Kansas City Current Agrees to Transfers for Rachel Corsie to Aston Villa of the English Super League and Jéssica Silva to Benfica in Lisbon, Portugal

KANSAS CITY (Jan. 27, 2022) — The Kansas City Current announced today that the club has agreed to transfer Rachel Corsie to Aston Villa of the English Super League and Jéssica Silva to Benfica of the Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino. Per club policy, terms of the agreements will not be disclosed.

Rachel Corsie was one of the original players assigned to Kansas City’s expansion roster from the former Utah Royals in December 2020. She appeared in 18 games for Kansas City in 2021, starting 17. The veteran defender joined the NWSL in 2015 with the Seattle Reign, making 44 appearances for the club, including the 2015 NWSL Championship game. After a short loan to Glasgow City in 2017, Corsie signed with the Royals for the 2018 season. 

Jéssica Silva was signed by Kansas City before the start of the 2021 regular season. She started five games for Kansas City in 2021 and provided a spark off the bench in an additional nine games for a total of 548 minutes. The speedy forward now returns to Europe where she has played across the continent’s premiere divisions, including Swedish side Linköpings FC, Portugal’s Clube de Albergaria, Spanish Premier Division Levante Unión Deportiva and Olympique Lyonnaise (OL) of the French Division 1 Féminine.

With Silva’s transfer, the Kansas City Current now have two open international slots as the team prepares to open preseason training on Feb. 1. The 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup kicks off the weekend of March 18. For tickets and information, visit KansasCityCurrent.com

About the Kansas City Current

Founded in December 2020, the Kansas City Current is led by the ownership group of Angie Long, Chris Long and Brittany Matthews. The team competes in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) and begins its second season with the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup kicking off the weekend of March 19. The Kansas City Current announced plans for the first stadium purpose-built for an NWSL team with expected completion in 2024. The team will play in 2022 at Children’s Mercy Park. For more information, visit KansasCityCurrent.com.