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 Christine Sinclair[1] Portland Thorns FC 2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May Brittany Cameron[2] Sky Blue FC 0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June Lauren Cheney[3] FC Kansas City 6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July Erika Tymrak[4] FC Kansas City 3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August Mónica Ocampo[5] Sky Blue FC 3 G, in 3 games

2014
Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April Kim Little[6] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May Kim Little[7] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June Nicole Barnhart[8] FC Kansas City 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July Kim Little[9] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August 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 Christen Press[11] Chicago Red Stars 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May Sofia Huerta[12] Chicago Red Stars 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Kim Little[13] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July Carli Lloyd[14] Houston Dash 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August 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 Tobin Heath[16][17] Portland Thorns FC 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May Alyssa Naeher[18] Chicago Red Stars 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Christine Sinclair[19] Portland Thorns FC 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July Estefania Banini[20] Washington Spirit 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics Christine Sinclair[21] Portland Thorns FC Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September 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 Rose Lavelle[23] Boston Breakers 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May Sam Kerr[24] Sky Blue FC 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June Sam Kerr[25] Sky Blue FC 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July Megan Rapinoe[26] Seattle Reign FC 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August Alex Morgan[27] Orlando Pride 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September Marta[28] Orlando Pride 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

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

Multiple winners

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

* Indicates current NWSL player
RankPlayerTeam(s)Wins
1stKim LittleReign FC4
2ndChristine Sinclair *Portland Thorns FC3
Crystal Dunn*Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage3
Sam Kerr *Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars3
3rdMegan Rapinoe*Reign FC2
Sofia Huerta*Chicago Red Stars2
Christen Press*Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC2

Updated through August of the 2019 season.

See also

References
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  2. "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
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  5. "Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Sky Blue FC. August 22, 2013. Retrieved February 23, 2014.
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  8. "Nicole Barnhart voted Army National Guard Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
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  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.
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  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.
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  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.
  29. Balf, Celia (April 4, 2018). "Seattle Reign FC forward Megan Rapinoe voted March Player of the Month". Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  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. https://twitter.com/NWSL/status/1146478715020480512
  38. http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/july-player-of-the-month-kristen-hamilton
  39. http://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/august-player-of-the-month-christen-press
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