Galic starred for the Central Coast Mariners in the A-League Women (ALW) last season, scoring the winning penalty in their grand final shootout against Melbourne Victory before signing with the Sky Blues on a three-year deal.
But her on-field success hasn't translated into her bank account.
About 62 per cent of ALW players like Galic have to work a second job, a report by Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) found in October last year.
Speaking at the season launch on Wednesday, she said the league would benefit by evolving to a fully professional competition.
It echoes similar calls by the report that said 96 per cent of players want the game to evolve to a fully professional league by 2026-27.
"We've been hoping for that (full-time contracts) for four, five, six years," Galic said.
"We don't as female footballers necessarily want to work on the side as well, but it's just something that we have to do because the league itself isn't paying enough for us to survive outside of that.
"I would love to just do training and then call it a day. I would love to not rush off to work or have to time my gym at seven o'clock when I finish my work shift.
"I'm hoping that for the future generations that will all be sort of done and dusted and in the past, and they can obviously focus on football and be the best athletes that they can be."
Matildas midfielder Tameka Yallop has said that Australia needs to take advantage of major tournaments such as the 2026 Women's Asian Cup to create a professional women's game.
According to the PFA, after the 2023 Women's World Cup, there had been "organic growth" in A-League Women attendances, but the league could have capitalised on it more as they were unable to funnel many converts to the domestic competition.
The PFA says the Asian Cup is a prime opportunity to try again.
Despite the issues, Galic is looking forward to the ALW season in new colours and with hopes of winning the league.
"It's nice just to come in and obviously play with other girls who have that expectation and standard," the 26-year-old said.
"Last year as underdogs, we didn't necessarily have pressure, but wearing a Sydney FC jersey just means that the expectations there, and we'll take the pressure on our backs after last season."
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