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NWSL Most Valuable Player

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2023 winner Kerolin

The NWSL Most Valuable Player award is presented annually to the best player in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Lauren Holiday (2013) won the first MVP award in the NWSL's inaugural season. Lindsey Horan (2018) was the first winner not also to win the Golden Boot presented to the NWSL's top goal scorer.[1] Sam Kerr (2017, 2019) is the first player to win multiple MVP awards.[2] Four players born outside the United States have won the award: Kim Little (2014), Kerr, Jess Fishlock (2021), and Kerolin (2023).[3]

As of 2024, the NWSL's individual end-of-year awards are voted upon in two rounds: in the first round, players (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), and media (25%) vote to determine the nominees; in the second round, players (40%), owners/general managers/coaches (25%), media (25%), and fans (10%) vote among the nominees to determine the winner.[4]

Winners

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Season Player Position Nationality Club Other finalists Ref.
2013 Lauren Holiday Midfielder  United States FC Kansas City Lori Chalupny, Abby Wambach [5]
2014 Kim Little Midfielder  Scotland Seattle Reign FC Verónica Boquete, Amy Rodriguez [6]
2015 Crystal Dunn Forward  United States Washington Spirit [7]
2016 Lynn Williams Forward  United States Western New York Flash Tobin Heath, Allie Long, Kealia Ohai, and Christen Press [8]
2017 Sam Kerr Forward  Australia Sky Blue FC Marta, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe [9]
2018 Lindsey Horan Midfielder  United States Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Lynn Williams, McCall Zerboni [10]
2019 Sam Kerr (2) Forward  Australia Chicago Red Stars Debinha, Kristen Hamilton, Yūki Nagasato, Lynn Williams [11]
2021 Jess Fishlock Midfielder  Wales OL Reign[a] Ashley Hatch, Mallory Pugh, Midge Purce, Angela Salem [12]
2022 Sophia Smith Forward  United States Portland Thorns FC Debinha, Naomi Girma, Alex Morgan, Mallory Pugh [13]
2023 Kerolin Forward  Brazil North Carolina Courage Sam Coffey, Debinha, Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith [14]

Wins by team

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Club Wins
Portland Thorns FC 2
Seattle Reign FC[a] 2
Chicago Red Stars 1
FC Kansas City 1
North Carolina Courage 1
Sky Blue FC 1
Washington Spirit 1
Western New York Flash 1

Wins by nationality

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Nationality Wins
 United States 5
 Australia 2
 Brazil 1
 Scotland 1
 Wales 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Seattle Reign FC was previously known as OL Reign.

References

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  1. ^ Best, Katelyn (September 21, 2018). "Lindsey Horan awarded NWSL MVP". Stumptown Footy. SB Nation. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Hays, Graham (October 25, 2019). "Chicago Red Stars' Sam Kerr wins second NWSL MVP award". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Goff, Steven (November 10, 2023). "North Carolina Courage attacker Kerolin voted NWSL MVP". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2024 NWSL Award Finalists, Opens Fan Voting Round". National Women's Soccer League. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (August 27, 2013). "Holiday named 2013 NWSL MVP; KC sweeps awards". The Equalizer. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "Reign midfielder Little named 2014 NWSL MVP". The Equalizer. August 28, 2014. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "Top-scorer Dunn becomes youngest-ever NWSL MVP". The Equalizer. September 23, 2015. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "Spirit Forward Crystal Dunn Voted NWSL MVP". National Women's Soccer League. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "2016 NWSL MVP: Lynn Williams". The Equalizer. October 6, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kerr caps remarkable season with NWSL Most Valuable Player nod". The Equalizer. October 20, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "2017 NWSL Awards Finalists Revealed". National Women's Soccer League. October 5, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  10. ^ Bush, Chelsey (September 21, 2018). "Horan's MVP season is only the beginning". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    Purdy, Jacqueline (September 16, 2018). "2018 NWSL Awards Finalists Revealed". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sam Kerr is NWSL's first two-time NWSL MVP". The Equalizer. October 25, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  12. ^ "Jess Fishlock named 2021 NWSL MVP". The Equalizer. November 16, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "National Women's Soccer League Announces Nominees for the 2021 NWSL Awards". National Women's Soccer League. November 5, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Kriger, Rachael (October 27, 2022). "Sophia Smith wins 2022 NWSL MVP Award". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "National Women's Soccer League Announces Nominees for the 2021 NWSL Awards". National Women's Soccer League. October 14, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Cascone, Arianna (November 10, 2023). "Kerolin named NWSL MVP after outstanding season with the Courage". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "2023 NWSL End-of-Year Awards: NWSL Most Valuable Player, Presented by Bud Light Finalists". National Women's Soccer League. November 3, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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