CHARLTON ATHLETIC SIGN LONDON CITY LIONESSES FORWARD MUYA

Charlton Athletic have completed the signing of London City Lionesses forward Karin Muya ahead of the new season.

The Addicks announced the news via a post on their official club website this evening.

Muya joins Charlton Athletic on a free transfer. She has signed an initial one-year deal with the South East Londoners.

The forward has spent the last two seasons with London City Lionesses. She has made 40 appearances for the club in the Barclays Women’s Championship while she has scored nine goals. Muya has operated on the right side of the London City Lionesses attack but she would be equally as comfortable in a central role.

After completing her move to Charlton Athletic, Muya said “Speaking with Karen [Hills] and already knowing some of the girls who were here  it just seemed like such an easy decision to make.

“The club’s values and their style of play really aligned and stuck out to me.

“I am very excited to get started, everyone has been so warm and welcoming.”

Muya becomes Charlton Athletic head coach Karen Hills’ eighth signing of the summer transfer window. The forward will add to the array of experienced options that The Addicks have in their squad this season.

 

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Charlton Athletic are delighted to announce the signing of forward Karin Muya on a one-year deal.

Muya’s career began in the Chelsea academy at the age of 10, where she honed her skills during her youth career and won the league title and FA Girls’ Youth Trophy with the Blues U17 squad in the 2011/12 season.

The 28-year-old made two first-team appearances for Chelsea in 2013 before moving abroad to the USA in 2014.

She joined Division One football university side Notre Dame in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and was selected for the third-year All-ACC at the end of the 2018/29 season.

Muya then moved to Italy in 2019 to Serie A women’s side Orobica, where she played five league games before moving to the San Marino FC academy the following season.

The forward has spent the last two seasons with fellow Women’s Championship outfit London City Lionesses, where she scored a brace against Charlton in a 2-0 win in April 2022.

Muya has also represented England U19s at the 2014 Euro qualifiers and in the La-Manga event.

In her first interview with the club, Muya expressed her delight at joining Karen Hills’s side:

“Speaking with Karen and already knowing some of the girls who were here it just seemed like such an easy decision to make.”

“The club’s values and their style of play really aligned and stuck out to me.”

“I am very excited to get started, everyone has been so warm and welcoming.”

 

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CHARLTON ATHLETIC HEAD COACH HILLS SIGNS NEW TWO-YEAR DEAL

Charlton Athletic head coach Karen Hills has signed a two-year contract extension with the club ahead of the new season.

The Addicks announced the news this afternoon via a post on their official club website.

Hills has been in her current role for almost two-and-a-half years. She has overseen a massive transformation with Charlton Athletic going from part-time strugglers to full-time promotion-chasers. The Addicks are yet to achieve their main aim of promotion to the Barclays Women’s Super League but they will be hoping to do that with current boss Hills in the next two seasons.

After signing her new deal, Hills said “I am happy with our recruitment this summer and I think we are heading into this new campaign with a strong group, every single player has worked hard over the summer and now we are all raring to go to take on Sheffield United.”

Charlton Athletic will be hoping to kick-off the new season against Sheffield United in front of a bumper crowd at The Valley on Sunday afternoon. The South East Londoners are quietly confident of achieving big things this year and they could have the benefit of a large crowd this weekend off the back of England’s FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 success this summer.