NWSL Player of the Month

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]

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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

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

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

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

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

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		Sam Kerr[36]	Chicago Red Stars	5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created

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]

The 2020 NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[42]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
May		Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride	4 goals in 4 games	[43]
June		Lynn Williams	North Carolina Courage	4 goals in back-to-back victories	[44]
July		Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	League-high 3 goals	[45]
August		Megan Rapinoe	OL Reign	League-high 4 goals	[46]
September		Bethany Balcer	OL Reign	3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race	[47]
October		Margaret Purce	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC	[48]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
May		Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave FC	Led scoring with 6 goals	[49]
June		Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches	[50][51]
July		Ebony Salmon	Houston Dash	4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick	[52]
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	[53]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April		Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists	[54]
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	[55]
July		Savannah McCaskill	Angel City FC	Challenge Cup brace vs. POR; 3 goals	[56]
August		Messiah Bright	Orlando Pride	Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals	[57]
September/ October		Savannah McCaskill (2)	Angel City FC	2 goals, 1 assist	[58]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April		Bia Zaneratto	Kansas City Current	4 goals, 3 assists	[59]
May		Barbra Banda	Orlando Pride	7 goals, 1 assist	[60]
June		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	6 goals, 2 assists	[61]
July		Ally Sentnor	Utah Royals	3 goals, 1 assist	[62]
August		Ella Stevens	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3 goals, 2 assists	[63]
September		Temwa Chawinga (2)	Kansas City Current	4 goals; set record for scoring in consecutive games (8)	[64]
October/ November		Temwa Chawinga (3)	Kansas City Current	5 goals in 4 matches; set all-time season goalscoring record (20); 1st player to score against all active teams in single season	[65]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	3 goals; tied own record for scoring in consecutive games (8)	[66]
April		Esther González	Gotham FC	7 goals; 3 braces	[67]
May		Temwa Chawinga (2)	Kansas City Current	goal in 3 consecutive matches; fastest in league history to 25 goals (34 games)	[68]
June		Esther González (2)	Gotham FC	3 goals, 1 brace; 10 goals, 4 braces on season; has scored 10 of Gotham's 16 goals this season	[69]
August		Ludmila	Chicago Stars FC	5 goals, 1 hat trick; fastest hat trick in league history, 9 goals on season	[70]
September		Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit	3 goals, 2 assists; led league in goal contributions	[71]
October/November		Manaka Matsukubo	North Carolina Courage	4 goals; youngest player in NWSL history to record a hat trick	[72]

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March		Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC	3 goals, 2 assists in 3 matches	[73]