Tuesday 5 January 2010

Atlanta Beat signs Mami Yamaguchi


The new WPS expansion team Atlanta Beat have officially announced today that they have signed the Japanese midfielder Mami Yamaguchi.

23 year old Yamaguchi from Umea IK is the 2nd international to sign for the team after Switzerland's Ramona Bachmann signed in December, also from Umea.

Yamaguchi was previously a NCAA Mac Herman Trophy winner in 2007 after a successful season with Florida State University.

Atlanta Beat Head Coach Gareth O'Sullivan said "Mami is a very technical and versatile player,she is extremely clever in possession and will bring great experience to the team. We expect her to have an immediate impact in the WPS".

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