Katelin Talbert: American player is a new signing

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Goalkeeper Katelin Talbert is the latest signing for the Sport Lisboa e Benfica women's football team.

"I am from Sacramento, California, and played football there until I was 17, when I went to college [Humboldt State University]. There I played for four more years. Then I went to FH, in Iceland, where I spent one season, I spent three months in London, at West Ham, and now I'm here, at Benfica", she stated to BTV.

"Benfica is a huge club and it is a great opportunity for me. I am excited to be able to work and play here. It is a club with a huge fan base. It is a great club to be in and I am loving these early days. It's the biggest club in Portugal, with a lot of history. It is a club that always thinks about winning and women's football is a winning team. I've already met some people from the coaching staff and I can't wait to start", she claimed.

Visiting the Benfica Museum – Cosme Damião, Katelin Talbert was impressed with the Reds' collection and hopes to contribute to the winning of "more titles".

"I hope to help Benfica win more titles, to be successful and to win.I love the Museum, because it shows how good and successful the Club has been. It is incredible to see this Museum with so many trophies. My goals are to improve as a player and to work well with this excellent team", she stressed.