NWSL Goal of the Week


The National Women's Soccer League Goal of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League since 2016. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the best goal over the past week.

Winners

2016

WeekPlayerClub
1 Steph CatleyOrlando Pride
2 Ali KriegerWashington Spirit
3 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
4 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
5 Alex MorganOrlando Pride
6 Tobin HeathPortland Thorns FC
7 Erika TymrakFC Kansas City
8 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
9 Becky SauerbrunnFC Kansas City
10 Jasmyne SpencerOrlando Pride
11 Dagný BrynjarsdóttirPortland Thorns FC
12 Kristen EdmondsOrlando Pride
13 Estefanía BaniniWashington Spirit
14 Rachel DalyHouston Dash
15 Rachel DalyHouston Dash
16 Christine NairnWashington Spirit
17 Alex MorganOrlando Pride
18 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
19 Kealia OhaiHouston Dash

2017

WeekPlayerClub
1 Rachel DalyHouston Dash
2 Danica EvansOrlando Pride
3 CamilaOrlando Pride
4 Jess FishlockSeattle Reign FC
5 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
6 Sofia HuertaChicago Red Stars
7 Becky SauerbrunnFC Kansas City
8 Lindsey HoranPortland Thorns FC
9 CamilaOrlando Pride
10 Vanessa DiBernardoChicago Red Stars
11 Sam KerrSky Blue FC
12 Lindsey HoranPortland Thorns FC
13 Toni PressleyOrlando Pride
14 Megan RapinoeSeattle Reign FC
14 Christen PressChicago Red Stars
15 Sofia HuertaChicago Red Stars
16 MartaOrlando Pride
17 Samantha KerrSky Blue FC
18 Alex MorganOrlando Pride
19 Julie ErtzChicago Red Stars
20 Christine SinclairPortland Thorns FC
21 Rachel DalyHouston Dash
22 Alanna KennedyOrlando Pride

2018

WeekPlayerClub
1 Gunnhildur Yrsa JónsdóttirUtah Royals FC
2 Lindsey HoranPortland Thorns FC
3 Lindsey HoranPortland Thorns FC
4 Merritt MathiasNorth Carolina Courage
5 Tobin HeathPortland Thorns FC
6 Diana MathesonUtah Royals FC
7 Christine NairnOrlando Pride
8 Carli LloydSky Blue FC
9 Sydney LerouxOrlando Pride
10 Katherine ReynoldsPortland Thorns FC
11/12 Brittany RatcliffeUtah Royals FC
13 Alanna KennedyOrlando Pride
14 Kealia OhaiHouston Dash
15 MartaOrlando Pride
16 Kristen EdmondsOrlando Pride
17 Toni PressleyOrlando Pride
19 Katie StengelUtah Royals FC
20 Hayley RasoPortland Thorns FC
21 Christine SinclairPortland Thorns FC
22 Tobin HeathPortland Thorns FC
24 Lindsey HoranPortland Thorns FC

2019

WeekWinnerNominatedRef
1 Tobin Heath
Portland Thorns		 Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
Megan Crosson
Washington Spirit
Nichelle Prince
Houston Dash
2 Alanna Kennedy
Orlando Pride		 Christine Sinclair
Portland Thorns
Lo'Eau LaBonta
Utah Royals FC
Bethany Balcer
Reign FC
3 Tobin Heath
Portland Thorns FC		 Christen Press
Utah Royals FC
Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
4 Kealia Ohai
Houston Dash		 Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
5 Andressinha
Portland Thorns		 Cheyna Matthews
Washington Spirit
Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
6 Jordan DiBiasi
Washington Spirit		 Raquel Rodriguez
Sky Blue FC
Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC
Elizabeth Eddy
North Carolina Courage
7 Bethany Balcer
Reign FC		 Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns FC
Makenzy Doniak
Utah Royals FC
Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
8 Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns		 Ashley Hatch
Washington Spirit
Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
Christine Nairn
Houston Dash
9 Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC		 Margaret Purce
Portland Thorns
Joanna Boyles
Orlando Pride
Julia Spetsmark
North Carolina Courage
10 Jess Fishlock
Reign FC		N/A
11 Tyler Lussi
Portland Thorns FC
 Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
Jess Fishlock
Reign FC
Leah Pruitt
North Carolina Courage
12 Marta
Orlando Pride		 Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
Celia
Reign FC
Bayley Feist
Washington Spirit
13 Tyler Lussi
Portland Thorns		 Marta
Orlando Pride
Debinha
North Carolina Courage
Jen Hoy
Sky Blue FC
14 Christen Press
Utah Royals FC		 Christine Sinclair
Portland Thorns FC
Marisa Viggiano
Orlando Pride
Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
15 Christen Press
Utah Royals FC		 Hayley Raso
Portland Thorns FC
Kristen Hamilton
North Carolina Courage
Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
16 Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars		 Rosie White
Reign FC
Debinha
North Carolina Courage
Imani Dorsey
Sky Blue FC
17 Amy Rodriguez
Utah Royals FC		 Yuki Nagasato
Chicago Red Stars
Crystal Dunn
North Carolina Courage
Shea Groom
Reign FC
18 Christen Press
Utah Royals FC		 Sam Kerr
Chicago Red Stars
Paige Monaghan
Sky Blue FC
Andi Sullivan
Washington Spirit

Multiple winners

The below table lists those who have won on more than one occasion.
*Indicates current NWSL player
ItalicsIndicates players still playing professional soccer

RankPlayerTeamWins
1stChristen Press*Chicago Red Stars, Utah Royals FC9
2ndTobin Heath*Portland Thorns FC5
3rdRachel Daly*Houston Dash4
3rdLindsay Horan*Portland Thorns FC4
5thAlex Morgan*Orlando Pride3
5thAlanna Kennedy*Orlando Pride3
5thKealia Ohai*Houston Dash3
5thMarta*Orlando Pride3
5thSam Kerr*Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars3
10thBecky Sauerbrunn*FC Kansas City2
10thKristen Edmonds*Orlando Pride2
10thSofia Huerta*Chicago Red Stars2
10thCamila*Orlando Pride2
10thChristine Sinclair*Portland Thorns FC2
10thToni Pressley*Orlando Pride2
10thChristine Nairn*Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride2
10thJess Fishlock*Reign FC2
10thTyler Lussi*Portland Thorns FC2
10thAmy Rodriguez*Utah Royals FC2