# NWSL Player of the Month

The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month is a monthly women's soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month by a panel selected by the league.

## Selection

From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league. Since 2023, the winner is selected by the NWSL Media Association and the league's broadcast talent.

## Winners
### 2013

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | 2 G, 1 A in 3 games; Thorns 2–0–1 in April |
| May | Brittany Cameron | Sky Blue FC | 0.5 GAA, 4SHO in 6 games; SBFC 4–1–1 in May |
| June | Lauren Cheney | FC Kansas City | 6 G, 1 A in 5 games; FCKC 4–2–1 in June |
| July | Erika Tymrak | FC Kansas City | 3 G, 1 A in 6 games; FCKC 3–0–3 in July |
| August | Mónica Ocampo | Sky Blue FC | 3 G, in 3 games |

### 2014

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April |
| May | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May |
| June | Nicole Barnhart | FC Kansas City | 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June |
| July | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July |
| August | Nadia Nadim | Sky Blue FC | 5G, 1A in 2 games; Sky Blue 4-0-0 in August |

### 2015

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars | 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April |
| May | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars | 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May |
| June | Kim Little | Seattle Reign FC | 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June |
| July | Carli Lloyd | Houston Dash | 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances) |
| August | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit | 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August |

### 2016

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Tobin Heath | Portland Thorns FC | 3 assists in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April |
| May | Alyssa Naeher | Chicago Red Stars | 3 shutouts, 1 goal allowed in 4 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May |
| June | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | 3 goals and 1 assist; Thorns 3-0-1 in June |
| July | Estefania Banini | Washington Spirit | 4 goals; Spirit 4-1-0 in July |
| August/Olympics | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | Both as "Olympian of the Month" and "Player of the Olympics" |
| September | Allie Long | Portland Thorns FC | 5 goals in 4 games; Thorns 4-0-0 in September |

### 2017

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| April | Rose Lavelle | Boston Breakers | 1 goal, 1 assist in 3 games; Breakers 2-1-0 in April |
| May | Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC | 2 goals, 2 assists in 5 games; Sky Blue FC 3-2-0 in May |
| June | Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC | 3 goals, 1 assist in 4 games; 30th career goal |
| July | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC | 5 goals in 4 games; Reign FC 2-1-1 in July |
| August | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride | 7 goals, 2 assists, 13 shots on goal, 11 chances created |
| September | Marta | Orlando Pride | 2 goals, 13 chances created, 85.5% passing accuracy |

### 2018

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Month's Statline |
| March | Megan Rapinoe | Seattle Reign FC | 1 goal, 1 assist, 6 shots on goal |
| April | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars | 2 goals, 6 shots on goal, 9 chances created |
| May | Rachel Daly | Houston Dash | 4 goals, 9 shots on goal, 11 chances created |
| June | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | 2 goals, 9 shots on goal, 8 chances created |
| July | Lindsey Horan | Portland Thorns FC | 3 goals, 1 assist, 5 shots on goal, 5 chances created |
| August | Samantha Kerr | Chicago Red Stars | 5 goals, 1 assist, 11 shots on goal, 8 chances created |

### 2019

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Statline |
| April | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | 4 goals, 2 assists, 3 chances created in 3 games |
| May | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars | 4 goals in 3 games |
| June | Jess Fishlock | Reign FC | 3 goals, 1 assist, 8 shots, 7 chances created in 3 games |
| July | Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | 5 goals and 2 assists; 4 goals in a single match |
| August | Christen Press | Utah Royals FC | 3 goals, 12 chances created |

### 2021

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Statline |
| May | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride | 4 goals in 4 games |
| June | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage | 4 goals in back-to-back victories |
| July | Ashley Hatch | Washington Spirit | League-high 3 goals |
| August | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | League-high 4 goals |
| September | Bethany Balcer | OL Reign | 3 goals in 3 games, leading Golden Boot race |
| October | Margaret Purce | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 goals, 17 shots; brace vs. NC |

### 2022

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Statline |
| May | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC | Led scoring with 6 goals |
| June | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | 5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches |
| July | Ebony Salmon | Houston Dash | 4 goals; youngest NWSL player to score a hat-trick |
| August | Megan Rapinoe | OL Reign | Led scoring with 4 goals, 3 assists |
| September/ October | Debinha | North Carolina Courage | Hat-trick vs. NJY; 7 goals |

### 2023

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Statline |
| March/ April | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists |
| May | Savannah DeMelo | Racing Louisville FC | Brace vs. KC; 3 goals, 2 assists |
| June | Sophia Smith (2) | Portland Thorns FC | Hat-trick vs. WAS; 6 goals |
| July | Savannah McCaskill | Angel City FC | Challenge Cup brace vs. POR; 3 goals |
| August | Messiah Bright | Orlando Pride | Brace vs. NCC; 3 goals |
| September/ October | Savannah McCaskill (2) | Angel City FC | 2 goals, 1 assist |

### 2024

| Month | Player of the Month | Club | Statline |
| March/ April | Bia Zaneratto | Kansas City Current | 4 goals, 3 assists |
| May | Barbra Banda | Orlando Pride | 7 goals, 1 assist |
| June | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 6 goals, 2 assists |
| July | Ally Sentnor | Utah Royals | 3 goals, 1 assist |
| August | Ella Stevens | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3 goals, 2 assists |
| September | Temwa Chawinga (2) | Kansas City Current | 4 goals; set record for scoring in consecutive games (8) |
| October/ November | Temwa Chawinga (3) | Kansas City Current | 5 goals in 4 matches; set all-time season goalscoring record (20); 1st player to score against all active teams in single season |

## Multiple winners

    As of November 7, 2024
The below table lists players who have won on more than one occasion.
| Bold | Indicates current NWSL player |
| Rank | Player | Team(s) | Wins |
| 1 | Kim Little | Reign FC | 4 |
| 1 | Megan Rapinoe | Reign FC, OL Reign | 4 |
| 3 | Temwa Chawinga | Kansas City Current | 3 |
| 3 | Crystal Dunn | Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage | 3 |
| 3 | Sam Kerr | Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars | 3 |
| 3 | Alex Morgan | Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC | 3 |
| 3 | Christine Sinclair | Portland Thorns FC | 3 |
| 3 | Sophia Smith | Portland Thorns FC | 3 |
| 9 | Sofia Huerta | Chicago Red Stars | 2 |
| 9 | Christen Press | Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC | 2 |
| 9 | Savannah McCaskill | Angel City FC | 2 |