Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer club which began play in the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season in 2013. All Thorns players who have appeared for the team in an official competition or have been contracted to play for the team are listed below.
GK | Goalkeeper |
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DF | Defender |
MF | Midfielder |
FW | Forward |
Player | Appearances | |||||||
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Name | Nat. | Pos. | Thorns career | NWSL | Playoffs | Cup | Other | Total |
Christine Sinclair | CAN | FW | 2013– | 140 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 169 |
Emily Menges | USA | DF | 2014– | 141 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 159 |
Meghan Klingenberg | USA | DF | 2016– | 84 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 111 |
Allie Long | USA | MF | 2013–2017 | 100 [1] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 |
Lindsey Horan | USA | MF | 2016– | 75 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 91 |
Raquel Rodríguez | CRC | MF | 2020– | 61 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 83 |
Mana Shim | USA | MF | 2013–2017 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
Kelli Hubly | USA | DF | 2017– | 56 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 78 |
Celeste Boureille | USA | MF | 2016–2021 | 56 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 66 |
Tobin Heath | USA | MF | 2013–2019 | 57 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
Emily Sonnett | USA | DF | 2016–2019 | 59 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
Mallory Weber | USA | DF | 2016–2019 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 |
Adrianna Franch | USA | GK | 2016–2021 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 60 |
Bella Bixby | USA | GK | 2018– | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 58 |
Hayley Raso | AUS | FW | 2016–2019 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
Tyler Lussi | USA | FW | 2017–2021 | 42 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 56 |
Sophia Smith | USA | FW | 2020– | 39 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 54 |
Katherine Reynolds | USA | DF | 2016–2020 | 47 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
Morgan Weaver | USA | FW | 2021– | 39 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 53 |
Natalia Kuikka | FIN | DF | 2021– | 38 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 51 |
Nikki Marshall | USA | DF | 2013–2014 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Kat Williamson | USA | DF | 2013, 2015–2016 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Rachel Van Hollebeke | USA | DF | 2013–2015 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Angela Salem | USA | MF | 2018–2021 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 47 |
Simone Charley | USA | FW | 2019–2021 | 30 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 45 |
Madison Pogarch | USA | DF | 2019–2022 | 25 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 44 |
Midge Purce | USA | FW | 2018–2019 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Becky Sauerbrunn | USA | DF | 2020– | 33 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 44 |
Nadia Nadim | DEN | FW | 2016–2017 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Alex Morgan | USA | FW | 2013–2015 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Ellie Carpenter | AUS | DF | 2018–2019 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Sinead Farrelly | USA | MF | 2014–2015 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Yazmeen Ryan | USA | FW | 2021–2022 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 36 |
Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | ISL | MF | 2017, 2019 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | SUI | FW | 2018–2019 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Amandine Henry | FRA | MF | 2016–2017 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
Michelle Betos | USA | GK | 2014–2016 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
Angie Kerr | USA | MF | 2013–2014 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
Nadine Angerer | GER | GK | 2014–2015, 2020–2021 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Olivia Moultrie | USA | MF | 2021– | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
Christen Westphal | USA | DF | 2020–2021 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 29 |
Hina Sugita | JPN | MF | 2022– | 21 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 28 |
Andressinha | BRA | MF | 2018–2019 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Caitlin Foord | AUS | FW | 2018–2019 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Britt Eckerstrom | USA | GK | 2018–2020, 2022 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 |
Sam Coffey | USA | MF | 2022– | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
Crystal Dunn | USA | MF | 2021– | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 |
Jessica McDonald | USA | FW | 2014 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Sarah Huffman | USA | MF | 2014 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Elizabeth Ball | USA | DF | 2018–2019 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Karina LeBlanc | CAN | GK | 2013 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Danielle Foxhoven | USA | MF | 2013 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
Marissa Everett | USA | FW | 2019–2022 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
Amber Brooks | USA | DF | 2014 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Marian Dougherty | USA | DF | 2013 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Kendall Johnson | USA | DF | 2015–2017 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Meaghan Nally | USA | DF | 2020– | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
Janine Beckie | CAN | FW | 2022– | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
Gabby Seiler | USA | MF | 2019–2020 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
Becca Moros | USA | DF | 2014 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
Steph Catley | AUS | DF | 2014–2015 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
McCall Zerboni | USA | MF | 2015 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Courtney Wetzel | USA | DF | 2013 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Ashleigh Sykes | AUS | MF | 2017 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Verónica Boquete | ESP | MF | 2014 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Courtney Niemiec | USA | DF | 2014–2015 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
Taylor Porter | USA | MF | 2021– | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
Kaylyn Kyle | CAN | MF | 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Genoveva Añonman | EQG | FW | 2015 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Natalie Beckman | USA | FW/DF | 2022– | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
Meghan Cox | USA | DF | 2017 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Becky Edwards | USA | DF | 2013 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Tiffany Weimer | USA | FW | 2013 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Hannah Betfort | USA | DF | 2021– | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
Taylor Comeau | USA | DF | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Clare Polkinghorne | AUS | DF | 2015 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Meg Morris | USA | DF | 2016–2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Ifeoma Onumonu | NGA | FW | 2018 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Alyssa Kleiner | USA | DF | 2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Hanna Terry | USA | FW | 2014–2015 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Emily Ogle | USA | MF | 2019–2020 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Jodie Taylor | ENG | FW | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Sarah Jackson | USA | FW | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Tegan McGrady | USA | DF | 2022– | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Katarina Tarr | USA | DF | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
McKenzie Berryhill | USA | DF | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Shade Pratt | USA | FW | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Gabby Provenzano | USA | MF | 2022– | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Lianne Sanderson | ENG | FW | 2015 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tina Ellertson | USA | DF | 2013 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Kelsey Haycook | USA | FW | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jazmyne Avant | USA | DF | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Casey Ramirez | USA | DF | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Emilee O'Neil | USA | DF | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Elizabeth Guess | USA | FW | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jessica Shufelt | USA | FW | 2013 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Maureen Fitzgerald | USA | MF | 2016, 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Jennifer Skogerboe | USA | MF | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Abby Smith | USA | GK | 2021–2022 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Michele Vasconcelos | USA | FW | 2022– | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Savannah Jordan | USA | FW | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jackie Acevedo | MEX | FW | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Autumn Smithers | USA | DF | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Kate Bennett | USA | MF | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ashley Herndon | USA | MF | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Shelby Hogan | USA | GK | 2021– | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cris Lewis | USA | GK | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sam Lofton | USA | DF | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Sarah Robbins | CAN | MF | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cheyenne Shorts | SCO | DF | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Raisa Strom-Okimoto | USA | FW | 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Elizabeth Sullivan | USA | FW | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rhian Wilkinson | CAN | DF | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Katy Byrne | USA | MF | 2019, 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlie Davis | USA | DF | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amanda Dutra | USA | MF | 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Adelaide Gay | USA | GK | 2013, 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emily Kruger | USA | GK | 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brittany Persaud | GUY | MF | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anika Rodriguez | MEX | FW | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jada Talley | USA | MF | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sandra Yu | USA | MF | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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