All 10 teams in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) have released their opening-day rosters. The historic fifth season for the league opens on Saturday, April 15. The entire regular-season schedule is here.
Rosters by Team
Player positions according to official team releases. Players designated as D45, SEI, GKR, MAT, LOA, or OOM do not count against the active-roster limit of 20 players.
Key:
FED = Federation Player
INTL = International Roster Spot
D45 = 45-Day Disabled List
SEI = Season-Ending Injury List
GKR = Goalkeeper Replacement
MAT = Maternity Leave
LOA = Loan
OOM = Out of Market
Boston BreakersChicago Red StarsFC Kansas CityHouston DashNorth Carolina CourageOrlando PridePortland Thorns FCSeattle Reign FCSky Blue FCWashington Spirit
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Sammy Jo Prudhomme | GKR; 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| GK | Abby Smith | |
| GK | Libby Stout | D45 |
| D | Allysha Chapman | FED-CAN |
| D | Brooke Elby | |
| D | Amanda Frisbie | |
| D | Julie King | |
| D | Megan Oyster | |
| D | Kylie Strom | |
| D | Christen Westphal | |
| M | Rose Lavelle | FED-USA; 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| M | Morgan Andrews | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| M | Amanda Da Costa | |
| M | Angela Salem | |
| M | Tiffany Weimer | |
| M | Rosie White | INTL-NZL |
| F | Natasha Dowie | INTL-ENG |
| F | Emilie Haavi | INTL-NOR |
| F | Adriana Leon | INTL-CAN |
| F | Ifeoma Onumonu | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| F | Margaret Purce | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Michele Dalton | |
| GK | Alyssa Naeher | FED-USA |
| D | Julie Ertz | FED-USA |
| D | Arin Gilliland | |
| D | Sarah Gorden | |
| D | Samantha Johnson | |
| D | Katie Naughton | |
| D | Casey Short | FED-USA |
| M | Taylor Comeau | |
| M | Danielle Colaprico | |
| M | Vanessa DiBernardo | |
| M | Sofia Huerta | |
| M | Lauren Kaskie | |
| M | Mary Luba | |
| M | Alyssa Mautz | |
| M | Morgan Proffitt | |
| F | Summer Green | |
| F | Jen Hoy | |
| F | Stephanie McCaffrey | |
| F | Christen Press | FED-USA |
18 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Nicole Barnhart | |
| GK | Cat Parkhill | |
| D | Alex Arlitt | |
| D | Yael Averbuch | |
| D | Katie Bowen | INTL-NZL |
| D | Becca Moros | |
| D | Brianne Reed | |
| D | Becky Sauerbrunn | FED-USA |
| D | Brittany Taylor | |
| M | Christina Gibbons | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| M | Lo'eau LaBonta | |
| M | Mandy Laddish | |
| M | Alexa Newfield | |
| M | Desiree Scott | FED-CAN |
| M | Erika Tymrak | |
| F | Shea Groom | |
| F | Sydney Leroux | FED-USA |
| F | Amy Rodriguez | FED-USA |
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Jane Campbell | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| GK | Lydia Williams | |
| D | Bruna Benites | INTL-BRA |
| D | Claire Falknor | |
| D | Cami Privett | |
| D | Poliana | INTL-BRA |
| D | Cari Roccaro | |
| D | Janine Van Wyk | INTL-RSA |
| M | Andressa | INTL-BRA |
| M | Morgan Brian | FED-USA |
| M | Amber Brooks | |
| M | Caity Heap | |
| M | Carli Lloyd | FED-USA; OOM |
| M | Denise O'Sullivan | INTL-IRE |
| F | Janine Beckie | FED-CAN |
| F | Rachel Daly | INTL-ENG |
| F | Sarah Hagen | |
| F | Melissa Henderson | |
| F | Kealia Ohai | |
| F | Nichelle Prince | FED-CAN |
| F | Stephanie Ochs |
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Katelyn Rowland | |
| GK | Sabrina D'Angelo | FED-CAN |
| D | Elizabeth Eddy | |
| D | Abby Erceg | INTL-NZL |
| D | Taylor Smith | |
| D | Abby Dahlkemper | |
| D | Jaelene Hinkle | |
| D | Courtney Niemiec | |
| D | Meredith Speck | |
| D | Yuri Kawamura | INTL-JPN |
| M | Samantha Mewis | FED-USA |
| M | McCall Zerboni | |
| M | Samantha Witteman | |
| M | Rosana | INTL-BRA |
| M | Debinha | INTL-BRA |
| F | Makenzy Doniak | |
| F | Lynn Williams | FED-USA |
| F | Jessica McDonald | |
| F | Kristen Hamilton | |
| F | Ashley Hatch | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| F | Darian Jenkins | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Aubrey Bledsoe | |
| GK | Ashlyn Harris | FED-USA |
| D | Laura Alleway | INTL-AUS |
| D | Mackenzie Berryhill | SEI |
| D | Steph Catley | INTL-AUS |
| D | Monica Hickmann Alves | INTL-BRA |
| D | Alanna Kennedy | INTL-AUS |
| D | Ali Krieger | FED-USA |
| D | Cami Levin | |
| D | Toni Pressley | |
| M | Nickolette Driesse | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| M | Kristen Edmonds | |
| M | Maddy Evans | |
| M | Camila Martins Pereira | INTL-BRA |
| M | Dani Weatherholt | |
| F | Christina Burkenroad | |
| F | Danica Evans | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| F | Jamia Fields | |
| F | Alex Morgan | FED-USA; OOM |
| F | Jasmyne Spencer | |
| F | Chioma Ubogagu | |
| F | Marta Vieira da Silva | INTL-BRA; OOM |
19 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Britt Eckerstrom | |
| GK | Adrianna Franch | |
| D | Kendall Johnson | |
| D | Meghan Klingenberg | FED-USA |
| D | Emily Menges | |
| D | Katherine Reynolds | |
| D | Emily Sonnett | FED-USA |
| M | Celeste Boureille | |
| M | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | INTL-ISL |
| M | Amandine Henry | INTL-FRA |
| M | Lindsey Horan | FED-USA |
| M | Allie Long | FED-USA |
| M | Mana Shim | |
| M | Mallory Weber | |
| F | Tobin Heath | FED-USA |
| F | Meg Morris | |
| F | Nadia Nadim | INTL-DEN |
| F | Christine Sinclair | FED-CAN |
| F | Hayley Raso | INTL-AUS |
| F | Ashleigh Sykes | INTL-AUS; OOM |
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Haley Kopmeyer | |
| GK | Madalyn Schiffel | |
| D | Elli Reed | |
| D | Merritt Mathias | |
| D | Lauren Barnes | |
| D | Rachel Corsie | INTL-SCO |
| D | Carson Pickett | |
| D | Maddie Bauer | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| D | Rebekah Stott | INTL-NZL |
| M | Lindsay Elston | |
| M | Jessica Fishlock | |
| M | Michaela Hahn | Claimed off waivers from the North Carolina Courage on 4/11/2017. |
| M | Kristen McNabb | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| M | Christine Nairn | |
| M | Rumi Utsugi | INTL-JPN |
| F | Beverly Yanez | |
| F | Kiersten Dallstream | |
| F | Megan Rapinoe | FED-USA |
| F | Nahomi Kawasumi | INTL-JPN |
| F | Katie Johnson | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| F | Larissa Crummer | INTL-AUS; D45 |
20 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Caroline Casey | |
| GK | Kailen Sheridan | FED-CAN; 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| D | Mandy Freeman | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| D | Kayla Mills | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| D | Christie Rampone | |
| D | Domi Richardson | |
| D | Erin Simon | |
| D | Erica Skroski | |
| M | Daphne Corboz | |
| M | Sarah Killion | |
| M | Taylor Lytle | |
| M | Raquel Rodríguez | INTL-CRC |
| M | Nikki Stanton | |
| M | Madison Tiernan | |
| F | Kim DeCesare | |
| F | Leah Galton | INTL-ENG |
| F | Maya Hayes | |
| F | Tasha Kai | OOM; D45 |
| F | Sam Kerr | INTL-AUS |
| F | McKenzie Meehan | 2017 NWSL College Draft Pick |
| F | Kelley O'Hara | FED-USA |
19 of 20 spots filled
| Position | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GK | Didi Haracic | |
| GK | Stephanie Labbé | FED-CAN |
| GK | Kelsey Wys | OOM; D45 |
| D | Whitney Church | |
| D | Caprice Dydasco | D45 |
| D | Estelle Johnson | |
| D | Kassey Kallman | |
| D | Alyssa Kleiner | |
| D | Shelina Zadorsky | FED-CAN |
| M | Cameron Castleberry | 2017 NWSL College Draft |
| M | Meggie Dougherty Howard | 2017 NWSL College Draft |
| M | Tori Huster | |
| M | Joanna Lohman | |
| M | Kristie Mewis | |
| M | Line Sigvardsen Jensen | INTL-DEN |
| F | Lindsay Agnew | 2017 NWSL College Draft |
| F | Cali Farquharson | OOM; D45 |
| F | Francisca Ordega | INTL-NGA |
| F | Arielle Ship | 2017 NWSL College Draft |
| F | Havana Solaun | |
| F | Katie Stengel | |
| F | Cheyna Williams |