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2023 winner Jane Campbell

The NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year award is presented annually to the best goalkeeper in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Nicole Barnhart (2013) won the first Goalkeeper of the Year award in the NWSL's inaugural season. The most recent winner is Jane Campbell (2023).

As of 2023, the Goalkeeper of the Year 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.[1]

Winners

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Season Player Nationality Club Other finalists Ref.
2013 Nicole Barnhart  United States FC Kansas City [2]
2014 Alyssa Naeher  United States Boston Breakers Ashlyn Harris, Hope Solo [3]
2015 Michelle Betos  United States Portland Thorns FC Nicole Barnhart, Brittany Cameron [4]
2016 Ashlyn Harris  United States Orlando Pride Michelle Betos, Alyssa Naeher [5]
2017 Adrianna Franch  United States Portland Thorns FC Alyssa Naeher, Katelyn Rowland [6]
2018 Adrianna Franch (2)  United States Portland Thorns FC Lydia Williams, Aubrey Bledsoe [7]
2019 Aubrey Kingsbury  United States Washington Spirit Casey Murphy, Kailen Sheridan [8]
2021 Aubrey Kingsbury (2)  United States Washington Spirit Bella Bixby, Kailen Sheridan [9]
2022 Kailen Sheridan  Canada San Diego Wave FC Adrianna Franch, Phallon Tullis-Joyce [10]
2023 Jane Campbell  United States Houston Dash Katie Lund, Kailen Sheridan [11]

Wins by team

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Club Wins
Portland Thorns FC 3
Washington Spirit 2
Boston Breakers 1
FC Kansas City 1
Houston Dash 1
Orlando Pride 1
San Diego Wave FC 1

Wins by nationality

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Nationality Wins
 United States 9
 Canada 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2023 NWSL Award Finalists, Opens Final Voting Round". National Women's Soccer League. October 24, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ McDowell, Sam (August 22, 2013). "FC Kansas City's Nicole Barnhart is league's goalie of the year". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Lauletta, Dan (August 25, 2014). "Breakers' Naeher voted Goalkeeper of the Year". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  4. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (September 16, 2015). "Thorns' Betos named NWSL Goalkeeper of Year". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
    Froh, Tim (September 17, 2015). "Thorns FC's Michelle Betos 'shocked' and humbled by NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year recognition". Portland Thorns FC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Ashlyn Harris nabs top goalkeeper honor". The Equalizer. October 3, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Shutout record helps Adrianna Franch snag NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year honors". The Equalizer. October 18, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Adrianna Franch repeats as NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". The Equalizer. September 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  8. ^ Anderson, Jason (November 1, 2019). "Aubrey Bledsoe named 2019 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". Black and Red United. SB Nation. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  9. ^ Hruby, Emma (November 19, 2021). "Aubrey Bledsoe Wins 2021 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  10. ^ Kassouf, Jeff (October 26, 2022). "Kailen Sheridan named 2022 NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  11. ^ "Houston Dash's Jane Campbell Wins NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year". Just Women's Sports. November 8, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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