Rising United States women’s national team star Lily Yohannes is on the brink of making a big career move as she’s set to leave Ajax and join Lyon, per ESPN’s Jeff Kassouf.
Yohannes has been electric in her two seasons with Ajax’s senior team as the young midfielder impressed in the Eredivisie and earned call ups to the USWNT. Yohannes was eligible to represent the U.S. and Netherlands, but ultimately decided the Stars and Stripes looked best on her.
Now at just 18 years old she’s finalizing a move to the eight-time Women’s Champions League winners, Lyon.
Yohannes Lyon transfer
BREAKING: 18-year-old #USWNT midfielder Lily Yohannes is set to join eight-time European champions OL Lyonnes, sources tell @espn. Lyonnes and Ajax have agreed to terms of the transfer. Yohannes and Lyonnes are finalizing personal terms.https://t.co/HUV97uPDHb
— Jeff Kassouf (@JeffKassouf) July 1, 2025
Yohannes could play alongside fellow USWNT midfielder Lindsey Heaps.
Yohannes has made eight appearances for the national team since her international debut last summer. She scored against South Korea in her debut.
Her talent and vision of the field is tremendous and could be the USWNT’s creative force in the midfield for years to come.
The future is blindly bright for Yohannes and a move to Lyon could be the first step in an incredibly successful career.
