Former Crystal Palace defender Hannah Mackenzie has joined FA Women’s National League Southern Division club Oxford United for the coming season.
The 25-year-old joins The Yellows on a free transfer after leaving former club Crystal Palace earlier this summer.
Mackenzie had spent the last two years with The Eagles, helping the club make the step up the the FA Women’s Championship. She made 31 appearances for Palace in the league across the past two campaigns. The player took no prisoners during her time at Hayes Lane with Mackenzie having been booked on 10 occasions.
The defender combines her football with a teaching role. Her lifestyle is known to be very hectic but the move to Oxford United will see Mackenzie reduce her footballing commute by approximately half, allowing her to continue her career.
Oxford United announced the signing of Mackenzie via their official club Twitter account earlier today.
✍️ | United sign Hannah Mackenzie!
We’re delighted to announce the arrival of highly-rated defender @HannahMackenzi6 🤝#OUWFC | #UnitedByBelief pic.twitter.com/kTWzbu6IAU
— Oxford United WFC (@OfficialOUWFC) August 20, 2020
Mackenzie came through the youth ranks at Barclays FA Women’s Super League giants Chelsea before later turning out for Tottenham Hotspur who she represented in the second tier. She joins an Oxford United side who were third in last season’s FA Women’s National League Southern Division prior to the campaign being declared void due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
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