Tanzanian striker Clare Luvanga has made history after becoming the first player from her country to join the National Women's Soccer League.Download our MozzartSport App For More NewsThis follow the 21-year-old’s signing by American side Washington Spirit on Wednesday, 9 September, for a four-year contract through the 2029 season.##NAJAVA_MECA_9945915##As part of the move, Spirit, as per multiple reports, are set to pay a world-record women’s transfer fee to Luvanga’s former club Al-Nassr FC, of the Saudi Arabian top-flight.The transfer fee being mooted is close to $2 million (Ksh259,000,000), a figure that would beat the approximately $1.93 million London City Lionesses paid Paris Saint-Germain for French star Grace Geyoro in September 2025.Luvanga, whose youth career began at Yanga Princess, joins Spirit after three illustrious seasons in Saudi Arabia.Harambee Stars striker completes switch to new English clubUpon joining Al-Nassr FC in 2023, the striker led her side to three straight Saudi Women’s Premier League titles, a Saudi Women’s Cup title, a Saudi Women’s Super Cup title, and the 2026 WAFF Women’s Clubs Championship title.Individually, Luvanga earned the Saudi Women’s Premier League Golden Boot award this past season, as the league’s top scorer with 24 goals.The 21-year-old also collected a hat trick in this year’s Saudi Women’s Super Cup final.Harambee Stars defender to play under new coach at Polish club“I am very excited to join the Washington Spirit and to take on this new challenge in the NWSL,” Luvanga said. “I know I am arriving with the season already underway, but I’m really excited to play in a new league and a new country. The team is in a strong position and I want to help in whatever way I can between now and the playoffs. Go Spirit!”Following her development years at Yanga Princess, Luvanga signed with Spanish Second division side Dux Logroño in August 2023, where she played a total of six games, before leaving to join Al Nassr.##NAJAVA_MECA_9946009##“Clara adds an exciting new dimension to our attack as we head toward the playoffs,” Spirit Sporting Director James Hocken said. “Despite her young age, she has demonstrated the ability to score goals in different ways, and has the profile to be very successful in this league.”On the national level, Luvanga has featured for all Tanzania U17, U20, and senior teams.Kenya’s first Sports Registrar retires after 11 years of servicePrior to making her debut for the Tanzanian senior team in 2024, Luvanga was top scorer of the 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification with ten goals.She was however, not in the team that featured in the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Morocco earlier this year.