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 [ ]
2014 [ ]
2015 [ ]
2016 [ ]
2017 [ ]
2018 [ ]
Month
Player of the Month
Club
Month's Statline
March
Megan Rapinoe [29]
Seattle Reign FC
1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
April
Sofia Huerta [30]
Chicago Red Stars
2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created
May
Rachel Daly [31]
Houston Dash
4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created
June
Crystal Dunn [32]
North Carolina Courage
2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created
July
Lindsey Horan [33]
Portland Thorns FC
3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created
August
Samantha Kerr [34]
Chicago Red Stars
5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created
2019 [ ]
2021 [ ]
Multiple winners [ ]
The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
*
Indicates current NWSL player
Updated through October 8, 2021.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair named league player of the month" . Oregon Live . May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .
^ "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON" . Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013 .
^ "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY" . Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013 .
^ "Erika Tymrak Voted NWSL Player of the Month" . Our Sports Central. August 2, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .
^ "Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month" . Sky Blue FC. August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014 .
^ "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH" . Nwslsoccer.com. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014 .
^ Mayers, Joshua (June 4, 2014). "Reign FC's Kim Little wins NWSL Player of the Month — again" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved June 5, 2014 .
^ "Nicole Barnhart voted Army National Guard Player of the Month" . Our Sports Central. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014 .
^ "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH" . National Women's Soccer League. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014 .
^ "NADIA NADIM VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH" . National Women's Soccer League. August 25, 2014. Retrieved August 29, 2014 .
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "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.
^ "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 .
^ "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 .
^ "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath named NWSL Player of the Month" . OregonLive.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "Red Stars G Alyssa Naeher named player of the month for May" . ESPN. June 1, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
^ "Christine Sinclair named NWSL Player of the Month for June" . StumptownFooty.com. July 1, 2016.
^ "Washington Spirit Midfieder Estefania Banini Voted NWSL Player Of The Month" . National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016 .
^ "PORTLAND THORNS FC FORWARD CHRISTINE SINCLAIR VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE OLYMPICS" . NWSL. August 26, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016 .
^ "Portland Thorns midfielder Allie Long wins NWSL Player of the Month" . September 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016 .
^ "Breakers midfielder Rose Lavelle named NWSL Player of the Month" . bostonbreakerssoccer.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017 .
^ "Sam Kerr named May Player of the Month" . nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 31, 2017 .
^ Balf, Celia (June 30, 2017). "Sky Blue FC forward Samantha Kerr voted NWSL Player of the Month" . Excelle Sports . Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ "Reign FC Forward Megan Rapinoe Named NWSL Player of the Month" . Seattle Reign FC. Retrieved July 26, 2017 .
^ "August Player of the Month: Alex Morgan" . NWSLsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League. September 1, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
^ "September Player of the Month: Marta, Orlando Pride" . October 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
^ Balf, Celia (April 4, 2018). "Seattle Reign FC forward Megan Rapinoe voted March Player of the Month" . Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
^ Balf, Celia (May 2, 2018). "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Sofia Huerta voted April Player of the Month" . Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ Purdy, Jacqueline (June 1, 2018). "May Player of the Month: Rachel Daly" . NWSLsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .
^ Balf, Celia (July 5, 2018). "June Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn" . NWSLsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 5, 2018 .
^ "July Player of the Month: Lindsey Horan" . NWSLsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018 .
^ Balf, Celia (August 29, 2018). "August Player of the Month: Sam Kerr" . NWSLsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved August 29, 2018 .
^ "April Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn" . www.nwslsoccer.com . National Women's Soccer League . May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
^ "May Player of the Month: Sam Kerr" . National Women's Soccer League . May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^ @NWSL (July 3, 2019). "3⃣ goals in her last 3⃣ games..." (Tweet) – via Twitter .
^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL" .
^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL" .
^ "Orlando Forward Alex Morgan Named May Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "North Carolina Forward Lynn Williams Tabbed June Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "Washington Striker Ashley Hatch Named July Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "OL Reign Forward Megan Rapinoe Named August Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "OL Reign Forward Bethany Balcer Named September Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Forward Margaret Purce Named October Player of the Month" . www.nwslsoccer.com .
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