The 2024 Kansas City Current season was the team's fourth season as a professional soccer team. The Current played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
The Current finished fourth in the 2024 National Women's Soccer League season and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed, where they defeated the fifth-seeded North Carolina Courage in the quarterfinals before losing to the top-seeded Orlando Pride in the semifinals.
Background
Despite making it to the championship match in the 2022 season, the Current did not qualify for the 2023 playoffs. They ended the 2023 regular season 11th out of 12 teams. In 2021, they ended their inaugural season in last place.
Summary
Draft, trades, and transfers
NWSL Draft
In the 2024 NWSL Draft, the KC Current drafted Ellie Wheeler from Penn State, Halle Mackiewicz from Clemson, and Hope Hisey from Arizona.
Stadium and facilities The KC Current began playing in their new home stadium, CPKC Stadium, the first stadium in the world stadium built solely for a women's professional sports team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 11,500 with additional standing-room capacity on its north-end. The stadium is located in the Berkley Riverfront of Kansas City along the banks of the Missouri River, the namesake of the team.
CPKC Stadium held its first match between the Kansas City Current and the Portland Thorns on March 16, 2024. Kansas City won the match 5–4 in front of a sell-out crowd.
The Current continue to train in their dedicated practice facility in Riverside, Missouri, which opened in June 2022. It was the first purpose-built practice facility for an NWSL team.
Team
Technical staff
Squad .
NationPlayer
Competitions
Regular season
Matches
Note: * Indicates a sell-out crowd
Regular season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
Playoffs
The Current finished the regular season in fourth place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the fourth seed of eight teams.
Matches
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances Only players who have made an appearance are listed. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
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! colspan=14 style="background:#CF3339; color:#fff; width:110px;" text-align:center;" |Midfielders
! colspan=14 style="background:#CF3339; color:#fff; width:110px;" text-align:center;" |Forwards
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
Goals Name Total 16FWTemwa Chawinga201324210MF Lo'eau LaBonta 6028399MFDebinha3148416MFVanessa DiBernardo510659FWBia Zaneratto5005617FWMichelle Cooper3014725FWKristen Hamilton102388FWNichelle Prince200294MFClaire Lavogez200295DFEllie Wheeler1012107DFElizabeth Ball100112DFStine Ballisager Pedersen100122MFBayley Feist100178DFLauren100147FWAlex Pfeiffer100124DFGabrielle Robinson100118DFIzzy Rodriguez100177FWAlexa Spaanstra10011114MFClaire Hutton0011 Own goals 1001 Total 573 1474
Assists Name Total116MFVanessa DiBernardo6028 299MFDebinha600636FWTemwa Chawinga501649FWBia Zaneratto4004517FWMichelle Cooper211467DFElizabeth Ball3003718DFIzzy Rodriguez2013810MFLo'eau LaBonta102398FWNichelle Prince20021025FWKristen Hamilton00221114MFClaire Hutton10014DFHailie Mace100177FW Alexa Spaanstra 10011222MFBayley Feist00113DFHanna Glas0011 Total 341 1146
Clean sheets Name Total11 Almuth Schult 5117 221Adrianna Franch4026 Total 91 313
Disciplinary record NameTotal 4DFHailie Mace5001000006005DFEllie Wheeler2001001004006FWTemwa Chawinga1000000001007DFElizabeth Ball00000010010010MFLo'eau LaBonta20010000030014MFClaire Hutton30000000030015DFAlana Cook10000000010016MFVanessa DiBernardo30000000030017FWMichelle Cooper20000010030018DFIzzy Rodriguez10000000010021GKAdrianna Franch10000000010024DFGabrielle Robinson20000000020027DFKayla Sharples00010000010066FWHildah Magaia10000000010077FWAlexa Spaanstra10000000010094MFClaire Lavogez200000000200Total 27 0 0 4 0 0 3 0 0 34 00
Transactions
2024 NWSL Draft
Draft selections are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024, in Anaheim, California. + 2024 NWSL Draft selections, by round Player College Status 2 18 Ellie Wheeler Pennsylvania State University Signed to a one-year contract with an option. 3 32 Halle Mackiewicz Clemson University Not signed. 4 46 Hope Hisey University of Arizona Signed to a one-year contract with an option.
Contract operations + Contract options Date Player Notes November 20, 2023 Claire Lavogez Option exercised.
+ Re-signings Date Player Notes November 13, 2023 Gabrielle Robinson Re-signed to a three-year contract. December 13, 2023Izzy RodriguezRe-signed to a two-year contract.January 23, 2024Cassie MillerFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.January 24, 2024Desiree ScottFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.January 29, 2024Mallory WeberFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.January 31, 2024Lo'eau LaBontaRe-signed to a two-year contract
Loans + Loans in Date Player Previous team Fee/notes August 21, 2024 Hildah Magaia Mazatlán Loaned through the end of the 2024 NWSL season. Kansas City have the option to acquire player rights on a permanent basis at the end of the loan.
+ Loans out Date Player Destination team Fee/notes September 13, 2023 Jordan Silkowitz Brisbane Roar FC Loaned through April 2024. July 19, 2024Sophia Braun Spokane Zephyr FCLoaned through the end of the 2024 NWSL season.November 15, 2024Opeyemi Ajakaye Carolina Ascent FCLoaned through the end of the 2024 USL Super League fall schedule.
Transfers + Transfers in Date Player Previous team Fee/notes October 30, 2023 Alex Pfeiffer St. Louis Scott Gallagher Signed with NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism to a three-year contract. December 14, 2023Claire Hutton World Class FCSigned with NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism to a three-year contract.January 3, 2024Temwa Chawinga Wuhan Jianghan UniversitySigned to a two-year contract.January 17, 2024Nichelle Prince Houston DashTraded in exchange for Cece Kizer and a 2024 international roster slot.January 22, 2024Bia Zaneratto PalmeirasSigned to a one-year contract with a club option.Bayley Feist Washington SpiritFree agent signed to a two-year contract.January 30, 2024Sophie Braun Club LeónSigned to a one-year contract with an option.Regan Steigleder KIF Örebro DFFAcquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a one-year contract with an option.July 18, 2024Grace Bahr Indy ElevenSigned to a national team replacement contract.July 22, 2024Alana Cook Seattle Reign FCTraded in exchange for $40,000 in allocation money, $75,000 in intra-league transfer funds, and a conditional $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds pending incentive-based requirements.July 26, 2024Janae DeFazio UCLA Bruins Signed to national team replacement contracts.Sabrina Weinman Northern Colorado RainJuly 27, 2024Allie Long NJ/NY Gotham FCSigned to an injury replacement contract.August 2, 2024Almuth Schult Hamburger SVSigned to a one-year contract.August 16, 2024Mwanalima Adam Jereko Hakkarigücü SporSigned to a two-year contract through 2025 with an option.August 28, 2024Kayla Sharples Bay FCTraded in exchange for Jordan Silkowitz and $15,000 in allocation money.September 13, 2024Katie Fraine HibernianSigned to a one-year contract through the remainder of 2024.November 15, 2024Opeyemi Ajakaye Madrid CFFInternational signing acquired prior to the NWSL roster freeze.
+ Transfers out Date Player Destination team Fee/notes November 15, 2023 Alex Loera Bay FC Traded in exchange for $175,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft. November 20, 2023Rylan Childers Odense Boldklub QWaived.Chardonnay Curran Chicago Red StarsCroix Soto Houston DashJenna Winebrenner North Carolina CourageAddisyn Merrick Utah RoyalsFree agents.Sam MewisRetiredDecember 12, 2023Kate Del Fava Utah RoyalsTraded, along with Kansas City's natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft.January 11, 2024Morgan Gautrat Orlando PrideTraded, along with $50,000 in allocation money, in exchange for a 2024 international roster spot.January 17, 2024Cece Kizer Houston DashTraded, along with a 2024 international roster spot, in exchange for Nichelle Prince.January 23, 2024Cassie Miller NJ/NY Gotham FCTraded in exchange for $70,000 in allocation money and $30,000 in intra-league transfer funds.January 26, 2024Mimmi Larsson RB LeipzigMutual contract termination.August 2, 2024Hope Hisey Spokane Zephyr FCWaived.August 12, 2024Claire Lavogez Real SociedadMutual contract termination.August 19, 2024Alexa Spaanstra Portland Thorns FCTraded in exchange for $15,000 in allocation money and $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds.August 21, 2024Lauren Atlético MadridFree transfer.August 28, 2024Jordan Silkowitz Bay FCTraded, along with $15,000 of allocation money, in exchange for Kayla Sharples.September 2, 2024Hanna Glas Seattle Reign FCTraded in exchange for $10,000 of intra-league transfer funds and an additional $10,000 of transfer funds pending conditions met.
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