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).

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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 2023, the Most Valuable Player award is 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 (50%), owners/general managers/coaches (20%), media (20%), and fans (10%) vote among the nominees to determine the winner. [4]

Winners

SeasonPlayerPositionNationalityClubOther finalistsRef.
2013 Lauren Holiday Midfielder Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States FC Kansas City Lori Chalupny, Abby Wambach [5]
2014 Kim Little Midfielder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Seattle Reign FC Verónica Boquete, Amy Rodriguez [6]
2015 Crystal Dunn Forward Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Washington Spirit [7]
2016 Lynn Williams Forward Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Western New York Flash Tobin Heath, Allie Long, Kealia Ohai, and Christen Press [8]
2017 Sam Kerr Forward Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sky Blue FC Marta, Sam Mewis, Christen Press, Megan Rapinoe [9]
2018 Lindsey Horan Midfielder Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr, Megan Rapinoe, Lynn Williams, McCall Zerboni [10]
2019 Sam Kerr (2) Forward Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Chicago Red Stars Debinha, Kristen Hamilton, Yūki Nagasato, Lynn Williams [11]
2021 Jess Fishlock Midfielder Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales OL Reign [lower-alpha 1] Ashley Hatch, Mallory Pugh, Midge Purce, Angela Salem [12]
2022 Sophia Smith Forward Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Portland Thorns FC Debinha, Naomi Girma, Alex Morgan, Mallory Pugh [13]
2023 Kerolin Forward Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil North Carolina Courage Sam Coffey, Debinha, Naomi Girma, Sophia Smith [14]

Wins by team

ClubWins
Portland Thorns FC 2
Seattle Reign FC [lower-alpha 1] 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

NationalityWins
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1

Notes

  1. 1 2 Seattle Reign FC was previously known as OL Reign.

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