2025 NWSL rookie class

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2025 NWSL rookie class
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League National Women's Soccer League
←  2024 (via draft)

The rookie class for the 2025 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the first since the abolition of the NWSL Draft. Instead of being selected in a draft, first-year professionals are able to sign with teams as free agents. [1] [2]

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DateNat.PlayerPos.NWSL teamCollegeRef.
Nov 7, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Byars FW San Diego Wave FC Texas [3]
Dec 13, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Quincy McMahon DF San Diego Wave FC UCLA [4]
Dec 19, 2024 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brooklyn Courtnall DF North Carolina Courage USC [5]
Dec 23, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Schupansky FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Pittsburgh [6]
Dec 23, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Macey Hodge MF Angel City FC Mississippi State [7]
Dec 30, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Mia Justus GK Utah Royals Texas [8]
Dec 30, 2024 Flag of the United States.svg Karlie Lema FW Bay FC California [9]
Jan 3, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Lilly Reale DF NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [10]
Jan 6, 2025 Flag of Nigeria.svg Deborah Abiodun MF Washington Spirit Pittsburgh [11]
Jan 6, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Emma Gaines-Ramos FW Washington Spirit San Diego State [11]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Khyah Harper FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Minnesota [12]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Clare Gagne GK Kansas City Current North Carolina [13]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Mary Long FW Kansas City Current Duke [13]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Katie Scott DF Kansas City Current Penn State [13]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Emily Mason DF Seattle Reign FC Rutgers [14]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Maddie Dahlien FW Seattle Reign FC North Carolina [15]
Jan 8, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Pietra Tordin FW Portland Thorns FC Princeton [16]
Jan 9, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Huff MF Bay FC Florida State [17]
Jan 10, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Campbell GK NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [18]
Jan 13, 2025 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zara Chavoshi DF Orlando Pride Wake Forest [19]
Jan 15, 2025 Flag of Japan.svg Manaka Hayashi MF Chicago Stars FC Santa Clara [20]
Jan 16, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Trinity Armstrong DF San Diego Wave FC North Carolina [21]
Jan 16, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Ella Hase DF Racing Louisville FC Duke [22]
Jan 17, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Weber FW Racing Louisville FC Nebraska [23]
Jan 20, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Allie George DF Racing Louisville FC Virginia Tech [24]
Jan 21, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Maggie Graham MF Houston Dash Duke [25]
Jan 22, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Jayden Perry DF Portland Thorns FC UCLA [26]
Jan 29, 2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sofia Cook MF NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [27]

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  2. ↑ Clark, Travis (December 16, 2024). "Professional Signing Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
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  11. 1 2 "Washington Spirit Starts Promising 2025 Rookie Class with Two Signings". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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