Lizbeth Ovalle was transferred from Tigres de México to Orlando Pride of the NWSL and it became the most expensive transfer in history.
Lizbeth Ovalle, one of the top scorers in the Liga BBVA MX Femenil and a reference for Tigres, signed a contract with the Orlando Pride, of the American league, and became the most expensive pass in the history of women's football so far.
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In total, Orlando Pride paid a figure of 1.5 million dollars for Maga, who has a particular story: she had arrived at Tigres at the age of 17 in search of a scholarship to study at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, but fate surprised her with the possibility of playing soccer professionally.
In the team she played eight seasons in which she won nine trophies and which made her the club's top scorer with 136 goals and 103 assists in 294 games. In addition, she is the top scorer in the Liga MX finals and the top scorer in the Clásico Régio.
Today, Lizbeth is the most expensive player in the history of women's football. Her signing surpassed that of Olivia Smith, the Canadian who transferred from Liverpool to Arsenal in July of this year. His contract with the Florida team is signed until 2027 with the option to extend it for another year. Among the five most expensive passes in women's soccer today there are two Latin Americans.
In the ranking of the most expensive passes for players, first is Lizbeth Ovalle, with the new figure that placed her at the top, and she is followed by Smith. In third place is Naomi Girma, the American who left the San Diego Wave for Chelsea for 1.1 million dollars; Fourth is Racheal Kundanaji, from Zambia, who was sold by Madrid CFF to Bay FC of the NWSL; and in fifth place Mayra Ramírez, the Colombian transferred from Levante to Chelsea.