FC Kansas City re-signs four midfielders

Two-time defending National Women’s Soccer League champion FC Kansas City announced Wednesday that it has re-signed four players.

Midfielders Jen Buczkowski, Mandy Laddish, Erika Tymrak and Frances Silva were the four players, and per league policy their terms were not disclosed.

Buczkowski, 30, is the only player to have played in all 66 of the league’s regular-season games. She has logged 5,848 minutes with two goals and six assists.

Tymrak, 24, had scored 13 goals and recorded nine assists in three seasons. She was the league’s first rookie of the year.

Laddish and Silva, a pair of local products, are each signing on for their third season. Lee’s Summit native Laddish played 18 games in two years with one goal and three assists. Overland Park’s Silva has played 33 games with two goals and four assists.

FC Kansas City will now set its sights on the 2016 NWSL College Draft, which will be Jan. 15 in Baltimore.

This story was originally published November 25, 2015 at 1:23 PM with the headline "FC Kansas City re-signs four midfielders."