NWSL Golden Boot
Annual award in US women's soccer
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The NWSL Golden Boot is awarded annually to the highest goal scorer in the regular season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
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Lauren Holiday (2013) won the first Golden Boot in the NWSL's inaugural season. Temwa Chawinga holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 20 in 2024.[1][2] Sam Kerr was the first player to win the Golden Boot more than once (2017–2019).
Winners
| Season | Player | Nationality | Club | Goals | Games | Rate | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Lauren Holiday |  United States |
FC Kansas City | 12 | 18 | 0.67 | [3] |
| 2014 | Kim Little |  Scotland |
Seattle Reign FC | 16 | 23 | 0.70 | [4] |
| 2015 | Crystal Dunn | United States |
Washington Spirit | 15 | 20 | 0.75 | [5] |
| 2016 | Lynn Williams[a] | United States |
Western New York Flash | 11 | 19 | 0.58 | [6] |
| 2017 | Sam Kerr |  Australia |
Sky Blue FC | 17 | 22 | 0.77 | [7] |
| 2018 | Sam Kerr (2) | Australia |
Chicago Red Stars | 16 | 19 | 0.84 | [8] |
| 2019 | Sam Kerr (3) | Australia |
Chicago Red Stars | 18 | 21 | 0.86 | [9] |
| 2020 | 2020 regular season cancelled due COVID-19 pandemic | [10] | |||||
| 2021 | Ashley Hatch | United States |
Washington Spirit | 10 | 20 | 0.50 | [11] |
| 2022 | Alex Morgan | United States |
San Diego Wave FC | 15 | 17 | 0.88 | [12] |
| 2023 | Sophia Wilson | United States |
Portland Thorns FC | 11 | 17 | 0.65 | [13] |
| 2024 | Temwa Chawinga |  Malawi |
Kansas City Current | 20 | 25 | 0.80 | [2] |
| 2025 | Temwa Chawinga (2) | Malawi |
Kansas City Current | 15 | 23 | 0.65 | [14] |
See also
Notes
- Kealia Ohai also scored 11 goals in 2016, but Williams won the tiebreaker with five assists to Ohai's four.