Canadian women’s national soccer team star Ashley Lawrence is headed overseas, signing her first professional contract with French club Paris Saint-Germain through 2019.

Putting pen to paper to join a “very big club” — PSG currently sits atop France’s first division — was an “immense source of pride,” the 21-year-old said in a release Tuesday morning.

“Everything the coach and directors had to say convinced me to sign here and give my all for the club. I have big ambitions here with Paris Saint-Germain.”

Olivier Letang, PSG’s sports director, hailed Lawrence as one of the world’s most promising players at her position and under the age of 22.

“It’s very satisfying to see her sign for us, looking to continue her development and show her talents to the Parisian fans. Her arrival is in perfect keeping with our policy of bringing up talented young players alongside established world-class talents,” he said.

Lawrence is just one of Canada’s young standouts expected to officially go pro in the coming days.

Fellow Brampton native and West Virginia University alum Kadeisha Buchanan, Lawrence’s longtime friend, is also likely to sign in Europe before next Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League draft.

There was speculation the two would land at the same club, but reports out of France suggest Buchanan will sign with Olympique Lyonnais, the reigning champion of both the top French division and the Women’s Champions League.

Lawrence, who represented the Brampton Brams in her junior years, has played in midfield and defence on the international stage. She earned her first cap for Canada in January 2013, at 17 years old.

In the four years and 45 caps since that appearance, Lawrence has become a household name, representing Canada on home soil at the 2015 Women’s World Cup and winning a bronze medal at the Rio 2016 Olympics.

Her string of strong performances in Brazil helped Lawrence finish as runner-up to striker Christine Sinclair in voting for the Canadian Soccer Association’s female player of 2016.

Tuesday’s announcement earned praise on social media from many of Lawrence’s Canadian teammates, as well as head coach John Herdman.

“Put the work in [and] reap the rewards, [one] of the most dedicated players I’ve worked with, trailblazing for future generations of [Canadian] players,” Herdman tweeted.

Lawrence and Buchanan also became leaders at the club level, starring as West Virginia’s women’s soccer team went to the final of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship in December. West Virginia eventually lost 3-1 to the University of Southern California.

Given both players’ success, many questioned whether Lawrence and Buchanan would stay in North America to start their professional careers or head across the pond.

Their university coach, Nikki Izzo-Brown, recently said both were worthy of the No.1 pick at next week’s NWSL draft should they choose to stay.

Instead, Lawrence became one of a few top talents to sign with sides in France’s top division as of late. American striker Alex Morgan will miss the first half of the Orlando Pride’s NWSL season to join Lyon until the end of this season, which began last September and runs until May.

French midfielder Amandine Henry, currently a member of the Portland Thorns, is also expected to sign with PSG this month. Henry was a nominee for the FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year award and a finalist for the UEFA Best Women’s Player in Europe award in 2015.

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Lawrence will get her first taste of Champions League action with PSG, though the team doesn’t play again in that tournament until March 23 against Bayern Munich.

Should Buchanan join Lyon, the two Bramptonians would first face each other in the league May 14.