The 2024 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns opened the NWSL season against the Kansas City Current, playing in the first game at the Current's newly built CPKC Stadium, and finished in sixth place to qualify for the playoffs, where they lost in the quarterfinals to third-seeded NJ/NY Gotham FC.
In addition to playing in the 2024 NWSL season, the Thorns also played in the inaugural 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup and 2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup tournaments, qualifying for the latter by finishing as runners-up for the 2023 NWSL Shield.
Team Staff
Technical Medical
Squad
Name 1 GK 18 GK 26 GK 30 GK 2 DF 4 DF 5 DF 11 DF 20 DF 25 DF 8 MF 13 MF 14 MF 17 MF 21 MF 23 MF 27 MF 29 MF 44 MF 54 MF 9 FW 12 FW 15 FW 22 FW 24 FW 66 FW 77 FW
On loan
Name Destination 28 GK Tampa Bay Sun FC
Competitions
Regular season
Results summary
Playoffs
The Thorns finished the regular season in sixth place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the sixth seed of eight teams.
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup Advancement in the tournament was achieved by the four teams with the most points across the five groups. This did not include any teams in this group.
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
The Thorns advanced to the Concacaf W Champions Cup semifinals but lost to hosts Liga MX Femenil club Tigres 0-2 on May 21, 2025. They defeated Club América 3-0 in the third-place consolation match on May 24.
Group stage
Semifinals
Third place play-off
Transactions
2024 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024. PlayerCollegeStatus111 Payton LinnehanPennsylvania State UniversitySigned to a two-year contract with a mutual option on March 1, 2024.223 Olivia Wade-KatoaBrigham Young UniversitySigned to a two-year contract with a mutual option on March 5, 2024.225 Kelsey KaufusiUtah State UniversityNot signed.339 Kat AsmanPennsylvania State UniversitySigned to a one-year contract with a mutual option on March 6, 2024.453 Katie DuongStanford UniversityNot signed.
Contract operations DatePlayerNotesJanuary 17, 2024 Gabby ProvenzanoRe-signed to a one-year contract extension.January 18, 2024 Meghan KlingenbergFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.January 22, 2024 Christine SinclairFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.January 23, 2024 Becky SauerbrunnFree agent re-signed to a one-year contract.February 13, 2024 Olivia MoultrieRe-signed to a three-year contract extension through 2026.September 12, 2024 Morgan WeaverRe-signed to a five-year contract extension through 2028.
Loans in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesFebruary 18, 2024 Nicole Payne Paris Saint-GermainLoaned through the end of the season. Permanently acquired on July 2, 2024.
Loans out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesSeptember 5, 2024 Lauren Kozal Tampa Bay Sun FCLoaned through the remainder of the NWSL season.
Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesJanuary 9, 2024 Isabella Obaze FC RosengårdAcquired in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a three-year contract with a mutual option.January 31, 2024 Jessie Fleming ChelseaAcquired in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a three-year contract.February 2, 2024 Marie Müller SC FreiburgAcquired in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option.March 14, 2024 Marissa Sheva Washington SpiritPreseason trialist signed to a one-year contract with a mutual option.March 20, 2024 Ana Dias ZFK ZenitSigned to a one-year contract with a mutual option.March 21, 2024 Mallie McKenzie Georgia BulldogsPreseason trialist signed to a one-year contract with a mutual option.April 20, 2024 Emily Alvarado Houston DashTraded in exchange for $35,000 in allocation money and a maximum of $50,000 in additional funding pending performance conditions met. July 2, 2024 Nicole Payne Paris Saint-GermainLoanee acquired permanently in exchange for an undisclosed fee and signed to a two-year contract through 2025.July 10, 2024 Mackenzie Arnold West Ham UnitedSigned to a three-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option.July 18, 2024 Marissa DiGenova Lancaster Inferno FCSigned as national team replacement players. Rebekah Valdez Grand Canyon AntelopesAugust 19, 2024 Alexa Spaanstra Kansas City CurrentTraded in exchange for $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds and $15,000 in allocation money.August 21, 2024 Reilyn Turner Racing Louisville FCTraded in exchange for Janine Beckie.September 2, 2024 Sophie Hirst Houston DashTraded in exchange for $25,000 in intra-league transfer funds and a conditional $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds.
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesJanuary 23, 2024 Rocky Rodríguez Angel City FCTraded in exchange for $275,000 in allocation money and conditional fees.July 26, 2024 Meaghan Nally Odense Boldklub QMutual contract termination.August 15, 2024 Emily Alvarado Club TijuanaMutual contract termination.August 21, 2024 Janine Beckie Racing Louisville FCTraded in exchange for Reilyn Turner.August 26, 2024 Ana Dias Tigres UANLTransferred in exchange for an undisclosed fee.
Retirements DatePlayerNovember 10, 2024 Christine Sinclair
Injury listings DatePlayerListInjuryMarch 13, 2024 Gabby ProvenzanoSeason-ending injuryLeft Achilles tear.May 9, 2024 Morgan Weaver45-day injuryRight knee injury sustained in match against Bay FC.October 11, 2024 Olivia Wade-KatoaSeason-ending injuryRight knee injury sustained in match against Santa Fe F.C.
Preseason trialists Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Thorns' initial preseason roster, which was released on January 24, 2024, did not feature any non-rostered invitees. However, the club added three non-rostered invitees to their preseason roster on February 20, 2024. PlayerPrevious clubStatus Taylor Aylmer Racing Louisville FCNot signed. Mallie McKenzie Georgia BulldogsSigned to a one-year contract with a mutual option on March 21, 2024. Marissa Sheva Washington SpiritSigned to a one-year contract with a mutual option on March 14, 2024.
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