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 From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league. Since 2023, the winner is selected by the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent.
Winners
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019 Month Player of the Month Club Statline North Carolina Courage 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 chances created in 3 games Chicago Red Stars 4 goals in 3 games Reign FC 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 chances created in 3 games North Carolina Courage 5 goals and 2 assists; 4 goals in a single match Utah Royals FC 3 goals, 12 chances created
2020 The 2020 NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Month Player of the Month Club Statline Orlando Pride 4 goals in 4 games North Carolina Courage 4 goals in back-to-back victories Washington Spirit League-high 3 goals OL Reign League-high 4 goals OL Reign 3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC
2022 Month Player of the Month Club Statline San Diego Wave FC Led scoring with 6 goals Portland Thorns FC 5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches Houston Dash 4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick OL Reign Led scoring with 4 goals, 3 assists September/October North Carolina Courage Hat-trick vs. NJY; 7 goals
2023 Month Player of the Month Club Statline March/April Portland Thorns FC Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists Racing Louisville FC Brace vs. KC; 3 goals, 2 assists (2) Portland Thorns FC Hat-trick vs. WAS; 6 goals Angel City FC Challenge Cup brace vs. POR; 3 goals Orlando Pride Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals September/October (2) Angel City FC 2 goals, 1 assist
2024 Month Player of the Month Club Statline March/April Kansas City Current 4 goals, 3 assists Orlando Pride 7 goals, 1 assist Kansas City Current 6 goals, 2 assists Utah Royals 3 goals, 1 assist NJ/NY Gotham FC 3 goals, 2 assists (2) Kansas City Current 4 goals; set record for scoring in consecutive games (8) October/November (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
2025 Month Player of the Month Club Statline March Kansas City Current 3 goals; tied own record for scoring in consecutive games (8) April Gotham FC 7 goals; 3 braces May (2) Kansas City Current goal in 3 consecutive matches; fastest in league history to 25 goals (34 games) June (2) Gotham FC 3 goals, 1 brace; 10 goals, 4 braces on season; has scored 10 of Gotham's 16 goals this season August Ludmila Chicago Stars FC 5 goals, 1 hat trick; fastest hat trick in league history, 9 goals on season September Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit 3 goals, 2 assists; led league in goal contributions October/November Manaka Matsukubo North Carolina Courage 4 goals; youngest player in NWSL history to record a hat trick
2026 Month Player of the Month Club Statline March Angel City FC 3 goals, 2 assists in 3 matches April North Carolina Courage 3 goals in 3 matches May Kansas City Current 7 goals in 6 matches July Washington Spirit 6 goals in 6 matches August (2) North Carolina Courage 5 goals, 2 assists in 6 matches September (3) North Carolina Courage 5 goals in 4 matches
Multiple winners
The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.
Indicates current NWSL player
Rank Player Team(s) Wins 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 FCAshley Sanchez North Carolina Courage Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns FC Sophia Wilson ( Smith) Portland Thorns FC 10Esther González Gotham FC Sofia Huerta Chicago Red Stars Christen Press Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC Savannah McCaskill Angel City FCTrinity Rodman Washington Spirit
See also
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
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