Best NWSL Player ESPY Award

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Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Awarded forbest NWSL player
Presented byESPN
First award2018
Currently held by Ashley Hatch (USA)
Website www.espn.com/espys/

The Best NWSL Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It has been awarded annually since the first award at the 2018 ESPY Awards. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1]

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Winners and nominees

  Player's team won the NWSL Challenge Cup
  Player's team lost in the NWSL Challenge Cup

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award winners and nominees
YearImagePlayerNationTeamPositionOther nomineesRef(s)
2018 Megan Rapinoe (48675274817) (cropped).jpg Megan Rapinoe Flag of the United States.svg  USA Seattle Reign FC [a] Midfielder Adrianna Franch (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Portland Thorns FC
Sam Kerr (Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS) – Chicago Red Stars
Sam Mewis (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – North Carolina Courage 		[2]
2019 Sam-kerr-2017-algarve (cropped).jpg Sam Kerr Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Chicago Red Stars Forward Abby Erceg (Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL) – North Carolina Courage
Adrianna Franch (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Portland Thorns FC
Lindsey Horan (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Portland Thorns FC 		[3]
2020 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic [1]
2021 Julie Ertz (37202999442).jpg Julie Ertz Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chicago Red Stars Midfielder Rachel Daly (Flag of England.svg  ENG) – Houston Dash
Kailen Sheridan (Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN) – NJ/NY Gotham FC
Lynn Williams (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – North Carolina Courage 		[4]
2022 Ashley Hatch.jpg Ashley Hatch Flag of the United States.svg  USA Washington Spirit Forward Aubrey Kingsbury (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – Washington Spirit
Caprice Dydasco (Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL) – NJ/NY Gotham FC
Jess Fishlock (Flag of the United States.svg  USA) – OL Reign 		[5]

Statistics

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Now known as OL Reign.

References

  1. 1 2 Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America . Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners". ESPN.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2019 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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