The 2025 Kansas City Current season was the team's fifth 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.
Background
The Kansas City Current's 2024 season ended with a loss to the 2024 NWSL Shield winner, Orlando Pride, in the semi-finals of the 2024 NWSL Playoffs after finishing fourth in the 2024 regular season. Orlando Pride went on to win the NWSL Championship.
Summary
Stadium and facilities In 2024, The 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 .
NameDate of birth (age)Previous teamNotesGoalkeepers23Lorena Grêmio FBPAINT81Laurel Ivory Seattle Reign FC0Clare Gagne North Carolina Tar Heels Defenders15Alana Cook Seattle Reign FC27Kayla Sharples Bay FC4Hailie Mace North Carolina Courage24Gabrielle Robinson West Virginia MountaineersSEI18Izzy Rodriguez Ohio State Buckeyes2Regan Steigleder KIF Örebro5Ellie Wheeler Penn State Nittany Lions31Katie Scott Penn State Nittany Lions7Elizabeth Ball Utah RoyalsMidfielders99Debinha North Carolina Courage16Vanessa DiBernardo Chicago Stars FC22Bayley Feist Washington Spirit14Claire Hutton From academy10Lo'eau LaBonta Utah Royals33Jereko Hakkarigücü SporINT11Rocky Rodríguez Angel City FCForwards6Temwa Chawinga Wuhan JianghanINT17Michelle Cooper Duke Blue Devils47Alex Pfeiffer From academySEI8Nichelle Prince Houston Dash9Bia Zaneratto PalmeirasSEI, INT19Mary Long Duke Blue Devils13Haley Hopkins North Carolina Courage
Competitions
Regular season
Matches March
April
May
June
August
September
October
November
Regular season standings
Results summary
Results by matchday
NWSL playoffs Bracket
Results
Squad statistics Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
Player NWSLPlayoffs Total Apps Goals AppsGoals Apps Goals 0 GK 0 000 0 0 2 DF 0+1 000 1 0 4 DF 15+8 010 24 0 5 DF 15+6 10+11 22 2 6 FW 21+2 1500 23 15 7 DF Elizabeth Ball 14+5 110 20 1 8 FW 6+15 110 22 1 9 FW 19+5 710 25 7 10 MF 21+2 510 24 5 11 FW 7+13 000 20 0 13 FW 3+17 10+10 21 1 14 MF 22+3 010 26 0 15 DF 7 000 7 0 16 MF 11+2 000 13 0 17 FW 17+3 600 20 6 18 DF 22+4 110 27 1 19 FW Mary Long 1+9 000 10 021MFAlly Sentnor7+4010120 22 MF 1+8 0 |0+10 10 0 23 GK Lorena 24 0 |10 25 0 24 DF 6+2 0 |00 8 0 27 DF 23+1 2 |10 25 2 31 DF Katie Scott 2 0 |00 2 0 33 MF Jereko 0+1 0 |00 1 0 47 FW Alex Pfeiffer 1+3 0 |0+10 5 0 81 GK 2 0 |00 2 0 99 MF 17+5 8 |10 23 8Players away from the club on loan: MF Flora Marta Lacho 2+4 0 |00 6 0
Transactions
Contract operations + Contract optionsDatePlayerNotesDecember 10, 2024 Stine Ballisager PedersenOption declined. Sophia Braun Regan SteiglederOption exercised. Bia Zaneratto
+ Re-signingsDatePlayerNotesAugust 27, 2024 Ellie WheelerRe-signed to a four-year contract through 2028.August 29, 2024 Alana CookRe-signed to a three-year contract through 2027.September 6, 2024 DebinhaRe-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.October 24, 2024 Vanessa DiBernardoRe-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with an option.December 5, 2024 Nichelle PrinceRe-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.January 27, 2025 Elizabeth BallFree agent re-signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. Kristen HamiltonFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract through 2025 with a mutual option.January 29, 2025 Temwa ChawingaRe-signed to a three-year extension through 2028.February 20, 2025 Haley HopkinsRe-signed to a two-year extension through 2027.
Loans out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesMarch 12, 2025 Fridah Mukoma Beijing Jingtan FCLoaned through the 2025 NWSL season.
Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesDecember 19, 2024 Laurel Ivory Seattle Reign FCFree agent signing.December 20, 2024 Rocky Rodríguez Angel City FCIn exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds.December 23, 2024 Lorena GrêmioAcquired for an undisclosed fee and signed to a three-year contract through 2027 with an option.January 9, 2025 Clare Gagne North Carolina Tar HeelsFree agent rookie signed to a one-year contract through 2025. Mary Long Duke Blue Devils Katie Scott Penn State Nittany LionsJanuary 30, 2025 Haley Hopkins North Carolina CourageIn exchange for $50,000 in intra-league transfer funds.March 12, 2025 Flora Marta Lacho TP MazembeSigned to a two-year contract through 2026. Fridah Mukoma ZESCO Ndola GirlsAcquired for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a four-year contract through 2028.
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesDecember 10, 2024 Katie FraineOut of contract. Adrianna Franch Birmingham City Almuth SchultRetired Mallory WeberJanuary 15, 2025 Opeyemi Ajakaye FC RoboMutual contract termination.
Retirements DatePlayerOctober 17, 2024 Desiree Scott
Injury listings DatePlayerListInjuryMay 30, 2024 Gabrielle RobinsonSeason-ending injuryTorn ACL sustained in match against the Utah Royals.July 4, 2024 Alex PfeifferSeason-ending injuryTorn ACL and meniscus sustained in match against the Houston Dash.March 14, 2025 Bia ZanerattoSeason-ending injuryFoot injury sustained in 2024.
Preseason trialists Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Current released their preseason roster on January 15, 2025. PlayerPrevious clubStatus Meila Brewer KC AthleticsNot signed; U18 trialist. Evan O'Steen Solar SCNot signed; U18 trialist. Ava Tankersley Arkansas RazorbacksNot signed. Mallory Weber Kansas City CurrentNot signed.
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