Reign extend Ryanne Brown through 2025 season

Seattle Reign announced on Tuesday that they have signed defender Ryanne Brown to a one-year extension, keeping her with the club through the 2025 season. The third-year fullback has been rehabilitating an ACL tear she suffered during the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup, and was set to become a free agent at the end of this season.

“In true Ryanne Brown fashion, she has worked extremely hard to rehabilitate her knee, and we are looking forward to the day she is back on the pitch for Reign FC,” said Seattle Reign FC General Manager Lesle Gallimore in a team release. “Ryanne has shown in her time with the club that she can be an integral part of our success and we're here to support her through this journey.”

Brown was drafted by the Reign 21st overall in the 2022 NWSL draft and spent much of her rookie season on loan to Nordsjælland in Denmark before returning to Seattle to make her mark in 2023, where she made 11 appearances in regular-season play and played in six Challenge Cup matches. Building on that success, Brown was beginning to establish herself as a preferred starter at fullback in 2024 before suffering an ACL and meniscus tear in the first game of the Summer Cup against Utah in July.

“Although this has been one of my most challenging years as a soccer player, the support I’ve received from my family, teammates, the staff and our supporters have kept me motivated throughout this entire journey,” Brown said in a release. “I’m truly blessed to have all of you behind me and can’t wait to get back on the field soon.”