NWSL Player of the Month

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

Multiple winners

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

* Indicates current NWSL player
RankPlayerTeam(s)Wins
1stKim LittleSeattle Reign FC4
2ndChristine Sinclair *Portland Thorns FC3
3rdSamantha Kerr *Sky Blue FC2
Megan Rapinoe*Seattle Reign FC2
Sofia Huerta*Chicago Red Stars2
Crystal Dunn*Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage2

Updated through June of the 2018 season.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair named league player of the month". Oregon Live. May 7, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. ↑ "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Erika Tymrak Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. August 2, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Sky Blue FC. August 22, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 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 5 June 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 4 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "NADIA NADIM VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". National Women's Soccer League. August 25, 2014. Retrieved 29 August 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. Jun 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 26 July 2017.
  27. ↑ "August Player of the Month: Alex Morgan". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  28. ↑ "September Player of the Month: Marta, Orlando Pride". 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  29. ↑ Balf, Celia (4 April 2018). "Seattle Reign FC forward Megan Rapinoe voted March Player of the Month". Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  30. ↑ Balf, Celia (2 May 2018). "Chicago Red Stars midfielder Sofia Huerta voted April Player of the Month". Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  31. ↑ Purdy, Jacqueline (1 June 2018). "May Player of the Month: Rachel Daly". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  32. ↑ Balf, Celia (5 July 2018). "June Player of the Month: Crystal Dunn". NWSLsoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved 5 July 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.
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