On July 9, Brighton & Hove Albion announced their captain Vicky Losada would become a free agent, as her contract was expiring this summer. Given her experience with some of the top teams in Europe, along with her leadership qualities, could Boston Legacy be a potential destination?
Vicky Losada has won quite a lot over her almost 20 year career. The 34 Spanish midfielder has won Serie A with Roma, six league titles & the 2021 UEFA Women’s Champions League with Barcelona, two cups with Arsenal, and one with Manchester City. Given the international reputations of these clubs, Boston would be landing a decorated leader to pair with Annie Karich.
It’s unclear whether Losada would be an every week starter, she started 15 of 22 games for Brighton last year. That said, even off the bench there’s a lot of value in having someone like her on the roster.
Given that Boston’s Director of Recruitment, Edward Gallagher, was with Brighton from 2023-2025, there’s a potential connection here. It was even mentioned in the teams hiring announcement that he was involved with her signing with Brighton.
There’s some addition great writing about Gallagher’s work on this Analytics FC blog.
As a Brighton (and Roma) fan, this might just be wishful thinking, but there’s no doubt this would make sense. Between the Edward Gallagher connection, Boston’s need to fill its roster with experience, the potential for Losada to mentor young players like Karich, and the need to make a splash with roster building for the team’s inaugural season, why not take a chance?
Even though we’re past those prime Barcelona years, I still think Losada could make for an above average NWSL midfielder. She’s not going to set any league records, but even in her most recent season with Brighton, she was still a key piece of the midfield.
If Losada is signed, she’d be the third signing from a top-flight European league and the biggest name of the group. Losada would join Aissata Traoré as the second player on the Legacy with experience playing for a her country’s senior team.
Back in 2014, she played for the now defunct Western New York Flash so she at least has some experience playing in the United States. She had 9 G+A during that season, so if there’s any chance she could replicate anywhere close to that form, she would make a perfect Legacy midfielder.
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