The Washington Spirit have traded forward Kumi Yokoyama to NJ/NY Gotham FC, with the 28-year-old Japanese international going to New Jersey in exchange for Gotham’s natural 4th round draft pick in next year’s NWSL College Draft.
“Kumi came to us and we had a conversation about doing what was best for their future. Kumi has been an incredible human to have in our club and they will be greatly missed,” said Spirit head coach Kris Ward in a team statement announcing the move. “While it is always tough to part with a player, we understood that Kumi wanted to do what was best for their career moving forward and we honored that.