With the NWSL’s Secondary Transfer/Trade Window opening up July 1st and teams starting to sign players, here’s an up-to-date tracker for every team’s additions/extensions until the window closes August 25th

Italicized = happened ahead of the window actually opening but might impact window movement

Angel City FC 

08/22/25 - Acquired $40,000 in intraleague transfer funds from Portland in return for forward Julie Dufour and a 2025 international spot

07/29/25 - Defender Ali Riley returned to active roster following a 2024 SEI

07/22/25 - Signed German defender Sara Doordoun on a transfer from Frauen-Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt through 2026. Doordoun will utilize Angel City’s eighth and final international spot.

07/21/25 - Signed forward Casey Phair to a new three-year contract through 2028 and subsequently loaned her to Djurgårdens IF in Sweden for six months until December 2025.

07/10/25 - Signed midfielder Evelyn Shores to a four-year contract through 2028. 

05/30/25 - Signed goalkeeper Hannah Seabert as a free agent through 2026. Seabert will join the club on July 1st following the conclusion of her contract with Sporting CP (Portugal) on June 30th. 

05/21/25 - Signed Icelandic forward Sveindís Jónsdóttir as a free agent through 2027. Jónsdóttir most recently played with VfL Wolfsburg (Germany) and will join the club following the conclusion of the Euros (July 2nd-27th). She will occupy one of Angel City’s international spots. 

Bay FC

08/22/25 - Acquired Canadian defender Syndey Collins from North Carolina in return for $60,000 in 2025 intraleague transfer funds. 

08/15/25 - Defender Emily Menges was placed on maternity leave.

08/15/25 - Forward Princess Marfo and Bay FC decided to mutually terminate Princess’s contract through 2025. The Ghanaian forward had yet to appear for Bay FC this season. 

07/28/25 - Loaned defender Jordan Brewster to Liga MX Femenil side Club America for the remainder of the 2025 season

07/18/25 - Signed goalkeeper Leah Freeman through the end of the 2025 season.

07/15/25 - Signed forward Onyeka Gamero for an undisclosed transfer fee from Spanish club FC Barcelona through the 2028 NWSL season. 

07/01/25 - Signed previously short-term contracted Catherine Paulson through the end of the 2025 season

06/20/25 - Acquired  $25,000 in allocation money and $75,000 in intra-league transfer funds across 2025 and 2026 in return for an additional international roster slot for the 2025 and 2026 seasons in a trade with the Washington Spirit 

Chicago Red Stars

08/28/25 - Acquired Colombian forward Ivonne Chacón from Levante U.D. for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed her through 2027. 

08/17/25 - Forward Jameese Joseph returned to the active roster from the D-45 injury list. 

08/13/25 - Named Martin Sjögren as the club’s next head coach and Anders Jacobson as first assistant. Sjögren will finish out the Swedish Damallsvenskan league season before joining the Stars for the start of the 2026 NWSL season. Jacobson will join the team in the coming weeks and serve as interim head coach through the end of 2025. 

08/01/25 - Extended forward Nadia Gomes through the end of the 2025 season. Her previous short-term contract was through July 31, 2025. 

07/31/25 - Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher returned from the D-45 injury list. 

07/29/25 - Midfielder Chardonnay Curran and the club agreed to mutually terminate Curran’s current contract through 2025. 

07/12/25 - Goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood returned from the D-45 Injury List

06/23/25 - Acquired defender, Samantha Cary Angel, from Swedish side, IFK Norrköping, for an undisclosed transfer fee. Angel joins the Stars on a two-year contract through 2027 with a mutual option for 2028.

06/11/25 - Signed German defender Kathrin Hendrich through 2026 with a mutual option for 2027. Hendrich will join the Stars in market following the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 tournament window in July.

06/03/25 - Signed a short-term goalkeeper replacement contract with Stephanie Sparkowski following goalkeeper Mackenzie Wood joining the D45 Injury List

Houston Dash

08/22/25 - Acquired $50,000 in 2025 intraleague transfer funds, $50,000 in 2026 intraleague transfer funds, $30,000 in conditional expansion allocation money, and $35,000 in conditional intraleague transfer funds from Boston Legacy FC in return for midfielder Barbara Olivieri

08/20/25 - Loaned defender Zoe Matthews to Dux Logroño in Spain through June 30, 2026

08/19/25 - Loaned Brazilian defender Rebeca to Dux Logroño in Spain through June 30, 2026

08/11/25 - Signed Italian defender Lisa Boattin on a transfer from Juventus through 2027. The Dash now have only one unused International Spot for 2025. 

07/22/25 - Signed Canadian forward Clarissa Larisey on a transfer from Crystal Palace FC through 2027. The Dash now have two unused International Spots for 2025. 

05/30/25 - Transferred forward Diana Ordonez to Tigres UANL Femenil for an undisclosed transfer fee. Ordonez was on track to be a free agent for the 2026 season

Kansas City Current 

08/22/25 - Defender Gabrielle Robinson returned to the active roster from the 2024 season-ending injury list, 450 days after tearing her ACL. 

08/20/25 - Loaned forward Flora Marta Lache to HB Koge in Denmark through the end of the 2025 season

08/01/25 - Acquired forward Ally Sentnor from Utah in return for $300,000 in transfer funds now, $200,000 in 2026, $100,000 in 2027, and a potential conditional $100,000. This is the highest intra-league transfer fund for the NWSL

07/18/25 - Forward Jereko was loaned from Kansas City to HB Koge in Denmark through the end of the 2025 season

07/11/25 - Forward Alex Pfeiffer returned to the active roster from the 2024 Season-Ending Injury list following an ACL tear

NJ/NY Gotham FC

07/31/25 - Signed forward Katie Stengel from English club Crystal Palace for an undisclosed transfer fee. The contract runs through February 2026

06/10/25 - Signed Danish international midfielder Josefine Hasbo to a multi-year contract through the 2027 season. Acquired 2025 international roster slot from Racing Louisville for $7,000 in intra-league transfer funds to stay in compliance with roster rules. 

North Carolina Courage 

08/22/25 - Acquired $60,000 in 2025 intraleague transfer funds in return for defender Sydney Collins. 

08/06/25 - Fired head coach Sean Nahas effective immediately

07/24/25 - Defender Sydney Collins activated from the 2024 season-ending injury list after 498 days on non-active roster

07/15/25 - Loaned defender Charlotte McLean to Tampa Bay FC of the USL Super League through the 2025 season

Orlando Pride

08/25/25 - Loaned midfielder Morgan Gautrat to Newcastle United W.F.C. for the remainder of the 2025 NWSL season.Gautrat also has announced her retirement from NWSL play, removing her from the pool of available 2026 Free Agents.  

08/21/25 - Acquired Mexican midfielder Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle from Tigres UANL Femenil of Mexico’s Liga MX Femenil for a world-record fee. Ovalle joins the Pride through the 2027 season with a mutual option for 2028, pending receipt of her P1 visa/ITC 

08/13/25 - Acquired $75,000 in expansion allocation money and $37,500 in 2025 intra-league transfer funds from Denver Summit FC in return for forward Ally Watt. Watt will remain on loan with the Pride for the remainder of the season. 

08/06/25 - Signed goalkeeper Cosette Morché to a multi-year contract through the 2027 season, with a mutual option for 2028. Morché joins the Pride after spending last season with Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League.

08/02/25 - Midfielder Luana and forward Simone Charley were activated from the 2024 season-ending injury list. 

07/02/25 - Loaned out forward Amanda Allen to Halifax Tides FC of Canada's Northern Super League and defender Bri Martinez to Carolina Ascent FC of the USL Super League through the end of the 2025 season

07/02/25 - Loaned out goalkeeper Kat Asman to Lexington FC of the USL Super League through June 2026; loaned forward Mariana Larroquette to Lexington FC and midfielder Aryssa Mahrt to Spokane Zephyr FC of the USL Super League through the 2025 season.  

Portland Thorns

08/25/22 - Acquired English midfielder Laila Harbert on loan from WSL-side Arsenal through the end of the 2025 NWSL season. The English youth international signed her first WSL contract in January before heading on loan to WSL 2 side Southampton FC. She will occupy an international spot. 

08/22/25 - Acquired French forward Julie Dufour and a 2025 International Spot from Angel City in return for $40,000 in intra-league transfer funds. She will occupy an international spot.

08/18/25 - Extended short-term contracted midfielder Naomi Powell through the 2025 season

07/30/25 - Midfielder Sophie Hirst retired from professional soccer effective immediately to pursue a medical degree from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

07/23/25 - Signed midfielder Naomi Powell to a short-term contract through August 2025. 

06/20/25 - Rookie forward Caiya Hanks placed on season-ending injury list for 2025 after injuring her ACL. 

Racing Louisville

08/12/25 - Loaned defender Allie George to Fort Lauderdale United FC of the USL Super League for the remainder of the 2025 NWSL season.

07/21/26 - Transferred Finnish defender Elli Pikkujämsä to FC Rosengård

06/10/25 - Acquired $7,000 in intra-league transfer funds from Gotham FC in exchange for a 2025 international roster slot.

06/04/25 - Acquired goalkeeper Cristina Roque from Utah for $50,000 allocation funds and extended the soon-to-be free agent through 2026 with an option for 2027

San Diego Wave

07/29/25 - Signed French midfielder Laurina Fazer through the 2027 season. She will occupy an international spot. 

07/24/25 - Acquired Brazilian forward Dudinha from São Paulo FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. Dudinha has signed a contract with the Club through the 2027 NWSL season and will occupy an international spot. 

07/22/25 - Loaned defender Sintia Cabezas to Levante Unión Deportiva Femenina through the 2026 Liga F season

06/23/25 - Transferred forward María Sánchez to Tigres UANL Femenil for an undisclosed transfer fee

06/20/25 - Signed defender Nya Harrison and Jordan Fusco to new contracts through the end of the 2025 season. Harrison and Fusco were previously signed to short-term contracts through the end of June

Seattle Reign

08/20/25 - Extended midfielder Maddie Mercado through the 2026 season, with a player option for 2027. Following her extension, Mercado will join Carolina Ascent FC in the Gainbridge Super League on loan for the remainder of the 2025 campaign.

07/29/25 - Acquired $60,000 in allocation money and $20,000 in 2026 intra-league transfer fee funds in exchange for a 2025 and 2026 international roster slot in an exchange with Portland.

07/25/25 - Mutually agreed to part ways with defender Lily Woodham. Most recently, Woodham was on loan with Crystal Palace of the Women’s Super League (WSL) and represented Wales in the UEFA European Women’s Championship.

07/10/25 - Signed forward Mia Fishel through the 2029 season following a transfer from Chelsea FC

07/09/25 - Loaned defender Julia Lester to Sporting JAX of the Gainbridge Super League through the end of 2025. 

07/09/25 - Loaned midfielder Olivia Van der Jagt to Spokane Zephyr FC of the Gainbridge Super League through the end of 2025

06/03/25 - Signed a short-term goalkeeper replacement contract with Neeku Purcell following goalkeeper Cassier Miller joining the D45 Injury List

Utah Royals

08/13/25 - Signed midfielder Abby Boyan to a roster relief contract through August 31st. She arrived following a season in Denmark’s top division with AaB Kvinde Elitefodbold.

08/13/25 - Signed midfielder Abby Boyan to a roster relief contract through August 31st. She arrived following a season in Denmark’s top division with AaB Kvinde Elitefodbold.

08/08/25 - Canadian forward Cloe Lacasse activated from the 2024 SEI list.

08/01/25 - Acquired $300,000 in transfer funds now, $200,000 in 2026, $100,000 in 2027, and a potential conditional $100,000 from Kansas City in return for forward Ally Sentnor. This is the highest intra-league transfer fund for the NWSL

07/29/25 - Signed midfielder Aria Nagai to a salary cap exempt contract through the end of the 2025 season

07/11/25 - Signed goalkeeper DeAira Jackson through the end of the 2025 season

07/10/25 - Defender Ana Maria Guzman was recalled from her loan by FC Bayern Munich ahead of the 2025-26 Frauen-Bundesliga season beginning

06/04/25 - Acquired $50,000 in allocation funds from Racing Louisville in return for goalkeeper Cristina Roque

06/03/25 - Midfielder Alex Loera placed on season-ending injury list for 2025 after re-injuring her torn ACL from early 2024. 

Washington Spirit

07/31/25 - Defender Paige Metayer returned from the D-45 injury list

07/23/25 - Signed defender Lauren Gogal as a NTRP through August 20. 

07/23/25 - Forward Ashley Hatch was placed on Maternity Leave

07/22/25 - Loaned rookie forward Emma Gaines-Ramos to Tampa Bay Sun FC of the USL Super League through June 30, 2026. As part of the move, Gaines-Ramos was removed from the season-ending injury.

06/20/25 - Acquired an additional international roster slot for the 2025 and 2026 seasons in a trade with Bay FC in return for $25,000 in allocation money and $75,000 in intra-league transfer funds to Bay FC across this season and next.

06/17/25 - Acquired Italian forward Sofia Cantore from Italy’s Juventus for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed her to a three-year deal with a 2028 team option. Will be eligible to join the Spirit July 1st when the transfer window opens. Cantore will occupy the ninth and final international spot for the Spirit.

06/02/25 - Head coach Jonatan Giraldez will transition to lead OL Lyonnes effective July 18th, assistant coach Adrian Gonzalez will be the head coach following Giraldez’s departure.