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The National Women's Soccer League Goal of the Week was a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League from 2016 to 2019. The honor was awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the best goal over the past week.

Winners

2016

Week Player Club
1 Australia Steph Catley[16 1] Orlando Pride
2 United States Ali Krieger[16 2] Washington Spirit
3 United States Christen Press[16 3] Chicago Red Stars
4 United States Christen Press[16 4] Chicago Red Stars
5 United States Alex Morgan[16 5] Orlando Pride
6 United States Tobin Heath[16 6] Portland Thorns FC
7 United States Erika Tymrak[16 7] FC Kansas City
8 United States Christen Press[16 8] Chicago Red Stars
9 United States Becky Sauerbrunn[16 9] FC Kansas City
10 United States Jasmyne Spencer[16 10] Orlando Pride
11 Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir[16 11] Portland Thorns FC
12 United States Kristen Edmonds[16 12] Orlando Pride
13 Argentina Estefanía Banini[16 13] Washington Spirit
14 England Rachel Daly[16 14] Houston Dash
15 England Rachel Daly[16 15] Houston Dash
16 United States Christine Nairn[16 16] Washington Spirit
17 United States Alex Morgan[16 17] Orlando Pride
18 United States Christen Press[16 18] Chicago Red Stars
19 United States Kealia Ohai[16 19] Houston Dash

2017

Week Player Club
1 England Rachel Daly[1] Houston Dash
2 United States Danica Evans[2] Orlando Pride
3 Brazil Camila[3] Orlando Pride
4 Wales Jess Fishlock[4] Seattle Reign FC
5 United States Christen Press[17 1] Chicago Red Stars
6 United States Sofia Huerta[5] Chicago Red Stars
7 United States Becky Sauerbrunn[17 2] FC Kansas City
8 United States Lindsey Horan[17 3] Portland Thorns FC
9 Brazil Camila[17 4] Orlando Pride
10 United States Vanessa DiBernardo[17 5] Chicago Red Stars
11 Australia Sam Kerr[17 6] Sky Blue FC
12 United States Lindsey Horan[17 7] Portland Thorns FC
13 United States Toni Pressley[17 8] Orlando Pride
14 United States Megan Rapinoe[17 9] Seattle Reign FC
United States Christen Press Chicago Red Stars
15 United States Sofia Huerta[17 10] Chicago Red Stars
16 Brazil Marta[17 11] Orlando Pride
17 Australia Samantha Kerr[17 12] Sky Blue FC
18 United States Alex Morgan[17 13] Orlando Pride
19 United States Julie Ertz[17 14] Chicago Red Stars
20 Canada Christine Sinclair[17 15] Portland Thorns FC
21 England Rachel Daly[17 16] Houston Dash
22 Australia Alanna Kennedy[17 17] Orlando Pride

2018

Week Player Club
1 Iceland Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir[18 1] Utah Royals FC
2 United States Lindsey Horan[18 2] Portland Thorns FC
3 United States Lindsey Horan[18 3] Portland Thorns FC
4 United States Merritt Mathias[18 4] North Carolina Courage
5 United States Tobin Heath[18 5] Portland Thorns FC
6 Canada Diana Matheson[18 6] Utah Royals FC
7 United States Christine Nairn[18 7] Orlando Pride
8 United States Carli Lloyd[18 8] Sky Blue FC
9 United States Sydney Leroux[18 9] Orlando Pride
10 United States Katherine Reynolds[18 10] Portland Thorns FC
11/12 United States Brittany Ratcliffe[18 11] Utah Royals FC
13 Australia Alanna Kennedy[18 12] Orlando Pride
14 United States Kealia Ohai[18 13] Houston Dash
15 Brazil Marta[18 14] Orlando Pride
16 United States Kristen Edmonds[18 15] Orlando Pride
17 United States Toni Pressley[18 16] Orlando Pride
19 United States Katie Stengel[18 17] Utah Royals FC
20 Australia Hayley Raso[18 18] Portland Thorns FC
21 Canada Christine Sinclair[18 19] Portland Thorns FC
22 United States Tobin Heath[18 20] Portland Thorns FC
24 United States Lindsey Horan[18 21] Portland Thorns FC

2019

As of August 14, 2019, Week 17 of 2019 season
Week Winner Nominated Ref
1 United States Tobin Heath
Portland Thorns
United States Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
United States Megan Crosson
Washington Spirit
Canada Nichelle Prince
Houston Dash
[19 1][19 2]
2 Australia Alanna Kennedy
Orlando Pride
Canada Christine Sinclair
Portland Thorns
United States Lo'Eau LaBonta
Utah Royals FC
United States Bethany Balcer
Reign FC
[19 3][19 4]
3 United States Tobin Heath
Portland Thorns FC
United States Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
Japan Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
United States Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
[19 5][19 6]
4 United States Kealia Ohai
Houston Dash
United States Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC^
[19 7][19 8]
5 Brazil Andressinha
Portland Thorns
Jamaica Cheyna Matthews
Washington Spirit
United States Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
Australia Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
[19 9][19 10]
6 United States Jordan DiBiasi
Washington Spirit
Costa Rica Raquel Rodriguez
Sky Blue FC
United States Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
United States Elizabeth Eddy
North Carolina Courage
[19 11][19 12]
7 United States Bethany Balcer
Reign FC
United States Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns FC
United States Makenzy Doniak
Utah Royals FC
United States Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
[19 13][19 14]
8 United States Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns
United States Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
United States Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
United States Christine Nairn
Houston Dash
[19 15][19 16]
9 United States Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
United States Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns
United States Joanna Boyles
Orlando Pride
United States Julia Spetsmark
North Carolina Courage
[19 17][19 18]
10 Wales Jess Fishlock
Reign FC
N/A [19 19]
11 United States Tyler Lussi
Portland Thorns FC
United States Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
United States Jess Fishlock
Reign FC
United States Leah Pruitt
North Carolina Courage
[19 20][19 21]
12 Brazil Marta
Orlando Pride
United States Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
Spain Celia
Reign FC
United States Bayley Feist
Washington Spirit
[19 22][19 23]
13 United States Tyler Lussi
Portland Thorns
Brazil Marta
Orlando Pride
Brazil Debinha
North Carolina Courage
United States Jen Hoy
Sky Blue FC
[19 24][19 25]
14 United States Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
Canada Christine Sinclair
Portland Thorns FC
United States Marisa Viggiano
Orlando Pride
Australia Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
[19 26][19 27]
15 United States Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
Australia Hayley Raso
Portland Thorns FC
United States Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
Japan Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
[19 28][19 29]
16 Australia Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
New Zealand Rosie White
Reign FC
Brazil Debinha
North Carolina Courage
United States Imani Dorsey
Sky Blue FC
[19 30][19 31]
17 United States Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
Japan Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
United States Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
United States Shea Groom
Reign FC
[19 32][19 33]
18 United States Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
Australia Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
United States Paige Monaghan
Sky Blue FC
United States Andi Sullivan
Washington Spirit
[19 34][19 35]

Multiple winners

As of September 6, 2019, Week 18 of 2019 season

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.

* Indicates current NWSL player
Italics Indicates players still playing professional soccer
Rank Player Team(s) Wins
1st Christen Press* Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC 9
2nd Tobin Heath* Portland Thorns FC 5
3rd Rachel Daly* Houston Dash 4
Lindsay Horan* Portland Thorns FC
5th Alex Morgan* Orlando Pride 3
Alanna Kennedy* Orlando Pride
Kealia Ohai* Houston Dash
Marta* Orlando Pride
Sam Kerr* Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
10th Becky Sauerbrunn* FC Kansas City 2
Kristen Edmonds* Orlando Pride
Sofia Huerta* Chicago Red Stars
Camila* Orlando Pride
Christine Sinclair* Portland Thorns FC
Toni Pressley* Orlando Pride
Christine Nairn* Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride
Jess Fishlock* Reign FC
Tyler Lussi* Portland Thorns FC
Amy Rodriguez* Utah Royals FC

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rachel Daly wins NWSL Goal of the Week in Week 1". HoustonDashSoccer.com. April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  2. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 26, 2017). "Week 2 #NWSL Goal of the Week winner: @danicaevans7 of the @ORLPride!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (May 2, 2017). "Week 3 #NWSL Goal of the Week winner: Camila of the @ORLPride!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "JESS FISHLOCK – WEEK 4 – NWSL GOAL OF THE WEEK WINNER". NWSL. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "Sofia Huerta – WEEK 6 – GOAL OF THE WEEK WINNER". NWSL. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
2016
  1. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @stephcatley on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 1!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Congrats to @WashSpirit's @alikrieger on her goal being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 2!". Twitter.com. NWSL. April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "Congrats to @chicagoredstars's @ChristenPress on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 3!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Congrats to @chicagoredstars' @ChristenPress on her goal being selected by the fans as Goal of the Week – Week 4!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 14, 2016.
  5. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride's @alexmorgan13 on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 5!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @TobinHeath on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 6!". Twitter.com. NWSL. May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Congrats to @FCKansasCity midfielder @eTYMrak on being selected by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 7!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 3, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Congrats to @chicagoredstars forward @ChristenPress on being selected by the fans as #NWSL Goal of the Week–Week 8!". Twitter.com. NWSL. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "WNY FLASH FORWARD JESSICA MCDONALD VOTED NWSL PLAYER OF THE WEEK — McDonald tallied a hat trick and an assist to help the Flash earn a 7-1 victory over the Boston Breakers". nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  10. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride forward @Jas_it_Up on being selected by fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 10!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  11. ^ "Congrats to @ThornsFC midfielder @dagnybrynjars on being voted by the fans as the #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 11!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  12. ^ "Congrats to @ORLPride Kristen Edmonds on being voted #NWSL Goal of the Week – Week 12 by the fans!". Twitter.com. NWSL. July 16, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  13. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Estefania Banini – Week 13". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  14. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 14". YouTube.com. NWSL. July 26, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  15. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Rachel Daly – Week 15". YouTube.com. NWSL. August 3, 2016. Retrieved August 9, 2016.
  16. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Christine Nairn – Week 16". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  17. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Alex Morgan – Week 17". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  18. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Christen Press – Week 18". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  19. ^ "Goal of the Week Winner: Kealia Ohai – Week 19". youtube.com. NWSLsoccer. September 28, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
2017
  1. ^ "CHRISTEN PRESS – WEEK 5 – GOAL OF THE WEEK WINNER". NWSL. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "BECKY SAUERBRUNN – WEEK 7 – GOAL OF THE WEEK". NWSL. May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  3. ^ "LINDSEY HORAN – WEEK 8 – GOAL OF THE WEEK WINNER". NWSL. June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
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  5. ^ "Goal of the Week: Vanessa DiBernardo". National Women's Soccer League. June 27, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  6. ^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (July 5, 2017). "Week 11 #NWSL Goal of the Week: @samkerr1 of @SkyBlueFC!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (July 11, 2017). "Sam Kerr, Lindsey Horan and Aubrey Bledsoe receive NWSL Week 12 honors". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
  8. ^ "Save of the Week: Aubrey Bledsoe". July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Linehan, Meg. "Megan Rapinoe named Player of the Week for second time this season". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (August 8, 2017). "Ship named Player of the Week, Franch and Huerta earn plays of the Week". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (August 15, 2017). "Mewis is named NWSL Player of the Week, Marta and Franch earn plays of the Week". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
  12. ^ Jackson-Gibson, Adele (August 22, 2017). "Sam Kerr earns two NWSL honors, Ashlyn Harris wins Save of the Week". Excelle Sports. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017.
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  14. ^ "Goal of the Week: Julie Ertz". September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 7, 2017.
  15. ^ "Goal of the Week: Christine Sinclair". September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  16. ^ "Goal of the Week: Rachel Daly". September 26, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  17. ^ "Goal of the Week: Alanna Kennedy". October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
2018
  1. ^ "Goal of the Week: Gunnhildur Jonsdottir". NWSL. March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "Goal of the Week:Lindsey Horan: NWSL 2018: Week 2". National Women's Soccer League. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Goal of the Week:Lindsey Horan: NWSL 2018: Week 3". National Women's Soccer League. April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Goal of the Week:Merritt Mathias". National Women's Soccer League. April 24, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  5. ^ "Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath". National Women's Soccer League. May 1, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. ^ "Goal of the Week: Diana Matheson". National Women's Soccer League. May 8, 2018. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Balf, Celia (May 15, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Christine Nairn". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  8. ^ Gabriel, Cassidy (May 22, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Carli Lloyd". NWSLsoccer.com. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Balf, Celia (May 30, 2018). "Goal of the Week:Sydney Leroux". NWSL. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  10. ^ Balf, Celia (June 5, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Katherine Reynolds". NWSLsoccer.com. NWSL. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  11. ^ Balf, Celia (June 19, 2018). "Goal of the Week: Brittany Ratcliffe". NWSL. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  12. ^ "Goal of the Week: Alanna Kennedy". National Women's Soccer League. June 26, 2018. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  13. ^ "Kealia Ohai Goal of the Week". July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  14. ^ "Save of the Week: Adrianna Franch". July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Goal of the Week: Kristen Edmonds". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  16. ^ "Goal of the Week: Toni Pressley". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  17. ^ "Goal of the Week: Katie Stengel". August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  18. ^ "Goal of the Week: Hayley Raso". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  19. ^ "Goal of the Week: Christine Sinclair". August 21, 2018. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  20. ^ "Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath". August 28, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  21. ^ "Goal of the Week: Lindsey Horan". September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
2019
  1. ^ "Week 1 Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath". NWSL. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Week 1 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Week 2 Goal of the Week: Alanna Kennedy". NWSL. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Week 2 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Week 3 Goal of the Week: Tobin Heath". NWSL Twitter. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  6. ^ "Week 3 Goal of the Week nominees #NWSL 2019". YouTube. NWSL. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week". NWSL Twitter. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
  8. ^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week". NWSL Twitter. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  9. ^ "Week 5 Goal of the Week nominees". NWSL youtube. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  10. ^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week". NWSL Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
  11. ^ "Week 6 Goal of the Week nominees". NWSL twitter. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Week 6 Goal of the Week". NWSL twitter. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  13. ^ "Week 7 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League youtube. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  14. ^ "Week 7 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  16. ^ "Week 8 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  17. ^ "Week 9 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
  18. ^ "Week 9 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 18, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  19. ^ "Week 10 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. June 27, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  20. ^ "Week 11 Goal of the Week Nominees". National Women's Soccer League twitter. July 1, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  21. ^ "Week 11 Goal of the Week". National Women's Soccer League twitter. July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
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