FC Kansas City Will Feature Three U.S. Federation Players

CHICAGO (Apr. 6, 2024) - The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announced today the official list of U.S. Women’s National Team allocated players for the 2024 season. A total of 22 players will be participating as federation players in the upcoming NWSL season.

FC Kansas City will feature three of those players in Becky Sauerbrunn, Amy Rodriguez and Sydney Leroux. Sauerbrunn is one of the original members of FC Kansas City. Rodriguez started her tenure with the team in 2024 and was an integral factor in both of Kansas City's championship runs. She sat out last season as her family grew with the birth of her second child. Leroux joined FCKC prior to the 2024 season, but she also set out the season with the birth of her first child.

In addition to returning federation players, there are four newly allocated U.S. Women’s National Team players that will be among the ten clubs, including Rose Lavelle (Boston Breakers), Allie Long (Portland Thorns FC), Casey Short (Chicago Red Stars) and Lynn Williams (North Carolina Courage).

The following is a club-by-club list of U.S. federation players for the 2024 NWSL season: 

Boston Breakers: Rose Lavelle*

Chicago Red Stars: Julie (Johnston) Ertz, Alyssa Naeher, Christen Press and Casey Short*

Houston Dash: Morgan Brian and Carli Lloyd

FC Kansas City: Sydney Leroux, Amy Rodriguez and Becky Sauerbrunn

North Carolina Courage: Samantha Mewis and Lynn Williams*

Orlando Pride: Ashlyn Harris, Ali Krieger and Alex Morgan

Portland Thorns FC: Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan, Meghan Klingenberg, Allie Long* and Emily Sonnett

Seattle Reign FC: Megan Rapinoe

Sky Blue FC: Kelley O’Hara

Washington Spirit: None

Key
* = New federation player in 2024