Yesterday, AS Saint-Etienne announced the arrival of six recruits in the Forez for next season. After a start of transfer window marked by the announcement of several starts (Sabrina Viguier, Sarah Palacin, Julie Morel), the club has unveiled a first list of players who will now wear the green jersey.

The first arrival looks like a return. Indeed, Aude Moreau signed to ASSE for the next season after wearing the green jersey for four seasons between 2010 and 2014. A first pass to Saint-Etienne successful because she had won the Coupe de France from its first season. After two seasons in Essonne, first at Juvisy and FCF Val d'Orge in D2 this year, she returns to Saint-Étienne in a club where she will be necessarily welcomed, for she who wore the captain's armband with the Vertes.

Square melody under the colors of the VGA. Photo: Giovanni Pablo

In goals, the ASSE announced the arrival of another player from Île-de-France. It's Mélodie Carré, goalkeeper this season of VGA Saint-Maur. An adventure in the shape of an elevator for the Norman goalkeeper who participated in the rise of the club before going down again in the first season. On the field this season, she shared the goals with Amélie Delvallée, VGA's historic goalkeeper. In Saint-Etienne, she will compete with Pauline Peyraud-Magnin who recently won the Military World Cup with the France team.

Kelly Gago (left) under the colors of Dijon

Another rookie to go through the VGA is Kelly Gago, a 17-year-old. Trained in Saint-Maur, she finished last season on the Dijon side in D2. Athletic player, it evolves in attack and can player on the sides with a good peak of speed useful to overflow the defenses opponents.

The other three rookies are also young players, starting with Noémie Carage coming from Guingamp. Part of Lyon in 2015, Noémie Carage who evolves to the post of left side, will finally be only one season in Brittany with a small ten games played.

Noémie Carage (right) at the duel against Tatiana Coleman. Photo: Giovanni Pablo

In Saint-Etienne, she will find two former teammates U19 with the arrival in the Forez Maëlle Garbino and Lucie Pigeon. Two players in search of playing time, after a handful of tenure in midfield with Lyon and the need to leave to continue to progress. For these three players, one of the focus of the season is in Papua New Guinea with the U-20 World Cup in November.