Shannon Woeller poses with a Vancouver Rise FC scarf during a Monday news conference to announce her as the first player to join the organization.
The Vancouver Rise have signed Canadian defender Shannon Woeller as the first player in club history. The National Super League team announced the deal Monday. Shannon Woeller grew up sitting in the stands at Swangard Stadium, cheering on her hometown Vancouver Whitecaps.
Woeller is an intelligent, proven leader who'll set the tone for the squad, said Sinead King, Rise's president. She also played with Stephanie Labbé, a former Canadian goalkeeper who's now Rise's sporting director."I couldn't get the idea out of my head once I thought that this was an opportunity," she said. "Obviously, there's a big history of football in Vancouver, and the way the organization is being built, everyone's really impressed me. So it was a pretty easy decision for me.
"Playing overseas is an incredible opportunity, but it's also not easy," Woeller said. "It's hard to be so far from home for so long. And I think when you're over there too, you see girls, they've got families, they've got lives, and it's hard not to be a little bit jealous of that."The newly created Northern Super League — set to kickoff its inaugural season in April — gives Canadian players choices, she added.
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