The 24-year-old Girma joined Chelsea from San Diego Wave in January for a reported fee of 900,000 pounds ($1.1 million). That deal surpassed the previous world-record fee of $788,000 that Bay FC paid to sign Zambia striker Rachael Kundananji from Madrid CFF last year.

Sunday was not the Chelsea debut Naomi Girma was expecting — for multiple reasons. She will need to adapt to life at Chelsea quickly.

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor has said that United States women's national team defender Naomi Girma will make her debut for the club vs. Brighton & Hove Albion in Women's Super League play on Sunday.

Girma was not part of the U.S. roster at February’s SheBelieves Cup, having missed the January camp due to a minor calf injury, and Bompastor said after a positive fortnight of training, she would likely be included in the squad for Sunday’s trip to Brighton & Hove Albion in the WSL.

Naomi Girma, the U.S. defender and first female million-dollar player, sustained an injury during her Chelsea debut in a 2-2 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Her unspecified injury will be assessed further.