With the club’s second pick in the opening round of the 2023 NWSL Draft, the Kansas City Current select forward/midfielder Alexa Spaanstra from the University of Virginia.
Spaanstra, a fifth-year senior for the Cavaliers, played 107 games and scored 37 goals with 34 assists in her collegiate career. The Brighton Michigan native can be a versatile attacker, typically a left side forward but she can be very effective on the right side as well.
She was named All-ACC Second Team twice and First Team once. She also earned recognition as part of the ACC Championships All-Tournament teams in 2019, 2020, and 2021.