The Boston Legacy is adding its second transfer to its nascent roster, signing Washington Spirit forward Chloe Ricketts to a contract through 2028.

Ricketts, 18, is joining the Houston Dash for the rest of the 2025 NWSL season and will join the Legacy in January.

Ricketts, a Michigan native, turned pro when she signed with the Spirit in 2023 at age 15 — the first player to use the NWSL’s process to join a team while under the age of 18. The league had previously had a minimum-age requirement.

She made her NWSL debut in April 2023, and had 17 appearances in her rookie season. In 2024, she saw time in only four matches with Washington, and the team declined her option this summer after she appeared in seven games, allowing her to seek a new team in free agency.

Ricketts made her first

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