon to Chelsea
Rhiannon Roberts – Liverpool to Real Betis
Chloe Williams – Manchester United to Blackburn Rovers

1 – 7 July 

Brooke Aspin – Bristol City to Chelsea (loaned back to Bristol City)
Sarah Brasero-Carreira – Ipswich Town to Lewes
Charlie Devlin – Leicester City to Birmingham City
Gemma Evans – Reading to Manchester United
Natasha Flint – Leicester City to Liverpool
Carly Girasoli – London City Lionesses to Hearts
Hannah Hampton – Aston Villa to Chelsea
Katie Kitching – London City Lionesses to Sunderland
Tinja-Riikka Korpela – Tottenham Hotspur to AS Roma
Janina Leitzig – Bayern Munich to Leicester City
Mary McAteer – Rugby Borough to Sunderland
Ellie Mason – Lewes to Birmingham City
Niamh Murphy – Manchester United to Blackburn Rovers
Courtney Nevin – Hammarby IF to Leicester City
Lucy Parker – West Ham United to Aston Villa
Chloe Peplow – Reading to Southampton
Martina Piemonte – AC Milan to Everton
Amy Rodgers – London City Lionesses to Bristol City
Jill Roord – VfL Wolfsburg to Manchester City
Eleanor Ryan-Doyle – Birmingham City to Durham
Rafaelle Souza – Arsenal to Orlando Pride
Katie Stengel – Liverpool to NJ/NY Gotham FC (short-term loan until 3 September)
Lizzie Waldie – Crystal Palace to Hearts
Kenzie Weir – Everton to Glasgow City (season-long loan)

8 – 14 July

Amy Andrews – Western Illinois University to Durham
Sophie Barker – Leicester City to Sheffield United (previously on loan)
Luana Buhler – 1899 Hoffenheim to Tottenham Hotspur
Lia Cataldo – Bristol City to Crystal Palace
Janice Cayman – Lyon to Leicester City
Jenna Clark – Glasgow City to Liverpool
Rianna Dean – Crystal Palace to Southampton
Mia Enderby – Sheffield United to Liverpool
Abby Holmes – Sunderland to Durham
Emily Kraft – Lewes to Southampton
Kate Longhurst – West Ham United to Charlton Athletic
Hollie Olding – Crystal Palace to Lewes
Anna Patten – Arsenal to Aston Villa (previously on loan)
Lena Petermann – Montpelier to Leicester City
Hayley Raso – Manchester City to Real Madrid
Sian Rogers – Aston Villa to Charlton Athletic

15 – 21 July

Harley Bennett – London City Lionesses to Watford
Reanna Blades – Chelsea to Lewes (season-long loan)
Katie Dungate – Chelsea to Birmingham City
Natasha Fenton – Blackburn Rovers to Sunderland
Grace Garrad – Stabæk to Lewes
Kayleigh Green – Brighton & Hove Albion to Charlton Athletic
Madison Haley – Sydney FC to Brighton & Hove Albion
Rio Hardy – Durham to Rangers
Mackenzie Hawkesby – Sydney FC to Brighton & Hove Albion
Ellie Head – Arsenal to Watford (previously dual-registered)
Sophie Hillyerd – West Ham United to London City Lionesses
Vicky Losada – AS Roma to Brighton & Hove Albion
Teagan Micah – Rosengard to Liverpool
Esther Morgan – Tottenham Hotspur to Hearts
Elisha N’Dow – Aston Villa to Charlton Athletic (previously on loan)
Molly Pike – Leicester City to Southampton
Grace Riglar – Sheffield United to Lewes
Rachel Rowe – Reading to Rangers
Connie Scofield – Leicester City to London City Lionesses
Jess Sigsworth – Leicester City to Sheffield United

22 – 28 July

Remi Allen – Aston Villa to Birmingham City
Jenna Dear – Dijon to Sunderland
Amy Goddard – Oxford United to Sunderland
Freya Godfrey – Arsenal to Charlton Athletic (season-long loan)
Isobel Goodwin – Rugby Borough to Sheffield United
Coral Haines – Crystal Palace to Watford
Neve Herron – Sunderland to Birmingham City
Ashley Hodson – Liverpool to Sheffield United
Jodie Hutton – Bristol City to Sheffield United
Ella Kinzett – Manchester United to Sheffield United
Faye Kirby – Liverpool to Aberdeen (loan)
Jemma Purfield – Leicester City to Southampton
Charlize Rule – Sydney FC to Brighton & Hove Albion
Jessie Stapleton – Shelbourne to West Ham United
Fran Stenson – Arsenal to Sheffield united (previously on loan)

29 July to 4 August

Michelle Agyemang – Arsenal to Watford (dual-registration)
Emma Bissell – Florida State Seminoles to Everton
Olivia Clark – Bristol City to Watford (season-long loan)
Charlie Estcourt – Birmingham City to Reading
Mia Fishel – Tigres UANL to Chelsea
Laila Harbert – Arsenal to Watford (dual-registration)
Emma Harries – Reading to West Ham United
Marie Höbinger – FC Zurich to Liverpool
Shanade Hopcroft – London City Lionesses to Crystal Palace
Carla Humphrey – Liverpool to Charlton Athletic
Rose Kite – Oxford United to Reading
Ava Kuyken – Hibernian to Reading
Rebecca McKenna – Lewes to Charlton Athletic
Kaylan Marckese – Arsenal to Bristol City (season-long loan)
Hannah Nolan – London City Lionesses to Crystal Palace
Emily Orman – Chelsea to Reading (season-long loan)
Aimee Palmer – Bristol City to Leicester City
Emily Ramsey – Manchester United to Everton (previously on loan)
Katie Reid – Arsenal to Watford (dual-registration)
Justine Vanhaevermaet – Reading to Everton
Maddi Wilde – Bristol City to London City Lionesses (season-long loan)

5 to 11 August

Georgia Brougham – Leicester City to London City Lionesses
Eartha Cummings – Liverpool to Rosengard
Kirsty Hanson – Manchester United to Aston Villa (previously on loan)
Abbie Lafayette – Ipswich Town to Watford
Lucía León – Real Betis to Watford
Kate Oakley – Liverpool to Lewes
Olivia Page – Eastern Suburbs to Sheffield United
Paige Satchell – Wellington Phoenix to London City Lionesses
Katelin Talbert – Benfica to West Ham United (season-long loan to Djurgårdens)
Emma Taylor – Manchester United to Blackburn Rovers

12 to 18 August

Olga Ahtinen – Linköpings to Tottenham Hotspur
Alanta Brown – Burnley to Sheffield United
Kyra Carusa – London City Lionesses to San Diego Wave
Grace Clinton – Manchester United to Tottenham Hotspur (season-long loan)
Niamh Farrell – Parma to London City Lionesses
Geyse – Barcelona to Manchester United
Corinne Henson – Charlton Athletic to Watford
Carly Johns – Oxford United to Watford
Lize Kop – Ajax to Leicester City
Grace Moloney – Reading to London City Lionesses
Emma Mukandi – Reading to London City Lionesses
Jamie-Lee Napier – London City Lionesses to Bristol City
Karoline Olesen – Fortuna Hjørring to Everton
Sonia O’Neill – Turbine Potsdam to London City Lionesses
Atlanta Primus – London City Lionesses to Southampton
Amalie Thestrup – PSV Eindhoven to Bristol City
Emma Thompson – Chelsea to Southampton
Barbora Votíková – PSG to Tottenham Hotspur
Megan Walsh – Brighton & Hove Albion to West Ham United
Charlotte Wardlaw – Chelsea to Glasgow City (season-long loan)

19 to 25 August

Alsu Abdullina – Chelsea to Paris FC (season-long loan)
Juliet Adebowale-Arimoro – London Bees to Sheffield United
Lily Agg – London City Lionesses to Birmingham City
Keira Barry – Manchester United to Crystal Palace (season-long loan)
Danielle Carter – Brighton & Hove Albion to London City Lionesses
Megan Connolly – Brighton & Hove Albion to Bristol City
Rachel Dugdale – Rugby Borough to Reading
Charlotte Fleming – London City Lionesses to Watford
Ruesha Littlejohn – Aston Villa to London City Lionesses
Ellie May – Burnley to Sheffield United
Karin Muya – London City Lionesses to Charlton Athletic
Jade Moore – Manchester United to Birmingham City
Heather Payne – Florida State Seminoles to Everton
Jutta Rantala – Vittsjö GIK to Leicester City
Lucy Shepherd – London City Lionesses to Blackburn Rovers
Hannah Silcock – Liverpool to Blackburn Rovers (season-long loan)
Shauna Vassell – London Bees to Lewes
Emma Watson – Rangers to Manchester United
Georgia Wilson – AaB to Reading

26 August to 1 September

Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah – Aston Villa to London City Lionesses
Laia Codina – Barcelona to Arsenal
Josie Longhurst – Brighton & Hove Albion to Reading
Li Mengwen – Jiangsu to Brighton & Hove Albion
Julie Thibaud – Bordeaux to Leicester City
Maria Thorisdottir – Manchester United to Brighton & Hove Albion

2 to 8 September

Vicky Bruce – Bristol City to Western Sydney Wanderers
Araya Dennis – Arsenal to Crystal Palace (dual registration)
Chelsea Ferguson – Brighton & Hove Albion to Blackburn Rovers (loan)
Izzy Groves – US Saint-Malo to London City Lionesses
Halle Houssein – West Ham United to Reading (season-long loan)
Carrie Jones – Manchester United to Bristol City
Wieke Kaptein – FC Twente to Chelsea (season-long loan back to FC Twente)
Nikola Karczewska – Tottenham Hotspur to Bayer Leverkusen (season-long loan)
Hinata Miyazawa – Mynavi Sendai to Manchester United
Kate Mooney – Peamount United to Lewes
Tatiana Pinto – Levante to Brighton & Hove Albion
Lexi Potter – Chelsea to Crystal Palace (season-long loan)
Deanne Rose – Reading to Leicester City
Ebony Salmon – Houston Dash to Aston Villa

9 to 15 September

Alyssa Aherne – Manchester United to Everton (season-long loan)
Sophie Baggaley – Manchester United to Brighton & Hove Albion
Libby Bance – Brighton & Hove Albion to Rangers (season-long loan)
Cho So-hyun – Tottenham Hotspur to Birmingham City
Choe Yu-ri – Hyundai Steel Red Angels to Birmingham City
Kyra Cooney-Cross – Hammarby to Arsenal
Paige Culver – Turbine Potsdam to London City Lionesses
Nicky Evrard – Chelsea to Brighton & Hove Albion (season-long loan)
Ivana Fuso – Manchester United to Birmingham City
Gabby George – Everton to Manchester United
Freya Gregory – Aston Villa to Reading (season-long loan)
Irene Guerrero – Atletico Madrid to Manchester United
Lulu Jarvis – Brighton & Hove Albion to Reading (season-long loan)
Adriana Leon – Manchester United to Aston Villa
Zhang Linyan – Wuhan Jianghan University to Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
Melvine Malard – Lyon to Manchester United (season-long loan)
Park Ye-eun – Brighton & Hove Albion to Hearts (season-long loan)
Ashley Plumptre – Leicester City to Al-Ittihad
Vilde Boe Risa – Manchester United to Atletico Madrid
Mollie Rouse- Turbine Potsdam to Sunderland
Jess Simpson – Manchester United to Bristol City (season-long loan)
Caitlin Smith – Clemson Tigers to Reading
Katie Stengel – Liverpool to NJ/NY Gotham FC
Sille Struck – Levante to Bristol City
Martha Thomas – Manchester United to Tottenham Hotspur
Phallon Tullis-Joyce – OL Reign to Manchester United
Riko Ueki – Tokyo Verdy Beleza to West Ham United
Lucy Watson – Chelsea to Crystal Palace (season-long loan)
Lydia Williams – Brighton & Hove Albion to Melbourne Victory

16 to 29 September

Megan Campbell – Liverpool to Everton
Georgie Ferguson – Watford to Birmingham City (season-long loan to Stoke City)
Rylee Foster – Liverpool to Wellington Phoenix
Emily Gielnik – Aston Villa to Melbourne Victory
Libby Hart – Birmingham City to Everton
Demi Lambourne – Leicester City to Crystal Palace (season-long loan)
Rikke Sevecke – Everton to Portland Thorns
Kyah Simon – Tottenham Hotspur to Central Coast Mariners

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