NWSL Awards: Best XI

Listing NWSL Best XI awards.

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2025

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Lorena da Silva Leite KC $5,000 GK Claudia Dickey SEA $5,000
D Tara Rudd WAS $5,000 D Lilly Reale GFC $5,000
D Izzy Rodriguez KC $5,000 D Jordyn Bugg SEA $5,000
D Kayla Sharples KC $5,000 D Emily Sonnett GFC $5,000
D Kayla Sharples KC $5,000 D Hailie Mace KC $5,000
M Samantha Coffey POR $5,000 M Croix Bethune WAS $5,000
M Samantha Coffey POR $5,000 M $5,000
M/F Claire Hutton KC $5,000 M/F Delphine Cascarino SD $5,000
M/F Manaka Matsukubo NC $5,000 M/F $5,000
F Temwa Chawinga KC $5,000 F Emma Sears LOU $5,000
F Esther González GFC $5,000 F Beatriz Zaneratto João KC $5,000

2024

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Ann-Katrin Berger GFC $5,000 GK Anna Moorhouse ORL $5,000
D Casey Krueger WAS $5,000 D Ryan Williams NC $5,000
D Kaleigh Kurtz NC $5,000 D Ryan Williams NC $5,000
D Emily Sams ORL $5,000 D Kerry Abello ORL $5,000
D Jenna Nighswonger GFC $5,000 D Tara Rudd WAS $5,000
M Marta Vieira Da Silva ORL $5,000 M Vanessa DiBernardo KC $5,000
M Marta Vieira Da Silva ORL $5,000 M Lo’eau LaBonta KC $5,000
M/F Trinity Rodman WAS $5,000 M/F Hal Hershfelt WAS $5,000
M/F Sophia Wilson POR $5,000 M/F Esther González GFC $5,000
F Barbra Banda ORL $5,000 F Rose Lavelle GFC $5,000
F Temwa Chawinga KC $5,000 F Yazmeen Ryan GFC $5,000

2023

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Jane Campbell HOU $5,000 GK $5,000
D Samantha Staab WAS $5,000 D Emily Fox NC $5,000
D Samantha Staab WAS $5,000 D Kaleigh Kurtz NC $5,000
D Ali Krieger GFC $5,000 D Mary Alice Vignola ACFC $5,000
D Sarah Gorden ACFC $5,000 D Jenna Nighswonger GFC $5,000
M Debinha De Oliveira KC $5,000 M Savannah DeMelo LOU $5,000
M Samantha Coffey POR $5,000 M Savannah McCaskill ACFC $5,000
M/F Kerolin Nicoli NC $5,000 M/F Ashley Hatch WAS $5,000
M/F Jaedyn Shaw SD $5,000 M/F Denise O'Sullivan NC $5,000
F Lynn Biyendolo GFC $5,000 F Trinity Rodman WAS $5,000
F Sophia Wilson POR $5,000 F Trinity Rodman WAS $5,000

2022

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK $5,000 GK Adrianna Franch KC $5,000
D Carson Pickett NC $5,000 D Kaleigh Kurtz NC $5,000
D Alana Cook RGN $5,000 D Tatumn Milazzo CHI $5,000
D Sofia Huerta RGN $5,000 D Becky Sauerbrunn POR $5,000
D Naomi Girma SD $5,000 D Kelli Hubly POR $5,000
M Debinha De Oliveira NC $5,000 M Kerolin Nicoli NC $5,000
M Samantha Coffey POR $5,000 M Jess Fishlock RGN $5,000
M/F Lo’eau LaBonta KC $5,000 M/F Diana Ordoñez NC $5,000
M/F Alex Morgan SD $5,000 M/F Rose Lavelle RGN $5,000
F Mallory Swanson CHI $5,000 F Ebony Salmon HOU $5,000
F Mallory Swanson CHI $5,000 F Megan Rapinoe RGN $5,000

2021

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK GK Bella Bixby POR
D Sarah Gorden CHI D Emily Fox LOU
D Carson Pickett NC D Meghan Klingenberg POR
D Caprice Dydasco GFC D Emily Menges POR
D Alana Cook RGN D Sofia Huerta RGN
M Jess Fishlock RGN M Mallory Swanson CHI
M Eugénie Le Sommer RGN M Lindsey Heaps POR
M/F Ashley Hatch WAS M/F Rachel Daly HOU
M/F Angela Salem POR M/F Bethany Balcer RGN
F Midge Purce GFC F Sydney Leroux ORL
F Trinity Rodman WAS F Sydney Leroux ORL

2020 Challenge Cup

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Britt Eckerstrom POR GK
D Julie Ertz CHI D
D Casey Krueger CHI D
D Jaelene Daniels NC D
D Abby Erceg NC D
M Rose Lavelle WAS M
M Shea Groom HOU M
M/F Lindsey Heaps POR M/F
M/F Rachel Daly HOU M/F
F Lynn Biyendolo NC F
F Debinha De Oliveira NC F

2019

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Aubrey Kingsbury WAS GK Alyssa Naeher CHI
D Abby Dahlkemper NC D Abby Erceg NC
D Casey Krueger CHI D Kelley O'Hara UTH
D Becky Sauerbrunn UTH D Kelley O'Hara UTH
D Becky Sauerbrunn UTH D Lauren Barnes RGN
M Julie Ertz CHI M Crystal Dunn NC
M Lindsey Heaps POR M Bethany Balcer RGN
M/F Rose Lavelle WAS M/F Kristen Hamilton NC
M/F Rose Lavelle WAS M/F Yuki Nagasato CHI
F Sam Kerr CHI F Carli Lloyd NJ
F Christen Press UTH F Megan Rapinoe RGN

2018

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Adrianna Franch POR GK
D Abby Erceg NC D Merritt Mathias NC
D Abby Dahlkemper NC D Emily Menges POR
D Becky Sauerbrunn UTH D Julie Ertz CHI
D Emily Sonnett POR D Steph Catley SEA
M Lindsey Heaps POR M Debinha De Oliveira NC
M Tobin Heath POR M Carli Lloyd NJ
M/F Crystal Dunn NC M/F Christine Sinclair POR
M/F McCall Zerboni NC M/F Rachel Daly HOU
F Sam Kerr CHI F Lynn Biyendolo NC
F Megan Rapinoe SEA F Sofia Huerta HOU

2017

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Adrianna Franch POR GK Katelyn Rowland NC
D Casey Krueger CHI D Steph Catley ORL
D Ali Krieger ORL D Abby Erceg NC
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Meghan Klingenberg POR
D Abby Dahlkemper NC D Emily Menges POR
M Jess Fishlock SEA M Danielle Colaprico CHI
M Samantha Mewis NC M Julie Ertz CHI
M/F Sam Kerr NJ M/F Sofia Huerta CHI
M/F McCall Zerboni NC M/F Lindsey Heaps POR
F Marta Vieira Da Silva ORL F Alex Morgan ORL
F Christen Press CHI F Megan Rapinoe SEA

2016

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Ashlyn Harris ORL GK Alyssa Naeher CHI
D Lauren Barnes SEA D Julie Ertz CHI
D Emily Menges POR D Casey Krueger CHI
D Arin Gilliland Wright CHI D Christine Pearce NJ
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Ali Krieger WAS
M Tobin Heath POR M Danielle Colaprico CHI
M Allie Long POR M Vanessa DiBernardo CHI
M/F Kealia Ohai Watt HOU M/F Jess Fishlock SEA
M/F Jessica McDonald WNY M/F Kim Little SEA
F Christen Press CHI F Shea Groom KC
F Lynn Biyendolo WNY F Crystal Dunn WAS

2015

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Michelle Betos POR GK Nicole Barnhart KC
D Lauren Barnes SEA D Stephanie Cox SEA
D Julie Ertz CHI D Kendall Fletcher SEA
D Amy LePeilbet KC D Arin Gilliland Wright CHI
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Leigh Ann Brown KC
M Jess Fishlock SEA M Danielle Colaprico CHI
M Kim Little SEA M Lauren Holiday KC
M/F Crystal Dunn WAS M/F Carli Lloyd HOU
M/F Allie Long POR M/F Keelin Winters SEA
F Beverly Yanez SEA F Megan Rapinoe SEA
F Christen Press CHI F Sofia Huerta CHI

2014

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Alyssa Naeher BOS GK Hope Solo SEA
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Steph Catley POR
D Christine Pearce NJ D Julie Ertz CHI
D Ali Krieger WAS D Lauren Barnes SEA
D Kendall Fletcher SEA D Stephanie Cox SEA
M Verónica Boquete POR M Allie Long POR
M Jess Fishlock SEA M Carli Lloyd WNY
M/F Lauren Holiday KC M/F Jessica McDonald POR
M/F Kim Little SEA M/F Heather O'Reilly BOS
F Amy Rodriguez KC F Christen Press CHI
F Nahomi Kawasumi SEA F Jodie Taylor WAS

2013

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Nicole Barnhart KC GK Adrianna Franch WNY
D Christine Pearce NJ D Caitlin Foord NJ
D Brittany Taylor WNY D Ali Krieger WAS
D Leigh Ann Brown KC D Lauren Sesselmann KC
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Rachel Van Hollebeke POR
M Lori Chalupny CHI M Megan Rapinoe SEA
M Lauren Holiday KC M Desiree Scott KC
M/F Jess Fishlock SEA M/F Lianne Sanderson BOS
M/F Diana Matheson WAS M/F Erika Tymrak KC
F Sydney Leroux BOS F Christine Sinclair POR
F Abby Wambach WNY F Alex Morgan POR
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