Everton Women have made history with the signing of Rylee Foster-Inman, the first player to transfer directly from the Northern Super League to England's Women's Super League. The move marks a significant milestone for Halifax, the NSL, and Canadian women's soccer as a whole. Foster-Inman arrives at Everton with a career that has already taken her across three continents. She played collegiately at West Virginia University before signing with Liverpool in 2020, making her WSL debut in 2021 and earning Liverpool's Player of the Month honour that April. She later joined Wellington Phoenix, where she returned to professional football after a serious 2021 car accident and picked up multiple A-League Women Player of the Month awards. She returned to England with Everton in 2024, later spending time with Durham before moving to Dallas Trinity and, in January 2026, Halifax Tides FC. Her previous WSL experience makes this move particularly interesting. Foster-Inman isn't entering the league for the first time, she is returning to a competition she already knows, and to Everton, where she spent part of the 2024/25 season. This time, however, she arrives having added another chapter to her career in the NSL. That is the kind of pathway the NSL has been trying to build. Embed from Getty Images“This is what the NSL is, what it can be, and will be,” Foster-Inman said. That line might be the biggest takeaway from the entire announcement. For years, the conversation around Canadian women's soccer has largely centred on players leaving the country. Foster-Inman's move proves exactly what the NSL is building on: a very different proposition for future players. The NSL doesn't have to be the final destination. It can be part of the journey. A young Canadian goalkeeper can now look at Foster-Inman's career and see a route that doesn't require immediately leaving Canada to reach the highest levels of the game. They can develop at home, play meaningful professional minutes, build experience and still attract attention from clubs overseas. And it isn't just about Canadian players. The stronger the NSL becomes, the more attractive it becomes as a league for players looking for a platform to launch the next stage of their careers. Foster-Inman's transfer gives the league something it cannot manufacture through marketing: proof of concept. Halifax loses a goalkeeper but the NSL gains a pathway Embed from Getty ImagesThere is, of course, another side to this. Halifax is losing an important player in the middle of its playoff push. Foster-Inman wasn't simply another name on the Tides roster. The club described her as an important presence both on and off the pitch, with her leadership and experience helping shape the team's culture during its sophomore season. But Halifax's response to the transfer might be just as significant as the transfer itself. The Tides have brought in Vancouver Rise goalkeeper Kirstin Tynan on a short-term loan for the remainder of the season. Tynan has been part of the NSL since its inaugural season and was a member of Vancouver's 2025 championship-winning squad. Even in losing one goalkeeper to an overseas opportunity, Halifax is showing its resilience and commitment to its players and the league. As Everton Women continue to build their squad, they are also contributing to the growth and development of women's football in Canada and beyond. With Foster-Inman on board, the Toffees are looking stronger than ever, and their fans are eager to see what the future holds. League standing (final 2025 table -- new season not yet under way): 8th in FA WSL, 23 pts, 7W-2D-13L from 22 games, recent form WLLLL.