NWSL Goal of the Week

The National Women's Soccer League Goal of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the best goal over the past week. The award was given out during the 2016—2019 seasons and was reintroduced in 2024, in place of the Player of the Week award, which was awarded from 2013—2023.

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Steph Catley	Orlando Pride	^{[16 1]}
2	Ali Krieger	Washington Spirit	^{[16 2]}
3	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 3]}
4	Christen Press (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 4]}
5	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride	^{[16 5]}
6	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	^{[16 6]}
7	Erika Tymrak	FC Kansas City	^{[16 7]}
8	Christen Press (3)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 8]}
9	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	^{[16 9]}
10	Jasmyne Spencer	Orlando Pride	^{[16 10]}
11	Dagný Brynjarsdóttir	Portland Thorns FC	^{[16 11]}
12	Kristen Edmonds	Orlando Pride	^{[16 12]}
13	Estefanía Banini	Washington Spirit	^{[16 13]}
14	Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	^{[16 14]}
15	Rachel Daly (2)	Houston Dash	^{[16 15]}
16	Christine Nairn	Washington Spirit	^{[16 16]}
17	Alex Morgan (2)	Orlando Pride	^{[16 17]}
18	Christen Press (4)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[16 18]}
19	Kealia Ohai	Houston Dash	^{[16 19]}

Week	Player	Club	Ref.
1	Rachel Daly	Houston Dash	^{[17 1]}
2	Danica Evans	Orlando Pride	^{[17 2]}
3	Camila	Orlando Pride	^{[17 3]}
4	Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC^[a]	^{[17 4]}
5	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 5]}
6	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 6]}
7	Becky Sauerbrunn	FC Kansas City	^{[17 7]}
8	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC	^{[17 8]}
9	Camila (2)	Orlando Pride	^{[17 9]}
10	Vanessa DiBernardo	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 10]}
11	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC	^{[17 11]}
12	Lindsey Horan (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[17 12]}
13	Toni Pressley	Orlando Pride	^{[17 13]}
14	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[a]	^{[17 14]}
14	Christen Press (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 14]}
15	Sofia Huerta (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 15]}
16	Marta	Orlando Pride	^{[17 16]}
17	Sam Kerr (2)	Sky Blue FC	^{[17 17]}
18	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride	^{[17 18]}
19	Julie Ertz	Chicago Red Stars	^{[17 19]}
20	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	^{[17 20]}
21	Rachel Daly (2)	Houston Dash	^{[17 21]}
22	Alanna Kennedy	Orlando Pride	^{[17 22]}

Week	Honor	Player	Team	Ref.
1	Winner	Gunny Jónsdóttir	Utah Royals FC	^{[18 1]}^{[18 2]}
	Nominees	Debinha	North Carolina Courage
		Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Joanna Lohman	Washington Spirit
2	Winner	Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 3]}^{[18 4]}
	Nominees	Jess McDonald	North Carolina Courage
		Mallory Pugh	Washington Spirit
		Alyssa Mautz	Chicago Red Stars
3	Winner	Lindsey Horan (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 5]}^{[18 6]}
	Nominees	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Red Stars
		Mallory Pugh	Washington Spirit
		McCall Zerboni	North Carolina Courage
4	Winner	Merritt Mathias	North Carolina Courage	^{[18 7]}^{[18 8]}
	Nominees	Brittany Ratcliffe	Utah Royals FC
		Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars
		Savannah McCaskill	Sky Blue FC
5	Winner	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 9]}^{[18 10]}
	Nominees	Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage
		Marta	Orlando Pride
		Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC
6	Winner	Diana Matheson	Utah Royals FC	^{[18 11]}^{[18 12]}
	Nominees	Chioma Ubogagu	Orlando Pride
		Rumi Utsugi	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Diana Matheson	Utah Royals FC
7	Winner	Christine Nairn	Orlando Pride	^{[18 13]}^{[18 14]}
	Nominees	Kristie Mewis	Houston Dash
		Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Savannah McCaskill	Sky Blue FC
8	Winner	Carli Lloyd	Sky Blue FC	^{[18 15]}^{[18 16]}
	Nominees	Erika Tymrak	Utah Royals FC
		Ellie Carpenter	Portland Thorns FC
		Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage
9	Winner	Sydney Leroux	Orlando Pride	^{[18 17]}^{[18 18]}
	Nominees	Jessica McDonald	North Carolina Courage
		Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
		Kealia Ohai	Houston Dash
10	Winner	Katherine Reynolds	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 19]}^{[18 20]}
	Nominees	Shea Groom	Sky Blue FC
		Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars
		Frannie Crouse	North Carolina Courage
11/12	Winner	Brittany Ratcliffe	Utah Royals FC	\| ^{[18 21]}^{[18 22]}
	Nominees	Savannah McCaskill	Sky Blue FC
		Sydney Leroux	Orlando Pride
		Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC
13	Winner	Alanna Kennedy	Orlando Pride	^{[18 23]}^{[18 24]}
	Nominees	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
		Merritt Mathias	North Carolina Courage
		Vanessa DiBernardo	Chicago Red Stars
14	Winner	Kealia Ohai	Houston Dash	^{[18 25]}^{[18 26]}
	Nominees	Jessica McDonald	North Carolina Courage
		Jodie Taylor	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars
15	Winner	Marta	Orlando Pride	^{[18 27]}^{[18 28]}
	Nominees	Lynn Williams	North Carolina Courage
		Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
16	Winner	Kristen Edmonds	Orlando Pride	^{[18 29]}^{[18 30]}
	Nominees	Megan Rapinoe	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
		Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC
17	Winner	Toni Pressley	Orlando Pride	^{[18 31]}^{[18 32]}
	Nominees	Jodie Taylor	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Hayley Raso	Portland Thorns FC
		Rachel Daly	Houston Dash
18	Not awarded
19	Winner	Katie Stengel	Utah Royals FC	^{[18 33]}^{[18 34]}
	Nominees	Lynn Williams	North Carolina Courage
		Lindsey Horan	Portland Thorns FC
		Jasmyne Spencer	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
20	Winner	Hayley Raso	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 35]}^{[18 36]}
	Nominees	Katie Stengel	Utah Royals FC
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
		Jess Fishlock	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
21	Winner	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 37]}^{[18 38]}
	Nominees	Kealia Ohai	Houston Dash
		Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
22	Winner	Tobin Heath (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 39]}^{[18 40]}
	Nominees	Jodie Taylor	Seattle Reign FC^[a]
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
		Sofia Huerta	Houston Dash
23	Not awarded
24	Winner	Lindsey Horan (3)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[18 41]}^{[18 42]}
	Nominees	Carli Lloyd	Sky Blue FC
		Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC
		Jess McDonald	North Carolina Courage

Week	Honor	Player	Team	Ref.
1	Winner	Tobin Heath	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 1]}^{[19 2]}
	Nominees	Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage
		Megan Crosson	Washington Spirit
		Nichelle Prince	Houston Dash
2	Winner	Alanna Kennedy	Orlando Pride	^{[19 3]}^{[19 4]}
	Nominees	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
		Lo'eau LaBonta	Utah Royals FC
		Bethany Balcer	Reign FC
3	Winner	Tobin Heath (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 5]}^{[19 6]}
	Nominees	Christen Press	Utah Royals FC
		Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars
		Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage
4^[b]	Winner	Kealia Ohai^[c]	Houston Dash	^{[19 7]}^{[19 8]}
4^[b]	Nominees	Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 7]}^{[19 8]}
5	Winner	Andressinha	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 9]}^{[19 10]}
	Nominees	Cheyna Matthews	Washington Spirit
		Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
6	Winner	Jordan DiBiasi^[d]	Washington Spirit	^{[19 11]}^{[19 12]}
	Nominees	Raquel Rodríguez	Portland Thorns FC
		Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC
		Elizabeth Eddy	Sky Blue FC
7	Winner	Bethany Balcer	Reign FC	^{[19 13]}^{[19 14]}
	Nominees	Midge Purce	Portland Thorns FC
		Makenzy Doniak	Utah Royals FC
		Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit
8	Winner	Midge Purce	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 15]}^{[19 16]}
	Nominees	Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit
		Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage
		Christine Nairn	Houston Dash
9	Winner	Amy Rodriguez	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 17]}^{[19 18]}
	Nominees	Midge Purce	Portland Thorns FC
		Joanna Boyles	Orlando Pride
		Julia Spetsmark	North Carolina Courage
10^[e]	Winner	Jess Fishlock	Reign FC	^{[19 19]}
11	Winner	Tyler Lussi	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 20]}^{[19 21]}
	Nominees	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
		Jess Fishlock	Reign FC
		Leah Pruitt	North Carolina Courage
12	Winner	Marta	Orlando Pride	^{[19 22]}^{[19 23]}
	Nominees	Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage
		Celia	Reign FC
		Bayley Feist	Washington Spirit
13	Winner	Tyler Lussi (2)	Portland Thorns FC	^{[19 24]}^{[19 25]}
	Nominees	Marta	Orlando Pride
		Debinha	North Carolina Courage
		Jen Hoy	Sky Blue FC
14	Winner	Christen Press	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 26]}^{[19 27]}
	Nominees	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
		Marisa Viggiano	Orlando Pride
		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
15	Winner	Christen Press (2)	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 28]}^{[19 29]}
	Nominees	Hayley Raso	Portland Thorns FC
		Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage
		Yūki Nagasato	Chicago Red Stars
16	Winner	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	^{[19 30]}^{[19 31]}
	Nominees	Rosie White	Reign FC
		Debinha	North Carolina Courage
		Imani Dorsey	Sky Blue FC
17	Winner	Amy Rodriguez (2)	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 32]}^{[19 33]}
	Nominees	Yūki Nagasato	Portland Thorns FC
		Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage
		Shea Groom	Reign FC
18	Winner	Christen Press (3)	Utah Royals FC	^{[19 34]}^{[19 35]}
	Nominees	Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars
		Paige Monaghan	Sky Blue FC
		Andi Sullivan	Washington Spirit

Week	Honor	Player	Team	Ref.
1	Winner	Asisat Oshoala	Bay FC	^{[24 1]} ^{[24 2]}
	Nominees	Janine Beckie	Portland Thorns FC
		Elexa Bahr	Racing Louisville FC
		Ally Schlegel	Chicago Red Stars
2	Winner	Ji So-yun	Seattle Reign FC	^{[24 3]} ^{[24 4]}
	Nominees	Hal Hershfelt	Washington Spirit
		Marta	Orlando Pride
		Ally Sentnor	Utah Royals
3	Winner	Sam Coffey	Portland Thorns FC	^{[24 5]} ^{[24 6]}
	Nominees	Racheal Kundananji	Bay FC
		Havana Solaun	Houston Dash
		Emily van Egmond	San Diego Wave FC
4	Winner	Alex Loera	Bay FC	^{[24 7]} ^{[24 8]}
	Nominees	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
		Marta	Orlando Pride
		Brittany Ratcliffe	Washington Spirit
5	Winner	Tziarra King	Seattle Reign FC	^{[24 9]} ^{[24 10]}
	Nominees	Croix Bethune	Washington Spirit
		Claire Emslie	Angel City FC
		Mallory Swanson	Chicago Red Stars
6	Winner	Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	^{[24 11]} ^{[24 12]}
	Nominees	Vanessa DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
		Ouleymata Sarr	Washington Spirit
		Reilyn Turner	Racing Louisville FC
7	Winner	Veronica Latsko	Seattle Reign FC	^{[24 13]} ^{[24 14]}
	Nominees	Barbra Banda	Orlando Pride
		Racheal Kundananji	Bay FC
		Brittany Ratcliffe	Washington Spirit
8	Winner	Ella Stevens	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[24 15]} ^{[24 16]}
	Nominees	Savannah DeMelo	Racing Louisville FC
		Olivia Moultrie	Portland Thorns FC
		Cameron Tucker	Utah Royals
9	Winner	Emma Sears	Racing Louisville FC	^{[24 17]} ^{[24 18]}
	Nominees	Savannah DeMelo	Racing Louisville FC
		Emily Sams	Orlando Pride
		Lynn Williams	NJ/NY Gotham FC
10	Winner	Emma Sears (2)	Racing Louisville FC	^{[24 19]} ^{[24 20]}
	Nominees	Emeri Adames	Seattle Reign FC
		Veronica Latsko	Seattle Reign FC
		Bárbara Olivieri	Houston Dash
11	Winner	Rose Lavelle	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[24 21]} ^{[24 22]}
	Nominees	Vanessa DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
		Julie Doyle	Orlando Pride
		Kiki Pickett	Bay FC
12	Winner	Croix Bethune	Washington Spirit	^{[24 23]} ^{[24 24]}
	Nominees	Kate Del Fava	Utah Royals
		Ella Stevens	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Mallory Swanson	Chicago Red Stars
13	Winner	Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit	^{[24 25]} ^{[24 26]}
	Nominees	Maycee Bell	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Lo'eau LaBonta	Kansas City Current
		Reilyn Turner	Racing Louisville FC
14	Winner	Mallory Swanson	Chicago Red Stars	^{[24 27]} ^{[24 28]}
	Nominees	Adriana	Orlando Pride
		Barbra Banda	Orlando Pride
		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
15	Winner	Mallory Swanson (2)	Chicago Red Stars	^{[24 29]} ^{[24 30]}
	Nominees	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
		Rose Lavelle	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Manaka Matsukubo	North Carolina Courage
16	Winner	Jameese Joseph	Chicago Red Stars	^{[24 31]} ^{[24 32]}
	Nominees	Yazmeen Ryan	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Ella Stevens	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Alyssa Thompson	Angel City FC
17	Winner	Ji So-yun (2)	Seattle Reign FC	^{[24 33]} ^{[24 34]}
	Nominees	Adriana	Orlando Pride
		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
		Cortnee Vine	North Carolina Courage
18	Winner	Marta	Orlando Pride	^{[24 35]} ^{[24 36]}
	Nominees	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
		Trinity Rodman	Washington Spirit
		Ji So-yun	Seattle Reign FC
19	Winner	Trinity Rodman (2)	Washington Spirit	^{[24 37]} ^{[24 38]}
	Nominees	Bethany Balcer	Racing Louisville FC
		Cloé Lacasse	Utah Royals
		Ashley Sanchez	North Carolina Courage
20	Winner	Yūki Nagasato	Houston Dash	^{[24 39]} ^{[24 40]}
	Nominees	Lo'eau LaBonta	Kansas City Current
		Yazmeen Ryan	NJ/NY Gotham FC
		Alyssa Thompson	Angel City FC
21	Winner	Ana Tejada	Utah Royals	^{[24 41]} ^{[24 42]}
	Nominees	Angelina	Orlando Pride
		Ludmila	Chicago Red Stars
		Denise O'Sullivan	North Carolina Courage
22	Winner	Manaka Matsukubo	North Carolina Courage	^{[24 43]} ^{[24 44]}
	Nominees	Hannah Betfort	Utah Royals
		Vanessa DiBernardo	Kansas City Current
		M.A. Vignola	Angel City FC
23	Winner	Christen Press	Angel City FC	^{[24 45]} ^{[24 46]}
	Nominees	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current
		Cloé Lacasse	Utah Royals
		Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
24	Winner	Sydney Leroux	Angel City FC	^{[24 47]} ^{[24 48]}
	Nominees	Olivia Athens	Seattle Reign FC
		Delphine Cascarino	San Diego Wave FC
		Claudia Zornoza	Utah Royals
25	Winner	Mandy Freeman	NJ/NY Gotham FC	^{[24 49]} ^{[24 50]}
	Nominees	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
		Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit
		Esther	NJ/NY Gotham FC

NWSL Goal of the Week

Winners

2016

2017

2018

2019

2024

2025

Multiple winners

See also

Notes

References

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*	Indicates current NWSL player
Italics	Indicates players still playing professional soccer