Washington Spirit is an American soccer club founded in 2012, after the team ownership was awarded a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise. Washington Spirit began playing competitive soccer in the 2013 season. The team has played its home games at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland, and Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
All rostered players during NWSL season are included even if they did not make an appearance. Amateur call-ups are only included if they made an appearance. All statistics have been referenced from Soccerway.com and listings from NWSLsoccer.com.
All statistics include only NWSL regular season matches, and are correct as of September 15,2019 [update] .
All statistics include only NWSL regular season matches, and are correct as of September 15,2019 [update] .
| Name | Country | Acquired From | Tenure | Apps. | Mins. | W | L | D | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Harris |  USA |  FCR 2001 Duisburg | 2013–2015 | 46 | 4,140 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 76 | 4.80 | 6 |
| Aubrey Kingsbury | USA | Orlando Pride | 2018– | 40 | 3,600 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 32 | 1.43 | 4 |
| Chantel Jones | USA |  Þór Akureyri | 2013–2014 | 9 | 800 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 3.90 | 1 |
| DiDi Haračić |  BIH | Washington Spirit Reserves | 2016–2019 | 9 | 810 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 2.57 | 0 |
| Kelsey Wys | USA | Western New York Flash | 2015–2019 | 24 | 2,160 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 2.62 | 5 |
| Stephanie Labbé |  CAN |  KIF Örebro DFF | 2016– | 25 | 2,250 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 37 | 2.64 | 7 |
All statistics include only NWSL playoff matches, and are correct as of October 10,2020 [update] .
All statistics include only NWSL playoff matches, and are correct as of October 10,2020 [update] .
| Name | Country | Acquired From | Tenure | Apps. | Mins. | W | L | D | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashlyn Harris | USA | FCR 2001 Duisburg | 2013–2015 | 2 | 180 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 |
| Kelsey Wys | USA | Western New York Flash | 2015– | 2 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
All statistics include only NWSL Challenge Cup and NWSL Fall Series matches, and are correct as of July 26,2020 [update] .
All statistics include only NWSL Challenge Cup and NWSL Fall Series matches, and are correct as of July 26,2020 [update] .
| Name | Country | Acquired From | Tenure | Apps. | Mins. | W | L | D | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Kingsbury | USA | Orlando Pride | 2018– | 5 | 450 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Devon Kerr | CAN | Houston Dash | 2020– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katie Lund | USA | Arkansas Razorbacks | 2020– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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