NWSL Player of the Month

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.

## Selection

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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]

## Winners

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### 2013

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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April  |  | Christine Sinclair[3] | Portland Thorns FC | 2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May  |  | Brittany Cameron[4] | Sky Blue FC | 0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June  |  | Lauren Cheney[5] | FC Kansas City | 6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July  |  | Erika Tymrak[6] | FC Kansas City | 3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August  |  | Mónica Ocampo[7] | Sky Blue FC | 3 G, in 3 games

### 2014

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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April  |  | Kim Little[8] | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May  |  | Kim Little[9] | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June  |  | Nicole Barnhart[10] | FC Kansas City | 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July  |  | Kim Little[11] | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August  |  | Nadia Nadim[12] | Sky Blue FC | 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August

### 2015

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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April  |  | Christen Press[13] | Chicago Red Stars | 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May  |  | Sofia Huerta[14] | Chicago Red Stars | 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June  |  | Kim Little[15] | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July  |  | Carli Lloyd[16] | Houston Dash | 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August  |  | Crystal Dunn[17] | Washington Spirit | 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

### 2016

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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April  |  | Tobin Heath[18][19] | Portland Thorns FC | 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May  |  | Alyssa Naeher[20] | Chicago Red Stars | 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June  |  | Christine Sinclair[21] | Portland Thorns FC | 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July  |  | Estefania Banini[22] | Washington Spirit | 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics  |  | Christine Sinclair[23] | Portland Thorns FC | Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September  |  | Allie Long[24] | Portland Thorns FC | 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September

### 2017

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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April  |  | Rose Lavelle[25] | Boston Breakers | 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May  |  | Sam Kerr[26] | Sky Blue FC | 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June  |  | Sam Kerr[27] | Sky Blue FC | 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July  |  | Megan Rapinoe[28] | Seattle Reign FC | 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August  |  | Alex Morgan[29] | Orlando Pride | 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September  |  | Marta[30] | Orlando Pride | 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

### 2018

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scop=col Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Month's Statline

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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

### 2019

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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April |  | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 chances created in 3 games  | [37]
May |  | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars | 4 goals in 3 games  | [38]
June |  | Jess Fishlock | Reign FC | 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 chances created in 3 games  | [39]
July |  | Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | 5 goals and 2 assists; 4 goals in a single match  | [40]
August |  | Christen Press | Utah Royals FC | 3 goals, 12 chances created  | [41]

### 2020

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The 2020 NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[42]

### 2021

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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May |  | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride | 4 goals in 4 games  | [43]
June |  | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage | 4 goals in back-to-back victories  | [44]
July |  | Ashley Hatch | Washington Spirit | League-high 3 goals  | [45]
August |  | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | League-high 4 goals  | [46]
September |  | Bethany Balcer | OL Reign | 3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race  | [47]
October |  | Margaret Purce | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC | [48]

### 2022

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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May |  | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC | Led scoring with 6 goals  | [49]
June |  | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | 5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches  | [50][51]
July |  | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash | 4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick | [52]
August |  | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | Led scoring with 4 goals, 3 assists  | [1]
September/
October  |  | Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Hat-trick vs. NJY; 7 goals  | [53]

### 2023

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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March/
April  |  | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists  | [54]
May |  | Savannah DeMelo | Racing Louisville FC | Brace vs. KC; 3 goals, 2 assists  | [2]
June |  | Sophia Smith (2) | Portland Thorns FC | Hat-trick vs. WAS; 6 goals  | [55]
July |  | Savannah McCaskill | Angel City FC | Challenge Cup brace vs. POR; 3 goals  | [56]
August |  | Messiah Bright | Orlando Pride | Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals  | [57]
September/
October  |  | Savannah McCaskill (2) | Angel City FC | 2 goals, 1 assist  | [58]

### 2024

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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March/
April  |  | Bia Zaneratto | Kansas City Current | 4 goals, 3 assists  | [59]
May |  | Barbra Banda | Orlando Pride | 7 goals, 1 assist  | [60]
June |  | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 6 goals, 2 assists  | [61]
July |  | Ally Sentnor | Utah Royals | 3 goals, 1 assist  | [62]
August |  | Ella Stevens | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 goals, 2 assists  | [63]
September |  | Temwa Chawinga (2) | Kansas City Current | 4 goals; set record for scoring in consecutive games (8)  | [64]
October/
November  |  | Temwa Chawinga (3) | Kansas City Current | 5 goals in 4 matches; set all-time season goalscoring record (20); 1st player to score against all active teams in single season  | [65]

### 2025

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Month  | Player of the Month  | Club  | Statline  | Ref.

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March  |  | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 3 goals; tied own record for scoring in consecutive games (8)  | [66]
April  |  | Esther González | Gotham FC | 7 goals; 3 braces  | [67]
May  |  | Temwa Chawinga (2) | Kansas City Current | goal in 3 consecutive matches; fastest in league history to 25 goals (34 games)  | [68]
June  |  | Esther González (2) | Gotham FC | 3 goals, 1 brace; 10 goals, 4 braces on season; has scored 10 of Gotham's 16 goals this season  | [69]

## Multiple winners

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As of July 30, 2025

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

Bold

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Rank  | Player  | Team(s)  | Wins

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1  | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current |

2  | Kim Little | Reign FC |

Megan Rapinoe | Reign FC
4  | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage |

Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC
Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC
Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC
9  | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars |

Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC
Savannah McCaskill | Angel City FC
Esther González | Gotham FC

## See also

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* Women's association football portal
* Association football portal
* Sports portal

* List of sports awards honoring women
* NWSL Rookie of the Month
* NWSL Player of the Week
* NWSL Team of the Month
* NWSL awards
* NWSL records and statistics
* Women's soccer in the United States

## References

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2. ^ 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.
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25. ^ "Breakers midfielder Rose Lavelle named NWSL Player of the Month". bostonbreakerssoccer.com. May 4, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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