purposes. The NWSL introduced the Under-18 Entry Mechanism on November 14, 2022, establishing a formal process for signing players under the age of 18. As of...

Soccer League (NWSL). She joined the Spirit at the age of 15 in 2023, becoming the first player to sign under the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism. In 2017 and...

winning under-16 national club title in 2022. Pfeiffer signed a three-year contract with the Kansas City Current through the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism on...

Wave FC through the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism at the age of 15 years and 138 days. This contract made her the youngest NWSL signee at the time, breaking...

that they had signed Phair to a three-year deal through the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism. She is the youngest player ever to sign with the club. She...

midfielder Kimmi Ascanio through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. On March 23, the Wave set the current record for NWSL season home opener attendance with...

Casey Stoney. Bugg was signed by Seattle Reign FC through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism on July 19, 2024, having begun training with the team the previous...

League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. In the prior season, the Wave finished the season in 1st place, winning the NWSL Shield...

Kansas City Current, which signed her to a three-year deal under the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism on December 14, 2023. She had previously committed to...

the North Carolina Courage in July 2023 at age 17, via the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism, with her contract guaranteed through the 2025 season with...

seventh-youngest in league history. Her contract, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism, was guaranteed through 2028. She had previously verbally committed...

owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federation. The NWSL was established in 2012 as the successor...

the NWSL restricted player entry and distributed players to teams through a variety of mechanisms, including the NWSL Draft for players ages 18 and older...

contract with the Seattle Reign in March 13, 2024, through the NWSL's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. She had previously committed to the University of North Carolina...

October 4, 2024[update]. Under-18 Entry Mechanism Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft will be held on January...

the league's new under-18 entry mechanism added by the collective bargaining agreement signed near the start of the NWSL preseason. The Spirit abandoned...

a three-year contract in March 22, 2024, through the league's Under-18 Entry Mechanism. She made her professional debut as a second-half substitute against...

as a midfielder for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was named the national Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023. She signed...

order introduced for college draft-ineligible NWSL federation players in 2016, and the under-18 entry list for domestic minors introduced in 2023. With...

Re-entry Wire Free agency, limited to out-of-contract players with a certain tenure of play in the NWSL Under-18 entry list, limited to players under the...

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league owned by the teams, and under a management contract with the United...

against the salary cap. Retention funds were implemented in 2013 as a mechanism for MLS to retain key players; among the first high-profile players re-signed...

showcasing her versatility and skill as a midfielder and forward in the NWSL and internationally with Mexico's national team, inspiring young athletes...