Best NWSL Player ESPY Award

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Awarded for	best NWSL player
Presented by	ESPN
First awarded	2018
Currently held by	Ashley Hatch (USA)
Website	www.espn.com/espys/

The Best NWSL Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It has been awarded annually since the first award at the 2018 ESPY Awards. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Player's team won the NWSL Challenge Cup
Player's team lost in the NWSL Challenge Cup

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award winners and nominees
Year	Image	Player	Nation	Team	Position	Other nominees	Ref(s)
2018		Megan Rapinoe	USA	Seattle Reign FC^[a]	Midfielder	Adrianna Franch ( USA) – Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr ( AUS) – Chicago Red Stars Sam Mewis ( USA) – North Carolina Courage	^[2]
2019		Sam Kerr	AUS	Chicago Red Stars	Forward	Abby Erceg ( NZL) – North Carolina Courage Adrianna Franch ( USA) – Portland Thorns FC Lindsey Horan ( USA) – Portland Thorns FC	^[3]
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic						^[1]
2021		Julie Ertz	USA	Chicago Red Stars	Midfielder	Rachel Daly ( ENG) – Houston Dash Kailen Sheridan ( CAN) – NJ/NY Gotham FC Lynn Williams ( USA) – North Carolina Courage	^[4]
2022		Ashley Hatch	USA	Washington Spirit	Forward	Aubrey Kingsbury ( USA) – Washington Spirit Caprice Dydasco ( WAL) – NJ/NY Gotham FC Jess Fishlock ( USA) – OL Reign	^[5]

Statistics

Multiple winners and nominees
Name	Wins	Nominations
Sam Kerr	1	2
Adrianna Franch	0	2

Winners by team represented
Team	Wins	Nominations
Chicago Red Stars	2	3
OL Reign	1	2
Washington Spirit	1	2
Portland Thorns FC	0	3
North Carolina Courage	0	3
Houston Dash	0	1
NJ/NY Gotham FC	0	2

Winners by nation represented
Country	Winners	Nominations
USA	3	10
AUS	1	2
CAN	0	1
ENG	0	1
NZL	0	1
WAL	0	1

Footnotes

^ Now known as OL Reign.

References

^ ^a ^b Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners". ESPN.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "2019 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
^ "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

External links

Official website

[2] Now known as OL Reign.

[GMA2020-1] Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[3] "Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners". ESPN.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[4] "2019 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[5] "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[6] "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

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