PHOENIX – Phoenix Rising FC announced on Thursday it had signed midfielder JP Scearce to a contract extension through the 2027 USL Championship season with a team option for 2028. The transaction is pending league and federation approval.

Scearce has appeared in 41 matches for Rising since joining the club ahead of the 2024 season, scoring four goals across all competitions. He most recently found the back of the net against New Mexico United on May 31 in USL Jägermeister Cup play. Notably, he has logged 16 starts in his 19 appearances in the 2025 regular season.

“I want to win titles for this team,” said Scearce. “Being here at home, having my family close by when I step onto the pitch… My parents, my sister, everyone close to me watching me play, that’s a special feeling.”

A native of Nogales, Ariz., Scearce attended Chaparral High School in Scottsdale before going on to begin his collegiate soccer career at Yavapai College in Prescott. The midfielder returned to his home state following four seasons with Union Omaha in which he notched 22 goal contributions across 98 regular-season appearances with the USL League One side, winning the League One title with the club in 2021.

“[Scearce] for me is the heart and soul of the club,” said Rising Head Coach Pa-Modou Kah. “This club means a lot to him, and he means a lot to this club. He’s part of what we’re trying to build for now and into the future.”