The Houston Dash today announced the signing of Mexican winger Maria Sanchez to a two-year contract. Sanchez joins from Liga MX Femenil side Tigres UANL after previously spending a month on loan with the Dash in June of 2021. She scored one goal in her three games with Houston.
Sanchez’s return was all but unveiled when her name appeared as one of the Dash’s nice protected players on the NWSL Expansion Draft protection list last month. The Dash’s list showed eight players and “a contracted international player who has yet been announced have received protected status” per the club.