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 $5,000 GK $5,000
D $5,000 D $5,000
D $5,000 D $5,000
D $5,000 D $5,000
D $5,000 D $5,000
M $5,000 M $5,000
M $5,000 M $5,000
M/F $5,000 M/F $5,000
M/F $5,000 M/F $5,000
F $5,000 F $5,000
F $5,000 F $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 Jenna Nighswonger GFC $5,000 D Ryan Williams NC $5,000
D Kaleigh Kurtz NC $5,000 D Kerry Abello ORL $5,000
D Emily Sams ORL $5,000 D Naomi Girma SD $5,000
D Casey Krueger WAS $5,000 D Tara McKeown WAS $5,000
M Marta Vieira Da Silva ORL $5,000 M Vanessa DiBernardo KC $5,000
M Croix Bethune WAS $5,000 M Lo’eau LaBonta KC $5,000
M/F Trinity Rodman WAS $5,000 M/F Esther González GFC $5,000
M/F Sophia Smith POR $5,000 M/F Hal Hershfelt WAS $5,000
F Temwa Chawinga KC $5,000 F Rose Lavelle GFC $5,000
F Barbra Banda ORL $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 Kailen Sheridan SD $5,000
D Ali Krieger NJNY $5,000 D Emily Fox NC $5,000
D Sarah Gorden ACFC $5,000 D Jenna Nighswonger GFC $5,000
D Samantha Staab WAS $5,000 D Kaleigh Kurtz NC $5,000
D Naomi Girma SD $5,000 D Mary Alice Vignola ACFC $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 Israel Ferraz NC $5,000 M/F Denise O'Sullivan NC $5,000
M/F Jaedyn Shaw SD $5,000 M/F Ashley Hatch WAS $5,000
F Sophia Smith POR $5,000 F Alex Morgan SD $5,000
F Lynn Williams GFC $5,000 F Trinity Rodman WAS $5,000

2022

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

2021

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Kailen Sheridan GFC GK Bella Bixby POR
D Sarah Gorden CHI D Emily Fox LOU
D Caprice Dydasco GFC D Emily Menges POR
D Alana Cook RGN D Meghan Klingenberg POR
D Carson Pickett NC D Sofia Huerta RGN
M Eugénie Le Sommer RGN M Lindsey Horan POR
M Jess Fishlock RGN M Mallory Swanson CHI
M/F Angela Salem POR M/F Rachel Daly HOU
M/F Ashley Hatch WAS M/F Bethany Balcer RGN
F Midge Purce GFC F Ifeoma Onumonu NJNY
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 Jaelene Daniels NC D
D Abby Erceg NC D
D Casey Krueger CHI D
M Shea Groom HOU M
M Rose Lavelle WAS M
M/F Rachel Daly HOU M/F
M/F Lindsey Horan POR M/F
F Debinha De Oliveira NC F
F Lynn Williams 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 Ali Krieger ORL D Emily Sonnett POR
D Abby Dahlkemper NC D Kelley O'Hara UTH
D Casey Krueger CHI D Abby Erceg NC
D Becky Sauerbrunn UTH D Lauren Barnes RGN
M Julie Ertz CHI M Crystal Dunn NC
M Lindsey Horan POR M Bethany Balcer RGN
M/F Tobin Heath POR M/F Yuki Nagasato CHI
M/F Rose Lavelle WAS M/F Kristen Hamilton NC
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 Lydia Williams SEA
D Abby Dahlkemper NC D Julie Ertz CHI
D Emily Sonnett POR D Steph Catley SEA
D Abby Erceg NC D Merritt Mathias NC
D Becky Sauerbrunn UTH D Emily Menges POR
M Tobin Heath POR M Carli Lloyd NJ
M Lindsey Horan POR M Debinha De Oliveira NC
M/F Crystal Dunn NC M/F Rachel Daly HOU
M/F McCall Zerboni NC M/F Christine Sinclair POR
F Sam Kerr CHI F Sofia Huerta HOU
F Megan Rapinoe SEA F Lynn Williams NC

2017

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

2016

First Team Second Team
Pos Player Team Award Amount Pos Player Team Award Amount
GK Ashlyn Harris ORL GK Alyssa Naeher CHI
D Emily Menges POR D Julie Ertz CHI
D Arin Gilliland Wright CHI D Christine Rampone NJ
D Lauren Barnes SEA D Ali Krieger WAS
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Casey Krueger CHI
M Tobin Heath POR M Vanessa DiBernardo CHI
M Allie Long POR M Danielle Colaprico CHI
M/F Kealia Ohai Watt HOU M/F Kim Little SEA
M/F Jessica McDonald WNY M/F Jess Fishlock SEA
F Christen Press CHI F Shea Groom KC
F Lynn Williams 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 Julie Ertz CHI D Leigh Ann Robinson KC
D Amy LePeilbet KC D Kendall Lorraine Fletcher SEA
D Lauren Barnes SEA D Stephanie Cox SEA
D Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Arin Gilliland Wright CHI
M Kim Little SEA M Lauren Holiday KC
M Jess Fishlock SEA M Danielle Colaprico CHI
M/F Allie Long POR M/F Keelin Winters SEA
M/F Crystal Dunn WAS M/F Carli Lloyd HOU
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 Lauren Barnes SEA
D Kendall Lorraine Fletcher SEA D Steph Catley POR
D Ali Krieger WAS D Stephanie Cox SEA
D Christine Rampone NJ D Julie Ertz CHI
M Jess Fishlock SEA M Allie Long POR
M Verónica Boquete POR M Carli Lloyd WNY
M/F Lauren Holiday KC M/F Heather O'Reilly BOS
M/F Kim Little SEA M/F Jessica McDonald POR
F Amy Rodriguez KC F Christen Press CHI
F Nahomi Kawasumi NJNY 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 Becky Sauerbrunn KC D Caitlin Foord NJ
D Christine Rampone NJ D Lauren Sesselmann KC
D Brittany Taylor WNY D Rachel Van Hollebeke POR
D Leigh Ann Robinson KC D Ali Krieger WAS
M Lauren Holiday KC M Desiree Scott KC
M Lori Chalupny CHI M Megan Rapinoe SEA
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 Alex Morgan POR
F Abby Wambach WNY F Christine Sinclair POR

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