Sources: Coffey has Thorns extension through '27

United States midfielder Sam Coffey signed a declaration hold with the Portland Thorns past twelvemonth to necktie her to the NWSL nine done the 2027 season, sources told ESPN.

Coffey, 26, signed the declaration hold successful March 2024, but astatine the clip some the subordinate and the Thorns opted not to denote it.

Coffey's erstwhile deal, 1 that she signed successful November of 2022, was acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of this season. The Thorns skipper is nether declaration with Portland done the 2027 campaign, a twelvemonth that includes the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The New York City autochthonal is successful her 4th play with the Thorns, and successful that clip has go a mainstay for some nine and country.

She has made 93 league and cupful appearances with the Thorns, scoring 4 goals. She was besides portion of the Portland broadside that claimed the 2022 NWSL Championship. Coffey was besides named to the NWSL Best XI successful 2022 and 2023. She was a finalist for the NWSL Rookie of the Year award, losing retired to planetary teammate Naomi Girma.

At planetary level, Coffey has emerged arsenic a unit successful the halfway of the U.S. midfield, arsenic good arsenic a leader. She has made 34 appearances with the USWNT and scored 2 goals, the astir caller of which came a 3-0 triumph implicit China connected May 31. She besides played a captious relation successful the Americans' tally to the golden medal astatine the 2024 Olympic Games, playing successful each lucifer but 1 erstwhile she was suspended for yellowish paper accumulation.