The Kansas City Current have re-signed captain Desiree Scott for the 2023 season.
The 35-year-old from Winnipeg, who has received 186 caps for Canada, returns for her third season with the Current and seventh within the National Women’s Soccer League.
“Desi is an especially vital a part of this membership, and we’re so joyful to have her return for the 2023 season,” Kansas City GM Camille Levin Ashton mentioned in an announcement. “Her management and infectious positivity raise up this workforce, each on the sphere and off.”
A defensive midfielder often called The Destroyer, Scott started her professional profession in Kansas City in 2013.
Named Kansas City captain earlier than the 2022 season, Scott has performed in 124 NWSL video games and reached the ten,000 minutes performed milestone in August.
She was named the inaugural winner of the Ally Award, introduced by Ally Bank and the NWSL Player’s Association, which honours the athlete that embodies the thought of “teammate,” supporting and motivating rookies and veterans alike. The award is voted on by the gamers.
Internationally, Scott has been to the 2011, 2015 and 2019 FIFA World Cups and received bronze medals on the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and gold on the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Kansas City misplaced the NWSL championship recreation 2-0 to the Portland Thorns in October after ending fifth within the common season at 10-6-6.
“I’m extraordinarily excited to be again in Kansas City and for one more alternative to deliver a championship dwelling,” Scott mentioned in an announcement. “We now have playoff and championship expertise however much more importantly, the idea that we belong on these massive levels.
“I do know as a bunch we realized loads final season and the motivation is unquestionably there to make this 2023 season one other one to recollect. Looking ahead to an thrilling 12 months with this unimaginable group.”
