List of foreign NWSL players

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This is a list of current and former foreign players in the National Women's Soccer League, a women's soccer league in the United States. The following players

  • have been on the roster for the NWSL club(s) listed, not counting preseason.
  • have not been capped by the U.S. national team on any level/have been capped by a team other than the U.S. national team.
  • were born outside the U.S./have citizenship outside the U.S.

Players listed in bold are currently signed to an NWSL roster.

Argentina Argentina[]

Australia Australia[]

Austria Austria[]

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina[]

Brazil Brazil[]

Cameroon Cameroon[]

Canada Canada[]

Chile Chile[]

Colombia Colombia[]

Costa Rica Costa Rica[]

Denmark Denmark[]

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[]

England England[]

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea[]

Finland Finland[]

France France[]

Germany Germany[]

Ghana Ghana[]

Iceland Iceland[]

Ireland Republic of Ireland[]

Israel Israel[]

  • Danielle SchulmannSky Blue FC (2016)[b USA]

Jamaica Jamaica[]

Japan Japan[]

Mexico Mexico[]

Netherlands Netherlands[]

New Zealand New Zealand[]

Nigeria Nigeria[]

Norway Norway[]

Poland Poland[]

Portugal Portugal[]

Samoa Samoa[]

Scotland Scotland[]

Spain Spain[]

South Africa South Africa[]

South Korea South Korea[]

Sweden Sweden[]

Switzerland Switzerland[]

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago[]

Wales Wales[]

Notes[]

An asterisk (*) indicates the player's NWSL salary is/was paid for by her nation's federation.[27][28][29]

Bold indicates current player and her team.

  1. ^
    Born in Afghanistan
  2. ^
    Born in Brazil
  3. ^
    Born in Canada
  4. ^
    Born in Hong Kong
  5. ^
    Born in Hungary
  6. ^
    Born in Jamaica
  7. ^
    Born in Trinidad and Tobago
  8. ^
    Born in the United Arab Emirates
  9. ^
    Born in the United States
  10. ^
  11. ^
  12. ^

References[]

  1. ^ "Houston Dash sign defenders Ellie Brush and Camila". Houston Dash Communications. May 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "Thorns FC sign defender Stephanie Catley". Portland Thorns FC communications. February 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "Thorns FC acquire rights to Caitlin Foord, 2020 NWSL draft pick from Seattle Reign FC in exchange for Allie Long". Portland Thorns FC Communications. January 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Australian WNT goal scorer and NWSL champion Katrina Gorry Joins Utah Royals FC". Real Salt Lake Communications. February 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "Flash Sign Australia Forward Michelle Heyman". Western New York Flash. July 8, 2015.
  6. ^ "Portland Thorns sign Australian defender Clare Polkinghorne". OregonLive. June 29, 2015.
  7. ^ "Boston Breakers Sign Australian Forward Kyah Simon". NWSL. June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015.
  8. ^ O'Regan, Erin (June 19, 2017). "Dazed and Confused: Thorns Fall to Sky Blue FC 3–1". Portland Mercury. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (October 14, 2017). "Portland Thorns win 2017 NWSL Championship with 1–0 victory over North Carolina Courage". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. ^ "Houston Dash sign Austrian international Nina Burger". Houston Dash communications. April 30, 2014.
  11. ^ "Houston Dash sign Brazilian midfielder Andressa". Houston Dash Communications. July 27, 2015.
  12. ^ "Houston Dash sign defenders Ellie Brush and Camila". Houston Dash Communications. May 20, 2015.
  13. ^ "Houston Dash acquire DF Allysha Chapman, draft picks from North Carolina Courage". Houston Dash. May 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Canadian international Melissa Tancredi off to Chicago of the NWSL". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
  15. ^ "Lady Andrade to play for WNY Flash". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  16. ^ "Sky Blue FC Signs Nadia Nadim for 2015 Season". Sky Blue FC. February 16, 2015.
  17. ^ "Spirit sign Danish defender Cecilie Sandvej". Washington Spirit. February 27, 2014.
  18. ^ "Reign FC Sign Danish Forward Katrine Veje". NWSL. January 21, 2015. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
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  20. ^ "Spirit Acquire Midfielder Kerstin Garefrekes". NWSL. June 14, 2014.
  21. ^ "FC Kansas City adds Canadian Tiffany Cameron". SB Nation. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
  22. ^ "Japanese International Nanase Kiryu Joins Sky Blue FC". February 18, 2014. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014.
  23. ^ "Chicago Signs Japanese International Yuki Nagasato | Chicago Red Stars". chicagoredstars.com. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  24. ^ "Nikki Krzysik's wandering path back to pro soccer—Philly, San Diego, Poland and Kansas City". Equalizer Soccer. December 26, 2013. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
  25. ^ "Spirit Sign Veteran Spanish Forward Del Rio". Equalizer Soccer. March 12, 2015.
  26. ^ "Flash Sign Vicky Losada". WNYFlash. February 27, 2014.
  27. ^ "NWSL Announces List of 55 Allocated Players" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  28. ^ "NWSL Announces Allocation of 55 National Team Players to Eight Clubs" (Press release). United States Soccer Federation. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on March 4, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  29. ^ "NWSL ANNOUNCES 2014 ALLOCATED PLAYERS". NWSL. January 3, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

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