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2025 NWSL rookie class
Overview
LeagueNational Women's Soccer League
← 2024 (via draft)

The rookie class for the 2025 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the first since the abolition of the NWSL Draft. Instead of being selected in a draft, first-year professionals are able to sign with teams as free agents.

List

Date Nat. Player Pos. NWSL team College Ref.
Nov 7, 2024 United States Trinity Byars FW San Diego Wave FC Texas
Dec 13, 2024 United States Quincy McMahon DF San Diego Wave FC UCLA
Dec 19, 2024 Canada Brooklyn Courtnall DF North Carolina Courage USC
Dec 23, 2024 United States Sarah Schupansky FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Pittsburgh
Dec 23, 2024 United States Macey Hodge MF Angel City FC Mississippi State
Dec 30, 2024 United States Mia Justus GK Utah Royals Texas
Dec 30, 2024 United States Karlie Lema FW Bay FC California
Jan 3, 2025 United States Lilly Reale DF NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA
Jan 6, 2025 Nigeria Deborah Abiodun MF Washington Spirit Pittsburgh
Jan 6, 2025 United States Emma Gaines-Ramos FW Washington Spirit San Diego State
Jan 8, 2025 United States Khyah Harper FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Minnesota
Jan 8, 2025 United States Clare Gagne GK Kansas City Current North Carolina
Jan 8, 2025 United States Mary Long FW Kansas City Current Duke
Jan 8, 2025 United States Katie Scott DF Kansas City Current Penn State
Jan 8, 2025 United States Emily Mason DF Seattle Reign FC Rutgers
Jan 8, 2025 United States Maddie Dahlien FW Seattle Reign FC North Carolina
Jan 8, 2025 United States Pietra Tordin FW Portland Thorns FC Princeton
Jan 9, 2025 United States Taylor Huff MF Bay FC Florida State
Jan 10, 2025 United States Ryan Campbell GK NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA
Jan 13, 2025 Canada Zara Chavoshi DF Orlando Pride Wake Forest
Jan 15, 2025 Japan Manaka Hayashi MF Chicago Stars FC Santa Clara

See also

References

  1. "10 College Prospects to Watch This Offseason". National Women's Soccer League. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  2. Clark, Travis (December 16, 2024). "Professional Signing Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  3. "San Diego makes Byars NWSL's 1st NCAA signing since end of draft". ESPN. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  4. Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (December 13, 2024). "San Diego Wave Sign UCLA Defender Quincy McMahon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  5. "With no NWSL draft, Courage sign All-America defender from Southern Cal". WRALSportsFan.com. December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  6. Kriger, Rachael (December 23, 2024). "Pitt's Sarah Schupansky signs with NWSL's Gotham FC". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  7. Calhoun, Damian (December 23, 2024). "Angel City FC signs Macey Hodge, the SEC Midfielder of the Year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  8. "Utah Royals FC Adds Rookie Goalkeeper Mia Justus". Utah Royals. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  10. "Gotham FC Signs UCLA Defender Lilly Reale to Multi-Year Contract". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "Washington Spirit Starts Promising 2025 Rookie Class with Two Signings". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
  12. "Gotham FC Signs University of Minnesota Forward Khyah Harper". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  13. ^ "Kansas City Current signs trio of collegiate stars Two U17 World Cup stars and a NCAA National Champion set to join Kansas City". Kansas City Current. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  14. "Seattle Reign FC Signs Rutgers Defender Emily Mason". Seattle Reign FC. March 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  15. "Seattle Reign FC Signs UNC Forward Maddie Dahlien". Seattle Reign FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  16. "Portland Thorns Sign U20 USYNT Forward Pietra Tordin". Portland Thorns FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  17. "Bay FC signs three-time All-American Taylor Huff to first professional contract". Bay FC. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  18. "Gotham FC Signs UCLA Goalkeeper Ryan Campbell". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  19. "Orlando Pride signs defender Zara Chavoshi". Orlando Pride. January 13, 2025. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  20. "Chicago Stars FC Signs Midfielder, Manaka Hayashi". Chicago Stars FC. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.

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