NWSL Player of the Week

The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week. The award has existed since the league's inception in 2013. In 2024, it was replaced by the Goal of the Week, but it was brought back in 2025.

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Brittany Cameron	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[13 1]}
2	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[13 1]}
3	Heather O'Reilly	Boston Breakers	^{[13 1]}
4	Sydney Leroux	Boston Breakers	^{[13 1]}
5	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	^{[13 1]}
6	Christie Rampone	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[13 1]}
7	Lianne Sanderson	Boston Breakers	^{[13 1]}
8	Lisa De Vanna	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[13 1]}
9	Abby Wambach (2)	Western New York Flash	^{[13 1]}
10	Lori Chalupny	Chicago Red Stars	^{[13 1]}
11	Karina LeBlanc	Portland Thorns FC	^{[13 1]}
12	Carli Lloyd	Western New York Flash	^{[13 1]}
13	Sydney Leroux (2)	Boston Breakers	^{[13 1]}
14	Karina LeBlanc (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[13 1]}
15	Erika Tymrak	FC Kansas City	^{[13 2]}
16	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[13 1]}
17	Lauren Cheney	FC Kansas City	^{[13 1]}
18	Diana Matheson	Washington Spirit	^{[13 1]}
19	Jen Hoy	Chicago Red Stars	^{[13 1]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Vicky Losada	Western New York Flash	^{[14 1]}
2	Teresa Noyola	Houston Dash	^{[14 2]}
3	Lianne Sanderson	Boston Breakers	^{[14 3]}
4	Sydney Leroux	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[14 4]}
5	Amy Rodriguez	FC Kansas City	^{[14 5]}
6	Jodie Taylor	Washington Spirit	^{[14 6]}
7	Kelley O'Hara	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[14 7]}
8	Jazmine Reeves	Boston Breakers	^{[14 8]}
9	Sam Kerr	Western New York Flash	^{[14 9]}
10	Verónica Boquete	Portland Thorns FC	^{[14 10]}
11	Alex Morgan	Portland Thorns FC	^{[14 11]}
12	Carli Lloyd	Western New York Flash	^{[14 12]}
13	Nahomi Kawasumi	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[14 13]}
14	Verónica Boquete (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[14 14]}
15	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	^{[14 15]}
16	Nahomi Kawasumi (2)	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[14 16]}
17	Verónica Boquete (3)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[14 17]}
18	Alyssa Naeher	Boston Breakers	^{[14 18]}
19	Nadia Nadim	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[14 19]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[15 1]}
2	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars	^{[15 2]}
3	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit	^{[15 3]}
4	Becky Edwards	Western New York Flash	^{[15 4]}
5	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	^{[15 5]}
6	Sofia Huerta (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[15 6]}
7	Bianca Henninger	Houston Dash	^{[15 7]}
8	Crystal Dunn (2)	Washington Spirit	^{[15 8]}
9	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[15 9]}
10	Michelle Betos	Portland Thorns FC	^{[15 10]}
11	Crystal Dunn (3)	Washington Spirit	^{[15 11]}
12	Sinead Farrelly	Portland Thorns FC	^{[15 12]}
13	Shea Groom	FC Kansas City	^{[15 13]}
14	Michelle Heyman	Western New York Flash	^{[15 14]}
15	Beverly Yanez	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[15 15]}^{[15 16]}
16	Crystal Dunn (4)	Washington Spirit	^{[15 17]}
17	Alyssa Naeher	Boston Breakers	^{[15 18]}
18	Crystal Dunn (5)	Washington Spirit	^{[15 19]}
19	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[15 20]}
20	Crystal Dunn (6)	Washington Spirit	^{[15 21]}
21	Karina LeBlanc	Chicago Red Stars	^{[15 22]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	^{[16 1]}
2	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[16 2]}
3	Kim Little (2)	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[16 3]}
4	Chioma Ubogagu	Houston Dash	^{[16 4]}
5	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 5]}
6	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	^{[16 6]}
7	Lynn Williams^[c]	Western New York Flash	^{[16 7]}
8	Britt Eckerstrom	Western New York Flash	^{[16 8]}^{[16 9]}
9	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 10]}^{[16 11]}
10	Jessica McDonald	Western New York Flash	^{[16 12]}
11	Nahomi Kawasumi	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[16 13]}
12	Kristen Edmonds	Orlando Pride	^{[16 14]}
13	Estefanía Banini	Washington Spirit	^{[16 15]}
14	Nicole Barnhart	FC Kansas City	^{[16 16]}
15	Kealia Ohai^[d]	Houston Dash	^{[16 17]}
16	Manon Melis	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[16 18]}
17	Kealia Ohai^[d] (2)	Houston Dash	^{[16 19]}
18	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[16 20]}
19	Allie Long	Portland Thorns FC	^{[16 21]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Haley Kopmeyer	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 1]}
2	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 2]}
3	Adriana Leon	Boston Breakers	^{[17 3]}
4	Francisca Ordega	Washington Spirit	^{[17 4]}
5	Nahomi Kawasumi	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 5]}
6	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 6]}
7	Sydney Leroux	FC Kansas City	^{[17 7]}
8	Lindsey Horan^[e]	Portland Thorns FC	^{[17 8]}
9	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[17 9]}
10	Poliana	Houston Dash	^{[17 10]}
11	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 11]}
12	Sam Kerr (2)	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[17 12]}
13	Andressinha	Houston Dash	^{[17 13]}
14	Megan Rapinoe (2)	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 14]}
15	Arielle Ship	Washington Spirit	^{[17 15]}
16	Sam Mewis	North Carolina Courage	^{[17 16]}
17	Sam Kerr (3)	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[17 17]}
18	Hayley Raso	Portland Thorns FC	^{[17 18]}
19	Shea Groom	FC Kansas City	^{[17 19]}
20	Whitney Church	Washington Spirit	^{[17 20]}
21	Adriana Leon (2)	Boston Breakers	^{[17 21]}
22	Jess Fishlock (2)	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[17 22]}

NWSL Player of the Week

Selection

Winners

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021 Challenge Cup

2021

2022 Challenge Cup

2022

2023

2025

2026

Multiple winners

See also

Notes

References

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Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[18 1]}
2	Mallory Pugh^[f]	Washington Spirit	^{[18 2]}
3	McCall Zerboni	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 3]}
4	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	^{[18 4]}
5	McCall Zerboni (2)	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 5]}
6	Alyssa Naeher	Chicago Red Stars	^{[18 6]}
7	Megan Rapinoe (2)	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	^{[18 7]}
8	Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 8]}
9	Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	^{[18 9]}
10	Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars	^{[18 10]}
11/12	Aubrey Bledsoe^[g]	Washington Spirit	^{[18 11]}
13	Crystal Dunn (2)	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 12]}
14	Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 13]}
15	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	^{[18 14]}
16	Lynn Williams^[c]	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 15]}
17	Jane Campbell	Houston Dash	^{[18 16]}
19	Lynn Williams^[c] (2)	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 17]}
20	Adrianna Franch (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 18]}
21	Katie Johnson	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[18 19]}
22	Sam Kerr (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[18 20]}
24	Lindsey Horan^[e]	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 21]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 1]}
2	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 2]}
3	Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 3]}
4	Aubrey Bledsoe^[g]	Washington Spirit	^{[19 4]}
5	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 5]}
6	Sam Kerr (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 6]}
7	Aubrey Bledsoe^[g] (2)	Washington Spirit	^{[19 7]}
8	Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage	^{[19 8]}
9	Jess Fishlock	Reign FC^[b]	^{[19 9]}
10	Ifeoma Onumonu	Reign FC^[b]	^{[19 10]}
11	Sam Kerr (3)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 11]}
12	Kristen Hamilton (2)	North Carolina Courage	^{[19 12]}
13	Marta	Orlando Pride	^{[19 13]}
14	Sam Kerr (4)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 14]}
15	Kristen Hamilton (3)	North Carolina Courage	^{[19 15]}
16	Sam Kerr (5)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 16]}
17	Christen Press	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 17]}
18	Paige Monaghan	Sky Blue FC^[a]	^{[19 18]}
19	Midge Purce	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 19]}
20	Crystal Thomas	Washington Spirit	^{[19 20]}
21	Darian Jenkins	Reign FC^[b]	^{[19 21]}
22	Lynn Williams^[c]	North Carolina Courage	^{[19 22]}
23	Sam Kerr (6)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 23]}
24	Jodie Taylor	Reign FC^[b]	^{[19 24]}
25	Jessica McDonald	North Carolina Courage	^{[19 25]}

Week	Nat.	Player	Club	Ref.
1	None awarded
2		Ashlyn Harris	Orlando Pride	^{[21 1]}
3		Kristie Mewis	Houston Dash	^{[21 2]}
4		Celia	OL Reign	^{[21 3]}
5		Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC	^{[21 4]}

Week	Nat.	Player	Club	Ref.
1		Midge Purce	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[21 5]}
2		Emina Ekic	Racing Louisville FC	^{[21 6]}
3		Mallory Pugh^[f]	Chicago Red Stars	^{[21 7]}
4		Lindsey Horan^[e]	Portland Thorns FC	^{[21 8]}
5		Michelle Betos	Racing Louisville FC	^{[21 9]}
6		Lynn Williams^[c]	North Carolina Courage	^{[21 10]}
7		Havana Solaun	North Carolina Courage	^{[21 11]}
8		Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	^{[21 12]}
9		Mallory Pugh^[f] (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[21 13]}
10		Tziarra King	OL Reign	^{[21 14]}
11		Eugénie Le Sommer	OL Reign	^{[21 15]}
12		Bethany Balcer	OL Reign	^{[21 16]}
13		Ifeoma Onumonu	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[21 17]}
14		Megan Rapinoe	OL Reign	^{[21 18]}
15		Sarah Woldmoe	Chicago Red Stars	^{[21 19]}
16		Bethany Balcer (2)	OL Reign	^{[21 20]}
17		Sydney Leroux	Orlando Pride	^{[21 21]}
18		Eugénie Le Sommer (2)	OL Reign	^{[21 22]}
19	Games postponed			^{[21 23]}
20		Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	^{[21 24]}
21		Midge Purce (2)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[21 25]}
22		Eugénie Le Sommer (3)	OL Reign	^{[21 26]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Mallory Pugh^[f]	Chicago Red Stars	^{[22 1]}
2	María Sánchez	Houston Dash	^{[22 2]}
3	Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave FC	^{[22 3]}
4	Hina Sugita	Portland Thorns FC	^{[22 4]}
5	Elyse Bennett	Kansas City Current	^{[22 5]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Barbra Banda	Orlando Pride	^{[25 1]}
2	Gia Corley	San Diego Wave FC	^{[25 2]}
3	Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	^{[25 3]}
4	Alyssa Thompson	Angel City FC	^{[25 4]}
5	Delphine Cascarino	San Diego Wave FC	^{[25 5]}
6	Esther González	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[25 6]}
7	Riley Tiernan	Angel City FC	^{[25 7]}
8	Debinha	Kansas City Current	^{[25 8]}
9	Manaka Matsukubo	North Carolina Courage	^{[25 9]}
10	Adriana Leon	San Diego Wave FC	^{[25 10]}
11	Brittany Ratcliffe	Washington Spirit	^{[25 11]}
12	Jessie Fleming	Portland Thorns FC	^{[25 12]}
13	Aubrey Kingsbury	Washington Spirit	^{[25 13]}
14	Croix Bethune	Washington Spirit	^{[25 14]}
15	Jordyn Bloomer	Racing Louisville FC	^{[25 15]}
16	Jordyn Huitema	Seattle Reign FC	^{[25 16]}
17	Ludmila	Chicago Stars FC	^{[25 17]}
18	Riley Tiernan (2)	Angel City FC	^{[25 18]}
19	Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit	^{[25 19]}
20	Tara McKeown^[j]	Washington Spirit	^{[25 20]}
21	Leicy Santos	Washington Spirit	^{[25 21]}
22	Gift Monday	Washington Spirit	^{[25 22]}
23	Rosemonde Kouassi	Washington Spirit	^{[25 23]}
24	Kennedy Fuller	Angel City FC	^{[25 24]}
25	Manaka Matsukubo (2)	North Carolina Courage	^{[25 25]}
26	Jessie Fleming (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[25 26]}

Week	Nat.	Player	Club	Ref.
1		Ashley Sanchez	North Carolina Courage	^{[26 1]}
2		Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir	Angel City FC	^{[26 2]}

bold*	Indicates current NWSL player
italics	Indicates player still playing professional soccer

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Wins
1	Sam Kerr	Western New York Flash, NJ/NY Gotham FC^[a], Chicago Stars FC^[k]	13
2	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage, Portland Thorns FC	9
3	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	8
3	Lynn Biyendolo*^[c]	Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, NJ/NY Gotham FC^[a]	8
5	Jess Fishlock*	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	6
	Sofia Huerta*	Chicago Stars FC^[k], Seattle Reign FC^[b]	6
	Sydney Leroux*	Boston Breakers, Seattle Reign FC, FC Kansas City, Orlando Pride, Angel City FC	6
8	Mallory Swanson*^[f]	Washington Spirit, Chicago Stars FC^[k]	5
9	Adrianna Franch	Portland Thorns FC, Kansas City Current	4
	Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage, Kansas City Current	4
	Nahomi Kawasumi	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	4
	Aubrey Kingsbury*^[g]	Washington Spirit	4
	Alex Morgan	Portland Thorns FC, San Diego Wave FC	4
	Alyssa Naeher*	Boston Breakers, Chicago Stars FC^[k]	4
	Christen Press	Chicago Stars FC^[k], Utah Royals FC, Angel City FC	4
16	Verónica Boquete	Portland Thorns FC	3
	Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	3
	Debinha*	North Carolina Courage, Kansas City Current	3
	Lindsey Heaps ^[e]	Portland Thorns FC	3
	Eugénie Le Sommer	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	3
	Karina LeBlanc	Portland Thorns FC, Chicago Stars FC^[k]	3
	Adriana Leon*	Boston Breakers, San Diego Wave FC	3
	Kim Little	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	3
	Midge Purce*	Portland Thorns FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC^[a]	3
	Sophia Wilson*^[i]	Portland Thorns FC	3
26	Bethany Balcer	Seattle Reign FC^[b]	2
	Michelle Betos	Portland Thorns FC, Racing Louisville FC	2
	Jessie Fleming*	Portland Thorns FC	2
	Shea Groom	FC Kansas City	2
	Ashley Hatch*	Washington Spirit	2
	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	2
	Carli Lloyd	Western New York Flash	2
	Manaka Matsukubo*	North Carolina Courage	2
	Jessica McDonald	Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage	2
	Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Stars FC^[k]	2
	Ifeoma Onumonu	Seattle Reign FC^[b], NJ/NY Gotham FC^[a]	2
	Tara Rudd*^[j]	Washington Spirit	2
	Lianne Sanderson	Boston Breakers	2
	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	2
	Jodie Taylor	Washington Spirit, Seattle Reign FC^[b]	2
	Riley Tiernan*	Angel City FC	2
	Abby Wambach	Western New York Flash	2
	Kealia Watt^[d]	Houston Dash	2
	McCall Zerboni	North Carolina Courage	2