Regan Steigleder

Regan Leigh Steigleder (born September 3, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Lexington SC. She played college soccer for the Northwestern Wildcats. She began her professional career with Swedish club KIF Örebro in 2022, before moving to the Kansas City Current in 2024.

Early life

Steigleder was raised in Iowa City, Iowa, the daughter of Paul and Lisa Steigleder. She began playing travel soccer in middle school with a club based in Phoenix, Arizona, before playing two years with the Michigan Hawks. She reached the state semifinals and was named the Gatorade Iowa Player of the Year as a senior in 2016. She also played one season of high school basketball as a freshman point guard. She initially committed to Vanderbilt, but after its head coach resigned, she switched to Northwestern over offers from Iowa, Nebraska, TCU, and Clemson. She left the game injured against Purdue as a sophomore in 2018 and missed the rest of the season.

Steigleder played the most minutes on the team as a junior in 2019 and was named to the All-Big Ten third team. She scored four goals in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, including the only goal in a win over Purdue in the first round of the Big Ten tournament.

Club career KIF Örebro Steigleder trained with the Chicago Red Stars as a non-roster player in the 2022 preseason and appeared in a preseason friendly against the United States national under-23 team. She then signed her first professional contract with Swedish club KIF Örebro DFF on April 8, 2022, for the rest of the year. She entered the usual starting lineup following the departure of Anna Sandberg to Häcken and was converted from an attacking midfielder to an offensive-minded left back. She started all 25 games in which she played in the 2023 season. However, on January 30, 2024, she was instead traded to the NWSL's Kansas City Current for a transfer fee, signing a one-year contract with the option to extend another year. She made her NWSL debut on March 30, coming on as a late substitute for Bia Zaneratto in a 4–2 win against Angel City FC. She was used rarely during the season, making only 7 appearances with 2 starts in all competitions, as the Current finished fourth in the standings. After her contract option was exercised, she made only one competitive appearance the following year, a substitute cameo in a 4–1 victory over the Chicago Stars on September 26, 2025, as Kansas City won the NWSL Shield.

Lexington SC

In January 2026, Steigleder signed as a free agent with USL Super League club Lexington SC. She immediately assumed a starting role for the club, debuting in a 3–1 win over Fort Lauderdale United at the end of the month. On May 30, 2026, she scored her first Lexington goal in the league final against the Carolina Ascent, putting them up 2–1. At the end of the season, Lexington re-signed Steigleder to a new one-year contrac, keeping her in Kentucky for another season.

Personal life

Steigleder is in a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs player Jack Cochrane.

Honors and awards

Kansas City Current NWSL Shield: 2025 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup: 2024

Lexington SC USL Super League: 2025–26

Individual Third-team All-Big Ten: 2019 Big Ten all-freshman team: 2017