Gophers forward Khyah Harper has signed a professional contract with National Women’s Soccer League side NJ/NY Gotham FC for the 2025 season, the club announced Wednesday.
Harper, of Lino Lakes and Centennial High School, is the first U player to join the top U.S. women’s soccer league since Eden Prairie forward April Bockin to Chicago Red Stars in 2019 and Rashida Beal, of Germantown, Wis., with FC Kansas City in 2017.
As a senior last fall, Harper finished in the Top 10 in the nation with 17 goals as Minnesota advanced to Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in November. She was honored as the Big Ten forward of the year and a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which goes to the best college men’s and women’s soccer player in the country.
Gotham FC has a handful of U.S. women’s national team players, including Rose LaVelle, Crystal Dunn, Emily Sonnett and Tierna Davidson.
The NWSL, which has only 14 clubs, stopped doing a college draft this year. Instead, players are able to negotiate with teams individually.
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