Brighton Women have made the kind of signing that looks modest on announcement day and more significant once the squad-building logic is pulled apart.
Nadia Krezyman will officially join Albion from Dijon at the beginning of July, with Brighton’s own site carrying the confirmation alongside a signing image credited to James Boardman. For Dario Vidosic, this is not just another attacking addition. It is a move for a 22-year-old Poland international whose profile answers two of the harder questions in Brighton’s forward line: who can carry the ball under pressure, and who can turn wide possession into something sharper than territory?
That distinction matters. Brighton have spent recent windows trying to build a Women’s Super League squad with more resilience, more variety and more routes to goal. Krezyman arrives from a Dijon side where her numbers suggest progression rather than a static squad role. Opta Analyst credits her with 21 Premiere Ligue appearances in 2025/26, 1,721 league minutes, five goals and five assists. Across her Dijon league spell, that rises to eight goals and 10 assists.
Those figures do not scream headline signing in isolation, but they fit the broader ReadBrighton view of Vidosic’s Brighton Women rebuild. In context, they show a young forward trusted for volume minutes in a demanding French top-flight environment and still producing across both sides of the final action.
The Data Points To A Direct, Adaptable Forward
The strongest thread in Krezyman’s profile is variety. In an April interview with Impetus, she described herself as most comfortable from the left, but also able to play from the right, as a number ten or even through the middle. That versatility should not be dismissed as standard new-signing language. For a Brighton side that often has to solve games by changing angles rather than simply overpowering opponents, it gives Vidosic tactical options without requiring a full personnel reset.
Her own description of her game is equally instructive. Krezyman said she likes to dribble, sees plenty of the pitch and is always trying to play forward. Dijon made a similar point when they signed her from UKS SMS Lodz in 2024, highlighting pace, technical quality, ball-carrying and verticality.
That is the profile Brighton have lacked when possession becomes too clean and predictable. Krezyman can receive wide, attack the outside shoulder, or come inside as a connector. She is right-footed, but has spoken about using her left for shots and crosses, which hints at a player who can vary delivery rather than always cutting back onto one pattern.
The end product is already moving in the right direction. Five league goals and five assists last season placed her among Dijon’s most productive attacking players, while her Poland experience gives Brighton a forward who has already lived inside international-level pressure.
Brighton Are Buying The Next Step, Not The Finished Article
The smart part of this deal is timing. Brighton are not paying for a fully polished WSL star. They are moving before the player’s next development jump becomes more expensive and more crowded.
Krezyman’s career has already followed that route once. She left Poland for Dijon because, by her own account, she wanted to reach a higher level and keep developing. That move worked: she became a regular in France, helped Dijon establish themselves nearer the top end of the table, and sharpened her output.
Brighton are now betting that the same curve can travel again.
There will be adaptation risk. The WSL is quicker, more physical and less forgiving in defensive transition than most domestic environments. Krezyman has openly identified defending and physical growth as areas to improve. That honesty is useful. It gives Brighton a clear development plan rather than a vague hope.
For Vidosic, the attraction is obvious. Krezyman gives Albion another player who can break lines with the ball, play across the front line and reduce the creative burden on established attackers. If Brighton want to move from competitive to consistently difficult to contain, this is the category of signing that matters.
It is not the loudest move of the summer. It may prove one of the more carefully judged.
