Kim Little (right), four-time winner of the award
The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month is a monthly women's soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month by a panel selected by the league.
From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league.[ 1] Since 2023, the winner is selected by the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent .[ 2]
Month
Player of the Month
Club
Month's Statline
March
Megan Rapinoe [ 31]
Seattle Reign FC
1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
April
Sofia Huerta [ 32]
Chicago Red Stars
2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created
May
Rachel Daly [ 33]
Houston Dash
4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created
June
Crystal Dunn [ 34]
North Carolina Courage
2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created
July
Lindsey Horan [ 35]
Portland Thorns FC
3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created
August
Samantha Kerr [ 36]
Chicago Red Stars
5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created
As of November 7, 2024
The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.
Bold
Indicates current NWSL player
^ a b "OL Reign Forward Megan Rapinoe Named August Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . September 7, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022 .
^ a b "Racing Louisville FC Midfielder Savannah DeMelo Named May Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . June 6, 2023. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "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 Midfielder 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" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019 .
^ "May Player of the Month: Sam Kerr" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . May 30, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 3, 2019). "3⃣ goals in her last 3⃣ games..." (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ Levine, Matthew (July 31, 2019). "July Player of the Month: Kristen Hamilton" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ Levine, Matthew (September 4, 2019). "August Player of the Month: Christen Press" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "Orlando Forward Alex Morgan Named May Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "North Carolina Forward Lynn Williams Tabbed June Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . July 1, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "Washington Striker Ashley Hatch Named July Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . August 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "OL Reign Forward Megan Rapinoe Named August Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . September 2, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "OL Reign Forward Bethany Balcer Named September Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . October 8, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Forward Margaret Purce Named October Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . November 4, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2023 .
^ "San Diego Wave FC Forward Alex Morgan Named May Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ "Portland Thorns FC Forward Sophia Smith Named June Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ Svilar, Sam (June 27, 2022). "Sophia Smith named NWSL Player of the Month, Sam Coffey named Rookie of the Month for June" . Stumptown Footy. Retrieved July 21, 2022 .
^ "Houston Dash Forward Ebony Salmon Named July Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . August 4, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022 .
^ "North Carolina Courage Forward Debinha Named September/October Player of the Month" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . October 14, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023 .
^ Clarke, Ryan (May 4, 2023). "Portland Thorns forward Sophia Smith named NWSL player of the month" . The Oregonian . National Women's Soccer League . Retrieved May 4, 2023 .
^ "Portland Thorns FC Forward Sophia Smith Named June Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023 .
^ "Angel City FC Midfielder Savannah McCaskill Named July Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . August 3, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2024 .
^ "Orlando Pride Forward Messiah Bright Named August Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports and August Rookie of the Month, Presented by Ally Financial" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . September 1, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2024 .
^ "Angel City FC Midfielder Savannah McCaskill Named September/October Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . October 19, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2024 .
^ "Kansas City Current Forward Bia Zaneratto Named March/April Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" . National Women's Soccer League . May 7, 2024.
^ "Orlando Pride Forward Barbra Banda Named May Player of the Month, Presented by EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024 .
^ "Current's Temwa Chawinga named NWSL Player of the Month, presented by EA Sports" (Press release). Kansas City Current . July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 11, 2024 .
^ "Utah Royals Forward Ally Sentnor Named July Player of the Month, Presented by EA SPORTS and July Rookie of the Month, Presented by Ally" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024 .
^ "NJ/NY Gotham FC Forward Ella Stevens Named August Player of the Month, Presented by EA SPORTS" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024 .
^ "Kansas City Current Forward Temwa Chawinga Named September Player of the Month, presented By EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . October 3, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024 .
^ "Kansas City Current Forward Temwa Chawinga Named September Player of the Month, presented By EA Sports" (Press release). National Women's Soccer League . November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024 .
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