KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Current midfielder Desiree Scott announced Thursday her plan to retire at the end of the 2024 season.
Scott, 37, has been with the club since 2013, a run that makes her one of 19 remaining active players who played in the debut of the National Women’s Soccer League.
The Canadian has played several matches for the Canadian Women’s National Team, where she earned an Olympic gold medal in 2020 and two bronze medals in 2012 and 2016.
Nicknamed The Destroyer, Scott has appeared in nine matches this season, contributing more than 100 minutes of playing time for a KC Current squad that has clinched at least one home playoff game in this year’s NWSL playoffs.
“My professional career began right here in Kansas City in 2013 with FC KC, so I find it only fitting that I officially announce my retirement from the NWSL …
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