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Worth the wait: Gabby Seiler already making her mark on Thorns FC

BEAVERTON, Ore. – There’s a new laugh coming from the Timbers Training Center, one as frequent as it is loud. Like the smile it accompanies and the rasp-laden voice it betrays, the bursts have become ubiquitous around Portland Thorns FC, even though they’ve only been part the team for seven weeks.

They’re not the only qualities from Gabby Seiler which, since her long-awaited arrival in Oregon, have helped her stand out. They’re just the most contagious.

“She’s awesome,” left back Meghan Klingenberg said, when asked about Seiler, this preseason.