A day after teasing about a new roster signing, Kansas City NWSL announced the signing of Argentine soccer player Mariana Larroquette to a two-year deal ahead of the 2021 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season, becoming the first international signing for the club. Larroquette joins Kansas City from Lyn Club of Norway and the Argentine National Team as well as River Plate of Argentina (five years), Universidad de Chile in Santiago (two years) and UAI Urquiza in Buenas Aires (three years).
Larroquette is a 28-year-old forward from Buenos Aires, Argentina, who has represented her home country at the 2008 and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cups.