Barbara Bonansea
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Sep 15, 2026
David GassHOST
Uh, and they made another move, as you mentioned, sort of it seems like off the back of this.
David GassHOST
They've brought in Barbara Bonansea on loan through June of 2027, a 35-year-old Italian international with over 100 caps, has won Serie A, like, six times on three different clubs, most recently with Juventus.
David GassHOST
Um, and it feels like the right type of move, which is someone who i- can be in a win now mode and help you at that center forward position-
Jordan AngeliHOST
Mm-hmm
David GassHOST
Yeah.
Jordan AngeliHOST
But now you bring in another true goal scorer, different than Trinity Byers, more of a box player, back to goal, wants to connect and then get into the box as, um, a target player there.
Jordan AngeliHOST
But I think Bonansea is a great signing and just another Italian international who is coming to NWSL, and I, I really...
Jordan AngeliHOST
Uh, for a San Diego team who has found the net as of late but were struggling a little bit to find consistency there for, um, probably the middle part of the season to add another true out and out goal scorer, I, I like this move, and I, I hope it hits right away.
Liam GrecoHOST
They did the same thing to acquire Denisa Sullivan just six months after she departed the NWSL to head to Liverpool.
Liam GrecoHOST
And most recently, San Diego Wave signed Barbara Bonansea, a player that fans will be very familiar with from her shining at the European Championships and World Cups for an Italian side that has very much seen a influx of players into the NWSL.
Liam GrecoHOST
But I think the most interesting part about this is that the Wave reportedly paid a around six-figure fee to acquire Bonansea, which I felt like was a lot for a loan.
Liam GrecoHOST
But I think that given the news that we're gonna talk about later about Cat Macario and Dudinha's ACL injury, this to me feels more like a short-term band-aid option that is very much reliable and very much has the world-class pedigree that we'd expect from a Macario and Dudinha.