Naomi Girma, women’s soccer's first million-dollar player, was injured and substituted on her Chelsea debut on Sunday. The United States defender was taken off after 59 minutes of the 2-2 draw against Brighton and it was not immediately clear how serious the unspecified injury was.

Naomi Girma, a top defender for the USWNT, made her debut for Chelsea Sunday in a WSL match following a record-breaking transfer fee in January.

USWNT and Chelsea star Naomi Girma saw her WSL debut cut short due to injury, as the undefeated Blues logged their second draw of the season.