The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week.
From 2013 to 2022, the winner was selected by the NWSL Media Association, an organization of journalists who regularly cover the league. [1] Since week 2 of the 2022 NWSL season, the winner is selected by the results of a Twitter poll posted by the league. [2]
Week | Nat. | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | None awarded | |||
2 | Ashlyn Harris | Orlando Pride | [21 1] | |
3 | Kristie Mewis | Houston Dash | [21 2] | |
4 | Celia | OL Reign | [21 3] | |
5 | Adrianna Franch | Portland Thorns FC | [21 4] | |
Week | Nat. | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mallory Pugh [lower-alpha 4] | Chicago Red Stars | [22 1] | |
2 | María Sánchez | Houston Dash | [22 2] | |
3 | Alex Morgan | San Diego Wave FC | [22 3] | |
4 | Hina Sugita | Portland Thorns FC | [22 4] | |
5 | Elyse Bennett | Kansas City Current | [22 5] | |
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 |
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