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NWSL Player of the Month

The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month is a monthly women's soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month by a panel selected by the league.

Kim Little (right), four-time winner of the award

Selection edit

From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league.[1] Since 2023, the winner is selected by the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent.[2]

Winners edit

2013 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Christine Sinclair[3] Portland Thorns FC 2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May   Brittany Cameron[4] Sky Blue FC 0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June   Lauren Cheney[5] FC Kansas City 6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July   Erika Tymrak[6] FC Kansas City 3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August   Mónica Ocampo[7] Sky Blue FC 3 G, in 3 games

2014 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Kim Little[8] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May   Kim Little[9] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June   Nicole Barnhart[10] FC Kansas City 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July   Kim Little[11] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August   Nadia Nadim[12] Sky Blue FC 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August

2015 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Christen Press[13] Chicago Red Stars 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May   Sofia Huerta[14] Chicago Red Stars 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June   Kim Little[15] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July   Carli Lloyd[16] Houston Dash 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August   Crystal Dunn[17] Washington Spirit 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

2016 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Tobin Heath[18][19] Portland Thorns FC 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May   Alyssa Naeher[20] Chicago Red Stars 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June   Christine Sinclair[21] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July   Estefania Banini[22] Washington Spirit 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics   Christine Sinclair[23] Portland Thorns FC Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September   Allie Long[24] Portland Thorns FC 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September

2017 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April   Rose Lavelle[25] Boston Breakers 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May   Sam Kerr[26] Sky Blue FC 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June   Sam Kerr[27] Sky Blue FC 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July   Megan Rapinoe[28] Seattle Reign FC 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August   Alex Morgan[29] Orlando Pride 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September   Marta[30] Orlando Pride 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

2018 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
March   Megan Rapinoe[31] Seattle Reign FC 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
April   Sofia Huerta[32] Chicago Red Stars 2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created
May   Rachel Daly[33] Houston Dash 4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created
June   Crystal Dunn[34] North Carolina Courage 2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created
July   Lindsey Horan[35] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created
August   Samantha Kerr[36] Chicago Red Stars 5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created

2019 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Statline Ref.
April   Crystal Dunn North Carolina Courage 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 chances created in 3 games [37]
May   Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 4 goals in 3 games [38]
June   Jess Fishlock Reign FC 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 chances created in 3 games [39]
July   Kristen Hamilton North Carolina Courage 5 goals and 2 assists; 4 goals in a single match [40]
August   Christen Press Utah Royals FC 3 goals, 12 chances created [41]

2021 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Statline Ref.
May   Alex Morgan Orlando Pride 4 goals in 4 games [42]
June   Lynn Williams North Carolina Courage 4 goals in back-to-back victories [43]
July   Ashley Hatch Washington Spirit League-high 3 goals [44]
August   Megan Rapinoe OL Reign League-high 4 goals [45]
September   Bethany Balcer OL Reign 3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race [46]
October   Margaret Purce NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC [47]

2022 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Statline Ref.
May   Alex Morgan San Diego Wave FC Led scoring with 6 goals [48]
June   Sophia Smith Portland Thorns FC 5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches [49][50]
July   Ebony Salmon Houston Dash 4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick [51]
August   Megan Rapinoe OL Reign Led scoring with 4 goals, 3 assists [1]
September/
October 		  Debinha North Carolina Courage Hat-trick vs. NJY; 7 goals [52]

2023 edit

Month Player of the Month Club Statline Ref.
March/
April 		  Sophia Smith Portland Thorns FC Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists [53]
May   Savannah DeMelo Racing Louisville FC Brace vs. KC; 3 goals, 2 assists [2]
June   Sophia Smith (2) Portland Thorns FC Hat-trick vs. WAS; 6 goals [54]
July   Savannah McCaskill Angel City FC Challenge Cup brace vs. POR ; 3 goals
August   Messiah Bright Orlando Pride Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals [55]
September/

October

  Savannah McCaskill (2) Angel City FC 2 goals, 1 assist [56]

Multiple winners edit

As of January 23, 2024

The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.

Bold name*
 Indicates current NWSL player
Rank Player Team(s) Wins
1 Kim Little Reign FC
4
Megan Rapinoe* Reign FC, OL Reign
3 Crystal Dunn* Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage
3
Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
Alex Morgan* Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC
Christine Sinclair* Portland Thorns FC
Sophia Smith* Portland Thorns FC
8 Sofia Huerta* Chicago Red Stars
2
Christen Press* Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC
Savannah McCaskill* Angel City FC

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b "Racing Louisville FC Midfielder Savannah DeMelo Named May Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair named league player of the month". Oregon Live. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  4. ^ "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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  17. ^ "SPIRIT'S CRYSTAL DUNN VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Dunn, 23, helped Washington earn a 2-1-3 record in August to help the Spirit earn a spot in the 2015 NWSL Playoffs". nwslsoccer.com. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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  21. ^ "Christine Sinclair named NWSL Player of the Month for June". StumptownFooty.com. July 1, 2016.
  22. ^ "Washington Spirit Midfielder Estefania Banini Voted NWSL Player Of The Month". National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  23. ^ "PORTLAND THORNS FC FORWARD CHRISTINE SINCLAIR VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE OLYMPICS". NWSL. August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
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  25. ^ "Breakers midfielder Rose Lavelle named NWSL Player of the Month". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  26. ^ "Sam Kerr named May Player of the Month". nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
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  35. ^ "July Player of the Month: Lindsey Horan". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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  43. ^ "North Carolina Forward Lynn Williams Tabbed June Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  44. ^ "Washington Striker Ashley Hatch Named July Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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  46. ^ "OL Reign Forward Bethany Balcer Named September Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 8, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  47. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Forward Margaret Purce Named October Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. November 4, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  48. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Forward Alex Morgan Named May Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
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  51. ^ "Houston Dash Forward Ebony Salmon Named July Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  52. ^ "North Carolina Courage Forward Debinha Named September/October Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League. October 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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