Gotham FC sign veteran Meredith Speck through end of season

Field Level Media|published: Thu 6th August, 11:42 2026

Sep 6, 2025; Cary, North Carolina, USA; North Carolina Courage midfielder Meredith Speck (25) celebrates her 100th game with teammates before the first half of the game against the Utah Royals FC at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park. Mandatory Credit: Jaylynn Nash-Imagn Images

Gotham FC signed veteran midfielder Meredith Speck through the end of the 2026 NWSL season on Thursday.

The team also officially placed star defender Emily Sonnett (knee) on the season-ending injury list.

Speck, who grew up on Long Island, returns to the region after nine seasons with the North Carolina Courage.

Speck, 33, won her first of three NWSL championships with the Western New York Flash in 2016, adding titles with the Courage in 2018 and 2019. She has eight goals and eight assists in 106 career matches in the league.

Sonnett, 32, recently underwent surgery to repair a ruptured patellar tendon in her left knee.

--Field Level Media

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