Alex Pfeiffer (soccer)
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_24_(cropped).jpg) Pfeiffer with Bay FC in 2026 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Mackenzie Pfeiffer[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 26, 2007[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Louis Scott Gallagher | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024–2025 | Kansas City Current | 14 | (1) |
| 2026– | Bay FC | 3 | (2) |
| 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 28, 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.
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
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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 in Bay's season-opening 2–1 win over expansion team Denver Summit on March 14, registering the club's first goal and assist under new head coach Emma Coates.[11] Later that month, she became the youngest NWSL player to have multiple games with multiple goal contributions, recording a goal and an assist in a 3–1 win over the North Carolina Courage.[12]
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.[13] In 2023, she led the under-16 team to the title at the Montaigu Tournament, scoring the lone goal in the final.[14] She helped the under-17 team win the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, scoring six goals with three assists at the tournament.[15] Because of her knee injury, she missed the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of December 24, 2025
| 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 | ||
