Chicago Red Stars Roster

An updated look at the Chicago Red Stars rosters, including roster status, contract type and options.

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2025 Active Roster

Player Option
Club Option
Mutual Option
NWSL Team Rights
Player (18) Pos Exp Country Contract Type Contract AAV 2025 2026 2027 2028
Anderson Hannah Anderson D 1 USA EXT -
GTD
GTD
GTD
UFA
Bike Jenna Bike F 3 USA EXT -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Cook Ava Cook F 3 USA RK -
GTD
UFA
Curran Chardonnay Curran M 3 USA FA -
GTD
UFA
Franklin Bea Franklin M 1 USA RK -
GTD
UFA
Groom Shea Groom F 10 USA FA -
GTD
UFA
Grosso Julia Grosso M 1 CAN (INT) FA -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Joseph Jameese Joseph F 1 USA RK -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Kuikka Natalia Kuikka D 4 FIN (INT) FA -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Malham Taylor Malham D 3 USA FA -
GTD
UFA
McCain Addie McCain M 0 USA -
CLUB
Naeher Alyssa Naeher GK 12 USA FA -
GTD
UFA
Nesbeth LeiLanni Nesbeth M 1 BMU RK -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Roccaro Cari Roccaro M 9 USA FA -
GTD
UFA
Schlegel Ally Schlegel F 2 USA RK -
GTD
CLUB
UFA
Swanson Mallory Swanson F 8 USA FA $400,000
GTD
GTD
GTD
GTD
Wood Mackenzie Wood GK 2 USA FA -
GTD
CLUB
UFA
da Silva Ludmila da Silva F 1 BRA (INT) FA -
GTD
GTD
UFA

2025 Season-Ending Injust List (SEI)

Teams get salary cap relief and team roster relief (doesn’t count toward 26 player active player limit) as long as a player remains on the SEI list and that relief can continue into the next season until the player is cleared by the team physician.

An injured international player does give the team the ability to replace the player with an international player.

Players with SEI’s from the previous league season can become an active player after medical clearance and as long as there is room on the active roster limit and in the salary cap (relief will stop immediately).

If a player recovers from a SEI in the season in which they got the designation, they can join the active roster as long as the team didn’t use the roster or salary cap relief for the player. (There is a 2 player limit to do this).

Player (1) Pos Exp Country Contract Type Contract AAV 2025 2026 2027 2028
Staab Samantha Staab D 6 USA EXT -
GTD
GTD
UFA

2025 International Roster Spots

Any Player who is not a Domestic Player shall count as an International Player, meaning any player not holding U.S. citizenship or green card. Any international player will occupy an international spot with the exception of the eight grandfathered in Canadian Allocated players.

International Roster spots may be traded for the current League Season plus three additional League Seasons.

Player (3) Pos Exp Country Contract Type Contract AAV 2025 2026 2027 2028
Grosso 1. Julia Grosso M 1 CAN Free Agent -
GTD
GTD
UFA
Kuikka 2. Natalia Kuikka D 4 FIN Free Agent -
GTD
GTD
UFA
da Silva 3. Ludmila da Silva F 1 BRA Free Agent -
GTD
GTD
UFA
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2025 Cap/Salary Information

Cap Type Total
2025 NWSL Salary Cap Max $3,300,000
2025 Unallocated Maximum Salary
2025 Unallocated Minimum Salary $39,370
2025 Allocation Money Limit $500,000
2022-2026 CBA View

2025 Key Dates

Type Dates
Primary Transfer Window Jan 26 - Apr 16, 2024
Secondary Transfer Window Aug 1 - Aug 30, 2024
Last day to waive players prior to roster freeze Oct 7, 2024
Waiver Wire Oct 8 - Oct 9, 2024
Roster Freeze Oct 10, 2024
Free Agent Negotiations Begin Oct 10, 2024
Waiver Wire (End of Season) Dec 11 - Dec 12, 2024
Trade Window Dec 13 (9:00a ET) - Dec 19, 2024
Transaction Moratorium Dec 20 (6:00p ET) - Dec 27 (9:00a ET), 2024
Trade Window Re-Opened Dec 27, 2024 (9:00a ET)
Restricted Free Agent Offer Deadline Dec 31, 2024

TRANSACTIONS

Oct 21, 2024
Taylor Malham, M

Chicago (CHI) exercised an option for 2025

Oct 21, 2024
Bea Franklin, M

Chicago (CHI) exercised an option for 2025

Sep 16, 2024
Sami Feller, D

Waived by Chicago (CHI) - mutual agreement

Sep 09, 2024
Jenna Bike, F

Signed a 2 year contract extension with Chicago (CHI)

Aug 31, 2024
Rosella Ayane, F

Signed a contract with Chicago (CHI) via loan from Women’s Super League side Tottenham Hotspurs through the end of 2024

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