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NWSL Players' Awards

The National Women's Soccer League Players Association Awards (often called the NWSLPA Awards or the NWSL Players' Awards) are annual awards voted on by the players of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since 2019.[1] These awards are presented by the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA), the trade union representing non-allocated players in the NWSL.[2] They are considered one of the major end-of-season awards for NWSL players alongside the league's own awards.[3][4] As there are often differences between the league's own awards and the NWSL Players' Awards, many NWSL players consider the NWSL Players' Awards to be more prestigious as they are decided by only players themselves.[5][6]

NWSL Players' Awards
SportSoccer
CompetitionNational Women's Soccer League
CountryUnited States
Presented byNWSL Players Association
History
First award2019
Editions1

Players' Player of the Year edit

Year Player Club Also won Ref.
2019   Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars MVP,[7] First XI[8] [9]

Players' Rookie of the Year edit

Year Player Club Also won Ref.
2019   Bethany Balcer Reign FC ROY,[10] Second XI[8] [1]

Players' Team of the Year edit

2019 edit

Source[2][8]

Pos. Player Club App. Also won
GK   Aubrey Bledsoe Washington Spirit 1 Goalkeeper of the Yeat,[11] First XI
DF   Casey Short Chicago Red Stars 1 First XI
DF   Becky Sauerbrunn Utah Royals 1 Defender of the Year,[12] First XI
DF   Abby Erceg North Carolina Courage 1 Second XI
DF   Jaelene Hinkle North Carolina Courage 1
MF   Crystal Dunn[6] North Carolina Courage 1 Second XI
MF   Denise O'Sullivan[13] North Carolina Courage 1
MF   Debinha North Carolina Courage 1
FW   Kristen Hamilton North Carolina Courage 1 Second XI
FW   Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 1 MVP,[7] First XI
FW   Lynn Williams North Carolina Courage 1

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Cattry, Pardeep (18 October 2019). "Sam Kerr named first NWSL Players Association player of the year". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Lewis, Michael (18 October 2019). "PLAYERS HAVE THEIR SAY: NWSLPA names Kerr its player of the year, as 7 Courage players make its team of the year". Front Row Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ Anderson, Jason (24 October 2019). "Rose Lavelle, Aubrey Bledsoe represent Washington Spirit on 2019 NWSL Best XI". Black and Red United. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ Olney, Charles (26 October 2019). "What the heck happened with the NWSL Best XI?". Backline Soccer. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  5. ^ Linehan, Megan (26 October 2019). "Courage, Red Stars players offer honest assessments and express frustrations on media day". The Athletic. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Yang, Stephanie (26 October 2019). "Crystal Dunn is tired y'all". All for XI. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  7. ^ a b Levine, Matthew (25 October 2019). "Chicago Red Stars forward Sam Kerr named 2019 NWSL MVP presented by Budweiser". NWSL. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Levine, Matthew (24 October 2019). "2019 NWSL Best XI and Second XI announced". NWSL. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  9. ^ Green, Samuel (19 October 2019). "Record-smashing Kerr voted Players' Player of the Year by fellow NWSL stars". Westfield Matildas. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
  10. ^ Levine, Matthew (29 October 2019). "Reign FC forward Bethany Balcer named 2019 NWSL Rookie of the Year". NWSL. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  11. ^ Levine, Matthew (1 November 2019). "Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Bledsoe named 2019 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". NWSL. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  12. ^ Levine, Matthew (30 October 2019). "Utah Royals FC defender Becky Sauerbrunn named 2019 NWSL Defender of the Year". NWSL. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  13. ^ O'Callaghan, Eoin (27 October 2019). "'I just need the ball' - Lavished with praise and awards in the US, Denise O'Sullivan chases more". The 42. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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