United have signed 26-year old American keeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce. She arrives from OL Reign where she spent the last two years. Prior to that PTJ represented French club Reims from 2019 to 2021. In college she played for Miami Hurricanes.
According to many journalists, the move could set a new record transfer fee (£100k currently) for a goalkeeper.
Tullis-Joyce is estimated to be around 183-185cm, which can be considered pretty tall for a female goalkeeper. For comparison, Mary Earps is 173cm, Sophie Baggaley 167cm, Emily Ramsey and Sio Chamberlain approximately 180cm.
During her sophomore season with the Miami, Tullis-Joyce was the starting goalkeeper and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team. She earned NSCAA College Player of the Week ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in September 2016.
During the 2019/20 season she started 16 games for Reims, the season after that she played in all 22 league games.
After two seasons in France she joined OL Reign in the NWSL. Initially her role was to be the second choice keeper behind England international Karen Bardsley as well as French legend Sarah Bouhaddi. Last season she became the number one and earned five Save of the Week honors in eleven matches.
In the 2023 season Tullis-Joyce started 16 games, made 42 saves, conceded 19 goals and kept four clean sheets. OL Reign is currently fourth in the NWSL standings.
Her long pass success rate this season is 42.2%, passes in her own half 75.5% and in the opponent half 28%.
You can learn more about our new keeper and read comments from her OL Reign coach and teammates here.
She seems a decent goalkeeper with a long reach. US have had good keepers in the national team, but still I’m not sure what to read into the fact that at almost 27 years of age she, as far as I know, hasn’t made her international debut (yet).
But I trust we know what we’re doing and hope she takes another step forward and becomes a legend at the club!
Welcome to United, PTJ!
Fun fact: Tullis-Joyce is also a certified scuba diver.
According to many journalists, the move could set a new record transfer fee (£100k currently) for a goalkeeper.
Tullis-Joyce is estimated to be around 183-185cm, which can be considered pretty tall for a female goalkeeper. For comparison, Mary Earps is 173cm, Sophie Baggaley 167cm, Emily Ramsey and Sio Chamberlain approximately 180cm.
During her sophomore season with the Miami, Tullis-Joyce was the starting goalkeeper and was named to the All-ACC Academic Team. She earned NSCAA College Player of the Week ACC Defensive Player of the Week honors in September 2016.
During the 2019/20 season she started 16 games for Reims, the season after that she played in all 22 league games.
After two seasons in France she joined OL Reign in the NWSL. Initially her role was to be the second choice keeper behind England international Karen Bardsley as well as French legend Sarah Bouhaddi. Last season she became the number one and earned five Save of the Week honors in eleven matches.
In the 2023 season Tullis-Joyce started 16 games, made 42 saves, conceded 19 goals and kept four clean sheets. OL Reign is currently fourth in the NWSL standings.
Her long pass success rate this season is 42.2%, passes in her own half 75.5% and in the opponent half 28%.
You can learn more about our new keeper and read comments from her OL Reign coach and teammates here.
She seems a decent goalkeeper with a long reach. US have had good keepers in the national team, but still I’m not sure what to read into the fact that at almost 27 years of age she, as far as I know, hasn’t made her international debut (yet).
But I trust we know what we’re doing and hope she takes another step forward and becomes a legend at the club!
Welcome to United, PTJ!
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Fun fact: Tullis-Joyce is also a certified scuba diver.
