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Racing Louisville FC
2023 season
ChairmanJohn Neace
General managerRyan Dell
Head coachKim Björkegren
StadiumLynn Family Stadium
(capacity: 11,700)
League9th
Challenge CupRunners-up
PlayoffsDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Savannah DeMelo (5)
All: Savannah DeMelo (8)
Highest home attendance10,214
(Aug. 19 vs. LA)
Lowest home attendance4,143
(May 12 vs. CHI)
Average home league attendance5,999
Biggest win3–0
(May 12 vs. CHI)
Biggest defeat0–2
(Apr 22 vs. POR)
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of July 7, 2023.

The 2023 Racing Louisville FC season was the team's third as a professional women's soccer team. Racing played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

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See also: 2022 Racing Louisville FC season

Hirings

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On November 23, 2022, Racing announced the hiring of former NWSL player Bev Yanez, previously of the NJ/NY Gotham FC coaching staff, as the club's top assistant coach.[1][2] She replaced Louisville City FC academy director Mario Sanchez, who had served as interim head coach after the firing of head coach Christy Holly in 2021 and remained as interim assistant coach under Holly's permanent replacement Kim Björkegren.[3]

On March 29, 2023, Racing announced the hiring of Ryan Dell, former administrator and operations manager of the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT), as Racing's first dedicated general manager.[4] Dell was the second USWNT operations manager to become an NWSL general manager, following San Diego Wave FC's Molly Downtain.[5]

Racing's soccer operations had previously been run by James O'Connor, president of Louisville City FC and Racing Louisville holding company Soccer Holdings, LLC, who moved to a business operations role for the parent company. The changes were made in part as a response to the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, which included allegations from players of sexually and emotionally abusive behavior by former head coach Christy Holly. Dell reported directly to Soccer Holdings chairperson John Neace.[6]

Offseason transactions

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See also: § Transactions

Kit changes

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In March 2023, Racing announced new primary kits with a houndstooth pattern that referenced Secretariat owner Penny Chenery's houndstooth jackets, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Secretariat's Triple Crown victory.[7]

Stadium and facilities

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Racing continued to play in Lynn Family Stadium, their full-time home since the team's inaugural season in 2021.

Broadcasting

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On April 12, Racing announced its first local broadcasting deal with local NBC affiliate WAVE, which would broadcast seven of the team's matches on its Circle TV network, promote the team, interview players, and provide game-day weather reports. The local broadcasts would carry separate feeds and feature commentary separate from the NWSL's national broadcast and streaming partners.[8]

Team

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Staff

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As of June 2, 2023.[9][10]
Sporting operations staff
General manager Ryan Dell
Technical staff
Head coach Kim Björkegren
Assistant coach Bev Yanez
Goalkeeping coach Sergio Gonzalez
Performance staff
Head of high performance Julie Twaddle
Head athletic trainer Tara Condon

Players

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As of July 20, 2023.[11]
First-team roster
No. Pos. Nation Name Birthday (age) Since Previous team Notes
1 GK United States USA Katie Lund (1996-11-27)November 27, 1996 (aged 26) 2021 United States TCU Horned Frogs
18 GK United States USA Hillary Beall (1999-01-27)January 27, 1999 (aged 24) 2022 United States Michigan Wolverines
24 GK United States USA Jordyn Bloomer (1997-10-14)October 14, 1997 (aged 25) 2022 United States Wisconsin Badgers
99 GK United States USA Olivia Sekany (1998-12-29)December 29, 1998 (aged 24) 2023 United States Washington Huskies
3 DF United States USA Zaneta Wyne (1990-08-03)August 3, 1990 (aged 32) 2022 England West Ham United
4 DF Finland FIN Elli Pikkujämsä (1999-10-24)October 24, 1999 (aged 23) 2021 Sweden KIF Örebro DFF INT[a]
5 DF United States USA Paige Monaghan (1996-11-13)November 13, 1996 (aged 26) 2023 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC
12 DF United States USA Ella Shamburger (2000-01-18)January 18, 2000 (aged 23) 2023 United States Vanderbilt Commodores NTR[b]
15 DF United States USA Julia Lester (1998-01-16)January 16, 1998 (aged 25) 2022 Cyprus Apollon Ladies F.C.
16 DF United States USA Carson Pickett (1993-09-15)September 15, 1993 (aged 29) 2022 United States North Carolina Courage
20 DF New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg (1989-11-20)November 20, 1989 (aged 33) 2022 United States North Carolina Courage
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR Rebecca Holloway (1995-08-25)August 25, 1995 (aged 27) 2023 England Birmingham City INT[a]
44 DF Jamaica JAM Satara Murray (1993-07-01)July 1, 1993 (aged 29) 2022 England Bristol City
2 MF United States USA Lauren Milliet (1996-12-01)December 1, 1996 (aged 26) 2021 United States North Carolina Courage
6 MF United States USA Jaelin Howell (1999-11-21)November 21, 1999 (aged 23) 2022 United States Florida State Seminoles
7 MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo (1998-03-26)March 26, 1998 (aged 24) 2022 United States USC Trojans
8 MF Brazil BRA Ary Borges (1999-12-28)December 28, 1999 (aged 23) 2023 Brazil Palmeiras INT[a]
9 MF United States USA Kayla Fischer (2000-01-05)January 5, 2000 (aged 23) 2023 United States Ohio State Buckeyes
17 MF United States USA Maddie Pokorny (1996-11-24)November 24, 1996 (aged 26) 2023 Denmark HB Køge NTR[b]
19 MF United States USA Jordan Baggett (1996-10-28)October 28, 1996 (aged 26) 2023 United States Washington Spirit
26 MF United States USA Taylor Aylmer (1998-09-23)September 23, 1998 (aged 24) 2023 Finland Åland United NTR[b]
27 MF Australia AUS Alex Chidiac (1997-04-22)April 22, 1997 (aged 25) 2022 Australia Melbourne Victory FC INT[a]
77 MF China CHN Wang Shuang (1995-01-23)January 23, 1995 (aged 28) 2022 China Wuhan Jianghan University F.C. INT[a]
FW United States USA Riley Parker (2000-03-31)March 31, 2000 (aged 22) 2023 United States Alabama Crimson Tide
10 FW Denmark DEN Nadia Nadim (1988-01-02)January 2, 1988 (aged 35) 2021 France Paris Saint-Germain INT[a]
11 FW South Africa RSA Thembi Kgatlana (1996-05-02)May 2, 1996 (aged 26) 2022 Spain Atlético Madrid INT[a]
13 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Emina Ekic (1999-06-06)June 6, 1999 (aged 23) 2021 United States Louisville Cardinals
14 FW United States USA Jessica McDonald (1988-02-28)February 28, 1988 (aged 35) 2022 United States North Carolina Courage
21 FW United States USA Parker Goins (1998-12-08)December 8, 1998 (aged 24) 2022 United States Arkansas Razorbacks
22 FW United States USA Kirsten Davis (1998-09-08)September 8, 1998 (aged 24) 2021 United States Texas Tech Red Raiders
29 FW Nigeria NGA Uchenna Kanu (1997-06-20)June 20, 1997 (aged 25) 2023 Mexico Tigres UANL INT[a]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h International player
  2. ^ a b c NTR: Short-term national team replacement player signing.

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

NWSL Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

Group stage

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May 17, 2023 (2023-05-17) Racing Louisville FC 3–2 Kansas City Current Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
  • DeMelo 25', 30'
  • Borges 86'
 NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,303
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31) Chicago Red Stars 0–2 Racing Louisville FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 1,762
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14) Racing Louisville FC 3–0 Houston Dash Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,983
Referee: JC Griggs
July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21) Racing Louisville FC 2–0 Chicago Red Stars Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,499
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) Houston Dash 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 5, 2023 (2023-08-05) Kansas City Current 3–0 Racing Louisville FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 9,321
Referee: Jon Freemon
Note: Postponed from August 4.[12]

Central Division standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KC LOU HOU CHI
1 Kansas City Current 6 4 1 1 14 4 +10 13 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 3–1 4–0
2 Racing Louisville FC 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 12 Advance to knockout stage based on ranking 3–2 — 3–0 2–0
3 Houston Dash 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 0–2 1–0 — 2–0
4 Chicago Red Stars 6 1 1 4 3 10 −7 4 0–0 0–2 3–0 —
Source: NWSL

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456
StadiumHAHHAA
ResultWWWWLL
Position1112
Updated to match(es) played on August 5, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Knockout rounds

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See also: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup final
September 6, 2023 (2023-09-06) Semifinals OL Reign 0–1 Racing Louisville FC Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7) Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 3,906
Referee: Natalie Simon
September 9, 2023 (2023-09-09) Finals North Carolina Courage 2–0 Racing Louisville FC Cary, North Carolina
12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,068
Referee: Alex Billeter

Regular season

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Main article: 2023 National Women's Soccer League season

Matches

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March 26, 2023 (2023-03-26) 1 Houston Dash 0–0 Racing Louisville FC Houston, Texas
6:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) 2 Racing Louisville FC 2–2 Washington Spirit Louisville, Kentucky
3:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
April 15, 2023 (2023-04-15) 3 Angel City FC 2–2 Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,007
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 4 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Racing Louisville FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29) 5 Racing Louisville FC 2–2 OL Reign Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,185
Referee: Eric Tattersall
May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06) 6 Orlando Pride 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 5,106
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) 7 Racing Louisville FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 20, 2023 (2023-05-20) 8 Kansas City Current 0–2 Racing Louisville FC Kansas City, Kansas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 10,603
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 27, 2023 (2023-05-27) 9 Racing Louisville FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03) 10 Washington Spirit 1–1 Racing Louisville FC Washington, D.C.
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 8,515
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09) 11 Racing Louisville FC 0–0 San Diego Wave FC Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Adorae Monroy
June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) 12 Racing Louisville FC 2–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
June 24, 2023 (2023-06-24) 13 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Elton Garcia
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) 14 OL Reign 2–2 Racing Louisville FC Seattle, Washington
12:30 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,495
Referee: Alex Billeter
July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) 15 Racing Louisville FC 2–1 Kansas City Current Louisville, Kentucky
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,097
Referee: Anya Voigt
August 19, 2023 (2023-08-19) 16 Racing Louisville FC 1–1 Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 10,214
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27) 17 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–0 Racing Louisville FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4) NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Anya Voigt
September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 18 Racing Louisville FC 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,778
Referee: Karen Callado
September 15, 2023 (2023-09-15) 19 Racing Louisville FC 0–1 Houston Dash Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4) NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,526
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) 20 Chicago Red Stars 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Bridgeview, Illinois
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC−5)
NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,104
Referee: Sergii Demianchuk
October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06) 21 Racing Louisville FC 3–2 Orlando Pride Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC−4)
NWSL report
ESPN report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,455
Referee: Kevin Broadley
October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) 22 San Diego Wave FC 0–2 Racing Louisville FC San Diego, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC−7)
NWSL report
ESPN report		 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 30,312
Referee: Jeremy Scheer

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Orlando Pride 22 10 1 11 27 28 −1 31
8 Washington Spirit 22 7 9 6 26 29 −3 30
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 6 9 7 25 24 +1 27
10 Houston Dash 22 6 8 8 16 18 −2 26
11 Kansas City Current 22 8 2 12 30 36 −6 26
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 6 9 7 25 24  +1 27 5 4 2 18 12  +6 1 5 5 7 12  −5

Last updated: October 15, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAHA
ResultDDDLDLWWLDDWLDWDDWLLWL
Position6998101197889888788791099
Updated to match(es) played on October 15, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

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As of matches played July 7, 2023.[13]
Goalscorers, per competition
Player Goals by competition
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 MF 7 United States USA Savannah DeMelo 5 3 — 8
2 FW 21 United States USA Parker Goins 1 2 — 3
DF 5 United States USA Paige Monaghan 3 0 — 3
4 MF 8 Brazil BRA Ary Borges 1 1 — 2
FW 22 United States USA Kirsten Davis 2 0 — 2
FW 77 China CHN Wang Shuang 2 0 — 2
7 DF 20 New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg 1 0 — 1
FW 9 United States USA Kayla Fischer 0 1 — 1
FW 29 Nigeria NGA Uchenna Kanu 0 1 — 1
FW 11 South Africa RSA Thembi Kgatlana 1 0 — 1
MF 4 Finland FIN Elli Pikkujämsä 1 0 — 1
Total 17 8 — 25
Assists by player, per competition
Player Assists by competition
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 MF 7 United States USA Savannah DeMelo 2 1 — 3
2 DF 5 United States USA Paige Monaghan 0 2 — 2
3 MF 19 United States USA Jordan Baggett 0 1 — 1
MF 8 Brazil BRA Ary Borges 0 1 — 1
FW 22 United States USA Kirsten Davis 1 0 — 1
FW 9 United States USA Kayla Fischer 1 0 — 1
DF 16 United States USA Carson Pickett 0 1 — 1
FW 11 South Africa RSA Thembi Kgatlana 0 1 — 1
DF 2 United States USA Lauren Milliet 1 0 — 1
FW 77 China CHN Wang Shuang 1 0 — 1
Total 6 7 — 13
Clean sheets by goalkeeper, per competition
Player Clean sheets by competition
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 GK 1 United States USA Katie Lund 5 2 — 7
Total 5 2 — 7
Disciplinary cards by player, per competition
Player NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Rank Pos. No. Nat. Name Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 MF 7 United States USA Savannah DeMelo 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
2 MF 8 Brazil BRA Ary Borges 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
MF 6 United States USA Jaelin Howell 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
4 FW 11 South Africa RSA Thembi Kgatlana 2 0 1 0 — 3 0
DF 16 United States USA Carson Pickett 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
6 DF 20 New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
FW 9 United States USA Kayla Fischer 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
DF 25 Northern Ireland NIR Rebecca Holloway 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
FW 29 Nigeria NGA Uchenna Kanu 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
DF 2 United States USA Lauren Milliet 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
MF 4 Finland FIN Elli Pikkujämsä 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
12 DF 5 United States USA Paige Monaghan 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
MF 77 China CHN Wang Shuang 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 25 2 7 0 — 32 2

Awards

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As of July 5, 2023.

NWSL monthly awards

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Best XI of the Month
Month Pos. Nat. Player Ref.
May MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo [14]
June DF New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg [15]
MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo (2)

NWSL weekly awards

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Player of the Week
Wk. Pos. Nat. Player Won Ref.
1 GK United States USA Katie Lund Nom. [16]
2 MF Brazil BRA Ary Borges Nom. [17]
3 MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo Nom. [18]
7 MF China CHN Wang Shuang Nom. [19]
8 MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo Nom. [20]
12 MF United States USA Savannah DeMelo Nom. [21]
Save of the Week
Wk. Pos. Nat. Player Won Ref.
4 GK United States USA Katie Lund Nom. [22]
8 GK United States USA Katie Lund Nom. [23]
10 DF United States USA Carson Pickett Nom. [24]

Transactions

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Draft selections

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Draft selections are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

2023 NWSL Draft selections, by round
Round Pick Pos. Nat. Player College Status Ref.
2 16
FW
 United States USA Kayla Fischer Ohio State University Signed to a two-year contract on March 17, 2023. [25][26]
17
DF
 United States USA Brianna Martinez University of Notre Dame Not signed, rights waived. [25][27]
3 29
MF
 United States USA Jadyn Edwards Ohio State University Not signed, rights waived. [25][27]
31
FW
 United States USA Riley Parker University of Alabama Signed to a one-year contract with an option for an additional year. [25][28][29]

Contracts

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Contract expirations
Date Pos. Nat. Player Notes Ref.
November 15, 2022
DF
 England ENG Gemma Bonner Contract option mutually declined. [28][30]
DF
 United States USA Nealy Martin Contract expired.
Contract re-signings
Date Pos. Nat. Player Notes Ref.
November 15, 2022
GK
 United States USA Hillary Beall Contract option exercised. [28][30]
GK
 United States USA Jordyn Bloomer
MF
 Australia AUS Alex Chidiac
MF
 United States USA Taylor Malham
FW
 United States USA Emina Ekic
FW
 United States USA Parker Goins
January 10, 2023
MF
 United States USA Jaelin Howell Signed a contract extension for a third year through 2025. [28][31]
January 20, 2023
GK
 United States USA Katie Lund Signed a three-year contract extension. [28][32]
February 6, 2023
DF
 United States USA Paige Monaghan Signed a three-year contract extension. [28][33]
March 13, 2023
DF
 United States USA Carson Pickett Signed a three-year contract extension. [28][34]
Waivers
Date Pos. Nat. Player Notes Ref.
February 18, 2023
DF
 United States USA Taylor Malham Waived. [27]

Loans

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Loans out
Date Pos. Nat. Player Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
September 27, 2022
GK
 United States USA Hillary Beall Australia Western United FC Loaned through 2022–23 A-League Women season ending in April. [35]
October 16, 2022
GK
 United States USA Jordyn Bloomer Australia Western Sydney Wanderers FC Loaned through 2022–23 A-League Women season ending in February. [36]
October 18, 2022
FW
 United States USA Jessica McDonald Australia Western United FC [28][37]
October 20, 2022
MF
 Australia AUS Alex Chidiac Australia Melbourne City FC [28][38]
November 7, 2022
FW
 United States USA Emina Ekic Australia Melbourne City FC [28][39]
February 2, 2023
FW
 United States USA Riley Parker Mexico Tigres UANL Loaned through 2022–23 Liga MX Femenil Clausura in June. [40]

Transfers

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Transfers in
Date Pos. Nat. Player Former club Fee/notes Ref.
December 9, 2022
DF
 Finland FIN Elli Pikkujämsä Sweden KIF Örebro DFF Signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option for a third year. [28][41]
December 23, 2022
MF
 Brazil BRA Ary Borges Brazil Palmeiras Signed to a three-year contract. [42]
January 12, 2023
DF
 United States USA Paige Monaghan United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Acquired with $150,000 in allocation money and an international roster slot for the 2023 season, in exchange for the fourth-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. [28][43]
January 23, 2023
DF
 New Zealand NZL Abby Erceg United States North Carolina Courage Acquired in exchange for Emily Fox. [28][44]
DF
 United States USA Carson Pickett United States North Carolina Courage
February 2, 2023
FW
 Nigeria NGA Uchenna Kanu Mexico Tigres UANL Acquired for a $150,000 transfer fee paid with allocation money with an additional $30,000 fee if Kanu scores 12 or more goals during the 2023 NWSL season, and signed to a two-year contract with an option for a third year. [40][45]
April 25, 2023
MF
 United States USA Jordan Baggett United States Washington Spirit Acquired in exchange for a second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. [28]
April 25, 2023
MF
 United States USA Maddie Pokorny Denmark HB Køge Signed as a short-term national team replacement player. [46]
July 20, 2023
MF
 United States USA Taylor Aylmer Finland Åland United Signed as a short-term national team replacement player. [47]
July 20, 2023
DF
 United States USA Ella Shamburger United States Vanderbilt Commodores Signed as a short-term national team replacement player. [47]
Transfers out
Date Pos. Nat. Player Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
January 23, 2023
DF
 United States USA Emily Fox United States North Carolina Courage Traded in exchange for Abby Erceg and Carson Pickett. [28]
March 25, 2023
FW
 United States USA Cheyna Matthews United States Chicago Red Stars Free-agent signing. [48]

Preseason trialists

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Pos. Nat. Player Previous club Ref.
DF
 United States USA Abbey Burdette United States University of Tennessee [27]
MF
 United States USA Ella Sanchez[a] United States Racing Louisville FC (USL W League) [27]
GK
 United States USA Olivia Sekany United States University of Washington [49]
DF
 United States USA Trinity Watson United States Pepperdine Waves [50]
  1. ^ Under-18 player invitee

References

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  1. ^ "Racing hires Bev Yanez as new assistant coach" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. November 23, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. ^ Kriger, Rachael (November 23, 2022). "Bev Yanez named assistant coach at Racing Louisville FC". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Racing coach Björkegren rounding out coaching staff" (Press release). Racing Louisville FC. March 8, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
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