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 for | best NWSL player |
| Presented by | ESPN |
| First awarded | 2018 |
| Currently held by | Ashley Hatch (USA) |
| Website | www |
Winners and nominees
edit Player's team won the NWSL Challenge Cup
Player's team lost in the NWSL Challenge Cup
| Year | Image | Player | Nation | Team | Position | Other nominees | Ref(s) |
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| 2018 | _(cropped).jpg)
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Megan Rapinoe |  USA
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Seattle Reign FC[a] | Midfielder | Adrianna Franch ( USA) – Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr (  AUS) – Chicago Red StarsSam Mewis ( USA) – North Carolina Courage
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| 2019 | .jpg)
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Sam Kerr | AUS
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Chicago Red Stars | Forward | Abby Erceg ( NZL) – North Carolina CourageAdrianna Franch ( USA) – Portland Thorns FCLindsey Horan ( USA) – Portland Thorns FC
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| 2020 | Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [1] | |||||
| 2021 | .jpg)
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Julie Ertz | USA
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Chicago Red Stars | Midfielder | Rachel Daly ( ENG) – Houston DashKailen Sheridan (  CAN) – NJ/NY Gotham FCLynn Williams ( USA) – North Carolina Courage
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| 2022 | 
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Ashley Hatch | USA
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Washington Spirit | Forward | Aubrey Kingsbury ( USA) – Washington Spirit Caprice Dydasco (  WAL) – NJ/NY Gotham FCJess Fishlock ( USA) – OL Reign
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Statistics
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Footnotes
edit- ^ Now known as OL Reign.
References
edit- ^ 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.