2025 NWSL rookie class

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2025 NWSL rookie class
Overview
LeagueNational Women's Soccer League
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The rookie class for the 2025 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) was the first since the abolition of the NWSL Draft. Instead of being selected in a draft, first-year professionals were able to sign with teams as free agents.[1][2]

Key

+ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player
* Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team
^ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year
# Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, or Challenge Cup)

Players

Date Nat. Player Pos. NWSL team College Ref.
Nov 7, 2024United StatesTrinity ByarsFWSan Diego Wave FCTexas[3]
Dec 13, 2024United StatesQuincy McMahonDFSan Diego Wave FCUCLA[4]
Dec 19, 2024CanadaBrooklyn CourtnallDFNorth Carolina CourageUSC[5]
Dec 23, 2024United StatesSarah SchupanskyFWGotham FCPittsburgh[6]
Dec 23, 2024United StatesMacey HodgeMFAngel City FCMississippi State[7]
Dec 30, 2024United StatesMia JustusGKUtah RoyalsTexas[8]
Dec 30, 2024United StatesKarlie LemaFWBay FCCalifornia[9]
Jan 3, 2025United StatesLilly Reale *^DFGotham FCUCLA[10]
Jan 6, 2025NigeriaDeborah AbiodunMFWashington SpiritPittsburgh[11]
Jan 6, 2025United StatesEmma Gaines-Ramos #FWWashington SpiritSan Diego State[11]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesKhyah HarperFWGotham FCMinnesota[12]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesClare Gagne #GKKansas City CurrentNorth Carolina[13]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesMary LongFWKansas City CurrentDuke[13]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesKatie ScottDFKansas City CurrentPenn State[13]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesEmily MasonDFSeattle Reign FCRutgers[14]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesMaddie DahlienFWSeattle Reign FCNorth Carolina[15]
Jan 8, 2025United StatesPietra TordinFWPortland Thorns FCPrinceton[16]
Jan 9, 2025United StatesTaylor HuffMFBay FCFlorida State[17]
Jan 10, 2025United StatesRyan CampbellGKGotham FCUCLA[18]
Jan 13, 2025CanadaZara ChavoshiDFOrlando PrideWake Forest[19]
Jan 15, 2025JapanManaka HayashiMFChicago Stars FCSanta Clara[20]
Jan 16, 2025United StatesTrinity ArmstrongDFSan Diego Wave FCNorth Carolina[21]
Jan 16, 2025United StatesElla HaseDFRacing Louisville FCDuke[22]
Jan 17, 2025United StatesSarah WeberFWRacing Louisville FCNebraska[23]
Jan 20, 2025United StatesAllie George #DFRacing Louisville FCVirginia Tech[24]
Jan 21, 2025United StatesMaggie GrahamMFHouston DashDuke[25]
Jan 22, 2025United StatesJayden PerryDFPortland Thorns FCUCLA[26]
Jan 29, 2025United StatesSofia CookMFGotham FCUCLA[27]
Feb 7, 2025United StatesHannah BebarMFBay FCDuke[28]
Feb 12, 2025United StatesDeAira Jackson #GKOrlando PrideGrand Canyon[29]
Feb 12, 2025United StatesAryssa Mahrt #MFOrlando PrideWisconsin[29]
Feb 16, 2025United StatesCarissa Boeckmann #MFPortland Thorns FCFlorida State[30]
Feb 21, 2025United StatesKatie O'KaneMFRacing Louisville FCUtah[31]
Mar 3, 2025United StatesRiley TiernanFWAngel City FCRutgers[32]
Mar 3, 2025United StatesHannah JohnsonMFAngel City FCMississippi State[32]
Mar 4, 2025United StatesKayla Colbert #DFUtah RoyalsUSC[33]
Mar 4, 2025United StatesSydney JonesDFUtah RoyalsOhio State[33]
Mar 4, 2025United StatesAria NagaiMFUtah RoyalsNorth Carolina[33]
Mar 5, 2025United StatesMeg BoadeMFWashington SpiritUCLA[34]
Mar 5, 2025United StatesMargie DetrizioFWWashington SpiritGeorgia[34]
Mar 5, 2025United StatesKiley DulaneyFWWashington SpiritArkansas[34]
Mar 6, 2025United StatesMaddie Prohaska #GKSeattle Reign FCAuburn[35]
Mar 11, 2025United StatesLiz Beardsley #GKHouston DashMaryland[36]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesCaiya HanksFWPortland Thorns FCWake Forest[37]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesJustina GaynorDFChicago Stars FCMichigan State[38]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesMaddy Anderson #GKRacing Louisville FCMississippi State[39]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesBreanna Norris #GKAngel City FCPortland[40]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesNya HarrisonDFSan Diego Wave FCStanford[41]
Mar 12, 2025United StatesJordan FuscoMFSan Diego Wave FCPenn State[41]
Mar 13, 2025United StatesCatherine BarryFWChicago Stars FCSouth Carolina[42]
Mar 14, 2025United StatesMoira Kelley #DFPortland Thorns FCVirginia[43]
Mar 21, 2025United StatesHeather MacNabFWNorth Carolina CouragePrinceton[44]
Mar 21, 2025 United States Avery Kalitta # MF Racing Louisville FC Michigan [45]
Mar 22, 2025 United States Amber Nguyen # MF North Carolina Courage Georgia [46]
Apr 12, 2025 United States Emerson Elgin DF Gotham FC North Carolina [47]
Apr 17, 2025 United States Tyler McCamey # GK Gotham FC Princeton [48]
May 16, 2025United StatesSophia MatticeDFAngel City FCKentucky[49]
May 19, 2025 United States Haley Craig # GK Portland Thorns FC Stanford [50]
May 22, 2025 United States Katie Cappelletti # GK North Carolina Courage Saint Joseph's [51]
May 29, 2025 United States Simone Jackson FW Orlando Pride USC [52]
Jun 3, 2025 United States Stephanie Sparkowski # GK Chicago Stars FC Michigan [53]
Jun 10, 2025 Denmark Josefine Hasbo MF Gotham FC Harvard [54]
Jun 12, 2025 United States Ellie Ospeck # FW Houston Dash Notre Dame [55]
Jul 8, 2025 United States Ashlyn Miller # MF San Diego Wave FC Texas [56]
Jul 10, 2025 United States Evelyn Shores DF Angel City FC North Carolina [57]
Jul 11, 2025 United States Grace Gordon # GK Kansas City Current Oklahoma State [58]
Jul 14, 2025 United States Kayla Duran DF Gotham FC USC [59]
Jul 23, 2025 United States Lauren Gogal # DF Washington Spirit Virginia Tech [60]
Aug 23, 2025 United States Nadia Cooper # GK Houston Dash Washington State [61]
Sep 12, 2025 United States Oli Peña # MF North Carolina Courage TCU [62]

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