Alex Pfeiffer (soccer)

Alex Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Mackenzie Pfeiffer[1]
Date of birth (2007-11-26) November 26, 2007[1]
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Kansas City Current 14 (1)
2026– Bay FC 1 (1)
International career
2024 United States U-17 5 (6)
2025– United States U-20 2 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 14, 2026

Alexandra Mackenzie Pfeiffer (born November 26, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She signed with the Kansas City Current at age 15 in 2023, becoming the youngest goalscorer in NWSL history at the time. She has represented the United States at the youth international level.

Early life

Pfeiffer grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Kate and Brian Pfeiffer.[2] She played club soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher, winning two consecutive ECNL national titles and being named ECNL All-American twice and the ECNL U17 Player of the Year in 2023.[3]

Club career

Kansas City Current

On October 30, 2023, the Kansas City Current announced that the club had signed Pfeiffer to a three-year contract under the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism, making her the fourth-youngest signing in NWSL history at 15 years and 338 days old.[2] She scored her first professional goal on her debut, scoring the fifth goal in the Current's season-opening 5–4 win over Portland Thorns on March 16, 2024, as they inaugurated the newly built CPKC Stadium.[4] She was the youngest goal scorer in NWSL history at the time at 16 years, 3 months, and 20 days old.[4] On July 28, she tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in her knee during the game against the Houston Dash, ending her rookie season after her tenth game.[5]

In July 2025, Pfeiffer re-joined the Current's active roster after completing her recovery.[6] On October 6, after the Current clinched the NWSL Shield, she made her first professional start in a 1–0 win against Angel City FC.[7] On November 9, she made her playoff debut replacing Debinha to play both extra time periods in the Current's upset loss to Gotham FC in the quarterfinals.[8] She departed from the Current by mutual contract termination at the end of the year.[9]

Bay FC

On January 7, 2026, Bay FC announced the signing of Pfeiffer on a three-year contract.[10] She had an electric debut with Bay's first goal and first assist under new head coach Emma Coates, lifting the club to a season-opening 2–1 win over expansion team Denver Summit on March 14.[11]

International career

Pfeiffer helped the United States under-15 team win the 2022 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship, scoring six goals with four assists at the tournament.[12] In 2023, she led the under-16 team to the title at the Montaigu Tournament, scoring the lone goal in the final.[13] She helped the under-17 team win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring six goals with three assists at the tournament.[14] Because of her knee injury, she missed the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of December 24, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kansas City Current 2024 NWSL 10 1 — 10 1
2025 4 0 1 0 5 0
Career total 14 1 1 0 15 1

Honors

Kansas City Current

United States U-17

References

  1. ^ a b "2024 CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship – National team roster: USA" (PDF). CONCACAF. January 28, 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Yang, Steph (October 30, 2023). "How NWSL's youngest goalscorer Alex Pfeiffer landed with the KC Current at age 15". The Athletic. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Alex Pfeiffer". Kansas City Current. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Alex Pfeiffer becomes youngest goalscorer in NWSL history in KC Current stadium opener". The Athletic. March 16, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kansas City Current forward Alex Pfeiffer placed on Season Ending Injury List". Kansas City Current. July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kansas City Current Forward Alex Pfeiffer Returns to Active Roster". Kansas City Current. July 11, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  7. ^ "Match Report: Kansas City Current Sets NWSL Record With 1-0 Victory over Angel City FC". Kansas City Current. October 7, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  8. ^ "Alex Pfeiffer 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  9. ^ "Kansas City Current Announces Departures of Goalkeeper Tyler McCamey, Defender Regan Steigleder, Forward Alex Pfeiffer". Kansas City Current. December 24, 2025. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  10. ^ "Bay FC Signs Forward Alex Pfeiffer to Three-Year Contract Through 2028". Bay FC. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
  11. ^ Gutmann, Harold (March 14, 2026). "Anderson's goal lifts Bay FC to season-opening win over expansion team Denver Summit FC". The Mercury News. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
  12. ^ "USA Wins 2022 Concacaf Girls' U-15 Championship With 4-1 Victory Over Canada On Goals From Alex Pfeiffer, Kennedy Fuller, Abby Ballek And Ashlyn Puerta". United States Soccer Federation. August 17, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Wins Mondial Montaigu Tournament With 1-0 Victory Over Host France". United States Soccer Federation. April 9, 2023. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  14. ^ "U.S. U-17 Women's Youth National Team Wins 2024 Concacaf Women's U-17 Championship With 4-0 Victory Over Hosts Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. February 11, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  15. ^ "Katie Schoepfer Names U.S Roster for 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. October 1, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  16. ^ "Kansas City Current Claims 2025 NWSL Shield, Presented By CarMax". National Women's Soccer League. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  17. ^ "Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC". Kansas City Current. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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