NWSL Player of the Month

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.

Kim Little (right), four-time winner of the award

Selection

From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league.^[1] Since 2023, the winner is selected by the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent.^[2]

Winners

2013

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Christine Sinclair[3]	Portland Thorns FC	2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April
May		Brittany Cameron[4]	Sky Blue FC	0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May
June		Lauren Cheney[5]	FC Kansas City	6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June
July		Erika Tymrak[6]	FC Kansas City	3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July
August		Mónica Ocampo[7]	Sky Blue FC	3 G, in 3 games

2014

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Kim Little[8]	Seattle Reign FC	4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May		Kim Little[9]	Seattle Reign FC	4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June		Nicole Barnhart[10]	FC Kansas City	1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July		Kim Little[11]	Seattle Reign FC	3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August		Nadia Nadim[12]	Sky Blue FC	5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August

2015

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Christen Press[13]	Chicago Red Stars	4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May		Sofia Huerta[14]	Chicago Red Stars	5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June		Kim Little[15]	Seattle Reign FC	3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July		Carli Lloyd[16]	Houston Dash	3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August		Crystal Dunn[17]	Washington Spirit	6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

2016

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Tobin Heath[18][19]	Portland Thorns FC	3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May		Alyssa Naeher[20]	Chicago Red Stars	3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June		Christine Sinclair[21]	Portland Thorns FC	3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June
July		Estefania Banini[22]	Washington Spirit	4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July
August/Olympics		Christine Sinclair[23]	Portland Thorns FC	Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics"
September		Allie Long[24]	Portland Thorns FC	5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September

2017

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
April		Rose Lavelle[25]	Boston Breakers	1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April
May		Sam Kerr[26]	Sky Blue FC	2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May
June		Sam Kerr[27]	Sky Blue FC	3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal
July		Megan Rapinoe[28]	Seattle Reign FC	5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July
August		Alex Morgan[29]	Orlando Pride	7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created
September		Marta[30]	Orlando Pride	2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy

2018

scop=col Month	Player of the Month		Club	Month's Statline
March		Megan Rapinoe[31]	Seattle Reign FC	1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal
April		Sofia Huerta[32]	Chicago Red Stars	2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created
May		Rachel Daly[33]	Houston Dash	4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created
June		Crystal Dunn[34]	North Carolina Courage	2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created
July		Lindsey Horan[35]	Portland Thorns FC	3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created
August		Samantha Kerr[36]	Chicago Red Stars	5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created

2019

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
April		Crystal Dunn	North Carolina Courage	4 goals, 2 assists, 3 chances created in 3 games	[37]
May		Sam Kerr	Chicago Red Stars	4 goals in 3 games	[38]
June		Jess Fishlock	Reign FC	3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 chances created in 3 games	[39]
July		Kristen Hamilton	North Carolina Courage	5 goals and 2 assists; 4 goals in a single match	[40]
August		Christen Press	Utah Royals FC	3 goals, 12 chances created	[41]

2020

The 2020 NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[42]

2021

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
May		Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride	4 goals in 4 games	[43]
June		Lynn Williams	North Carolina Courage	4 goals in back-to-back victories	[44]
July		Ashley Hatch	Washington Spirit	League-high 3 goals	[45]
August		Megan Rapinoe	OL Reign	League-high 4 goals	[46]
September		Bethany Balcer	OL Reign	3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race	[47]
October		Margaret Purce	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC	[48]

2022

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
May		Alex Morgan	San Diego Wave FC	Led scoring with 6 goals	[49]
June		Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches	[50][51]
July		Ebony Salmon	Houston Dash	4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick	[52]
August		Megan Rapinoe	OL Reign	Led scoring with 4 goals, 3 assists	[1]
September/ October		Debinha	North Carolina Courage	Hat-trick vs. NJY; 7 goals	[53]

2023

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April		Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC	Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists	[54]
May		Savannah DeMelo	Racing Louisville FC	Brace vs. KC; 3 goals, 2 assists	[2]
June		Sophia Smith (2)	Portland Thorns FC	Hat-trick vs. WAS; 6 goals	[55]
July		Savannah McCaskill	Angel City FC	Challenge Cup brace vs. POR; 3 goals	[56]
August		Messiah Bright	Orlando Pride	Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals	[57]
September/ October		Savannah McCaskill (2)	Angel City FC	2 goals, 1 assist	[58]

2024

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March/ April		Bia Zaneratto	Kansas City Current	4 goals, 3 assists	[59]
May		Barbra Banda	Orlando Pride	7 goals, 1 assist	[60]
June		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	6 goals, 2 assists	[61]
July		Ally Sentnor	Utah Royals	3 goals, 1 assist	[62]
August		Ella Stevens	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3 goals, 2 assists	[63]
September		Temwa Chawinga (2)	Kansas City Current	4 goals; set record for scoring in consecutive games (8)	[64]
October/ November		Temwa Chawinga (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	[65]

2025

Month	Player of the Month		Club	Statline	Ref.
March		Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	3 goals; tied own record for scoring in consecutive games (8)	[66]
April		Esther González	Gotham FC	7 goals; 3 braces	[67]
May		Temwa Chawinga (2)	Kansas City Current	goal in 3 consecutive matches; fastest in league history to 25 goals (34 games)	[68]
June		Esther González (2)	Gotham FC	3 goals, 1 brace; 10 goals, 4 braces on season; has scored 10 of Gotham's 16 goals this season	[69]

Multiple winners

As of July 30, 2025

The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.

Bold	Indicates current NWSL player

Rank	Player	Team(s)	Wins
1	Temwa Chawinga	Kansas City Current	5
2	Kim Little	Reign FC	4
	Megan Rapinoe	Reign FC
4	Crystal Dunn	Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage	3
	Sam Kerr	Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
	Alex Morgan	Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC
	Christine Sinclair	Portland Thorns FC
	Sophia Smith	Portland Thorns FC
9	Sofia Huerta	Chicago Red Stars	2
	Christen Press	Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC
	Savannah McCaskill	Angel City FC
	Esther González	Gotham FC

See also

• Women's association football portal
• Association football portal
• Sports portal

• 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