NWSL Rookie of the Month

In 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]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club	Statline	Ref.
May	DF	USA	Naomi Girma	San Diego Wave FC	85% passing, 27 clearances, 4 blocks, 9 interceptions	[1][3]
June	MF	USA	Sam Coffey	Portland Thorns FC	85% passing led league in June; 6 shots, 1 assist	[4][5]
July	MF	USA	Savannah DeMelo	Racing Louisville FC	2 goals; leads all rookies in minutes played through July 31	[6]
August	FW	MEX	Diana Ordóñez	North Carolina Courage	5 goals, including 2 braces	[7]
September/ October	DF	USA	Naomi Girma (2)	San Diego Wave FC	Two shutouts, captained team vs. NC	[8]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April	FW	USA	Alyssa Thompson	Angel City FC	Scored 11' into debut; 2G in 6 matches	[2]
May	MF/DF	USA	Jenna Nighswonger	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2 goals, 1 assist, 16 duels won	[9]
June	MF	USA	Paige Metayer	Washington Spirit	1 goal, 1 assist; tied for league scoring lead among rookies (3)	[10]
July	MF/DF	USA	Jenna Nighswonger (2)	NJ/NY Gotham FC	2 regular season goals; 2 Challenge Cup goals and assists	[11]
August	FW	USA	Messiah Bright	Orlando Pride	Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals in 4 matches	[12]
September/ October	FW	USA	Alexa Spaanstra	Kansas City Current	2 goals vs. NJY	[13]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April	MF	USA	Croix Bethune	Washington Spirit	3 goals, 1 assist	[14]
May	MF	USA	Croix Bethune (2)	Washington Spirit	1 goal, 7 assists	[15]
June	MF	USA	Croix Bethune (3)	Washington Spirit	1 goal, 1 assists	[16]
July	MF	USA	Ally Sentnor	Utah Royals	3 goals, 1 assist	[17]
August	MF	USA	Croix Bethune (4)	Washington Spirit	Tied single-season assists record	[18]
September	DF	USA	Kennedy Wesley	San Diego Wave FC	1 goal, 85.66% passing, 20 clearances	[19]
October/ November	FW	USA	Makenna Morris	Washington Spirit	3 goals, 1 assist; only multi-goal match by a rookie this season	[20]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club	Statline	Ref.
March	MF	USA	Maggie Graham	Houston Dash	2 goals	[21]
April	FW	USA	Riley Tiernan	Angel City FC	2 goals	[22]
May	FW	USA	Riley Tiernan (2)	Angel City FC	Brace vs. WAS; 3 goals	[23]
June	FW	USA	Pietra Tordin	Portland Thorns	2 goals in 3 games	[24]
August	FW	USA	Pietra Tordin (2)	Portland Thorns	1 goal, 1 assist	[25]
September	MF	NGA	Deborah Abiodun	Washington Spirit	Led club in tackles, duels won	[26]
October/November	MF	USA	Taylor Huff	Bay FC	Started every game this season; led rookies in corners taken	[27]

Month	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club	Statline	Ref.
March	MF	USA	Lia Godfrey	San Diego Wave FC	3 goals	[28]