FC Kansas City forward Frances Silva retires

Overland Park native and FC Kansas City forward Frances Silva is retiring from soccer.

Silva, 24, announced Wednesday that she’s taken a job with FOX Soccer, ending her career with her hometown professional team.

Silva, who graduated from Blue Valley North High School and went onto a career at West Virginia, has been with FCKC since 2014. She played in 19 games in the 2016 season, starting 10 of them and scoring two goals.

“Thank you so much @FCKansasCity and @kcbluecrew for 3 great years, I’ll never forget them!” Silva tweeted. “So excited for my next chapter with @FOXSoccer.”

FCKC, which missed the National Women’s Soccer League playoffs this year, will have two top forwards returning from pregnancy in 2017. Both Amy Rodriguez and Sydney Leroux, women’s national team members, are expected to return.

This story was originally published November 16, 2016 at 2:31 PM with the headline "FC Kansas City forward Frances Silva retires."