Sunderland Women Secure the Permanent Signing of Tess Laplacette
Tess Laplacette pictured during her spell with Paris FC Photo by Baptiste Autissier Panoramic
Sunderland Women complete the permanent signing of defender Tess Laplacette from Olympique de Marseille.
She spent eight seasons with Marseille across two spells, also representing Paris FC and Lille during her career in France.
Laplacette told safc.com: “I’m delighted to join Sunderland and to experience a new and exciting project. This is a new chapter for me and my first experience of English football, so I’m really looking forward to starting this exciting journey with the club.”
Sporting Director Rehanne Skinner said: “Tess brings a consistently high level of performance and experience from her career in France, alongside valuable international experience with France’s youth teams. Her leadership qualities, including her experience as a captain at Marseille, will help strengthen the backline and add another dimension to the team.”
Head Coach Mel Reay added: “Tess is a great addition to our right-hand side. Her dynamism and work rate have been evident across her time in France, where she has excelled in quality sides. She’s very solid defensively and can also be a real threat going forward. I’m really looking forward to seeing her in action for us.”
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