# NWSL Player of the Week

The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week was a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2013 to 2023. The honor was awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week. The award was replaced by the Goal of the Week award in 2024.

## Selection

From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league. Since week 2 of the 2022 NWSL season, the winner was selected by the results of a Twitter poll posted by the league.

## Winners
### 2013

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Brittany Cameron | Sky Blue FC |
| 2 | Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC |
| 3 | Heather O'Reilly | Boston Breakers |
| 4 | Sydney Leroux | Boston Breakers |
| 5 | Abby Wambach | Western New York Flash |
| 6 | Christie Rampone | Sky Blue FC |
| 7 | Lianne Sanderson | Boston Breakers |
| 8 | Lisa De Vanna | Sky Blue FC |
| 9 | Abby Wambach (2) | Western New York Flash |
| 10 | Lori Chalupny | Chicago Red Stars |
| 11 | Karina LeBlanc | Portland Thorns FC |
| 12 | Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash |
| 13 | Sydney Leroux (2) | Boston Breakers |
| 14 | Karina LeBlanc (2) | Portland Thorns FC |
| 15 | Erika Tymrak | FC Kansas City |
| 16 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC |
| 17 | Lauren Cheney | FC Kansas City |
| 18 | Diana Matheson | Washington Spirit |
| 19 | Jen Hoy | Chicago Red Stars |

### 2014

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Vicky Losada | Western New York Flash |
| 2 | Teresa Noyola | Houston Dash |
| 3 | Lianne Sanderson | Boston Breakers |
| 4 | Sydney Leroux | Seattle Reign FC |
| 5 | Amy Rodriguez | FC Kansas City |
| 6 | Jodie Taylor | Washington Spirit |
| 7 | Kelley O'Hara | Sky Blue FC |
| 8 | Jazmine Reeves | Boston Breakers |
| 9 | Sam Kerr | Western New York Flash |
| 10 | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC |
| 11 | Alex Morgan | Portland Thorns FC |
| 12 | Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash |
| 13 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC |
| 14 | Verónica Boquete (2) | Portland Thorns FC |
| 15 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC |
| 16 | Nahomi Kawasumi (2) | Seattle Reign FC |
| 17 | Verónica Boquete (3) | Portland Thorns FC |
| 18 | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers |
| 19 | Nadia Nadim | Sky Blue FC |

### 2015

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC |
| 2 | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars |
| 3 | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit |
| 4 | Becky Edwards | Western New York Flash |
| 5 | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars |
| 6 | Sofia Huerta (2) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 7 | Bianca Henninger | Houston Dash |
| 8 | Crystal Dunn (2) | Washington Spirit |
| 9 | Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC |
| 10 | Michelle Betos | Portland Thorns FC |
| 11 | Crystal Dunn (3) | Washington Spirit |
| 12 | Sinead Farrelly | Portland Thorns FC |
| 13 | Shea Groom | FC Kansas City |
| 14 | Michelle Heyman | Western New York Flash |
| 15 | Beverly Yanez | Seattle Reign FC |
| 16 | Crystal Dunn (4) | Washington Spirit |
| 17 | Alyssa Naeher | Boston Breakers |
| 18 | Crystal Dunn (5) | Washington Spirit |
| 19 | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC |
| 20 | Crystal Dunn (6) | Washington Spirit |
| 21 | Karina LeBlanc | Chicago Red Stars |

### 2016

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash |
| 2 | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC |
| 3 | Kim Little (2) | Seattle Reign FC |
| 4 | Chioma Ubogagu | Houston Dash |
| 5 | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars |
| 6 | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC |
| 7 | Lynn Williams | Western New York Flash |
| 8 | Britt Eckerstrom | Western New York Flash |
| 9 | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars |
| 10 | Jessica McDonald | Western New York Flash |
| 11 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC |
| 12 | Kristen Edmonds | Orlando Pride |
| 13 | Estefanía Banini | Washington Spirit |
| 14 | Nicole Barnhart | FC Kansas City |
| 15 | Kealia Ohai | Houston Dash |
| 16 | Manon Melis | Seattle Reign FC |
| 17 | Kealia Ohai (2) | Houston Dash |
| 18 | Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC |
| 19 | Allie Long | Portland Thorns FC |

### 2017

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Haley Kopmeyer | Seattle Reign FC |
| 2 | Jess Fishlock | Seattle Reign FC |
| 3 | Adriana Leon | Boston Breakers |
| 4 | Francisca Ordega | Washington Spirit |
| 5 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC |
| 6 | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars |
| 7 | Sydney Leroux | FC Kansas City |
| 8 | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns FC |
| 9 | Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC |
| 10 | Poliana | Houston Dash |
| 11 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC |
| 12 | Sam Kerr (2) | Sky Blue FC |
| 13 | Andressinha | Houston Dash |
| 14 | Megan Rapinoe (2) | Seattle Reign FC |
| 15 | Arielle Ship | Washington Spirit |
| 16 | Sam Mewis | North Carolina Courage |
| 17 | Sam Kerr (3) | Sky Blue FC |
| 18 | Hayley Raso | Portland Thorns FC |
| 19 | Shea Groom | FC Kansas City |
| 20 | Whitney Church | Washington Spirit |
| 21 | Adriana Leon (2) | Boston Breakers |
| 22 | Jess Fishlock (2) | Seattle Reign FC |

### 2018

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC |
| 2 | Mallory Pugh | Washington Spirit |
| 3 | McCall Zerboni | North Carolina Courage |
| 4 | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars |
| 5 | McCall Zerboni (2) | North Carolina Courage |
| 6 | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars |
| 7 | Megan Rapinoe (2) | Seattle Reign FC |
| 8 | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage |
| 9 | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash |
| 10 | Yūki Nagasato | Chicago Red Stars |
| 11/12 | Aubrey Bledsoe | Washington Spirit |
| 13 | Crystal Dunn (2) | North Carolina Courage |
| 14 | Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns FC |
| 15 | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars |
| 16 | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage |
| 17 | Jane Campbell | Houston Dash |
| 19 | Lynn Williams (2) | North Carolina Courage |
| 20 | Adrianna Franch (2) | Portland Thorns FC |
| 21 | Katie Johnson | Sky Blue FC |
| 22 | Sam Kerr (2) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 24 | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns FC |

### 2019

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC |
| 2 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC |
| 3 | Yūki Nagasato | Chicago Red Stars |
| 4 | Aubrey Bledsoe | Washington Spirit |
| 5 | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars |
| 6 | Sam Kerr (2) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 7 | Aubrey Bledsoe (2) | Washington Spirit |
| 8 | Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage |
| 9 | Jess Fishlock | Reign FC |
| 10 | Ifeoma Onumonu | Reign FC |
| 11 | Sam Kerr (3) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 12 | Kristen Hamilton (2) | North Carolina Courage |
| 13 | Marta | Orlando Pride |
| 14 | Sam Kerr (4) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 15 | Kristen Hamilton (3) | North Carolina Courage |
| 16 | Sam Kerr (5) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 17 | Christen Press | Utah Royals FC |
| 18 | Paige Monaghan | Sky Blue FC |
| 19 | Midge Purce | Portland Thorns FC |
| 20 | Crystal Thomas | Washington Spirit |
| 21 | Darian Jenkins | Reign FC |
| 22 | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage |
| 23 | Sam Kerr (6) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 24 | Jodie Taylor | Reign FC |
| 25 | Jessica McDonald | North Carolina Courage |

### 2021 Challenge Cup

| Week | Nat. | Player | Club | Ref. |
| 1 | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded | None awarded |
| 2 | | Ashlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | |
| 3 | | Kristie Mewis | Houston Dash | |
| 4 | | Celia | OL Reign | |
| 5 | | Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns FC | |

### 2021

| Week | Nat. | Player | Club |
| 1 | | Midge Purce | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
| 2 | | Emina Ekic | Racing Louisville FC |
| 3 | | Mallory Pugh | Chicago Red Stars |
| 4 | | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns FC |
| 5 | | Michelle Betos | Racing Louisville FC |
| 6 | | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage |
| 7 | | Havana Solaun | North Carolina Courage |
| 8 | | Ashley Hatch | Washington Spirit |
| 9 | | Mallory Pugh (2) | Chicago Red Stars |
| 10 | | Tziarra King | OL Reign |
| 11 | | Eugénie Le Sommer | OL Reign |
| 12 | | Bethany Balcer | OL Reign |
| 13 | | Ifeoma Onumonu | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
| 14 | | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign |
| 15 | | Sarah Woldmoe | Chicago Red Stars |
| 16 | | Bethany Balcer (2) | OL Reign |
| 17 | | Sydney Leroux | Orlando Pride |
| 18 | | Eugénie Le Sommer (2) | OL Reign |
| 19 | Games postponed | Games postponed | Games postponed |
| 20 | | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash |
| 21 | | Midge Purce (2) | NJ/NY Gotham FC |
| 22 | | Eugénie Le Sommer (3) | OL Reign |

### 2022 Challenge Cup

| Week | Player | Club |
| 1 | Mallory Pugh | Chicago Red Stars |
| 2 | María Sánchez | Houston Dash |
| 3 | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC |
| 4 | Hina Sugita | Portland Thorns FC |
| 5 | Elyse Bennett | Kansas City Current |

### 2022

| Week | Player of the Week | Player of the Week | Player of the Week | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Reference |
| Week | Nat. | Player | Club | Nat. | Player | Club | Reference |
| 1 | | Jun Endo | Angel City FC | None | None | None | |
| 2 | | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC | | Tziarra King | OL Reign | |
| 3 | | Christen Press | Angel City FC | | Elyse Bennett | Kansas City Current | |
| 4 | | Mallory Pugh | Chicago Red Stars | | Katie Lund | Racing Louisville FC | |
| 5 | | Sofia Huerta | OL Reign | | Ifeoma Onumonu | NJ/NY Gotham FC | |
| 6 | | Nichelle Prince | Houston Dash | | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 7 | | Taylor Kornieck | San Diego Wave FC | | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 8 | | Alex Morgan (2) | San Diego Wave FC | | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 9 | | Jess Fishlock | OL Reign | | Ella Stevens | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 10 | | Adrianna Franch | Kansas City Current | | Taylor Smith | NJ/NY Gotham FC | |
| 11 | | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash | | Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 12 | | Sofia Huerta (2) | OL Reign | | Kailen Sheridan | San Diego Wave FC | |
| 13 | | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash | |
| 14 | | Claire Lavogez | Kansas City Current | | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | |
| 15 | | Makenzy Doniak | San Diego Wave FC | | Fuka Nagano | North Carolina Courage | |
| 16 | | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | | Mallory Pugh | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 17 | | Amber Brooks | Washington Spirit | | Kerolin | North Carolina Courage | |
| 18 | | Kailen Sheridan | San Diego Wave FC | | Mallory Pugh | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 19 | | Debinha | North Carolina Courage | | Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns FC | |

### 2023

| Week | Player of the Week | Player of the Week | Player of the Week | Runner-up | Runner-up | Runner-up | Reference |
| Week | Nat. | Player | Club | Nat. | Player | Club | Reference |
| 1 | | Lynn Williams | NJ/NY Gotham FC | | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 2 | | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | | Ary Borges | Racing Louisville FC | |
| 3 | | Phallon Tullis-Joyce | OL Reign | | Penelope Hocking | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 4 | | Lynn Williams (2) | NJ/NY Gotham FC | | Bethany Balcer | OL Reign | |
| 5 | | Debinha | Kansas City Current | | Phallon Tullis-Joyce | OL Reign | |
| 6 | | Crystal Dunn | Portland Thorns FC | | Jun Endo | Angel City FC | |
| 7 | | Abby Smith | NJ/NY Gotham FC | | Wang Shuang | Racing Louisville FC | |
| 8 | | Lynn Williams (3) | NJ/NY Gotham FC | | Savannah DeMelo | Racing Louisville FC | |
| 9 | | Bruninha | NJ/NY Gotham FC | | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | |
| 10 | | Sydney Leroux | Angel City FC | | Morgan Weaver | Portland Thorns FC | |
| 11 | | Kerolin | North Carolina Courage | | Adriana | Orlando Pride | |
| 12 | | Tara McKeown | Washington Spirit | | Kerolin | North Carolina Courage | |
| 13 | | Sophia Smith (2) | Portland Thorns FC | | Lynn Williams | NJ/NY Gotham FC | |
| 14 | | Julie Doyle | Orlando Pride | | Elyse Bennett | OL Reign | |
| 15 | | Messiah Bright | Orlando Pride | | Abby Smith | NJ/NY Gotham FC | |
| 16 | | Kristen Hamilton | Kansas City Current | | Brianna Pinto | North Carolina Courage | |

## Multiple winners

    As of September 8, 2024 (includes Challenge Cup winners, no 2020 winners awarded)
The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.
| bold* | Indicates current NWSL player |
| italics | Indicates player still playing professional soccer |
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Wins |
| 1 | Sam Kerr | Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars | 13 |
| 2 | Crystal Dunn* | Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage, Portland Thorns FC | 9 |
| 3 | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | 8 |
| 3 | Lynn Williams* | Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, NJ/NY Gotham FC | 8 |
| 5 | Jess Fishlock* | OL Reign | 6 |
| 5 | Sofia Huerta* | Chicago Red Stars, OL Reign | 6 |
| 5 | Sydney Leroux* | Boston Breakers, Seattle Reign FC, FC Kansas City, Orlando Pride, Angel City FC | 6 |
| 8 | Mallory Swanson* | Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars | 5 |
| 9 | Adrianna Franch* | Portland Thorns FC, Kansas City Current | 4 |
| 9 | Kristen Hamilton* | North Carolina Courage, Kansas City Current | 4 |
| 9 | Nahomi Kawasumi | Seattle Reign FC | 4 |
| 9 | Alex Morgan | Portland Thorns FC, San Diego Wave FC | 4 |
| 9 | Alyssa Naeher* | Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars | 4 |
| 9 | Christen Press* | Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC, Angel City FC | 4 |
| 15 | Verónica Boquete | Portland Thorns FC | 3 |
| 15 | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash | 3 |
| 15 | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns FC | 3 |
| 15 | Aubrey Kingsbury* | Washington Spirit | 3 |
| 15 | Eugénie Le Sommer | OL Reign | 3 |
| 15 | Karina LeBlanc | Portland Thorns FC, Chicago Red Stars | 3 |
| 15 | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 3 |
| 15 | Midge Purce* | Portland Thorns FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 |
| 15 | Sophia Smith* | Portland Thorns FC | 3 |
| 24 | Bethany Balcer* | OL Reign | 2 |
| 24 | Michelle Betos* | Portland Thorns FC, Racing Louisville FC | 2 |
| 24 | Debinha* | North Carolina Courage, Kansas City Current | 2 |
| 24 | Shea Groom* | FC Kansas City | 2 |
| 24 | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC | 2 |
| 24 | Adriana Leon | Boston Breakers | 2 |
| 24 | Carli Lloyd | Western New York Flash | 2 |
| 24 | Jessica McDonald | Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage | 2 |
| 24 | Yūki Nagasato* | Chicago Red Stars | 2 |
| 24 | Ifeoma Onumonu* | Reign FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC | 2 |
| 24 | Lianne Sanderson | Boston Breakers | 2 |
| 24 | Christine Sinclair* | Portland Thorns FC | 2 |
| 24 | Jodie Taylor | Washington Spirit, Reign FC | 2 |
| 24 | Abby Wambach | Western New York Flash | 2 |
| 24 | Kealia Watt | Houston Dash | 2 |
| 24 | McCall Zerboni* | North Carolina Courage | 2 |