The NWSL Most Valuable Player award is presented annually to the best player in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Lauren Holiday (2013) won the first MVP award in the NWSL's inaugural season. Lindsey Horan (2018) was the first winner not also to win the Golden Boot presented to the NWSL's top goal scorer. Sam Kerr (2017 and 2019) and Temwa Chawinga (2024 and 2025) are the only players to win multiple MVP awards. Five players born outside the United States have won the award: Kim Little (2014), Kerr, Jess Fishlock (2021), Kerolin (2023), and Chawinga.
Winners Season Player Position Nationality ClubOther finalists 2013 Midfielder FC Kansas City Lori Chalupny, Abby Wambach 2014 Midfielder Seattle Reign FC Verónica Boquete, Amy Rodriguez 2015 Forward Washington Spirit 2016 Forward Western New York Flash Tobin Heath, Allie Long, Kealia Ohai, Christen Press 2017 Forward Sky Blue FC Marta, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe 2018 Midfielder Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Lynn Williams, McCall Zerboni 2019 (2) Forward Chicago Red Stars Debinha, Kristen Hamilton, Yūki Nagasato, Lynn Williams 2020 2020 regular season cancelled due COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Midfielder OL Reign Ashley Hatch, Mallory Pugh, Midge Purce, Angela Salem 2022 Forward Portland Thorns FC Debinha, Naomi Girma, Alex Morgan, Mallory Pugh 2023 Kerolin Forward North Carolina Courage Sam Coffey, Debinha, Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith 2024 Temwa Chawinga Forward Kansas City Current Barbra Banda, Marta, Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith 2025 Temwa Chawinga (2) Forward Kansas City Current Delphine Cascarino, Esther González, Manaka Matsukubo, Bia Zaneratto
Wins by team ClubWinsKansas City Current2Portland Thorns FC2Seattle Reign FC2Chicago Red Stars1FC Kansas City1North Carolina Courage1Sky Blue FC1Washington Spirit1Western New York Flash1
Wins by nationality NationalityWins522111
See also
List of sports awards honoring women NWSL Players' Awards NWSL awards NWSL records and statistics Women's soccer in the United States
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