2021 OL Reign season

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Majority ownerOL Groupe
CEOBill Predmore
Head coachLaura Harvey (from August 9)
Sam Laity (interim; from July 2 to August 8)
Farid Benstiti (before July 2)
StadiumCheney Stadium
OL Reign
2021 season
Majority ownerOL Groupe
CEOBill Predmore
Head coachLaura Harvey (from August 9)
Sam Laity (interim; from July 2 to August 8)
Farid Benstiti (before July 2)
StadiumCheney Stadium
NWSL2nd of 10
PlayoffsSemifinals
Challenge Cup2nd of 5, West Division
Top goalscorerLeague: Bethany Balcer (9)
All: Bethany Balcer (9)
Highest home attendance27,278
(vs. POR, August 29)
Lowest home attendance1,105
(vs. CHI, April 27)
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The 2021 OL Reign season was the team's ninth season of play and their ninth season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States.

On July 2, 2021, head coach Farid Benstiti resigned and was replaced by assistant coach Sam Laity in an interim capacity.[1] Benstiti finished with a 2–1–4 record in the regular season.

On July 15, 2021, the team announced that Laura Harvey would return as head coach after the Tokyo Olympics, where she was serving as an assistant coach for the United States women's national team.[2] Harvey officially assumed head coaching duties on August 9, 2021.[3]

Staff

Competitions

Appearances and goals

As of November 14, 2021; only players who have made appearances are listed.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalRegular seasonPlayoffsChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers:
12 GK France FRA Sarah Bouhaddi 2001901000
33 GK United States USA Ella Dederick 301+200000
91 GK United States USA Phallon Tullis-Joyce 100+100000
Defenders:
2 DF United States USA Amber Brooks 1402+90002+10
3 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes 24020+101020
4 DF United States USA Alana Cook 2001901000
13 DF Spain ESP Celia 1619+300041
14 DF United States USA Steph Cox 501+20001+10
19 DF United States USA Kristen McNabb 25115+611030
27 DF United States USA Sam Hiatt 90900000
30 DF Mexico MEX Jimena López 200+200000
99 DF United States USA Madison Hammond 17010+300040
Midfielders:
5 MF Canada CAN Quinn 1608+401030
8 MF Germany GER Dzsenifer Marozsán 20016+301000
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock 27621+25102+11
16 MF United States USA Rose Lavelle 1211111000
17 MF United States USA Dani Weatherholt 24011+800+102+20
25 MF United States USA Kelcie Hedge 200+200000
26 MF Brazil BRA Angelina 1904+120002+10
28 MF Costa Rica CRC Shirley Cruz 1625+72003+10
31 MF New Zealand NZL Rosie White 2010000+10
Forwards:
7 FW United States USA Ally Watt 500+400+1000
9 FW France FRA Eugénie Le Sommer 18815+271100
11 FW United States USA Sofia Huerta 28222+111041
15 FW United States USA Megan Rapinoe 1468+36101+10
23 FW United States USA Tziarra King 1927+81002+21
24 FW United States USA Bethany Balcer 27913+1090+102+10
35 FW United States USA Leah Pruitt 1513+80003+11
Players who left the team during the season:
1 GK England ENG Karen Bardsley 70300040
18 DF United States USA Machaela George 200+200000
21 FW Japan JPN Nicole Momiki 3000000+30
22 FW United States USA Jasmyne Spencer 2000000+20
Own goals for:
DF United States USA Kiki Pickett (KC, October 30) 11110000
Others for:
    Forfeit (WAS, September 12) 13130000
  • Source:

Transfers

For incoming transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially signed the players to the roster. Transactions where only the rights to the players are acquired (e.g., draft picks) are not listed. For outgoing transfers, dates listed are when OL Reign officially removed the players from its roster, not when they signed with another team. If a player later signed with another team, her new team will be noted, but the date listed here remains the one when she was officially removed from the OL Reign roster.

Transfers in

Date Player Pos Signed From Notes Ref
October 22, 2020United States Crystal DunnDFUnited States North Carolina CourageTraded in exchange for Casey Murphy and $140,000 in allocation money[7]
December 4, 2020United States Cosette MorchéGKSweden Eskilstuna UnitedFree[8]
December 7, 2020United States Ally WattFWUnited States North Carolina CourageTraded in exchange for Taylor Smith and the rights to Jodie Taylor[9]
January 4, 2021United States Tziarra KingFWUnited States Kansas CityTraded, along with a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, in exchange for Darian Jenkins, the rights to Meg Brandt, and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft[10]
January 5, 2021Brazil AngelinaMFBrazil PalmeirasUndisclosed[11]
March 15, 2021United States Ella DederickGKUnited States Washington State CougarsFree[12]
April 5, 2021United States Jenna HoltzMFPortugal Valadares GaiaSigned as National Team Replacement Player[13]
May 17, 2021United States Rose LavelleMFEngland Manchester CitySigned as federation player[14]
June 5, 2021United States Phallon Tullis-JoyceGKFrance Stade de ReimsUndisclosed[15]
June 7, 2021United States Alana CookDFFrance Paris Saint-GermainUndisclosed[16]
June 15, 2021Mexico Jimena LópezDFSpain SD EibarUndisclosed[17]

Draft picks

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as incoming transfers. Only trades involving draft picks and executed on the day of the 2021 NWSL Draft will be listed in the notes.

Player Pos Previous Team Notes Ref
Mexico Jimena LópezDFUnited States Texas A&M AggiesNo. 28 overall pick[18]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos Destination Team Notes Ref
October 18, 2020United States Carly NelsonGKUnited States Kansas CityOut of contract[19][20]
October 18, 2020United States Kim HazlettDFOut of contract[19]
October 22, 2020United States Casey MurphyGKUnited States North Carolina CourageTraded, along with $140,000 in allocation money, in exchange for Crystal Dunn[7]
October 22, 2020United States Crystal DunnDFUnited States Portland ThornsTraded in exchange for Portland's natural first-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft, an international slot for 2021, and up to $250,000 in allocation money[7]
November 12, 2020United States Julia AshleyDFUnited States Racing LouisvilleSelected with the 2nd pick in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft[21]
November 12, 2020United States Michelle BetosGKUnited States Racing LouisvilleSelected with the 12th pick in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft[21]
December 7, 2020United States Taylor SmithDFUnited States North Carolina CourageTraded, along with the rights to Jodie Taylor, in exchange for Ally Watt[9]
January 4, 2021United States Darian JenkinsFWUnited States Kansas CityTraded, along with the rights to Meg Brandt and a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NWSL Draft, in exchange for Tziarra King and a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft[10]
February 18, 2021United States Morgan AndrewsMFWaived[22]
April 20, 2021United States Jenna HoltzMFNational Team Replacement Player agreement concluded[13][23]
April 27, 2021United States Allie LongMFUnited States Gotham FCTraded in exchange for $80,000 in allocation money and a second-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft; the teams also swapped places in the Discovery Ranking order[24]
May 31, 2021United States Jasmyne SpencerFWUnited States Houston DashTraded in exchange for the natural third-round pick in the 2022 NWSL Draft[25]
September 29, 2021United States Machaela GeorgeDFPortugal BragaWaived[26][27]

Loans in

Start End Player Pos Parent Team Notes Ref
February 23, 2021June 30, 2021England Karen BardsleyGKEngland Manchester City[28]
June 5, 2021December 31, 2021France Sarah BouhaddiGKFrance Lyon[29][30]
June 5, 2021December 31, 2021Germany Dzsenifer MarozsánMFFrance Lyon[29][30]
June 6, 2021December 31, 2021France Eugénie Le SommerFWFrance Lyon[31][32]

Loans out

Start End Player Pos Destination Team Notes Ref
August 12, 2020December 31, 2020Canada QuinnMFSweden Vittsjö[33]
August 14, 2020November 30, 2020United States Lauren BarnesDFSweden Kristianstad[34]
August 14, 2020November 30, 2020Japan Nicole MomikiFWSweden Linköping[34]
August 19, 2020April 5, 2021Wales Jess FishlockMFEngland Reading[35][36]
August 28, 2020December 31, 2020United States Machaela GeorgeDFDenmark Fortuna Hjørring[37]
August 28, 2020February 28, 2021United States Darian JenkinsFWFrance BordeauxTraded to Kansas City on January 4, 2021[37][10]
September 23, 2020February 28, 2021Spain CeliaDFFrance Lyon[38][36]
March 15, 2021December 31, 2021Thailand Miranda NildFWSweden Kristianstad[12]
July 19, 2021December 31, 2021Japan Nicole MomikiFWSweden Linköping[39]
July 26, 2021June 30, 2022United States Cosette MorchéGKFrance GPSO 92 Issy[40]

New contracts

Date Player Pos Notes Ref
December 4, 2020United States Sam HiattDFSigned to a standard agreement[41][19]
December 4, 2020United States Kristen McNabbDFRe-signed[42]
December 4, 2020Costa Rica Shirley CruzMFRe-signed[43]
December 7, 2020United States Dani WeatherholtMFRe-signed[44]
December 9, 2020United States Leah PruittFWRe-signed[45]
December 21, 2020Japan Nicole MomikiFWSigned to a new contract[46]
December 21, 2020New Zealand Rosie WhiteMFRe-signed[47]
December 22, 2020United States Jasmyne SpencerFWRe-signed[48]
January 25, 2021United States Steph CoxDFRe-signed[49]
February 18, 2021United States Allie LongMFSigned to a standard agreement[22][50]
March 15, 2021Thailand Miranda NildFWSigned to a standard agreement[12][19]
June 4, 2021United States Ally WattFWSigned to a new contract[51]
July 26, 2021United States Cosette MorchéGKTeam option exercised[40]

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