<p>Indian footballer Aditi Chauhan has inked a deal with English Premier League (EPL) club West Ham United's ladies team, becoming the first woman player from the country to have been signed up by a top club in England.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The club said that Aditi, who has represented the under-19 Indian national women's team at AFC Qualifiers in Malaysia, was a late addition to their squad during pre-season.<br /><br />Chauhan's football journey kicked off when her school coach asked her to participate in Delhi under-19 team trials.<br /><br />She was appreciated for her contribution to India winning the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women's cup in 2013.<br /><br />West Ham Ladies are currently in the Football Association's (FA) Women's Premier League Southern Division, a league in the third level in the women's football structure in England.<br />West Ham's senior men's team is a regular at England's top-flight football, the EPL.<br /><br />"Great news for Indian football! West Ham have signed Indian int'l goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan for their ladies team," West Ham Ladies tweeted yesterday.<br /><br />"CHAUHAN: Plenty of love on Twitter today for our new Indian international goalkeeper @aditi03chauhan from back home in India! Hi all! #COY," the club added today.<br /><br />Aditi tweeted, "Thank you all for the overwhelming response and wishes. I will work hard to make this opportunity count @westhamladies.<br /><br />"There is no other way but to improve from here. We need to build ourselves back, get together and move forward." <br /><br /></p>
<p>Indian footballer Aditi Chauhan has inked a deal with English Premier League (EPL) club West Ham United's ladies team, becoming the first woman player from the country to have been signed up by a top club in England.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The club said that Aditi, who has represented the under-19 Indian national women's team at AFC Qualifiers in Malaysia, was a late addition to their squad during pre-season.<br /><br />Chauhan's football journey kicked off when her school coach asked her to participate in Delhi under-19 team trials.<br /><br />She was appreciated for her contribution to India winning the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) women's cup in 2013.<br /><br />West Ham Ladies are currently in the Football Association's (FA) Women's Premier League Southern Division, a league in the third level in the women's football structure in England.<br />West Ham's senior men's team is a regular at England's top-flight football, the EPL.<br /><br />"Great news for Indian football! West Ham have signed Indian int'l goalkeeper Aditi Chauhan for their ladies team," West Ham Ladies tweeted yesterday.<br /><br />"CHAUHAN: Plenty of love on Twitter today for our new Indian international goalkeeper @aditi03chauhan from back home in India! Hi all! #COY," the club added today.<br /><br />Aditi tweeted, "Thank you all for the overwhelming response and wishes. I will work hard to make this opportunity count @westhamladies.<br /><br />"There is no other way but to improve from here. We need to build ourselves back, get together and move forward." <br /><br /></p>