Amandine Henry

France midfielder Amandine Henry (6) battles with United States midfielder Carli Lloyd.

(Chris O'Meara/AP)

World-renowned midfielder Amandine Henry is set to join the Portland Thorns this week and could feature in her first game for Portland when the Thorns take on the Western New York Flash on June 17.

Thorns coach Mark Parsons said that the club is still working out the exact details around Henry's arrival, but expect the French Women's National Team midfielder to arrive in Portland by the end of the week.

After undergoing a physical, Henry is expected to either meet the Thorns in Chicago to watch the club face the Red Stars Sunday or fly directly to New York ahead of Portland's match against the Western New York Flash.

"We plan, and again it's not concrete at this point, but we think she'll be in to Portland in the next couple of days," Parsons said. "She'll have a physical and then join us on the trip. She won't play in Chicago, but she might get to Chicago. If not, she'll go straight to New York and we think she'll be on the pitch in New York."

The Thorns officially announced that they had signed Henry in March and that the French midfielder would be joining the team after finishing her season with French Division I Feminine side Lyon.

Henry is considered one of the top women's soccer players in the world. She received the Silver Ball as the second best player at the 2015 Women's World Cup, was named the second-best player in Europe in 2015 and was on the shortlist for the 2015 World FIFA Player of the Year award.

-- Jamie Goldberg | jgoldberg@oregonian.com

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