A huge congratulations and welcome home to Ava Hartman and Alice Reiger who were invited to play with one of the biggest clubs in South America, Corinthians FC of the Brazilian Série A for the last few weeks. The girls were in São Paulo and trained with the U17 girls teams of the famed club. The girls also trained with Olympico located in Brooklin, São Paulo Brazil.

“Pipeline Soccer Club has contacts with a number of Brazilian and European parties so we were asked to submit 3 game videos and both Alice Rieger (goalkeeper) and Ava Hartman (forward) were invited to train with Corinthians FC for a two week period. The clubs and scouts were impressed with not only these two but a multitude of other girls in the U15 category as we look forward to build this relationship for years to come” said club President Sean Rush. “The girls were invited to train with the U17s and impressed each day and even being mentioned to train with the professional team in the future.”

From the Scouts: 

1. "Ava is a great forward! She has a natural gift for being in the right place and scoring goals that seem like magic. It's amazing to see such a young player with so much talent and game insight." - Brazilian scout

2. "Alice is a true heroine in goal. Her saves are impressive, and the way she commands the area is something you don't see every day. She brings security to the whole team with her decisive performances." - Brazilian scout

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians, is a professional women's association football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. Founded in 1997, the team is affiliated with Federação Paulista de Futebol and play their home games at Estádio Parque São Jorge. The team colors, reflected in their logo and uniform, are white and black. They play in the top tier of women's football in Brazil, the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino, and in the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino, the first division of the traditional in-state competition.

The girls now return back preparing for their high school and ECNL schedules ahead!