The Kansas City Current have announced that USWNT midfielder Sam Mewis has been added to the season-ending injury list, effectively ending her 2022 season.
Mewis has been battling a knee injury for some time, and while she had been able to travel with the Current on several road trips, the issue was apparently not improving enough for Kansas City to risk holding the roster spot open amid a tight NWSL playoff race.
“We are understandably disappointed, not just for the club, but for Sam. She has been a valuable leader for this organization since she joined us,” said Current GM Camille Levin Ashton in a team statement. “Although she won’t be able to contribute on the field for the balance of this season, she is an invaluable asset to this team and contributes daily to our success. We will continue to support her in every way possible.”
Mewis will join her USWNT teammate Lynn Williams and veteran wingback Mallory Weber on Kansas City’s season-ending injury list. Williams tore a tendon in her hamstring before the season got underway, while Weber tore her ACL back in early May.
The move allows Kansas City one more open roster spot, which may come in handy. The NWSL transfer window ends on August 24, and the Current at the moment are in the sixth and final playoff spot. With just 14 goals scored (tied for eighth-best in the 12-team league), it stands to reason that the ambitious club will move for reinforcements.
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