Best NWSL Player ESPY Award

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Presented by	ESPN
First awarded	2018
Currently held by	Ashley Hatch (USA)
Official 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	100px	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	100px	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	100px	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	100px	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

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External links

Official websiteTemplate:ESPY Best NWSL Player

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v t e ESPY Awards
Cross-cutter	Courage Female Athlete Male Athlete Female College Athlete Male College Athlete Breakthrough Athlete Championship Performance Coach/Manager Female Athlete with a Disability Male Athlete with a Disability Game Perseverance Upset Moment Play Record-Breaking Performance Team
Individual	Female Action Male Action Bowler Boxer Driver Female Golfer Male Golfer Jockey MLS MLB MMA Fighter NBA NFL NHL NWSL Female Tennis Male Tennis WNBA International Athlete Male U.S. Olympian Female U.S. Olympian
Discontinued	Action Soccer Female Soccer Male Soccer U.S. Olympian Male College Basketball Female College Basketball College Football Disabled Angler Golfer Female Track Male Track Outdoor Sportsman Movie Undeniable Performance Track and Field Comeback Athlete Fighter
Award ceremonies	1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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