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Boston Legacy FC announce signing of goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh
"I’m excited, being a part of a brand new team with endless potential and the ability to make a new future."
Boston Legacy FC continue to build an expansion roster ahead of the team’s NWSL debut in March, announcing the signing of the club’s first goalkeeper on Thursday morning.
Hannah Stambaugh, 26, was signed by Boston on a two-year contract as a free agent after her previous deal with Angel City expired. She will join the team in January when the Legacy open the team’s first preseason training camp in club history.
Stambaugh grew up in Tokyo, and featured for multiple levels of Japan’s youth teams (helping the nation win the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup as the starting goalkeeper).
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After playing for Japanese professional teams from 2016-2024, Stambaugh joined Angel City FC a year ago.
“I’m excited, being a part of a brand new team with endless potential and the ability to make a new future,” Stambaugh said of the move, per the Legacy’s announcement. “Before, my team was the same: a new team, and it was very hard. I had a really hard time. But who cares? It’s new. That’s why we can build it – I’m so glad to join this team in its first year.”
Boston has now announced 12 signings, with nine more to go before the club reaches the NWSL minimum roster size of 22. Team general manager Domènec Guasch revealed in a recent interview that the club will by announcing additional signings in the coming weeks prior to the start of preseason.
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“She comes with a great mixture of NWSL and WE League experience having been part of strong teams here in the US and Japan,” Guasch said of Stambaugh. “Hannah has qualities that we look for not just on the field, but off it, and we believe she will be a good addition to our goalkeeping department. She has experience playing in an expansion side in Japan and that experience will be a great addition for us here in Boston.”
The Legacy make their NWSL debut on March 14 at Gillette Stadium.
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