NWSL Notebook

All-Time Leaders

Career and single-season leaders across every NWSL regular season since 2016. 2020 is excluded per league determination. Career totals sum the same season tables shown on player pages; * marks players active in 2026.

Season Honor Roll

RkSeasonGolden BootGlsxG LeaderxGVAEP LeaderVAEPComposite LeaderComp
12026Barbra Banda12Barbra Banda9.2Barbra Banda9.3Barbra Banda2.000
22025Temwa Chawinga15Temwa Chawinga13.8Temwa Chawinga9.0Julia Lester1.700
32024Temwa Chawinga21Temwa Chawinga17.8Temwa Chawinga17.1Aisha Solórzano1.780
42023Sophia Wilson11Ashley Hatch11.5Sam Staab9.7Debinha1.390
52022Ebony Salmon18Alex Morgan13.6Debinha12.8Sophia Wilson1.650
62021Amy Rodriguez10Sophia Wilson9.9Midge Purce7.0
72019Sam Kerr18Sam Kerr12.2Sam Kerr11.2
82018Sam Kerr16Lynn Biyendolo15.8Lindsey Horan13.9
92017Sam Kerr17Christen Press12.0Marta10.4
102016Lynn Biyendolo11Nadia Nadim6.5Lynn Biyendolo12.2

Scoring

Goals — Career
1Lynn Biyendolo2016–202567
2Debinha*2017–202657
3Sam Kerr2016–201956
4Sophia Wilson*2021–202651
5Ashley Hatch2017–202549
6Christine Sinclair2016–202449
7Marta*2017–202648
8Alex Morgan2016–202446
9Temwa Chawinga*2024–202644
10Barbra Banda*2024–202637
Goals — Single Season
1Temwa Chawinga202421
2Ebony Salmon202218
3Sam Kerr201918
4Barbra Banda202417
5Sam Kerr201717
6Alex Morgan202216
7Sam Kerr201816
8Sophia Wilson202215
9Temwa Chawinga202515
10Cece Delzer202214
Assists — Career
1Sofia Huerta*2016–202632
2Lynn Biyendolo2016–202529
3Jess McDonald2016–202327
4Debinha*2017–202626
5Yuki Nagasato2017–202425
6Vanessa DiBernardo*2016–202624
7Trinity Rodman*2021–202623
8Meghan Klingenberg2016–202421
9Nahomi Kawasumi2016–202321
10Crystal Dunn2016–202420
Assists — Single Season
1Croix Bethune202410
2Tobin Heath201610
3Nahomi Kawasumi20179
4Jess McDonald20188
5Sam Coffey20238
6Yuki Nagasato20198
7Alyssa Thompson20247
8Barbra Banda20247
9Debinha20197
10Jess McDonald20167

Playing Time

Matches Played — Career
1Danielle Colaprico*2016–2026212
2Caprice Dydasco2016–2025211
3Carson Pickett*2016–2026202
4Sofia Huerta*2016–2026201
5Haley McCutcheon*2018–2026196
6Lauren Barnes2016–2025193
7Lo'eau LaBonta*2016–2026193
8Arin Wright*2016–2026191
9Emily Sonnett*2016–2026188
10Denise O'Sullivan2016–2025187
Matches Played — Single Season
1Cece Delzer202250
2Amy Rodriguez202149
3Kristen Hamilton202148
4Hailie Mace202146
5Victoria Pickett202246
6Haley McCutcheon202242
7Ally Brazier202240
8Caprice Dydasco202237
9Ebony Salmon202236
10Madison Pogarch202236
Minutes — Career
1Caprice Dydasco2016–202518,055
2Sofia Huerta*2016–202618,053
3Danielle Colaprico*2016–202617,103
4Kailen Sheridan*2017–202617,053
5Emily Sonnett*2016–202616,871
6Jane Campbell*2017–202616,733
7Lauren Barnes2016–202516,632
8Aubrey Kingsbury2016–202516,544
9Arin Wright*2016–202616,164
10Haley McCutcheon*2018–202616,099
Minutes — Single Season
1Cece Delzer20223,706
2Amy Rodriguez20213,495
3Kristen Hamilton20213,294
4Victoria Pickett20223,000
5Haley McCutcheon20222,930
6Caprice Dydasco20222,802
7Adrianna Franch20212,700
8Tara Rudd20242,670
9Aubrey Kingsbury20242,669
10Emily Sonnett20252,639

Model Metrics

Expected Goals (xG) — Career
1Lynn Biyendolo2016–202560.0
2Debinha*2017–202650.0
3Ashley Hatch2017–202544.7
4Alex Morgan2016–202441.8
5Temwa Chawinga*2024–202640.4
6Sophia Wilson*2021–202639.5
7Sam Kerr2016–201936.9
8Christine Sinclair2016–202436.6
9Bethany Balcer2019–202533.8
10Marta*2017–202632.7
Expected Goals (xG) — Single Season
1Temwa Chawinga202417.8
2Lynn Biyendolo201815.8
3Temwa Chawinga202513.8
4Alex Morgan202213.6
5Sam Kerr201912.2
6Christen Press201712.0
7Sam Kerr201711.7
8Ashley Hatch202311.5
9Sam Kerr201811.3
10Lynn Biyendolo201911.3
VAEP — Career
1Debinha*2017–202658.8
2Christine Sinclair2016–202436.6
3Sam Kerr2016–201935.6
4Kailen Sheridan*2017–202634.5
5Sophia Wilson*2021–202634.0
6Marta*2017–202633.0
7Temwa Chawinga*2024–202632.5
8Lynn Biyendolo2016–202530.3
9Sam Staab*2019–202629.7
10Sofia Huerta*2016–202628.7
VAEP — Single Season
1Temwa Chawinga202417.1
2Lindsey Horan201813.9
3Debinha202212.8
4Barbra Banda202412.3
5Lynn Biyendolo201612.2
6Sophia Wilson202211.2
7Sam Kerr201911.2
8Mallory Swanson202210.9
9Kealia Watt201610.5
10Marta201710.4
Expected Threat (xT) — Career
1Carson Pickett*2016–202670.0
2Sam Staab*2019–202666.3
3Caprice Dydasco2016–202562.7
4Sofia Huerta*2016–202657.4
5Lauren Barnes2016–202553.8
6Meghan Klingenberg2016–202453.2
7Arin Wright*2016–202650.5
8Kailen Sheridan*2017–202643.1
9Jaelene Daniels2016–202240.6
10Debinha*2017–202640.2
Expected Threat (xT) — Single Season
1Kenza Dali202614.8
2Jaelene Daniels201913.7
3Izzy Rodriguez202613.6
4Carson Pickett202112.9
5Sam Staab202312.3
6Caprice Dydasco202111.8
7Sam Staab202611.7
8Olivia Moultrie202611.4
9Carson Pickett202211.1
10Sam Staab202511.1
Defensive Value (DAxT) — Career
Defensive Value (DAxT) — Single Season

Goalkeeping

Goalkeeping coverage begins in 2021.

Saves — Career
1Jane Campbell*2017–2026431
2Casey Murphy*2019–2026412
3Kailen Sheridan*2017–2026390
4Aubrey Kingsbury2016–2025362
5Alyssa Naeher*2016–2026346
6Katie Atkinson*2021–2026336
7Anna Moorhouse*2022–2026301
8DiDi Haracic*2017–2026244
9Adrianna Franch2016–2024243
10Mandy McGlynn*2021–2026211
Saves — Single Season
1Jane Campbell2024113
2Katie Atkinson2022112
3Casey Murphy2021109
4Anna Moorhouse202496
5Michelle Betos202196
6Jane Campbell202391
7Claudia Dickey202590
8Jordyn Bloomer202589
9Katie Atkinson202388
10Alyssa Naeher202487
Clean Sheets — Career
1Casey Murphy*2019–202637
2Kailen Sheridan*2017–202637
3Anna Moorhouse*2022–202634
4Jane Campbell*2017–202633
5Aubrey Kingsbury2016–202532
6Bella Bixby2021–202528
7Ann-Katrin Berger*2024–202627
8Adrianna Franch2016–202425
9Alyssa Naeher*2016–202620
10Katie Atkinson*2021–202620
Clean Sheets — Single Season
1Adrianna Franch202114
2Anna Moorhouse202414
3Lorena202514
4Ann-Katrin Berger202512
5Casey Murphy202111
6Bella Bixby202210
7Aubrey Kingsbury20259
8Aubrey Kingsbury20219
9Bella Bixby20219
10Casey Murphy20239

Composite Rating

Our overall player rating (model coverage 2022–present). A rating, not a counting stat — so single-season bests only.

Composite — Single Season
1Barbra Banda20261.996
2Aisha Solórzano20241.781
3Julia Lester20251.698
4Ashley Sanchez20261.675
5Sophia Wilson20221.654
6Barbra Banda20241.599
7Bianca St-Georges20221.585
8Aisha Solórzano20251.581
9Temwa Chawinga20251.547
10Taylor Flint20261.495