Vanessa DiBernardo
Kansas City Current, Midfielder
Age: 33y-9m-21d (May 15, 1992)
Exp: 11 Years
Country: US
College: Illinois
Drafted: Round 1 (#4 overall), 2014
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2025-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Vanessa DiBernardo signed a 2 year contract with the Kansas City Current.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | Annual | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 | Maternity Leave |
GTD
|
|||
| 2026 |
|
33 | Maternity Leave |
GTD
|
|||
| 2027 |
|
34 | Active |
Club
|
|||
| 2028 |
|
35 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Roster Status | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 | Maternity Leave |
GTD
|
||
| 2026 |
|
33 | Maternity Leave |
GTD
|
||
| 2027 |
|
34 | Active |
Club
|
||
| 2028 |
|
35 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2026 |
|
33 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2027 |
|
34 |
Club |
- | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- 2027: Club Option
Source:
NWSL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2022 / UFA
2020-2020 Extension
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2019 Extension
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2017
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2014-2015 Rookie
Contract Terms:
0 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
11 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$5,000
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31 |
|
Award
|
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Best Xi Second:M |
| Total |
$5,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$5,000 | $5,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
31 |
$5,000
|
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
| Total |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$5,000 | $5,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
Jul 31, 2025 - TBD | 14 | Maternity/Parental Leave |
| 2025 |
|
Apr 11, 2025 - Apr 18, 2025 | 0 | Knee |
| 2024 |
|
Jun 21, 2024 - Jul 12, 2024 | 3 | Concussion |
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Jul 31, 2025
Placed on the maternity/parental leave list by Kansas City (KC)
-
Oct 24, 2024
Signed a 2 year contract with Kansas City (KC) - includes 2027 Club Option
-
Dec 07, 2022
Signed a 2 year contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Dec 08, 2021
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)
-
Oct 30, 2020
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)
-
Nov 01, 2019
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)
-
Oct 01, 2018
Chicago (CHI) exercised an option for 2019
-
Oct 23, 2017
Signed a contract extension with Chicago (CHI) through 2018 with a 2019 club option
-
Oct 19, 2016
Chicago (CHI) exercised an option for 2017
-
Oct 17, 2016
Loaned from Chicago (CHI) to Perth Glory of the Australian W-League
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Nov 12, 2015
Loaned from Chicago (CHI) to Perth Glory of the Australian W-League
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Mar 24, 2014
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI)
-
Jan 17, 2014
Drafted by Chicago (CHI): Round 1 (#4 overall)
