NWSL Player of the Month

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The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month is a monthly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month by a panel of journalists who regularly cover the league.

Winners[]

2013[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April Canada Christine Sinclair[1] Portland Thorns FC 2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May United States Brittany Cameron[2] Sky Blue FC 0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June United States Lauren Cheney[3] FC Kansas City 6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July United States Erika Tymrak[4] FC Kansas City 3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August Mexico Mónica Ocampo[5] Sky Blue FC 3 G, in 3 games

2014[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April Scotland Kim Little[6] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May Scotland Kim Little[7] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June United States Nicole Barnhart[8] FC Kansas City 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July Scotland Kim Little[9] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August Denmark Nadia Nadim[10] Sky Blue FC 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August

2015[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Christen Press[11] Chicago Red Stars 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May United States Sofia Huerta[12] Chicago Red Stars 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Scotland Kim Little[13] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July United States Carli Lloyd[14] Houston Dash 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August United States Crystal Dunn[15] Washington Spirit 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

2016[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Tobin Heath[16][17] Portland Thorns FC 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May United States Alyssa Naeher[18] Chicago Red Stars 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Canada Christine Sinclair[19] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July Argentina Estefania Banini[20] Washington Spirit 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics Canada Christine Sinclair[21] Portland Thorns FC Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September United States Allie Long[22] Portland Thorns FC 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September

2017[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Rose Lavelle[23] Boston Breakers 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May Australia Sam Kerr[24] Sky Blue FC 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June Australia Sam Kerr[25] Sky Blue FC 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July United States Megan Rapinoe[26] Seattle Reign FC 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August United States Alex Morgan[27] Orlando Pride 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September Brazil Marta[28] Orlando Pride 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

2018[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
March United States Megan Rapinoe[29] Seattle Reign FC 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
April United States Sofia Huerta[30] Chicago Red Stars 2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created
May England Rachel Daly[31] Houston Dash 4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created
June United States Crystal Dunn[32] North Carolina Courage 2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created
July United States Lindsey Horan[33] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created
August Australia Samantha Kerr[34] Chicago Red Stars 5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created

2019[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Stateline
April United States Crystal Dunn North Carolina Courage 4 Goals in three games, 2 assists and 3 chances made.[35]
May Australia Sam Kerr Chicago Red Stars 4 goals in three games.[36]
June Wales Jess Fishlock Reign FC 3 goals in three games. 1 assist, 8 shots, and 7 chances created.[37]
July United States Kristen Hamilton North Carolina Courage 4 goals in a single match. 5 goals and 2 assists in July.[38]
August United States Christen Press Utah Royals FC Scored 3 goals and created 12 chances in August.[39]

2021[]

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Stateline
May United States Alex Morgan Orlando Pride 4 goals in four games.[40]
June United States Lynn Williams North Carolina Courage four goals in back-to-back victories .[41]
July United States Ashley Hatch Washington Spirit Forward tallied league-high three goals in month of July.[42]
August United States Megan Rapinoe OL Reign Striker notches league-high four goals to help Reign climb leaderboard[43]
September United States Bethany Balcer OL Reign League-leading goal scorer a strong favorite for Golden Boot award[44]
October United States Midge Purce NJ/NY Gotham FC Striker scored trio of goals in final month of regular season[45]

Multiple winners[]

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

* Indicates current NWSL player
Rank Player Team(s) Wins
1 Kim Little Reign FC 4
2 Crystal Dunn* Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage 3
Sam Kerr Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars 3
Megan Rapinoe* Reign FC, OL Reign 3
Christine Sinclair* Portland Thorns FC 3
6 Sofia Huerta* Chicago Red Stars 2
Alex Morgan* Orlando Pride 2
Christen Press Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC 2

Updated through October 8, 2021.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair named league player of the month". Oregon Live. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Erika Tymrak Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. August 2, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  5. ^ "Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Sky Blue FC. August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
  6. ^ "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". Nwslsoccer.com. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Mayers, Joshua (June 4, 2014). "Reign FC's Kim Little wins NWSL Player of the Month — again". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "Nicole Barnhart voted Army National Guard Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  9. ^ "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". National Women's Soccer League. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  10. ^ "NADIA NADIM VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". National Women's Soccer League. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "RED STARS' CHRISTEN PRESS VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Press scored four goals and added one assist over two games in April". nwslsoccer.com. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "RED STARS' SOFIA HUERTA VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Huerta, 22, has scored five goals over five games in May". nwslsoccer.com. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  13. ^ "REIGN FC KIM LITTLE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; The Aberdeen, Scotland native registered three goals and one assist in the month". nwslsoccer.com.
  14. ^ "DASH'S CARLI LLOYD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Lloyd, 33, helped Houston earn a 2-0-1 record in July to move into the number four spot in the standings". nwslsoccer.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  15. ^ "SPIRIT'S CRYSTAL DUNN VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Dunn, 23, helped Washington earn a 2-1-3 record in August to help the Spirit earn a spot in the 2015 NWSL Playoffs". nwslsoccer.com. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  16. ^ "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath named NWSL Player of the Month". OregonLive.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  17. ^ "THORNS FC'S TOBIN HEATH VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH Heath's three assists in two games helped lead Portland to a 1-0-1 record during April". May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  18. ^ "Red Stars G Alyssa Naeher named player of the month for May". ESPN. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  19. ^ "Christine Sinclair named NWSL Player of the Month for June". StumptownFooty.com. July 1, 2016.
  20. ^ "Washington Spirit Midfieder Estefania Banini Voted NWSL Player Of The Month". National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  21. ^ "PORTLAND THORNS FC FORWARD CHRISTINE SINCLAIR VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE OLYMPICS". NWSL. August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  22. ^ "Portland Thorns midfielder Allie Long wins NWSL Player of the Month". September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  23. ^ "Breakers midfielder Rose Lavelle named NWSL Player of the Month". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  24. ^ "Sam Kerr named May Player of the Month". nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  25. ^ Balf, Celia (June 30, 2017). "Sky Blue FC forward Samantha Kerr voted NWSL Player of the Month". Excelle Sports. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  26. ^ "Reign FC Forward Megan Rapinoe Named NWSL Player of the Month". Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  27. ^ "August Player of the Month: Alex Morgan". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. September 1, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  28. ^ "September Player of the Month: Marta, Orlando Pride". October 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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  30. ^ Balf, Celia (May 2, 2018). "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Sofia Huerta voted April Player of the Month". Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  31. ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 1, 2018). "May Player of the Month: Rachel Daly". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  32. ^ Balf, Celia (July 5, 2018). "June Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  33. ^ "July Player of the Month: Lindsey Horan". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  34. ^ Balf, Celia (August 29, 2018). "August Player of the Month: Sam Kerr". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  35. ^ "April Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn". www.nwslsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  36. ^ "May Player of the Month: Sam Kerr". National Women's Soccer League. May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  37. ^ @NWSL (July 3, 2019). "3⃣ goals in her last 3⃣ games..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  38. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".
  39. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".
  40. ^ "Orlando Forward Alex Morgan Named May Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  41. ^ "North Carolina Forward Lynn Williams Tabbed June Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  42. ^ "Washington Striker Ashley Hatch Named July Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  43. ^ "OL Reign Forward Megan Rapinoe Named August Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  44. ^ "OL Reign Forward Bethany Balcer Named September Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
  45. ^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Forward Margaret Purce Named October Player of the Month". www.nwslsoccer.com.
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