Both players' agreements extend over the 2023 season, and the duo will join from Melbourne Victory when the Australian league season is over - which it can be already on Sunday when they face rival Melbourne City for the final place on March 27.

Kyra Cooney-Cross, who is an offensive midfielder, made her national team debut in June 2021 and jumped into the Olympic semifinals against Sweden.

- I am very happy to come to Hammarby and take on a new challenge and chapter in my career.

I have heard very nice things about the club and the team and I can hardly save myself from being a part of it, says the 20-year-old to Hammarsby's site.

Defender Courtney Nevin, 20, on the move:

- Damallsvenskan is a very good league that will develop me as a player, she says.

The Damallsvenska premiere is just over a week away, when Hammarby will face Eskilstuna on March 26.

Before that, Stockholmsklubben will meet Häcken in the semifinals of the Swedish Cup.