SoccerWire Featured Player since January 2022.
The NWSL’s Kansas City Current have signed forward Alex Pfeiffer to a three-year contract through the 2026 season, beginning January 2024. Pfeiffer, who will turn 16 years old in November, is the first player signed to the club under the NWSL’s Under-18 Entry Mechanism.
At 15 years, 338 days Pfeiffer is the fourth-youngest player ever signed to play in the NWSL.
Pfeiffer, a SoccerWire Featured Player since January 2022, was recently named the ECNL Girls U17 Player of the Year. She helped lead the SLSG Navy 2006 team to the ECNL National Championship title for a second straight season in 2023, and is a rising star in the U.S. Women’s Youth National Team program.
“I am unbelievably excited and blessed to say I’m playing for the KC Current!” said Pfeiffer. “Everything about this club is class, from the players to the facilities, to the coaching staff and ownership group, I can’t imagine a better place to start my professional career. I’m eternally grateful to the Longs, Cami and Vlatko for this opportunity and I can’t wait to get on the pitch with this team and help win some championships!”
Although new to professional soccer, she is no stranger to top-level competition. Pfeiffer was introduced to the international circuit in 2022 when she was first invited to the U.S. U-15 Women’s Youth National Team camp in March of 2022. Since then she has seen time with the U.S. National Teams at the U15, U16 and U17 levels.
“I am very excited that Alex will be joining our club,” said head coach Vlatko Andonovski. “This is a great start for our plans to strengthen the pro player pathway for this club and this region. Alex is someone who can be a great example for players everywhere and can help this club achieve our goals, both near and long-term.”
To read SoccerWire’s recent interview with Pfeiffer, click here.
