Former Angel City FC Goalkeeper Signs With Boston Legacy FC
“I’m excited, being a part of a brand new team with endless potential and the ability to make a new future."
Boston Legacy FC is in a giving mood this holiday season, and Thursday’s gift to the fans was the announcement of its first goalkeeper.
Hannah Stambaugh will be joining the club on a two-year contract as a free agent. She was previously at Angel City FC for two seasons after transferring to the team in 2024.
“I’m excited, being a part of a brand new team with endless potential and the ability to make a new future,” said Stambaugh. “Before, my team was the same: a new team, and it was very hard. I had a really hard time. But who cares? It’s new. That’s why we can build it - I’m so glad to join this team in its first year.”
While she did not make any regular season appearances during her time in Los Angeles, she was able to sub in and get some minutes in 2024 in a pre-season match against Bay FC and a friendly against FC Juárez. Both games resulted in clean sheets.
The 26-year-old grew up in Tokyo and played at Japanese clubs INAC Kobe Leonessa (four seasons, 28 appearances) and Omiya Ardija Ventus (three seasons, 8 appearances) before moving to the United States.
She was most recently called up to the national team for a friendly against Spain in June 2025, but did not see any minutes. Stambaugh was the starting goalkeeper for the Under-20 Japan team that won its first U-20 World Cup title in 2018. She recorded three clean sheets in the tournament.
“We are happy to welcome Hannah Stambaugh to Boston. She comes with a great mixture of NWSL and WE League experience having been part of strong teams here in the US and Japan,” said Legacy general manager Domè Guasch. “Hannah has qualities that we look for not just on the field, but off it, and we believe she will be a good addition to our goalkeeping department. She has experience playing in an expansion side in Japan and that experience will be a great addition for us here in Boston.”
With this addition, the Legacy now has a complete XI and a total of 12 (announced) players.