From Hoffenheim to the NWSL. Melissa Kösler is taking next step

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Kristina Němcová January 6, 2026 • 1 min read

German forward Melissa Kössler, 25, is leaving TSG Hoffenheim to join a club in the U.S. National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).

She previously played in USA during her studies.
Hoffenheim has not officially named the U.S. team, but reports link Kössler with the new club Boston Legacy FC as her likely destination in the NWSL.
In the ongoing 2025/26 Frauen-Bundesliga season, Kössler scored six goals in ten appearances for Hoffenheim before the transfer.
A product of Turbine Potsdam’s academy, she joined Hoffenheim in 2022 after years in Germany’s top women’s leagues and had previously spent a year in the U.S. college system with UMass Minutewomen.

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