The Seattle Reign announced Monday that midfielder Jess Fishlock, the longest-tenured player in club history, signed a one-year contract extension to return in 2026.<\/p>\n
Fishlock, the 2021 NWSL MVP and seven-time Best XI (first or second team) selection, is entering her 14th season with the Reign.<\/p>\n
\u201cJess has been at the heart of this club since day one,\u201d Reign GM Lesle Gallimore said in a statement. \u201cHer professionalism, competitive edge and commitment to this sport, this city and this team continue to set the bar for everyone around her. We\u2019re proud to keep building with her as we head into 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fishlock, 38, is coming off a season with six goals and two assists. She is second in club history with 48 goals and is 10th in NWSL history. Her 30 assists are most in team history and fifth on the NWSL career list.<\/p>\n
\u201cJess sees the game at a level that very few players do and that comes from years of experience at the highest level,\u201d Reign coach Laura Harvey said in a statement. \u201cHer tactical awareness, ability to adapt in big moments and commitment to elevating the players around her will continue to drive this team forward. She leads by example every single day, and having her experience and presence in the locker room is invaluable as we push into 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fishlock\u2019s 215 regular-season appearances and 201 starts are third in NWSL history.<\/p>\n
Fishlock retired from international play this year after playing with the Welsh national team for 19 years. She holds national-team records with 166 caps and 48 goals.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not done yet,\u201d Fishlock said in a statement. \u201cThis club means everything to me \u2013 the people, the supporters, the staff and my teammates. I love competing for Seattle and giving everything I have to this group, and I truly believe in what we\u2019re building here. I\u2019m excited to run it back in 2026 with this world-class club.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Seattle Reign announced Monday that midfielder Jess Fishlock, the longest-tenured player in club history, signed a one-year…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":68489,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[24018,88,90,89],"class_list":["post-68488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-reign","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}