Last Friday, URFC announced the signing of attacking midfielder, Veronica Boquete. Boquete will add depth to the URFC roster when international team members depart for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup held this summer.
Boquete returns to the United States, previously playing for the Chicago Red Stars in the WPSL (2010), the Philadelphia Independence in the WPS (2011-12), where she earned WPS Player of the Year honors in 2011. Now, Boquete returns to the NWSL after playing with the Portland Thorns in 2014.
In between Boquete’s time in the U.S., she earned championships in Spain (2009), Sweden (2012), and Germany (2015-16), as well as the UEFA Women’s Championship with FFC Frankfurt in 2014-15.