Talia Sommer Becomes First Israeli Athlete to Join US National Women’s Soccer League

Talia Sommer becomes first Israeli athlete to join US national women’s soccer league

Sommer has also played for Israel’s women’s national team, most recently in the 2025 UEFA Women’s Nations League, where she started four matches and delivered three goals and two assists. By Shiryn Ghermezian, The Algemeiner Butler University forward Talia Sommer signed on Tuesday with the professional women’s soccer team Gotham FC and reportedly became the first Israeli to join the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Based in New York and Ne…

Talia Sommer Becomes First Israeli Athlete to Join US National Women’s Soccer League

Talia Sommer (center) in action with Serbia’s Dejana Stefanovic at FIFA Women’s World Cup, UEFA Qualifiers – Serbia v Israel – in Serbia, Belgrade, on April 7, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Novak Djurovic Butler University forward Talia Sommer signed on Tuesday with the professional women’s soccer team Gotham FC and reportedly became the first Israeli to join the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). Based in New York and New Jersey, Gotham FC announced…