The 2026 Gotham FC season is the team's 17th as a professional women's soccer team and their 12th participating in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.
Team
Current squad
NameDate of birth (age)Previous teamNotesGoalkeepers1Shelby Hogan2025 Portland Thorns FC12Ryan Campbell2025 UCLA BruinsOut on Loan30Ann-Katrin Berger2024 ChelseaINT31Teagan Wy2026 California Golden BearsDefenders3Bruninha2022 SantosINT6Emily Sonnett2024 OL Reign15Tierna Davidson2024 Chicago Red Stars19Kayla Duran2025 USC Trojans22Mandy Freeman2017 USC Trojans27Jess Carter2024 ChelseaMidfielders5Denise O'Sullivan2026 LiverpoolINT7Jaelin Howell2025 Seattle Reign FC8Taryn Torres2021 Virginia Cavaliers10Jaedyn Shaw2025 North Carolina Courage13Savannah McCaskill2026 San Diego Wave14Talia Sommer2026 Butler Bulldogs16Rose Lavelle2024 OL Reign21Sofia Cook2025 UCLA Bruins25Meredith Speck2026 North Carolina Courage28Tess Boade2026 Bay FCForwards2Jordynn Dudley2026 Florida State Seminoles17Mak Whitham2024 Slammers FC HB KøgeU18- Out on loan18Guro Reiten2026 Chelsea20Sam Kerr2026 ChelseaINT23Midge Purce2020 Portland Thorns FC24Andrea Kitahata2026 Stanford Cardinal99Princess Ademiluyi2025 West Ham UnitedOut on loan
Technical staff
+ Technical staff Role Name President of soccer operations Yael Averbuch West Head coach Juan Carlos Amorós Lead Assistant coach Shaun Harris Assistant coach and analyst Ak Lakhani Assistant coach and analyst Guillermo Amoros Head goalkeeper coach Brody Sams Director of scouting & roster development Richard Gunney Head of soccer administration Max Feldman Head of player development & management Anton Blackwood Strength & conditioning and return to play coach Eric Gorman
Competitions
Regular season
Regular-season standings
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
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Transactions
Loaned out DatePlayerCurrent clubFee/notesFebruary 3, 2026 Princess AdemiluyiFW Ipswich TownLoaned out through the 2026 calendar yearJuly 16, 2026 Ryan CampbellGK Lexington SCLoaned out through December 2026August 4, 2026 Mak WhithamFW DC Power FCLoaned out through the 2026 calendar year
Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesDecember 9, 2025 Talia SommerMF Butler BulldogsFirst Israeli player to play in the NWSLJanuary 2, 2026 Savannah McCaskillMF San Diego Wave FCTradeJanuary 8, 2026 Andrea KitahataFW Stanford CardinalFirst professional contractJanuary 16, 2026 Teagan WyGK California Golden BearsFirst professional contractJanuary 26, 2026 Jordynn DudleyFW Florida State SeminolesFirst professional contractJune 29, 2026 Sam KerrFW ChelseaFree agent signingJuly 1, 2026 Guro ReitenMF ChelseaInitially joined on loan before joining permanently in July 2026July 14, 2026 Denise O'SullivanMF LiverpoolJoined on loan with an obligation for a permanent transferAugust 6, 2026 Meredith SpeckMF North Carolina CourageJoined as a free agent through the end of the 2026 season
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesDecember 22, 2025 Ella StevensFW Boston Legacy FCOut of contract, joined Boston Legacy FCMarch 2, 2026 Gabi PortilhoFW San Diego Wave FCTradeMarch 4, 2026 Stella NyamekyeFW SK BrannTransfer, undisclosedJune 17, 2026 Lilly RealeDF Boston Legacy FCTraded in exchange for $350,000 in allocation money and $50,000 in intraleague transfer fundsJune 30, 2026 Katie LampsonFWRetired from professional soccerJuly 27, 2026 Esther GonzálezFWAgreed to a mutual contract terminationJuly 28, 2026 Khyah HarperFW Houston DashFree transfer
References