Alex Loera-
Team: Kansas City Current
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Thornton, Colorado
College: Santa Clara
College Number: 22
College Major: unknown
College Awards: Honda Award Winner (2020), Second Team All-American (2020), First Team All-West Region (2020, 2019, 2018), WCC Defensive Player of the Year (2020, 2019), First Team All-WCC (2020, 2019, 2018), Second Team All-WCC (2017), WCC All-Freshman (2017)
Draft Pick: #36 overall in the 2020 NWSL College Draft; opted to stay a fifth year with Santa Clara
Pro Contract: signed with the club until the 2024 season
Quote: “We are pleased to welcome Alex to our KC Current family, she enjoyed a stellar college career, winning both team and individual awards and was one of the top three players in collegiate soccer over the past two years. We are looking forward to seeing her build on that success at the professional level.” from Director of Soccer Operations Huw Williams.
“I am so blessed, humbled, and excited to be starting my professional career with such an authentic and rapidly growing club, with all the great things in motion, KC is the perfect place for me, and I can’t wait to contribute and be part of this city that celebrates soccer!” -Alex Loera
Elyse Bennett-
Team: Kansas City Current
Position: Forward
Hometown: De Pere, Wisconsin
College: Washington State University
College Number: 13
College Major: Biology
College Awards: All Pac-12 Third Team (2021 spring), USC Scholar All-Region Second Team (2021 spring), Pac-12 Honor Roll (2019, 2021), Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2018), Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2017)
Draft Pick: #7 overall
Pro Contract: in preseason camp as a training player
Quote: “We’re excited to add a high-quality player of Bennett’s caliber, I had the pleasure of watching her live this past season and I’m confident that she has the potential to become an immediate impact player for us and in the league in general.” -Huw Williams
Chardonnay Curran-
Team: Kansas City Current
Position: Midfielder
Hometown: Ewa Beach, Hawaii
College: Oregon
College Number: 4
College Major: General Social Science
College Awards: Holds UO career record for both matches played and consecutive matches played at 92, UO career record 84 games started
Draft Pick: #17 overall
Pro Contract: in preseason camp as a training player
Jenna Winebrenner-
Team: Kansas City Current
Position: Defender
Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
College: Notre Dame, TCU (fifth year)
College Number: 19
College Major: School of Business
College Awards: 2020 All-ACC Academic Team
Draft Pick: #41 overall
Pro Contract: in preseason camp as a training player
Izzy Rodriguez-
Team: Kansas City Current
Position: Defender
Hometown: Canton, Michigan
College: Ohio State
College Number: 9
College Major: unknown
College Awards: Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2019, 2021), 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American, 2020-21 (spring) United Soccer Coaches All-North/Central Region, United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American (2021), United Soccer Coaches First Team All-North Region (2018, 2021), First Team All-Big Ten (2018, 2021), Big Ten Defender of the Year (2021), Third Team All-Big Ten (2017, 2019), Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2017), Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020)
Draft Pick: #43 overall
Pro Contract: in preseason camp as a training player
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