Best NWSL Player ESPY Award

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]

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Awarded forbest NWSL player
Presented byESPN
First awarded2018
Currently held byAshley Hatch (USA)
Websitewww.espn.com/espys/

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[lower-alpha 1] 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

Footnotes
  1. Now known as OL Reign.

References
  1. Messer, Lesley (June 19, 2020). "7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic". Good Morning America. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. "Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners". ESPN.com. July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  3. "2019 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  4. "2021 ESPYS award winners". ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. "2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners". ESPN.com. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
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