NWSL Player of the Month

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

Winners

2013

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

2014

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April Scotland Kim Little[6] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 4 games; Reign 4-0-0 in April
May Scotland Kim Little[7] Seattle Reign FC 4G in 5 games; Reign 3-0-2 in May
June United States Nicole Barnhart[8] FC Kansas City 1.1 GAA, 4SHO in 4 games; FCKC 5-0-0 in June
July Scotland Kim Little[9] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 4A in 6 games; Reign 4-1-1 in July
August Denmark Nadia Nadim[10] 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 United States Christen Press[11] Chicago Red Stars 4G, 1A in 2 games; Red Stars 1-0-1 in April
May United States Sofia Huerta[12] Chicago Red Stars 5G, 1A in 5 games; Red Stars 3-0-2 in May
June Scotland Kim Little[13] Seattle Reign FC 3G, 1A in 3 games; Reigh FC 3-0-0 in June
July United States Carli Lloyd[14] Houston Dash 3G in 3 games; Dash 2-1-1 in July (2-0-1 in Lloyd appearances)
August United States Crystal Dunn[15] Washington Spirit 6G, 1A in 6 games; Spirit 2-1-3 in August

2016

Month Player of the Month Club Month's Statline
April United States Tobin Heath[16][17] Portland Thorns FC 3A in 2 games; Thorns 1-0-1 in April
May
June
July
August

See also

References

  1. "Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair named league player of the month". Oregon Live. May 7, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  2. "MAY'S BEST: BRITTANY CAMERON". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  3. "JUNE'S BEST: LAUREN CHENEY". Nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 2013-08-21.
  4. "Erika Tymrak Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. August 2, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. "Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month". Sky Blue FC. August 22, 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". Nwslsoccer.com. May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  7. Mayers, Joshua (June 4, 2014). "Reign FC’s Kim Little wins NWSL Player of the Month — again". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. "Nicole Barnhart voted Army National Guard Player of the Month". Our Sports Central. July 3, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  9. "KIM LITTLE VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". National Women's Soccer League. August 4, 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  10. "NADIA NADIM VOTED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PLAYER OF THE MONTH". National Women's Soccer League. August 25, 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  11. "RED STARS' CHRISTEN PRESS VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Press scored four goals and added one assist over two games in April". nwslsoccer.com. May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  12. "RED STARS’ SOFIA HUERTA VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Huerta, 22, has scored five goals over five games in May". nwslsoccer.com. June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  13. "REIGN FC KIM LITTLE VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; The Aberdeen, Scotland native registered three goals and one assist in the month". nwslsoccer.com.
  14. "DASH'S CARLI LLOYD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Lloyd, 33, helped Houston earn a 2-0-1 record in July to move into the number four spot in the standings". nwslsoccer.com. August 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  15. "SPIRIT'S CRYSTAL DUNN VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE MONTH; Dunn, 23, helped Washington earn a 2-1-3 record in August to help the Spirit earn a spot in the 2015 NWSL Playoffs". nwslsoccer.com. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  16. "Portland Thorns midfielder Tobin Heath named NWSL Player of the Month". OregonLive.com. May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  17. "THORNS FC'S TOBIN HEATH VOTED PLAYER OF THE MONTH Heath's three assists in two games helped lead Portland to a 1-0-1 record during April". May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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