She joins fellow former BYU star Mikayla Cluff, who the Royals traded for and signed Wednesday. Vasconcelos signed with the club through the 2025 season.
“I am so passionate about Utah, so excited to elevate this Royals FC project together, I can’t wait to see all the fans and partnering every day with the Club and the community to grow and connect. Now the focus is on building up that core even better, as we keep going Utah will surely be a place people across the industry and the world will want to be,” she said. The organization is moving full-steam ahead, the new foundation for this version of the Royals is so so amazing for all of Women’s Soccer.
She grew up in Sandy and is “insanely happy to be home,” she said in a press release. Vasconcelos played briefly for the Royals in the team’s first iteration in 2020 before the club was sold and relocated to Kansas City. The Utah Royals have signed former BYU star Michele Vasconcelos, bringing the Utah native and former Royals forward home, the team announced Tuesday.
