The 2024 North Carolina Courage season was the team's eighth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Courage played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States. They finished the regular season in fifth place and qualified for the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current.[1]

Background

See also: 2023 North Carolina Courage season

In the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season, the Courage were on top of the league standings in July but finished the season in 3rd place, then fell in the first round of the NWSL playoffs to eventual champions NJ/NY Gotham FC.[2][3] Forward Kerolin scored 10 goals and was named the NWSL MVP.[3] The Courage won the NWSL Challenge Cup for the second year in a row.[4]

Broadcasting

Team

Squad

As of August 21, 2024.[5]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Casey Murphy  United States
2 FW Ashley Sanchez  United States
3 DF Kaleigh Kurtz  United States
5 FW Haley Hopkins  United States
6 MF Narumi Miura  Japan
7 DF Malia Berkely  United States
8 MF Brianna Pinto  United States
9 FW Kerolin  Brazil
10 MF Denise O'Sullivan (captain)  Republic of Ireland
11 DF Felicitas Rauch  Germany
13 DF Ryan Williams  United States
14 FW Tyler Lussi  United States
16 MF Riley Jackson  United States
17 MF Dani Weatherholt  United States
18 DF Sydney Collins  Canada
19 MF Landy Mertz  United States
20 FW Olivia Wingate  United States
22 FW Cortnee Vine  Australia
23 FW Bianca St-Georges  Canada
24 DF Estelle Johnson  Cameroon
25 MF Meredith Speck  United States
27 DF Maycee Bell  United States
33 DF Charlotte McLean  Australia
34 MF Manaka Matsukubo  Japan
44 GK Marisa Bova  United States
51 GK Hensley Hancuff  United States
77 FW Aline Gomes  Brazil
94 MF Victoria Pickett  Canada

Staff

As of April 29, 2023.[6][7][8]
Executive
Chairman Steve Malik
President Francie Gottsegen
Chief soccer officer Curt Johnson
Assistant general manager Bobby Hammond
Coaching
Head coach United States Sean Nahas
Assistant coach England Nathan Thackeray
Assistant coach England Emma Thomson

Regular season

Matches

March 16, 2024 (2024-3-16) 1 North Carolina Courage 5–1 Houston Dash Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,878
Referee: Anya Voigt
March 22, 2024 (2024-3-22) 2 Utah Royals 2–1 North Carolina Courage Sandy, Utah
7:30 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
March 30, 2024 (2024-3-30) 3 North Carolina Courage 1–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Elton Garcia
April 13, 2024 (2024-4-13) 4 North Carolina Courage 2–0 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,711
Referee: Matthew Thompson
April 21, 2024 (2024-4-21) 5 Angel City FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Los Angeles, California
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Alexis Da Silva
April 27, 2024 (2024-4-27) 6 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Seattle Reign FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,135
Referee: Gerald Flores
May 1, 2024 (2024-5-1) 7 Orlando Pride 4–1 North Carolina Courage Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 4, 2024 (2024-5-4) 8 NJ/NY Gotham FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage Harrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,184
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
May 12, 2024 (2024-5-12) 9 Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Adam Kilpatrick
May 17, 2024 (2024-5-17) 10 North Carolina Courage 1–0 Utah Royals Cary, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,528
Referee: Alex Billeter
May 24, 2024 (2024-5-24) 11 Houston Dash 3–0 North Carolina Courage Houston, Texas
7:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,732
June 8, 2024 (2024-6-8) 12 Portland Thorns FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,025
Referee: Danielle Chesky
June 15, 2024 (2024-6-15) 13 North Carolina Courage 0–0 Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,776
Referee: John C. Griggs
June 23, 2024 (2024-6-23) 14 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Chicago Red Stars Cary, North Carolina
6:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,256
Referee: Laura Rodriguez
June 29, 2024 (2024-6-29) 15 Washington Spirit 0–1 North Carolina Courage Washington, D.C.
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 15,717
Referee: Rebecca Pagan
July 7, 2024 (2024-7-7) 16 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Racing Louisville FC Cary, North Carolina
4:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Anya Voigt
August 25, 2024 (2024-8-25) 17 Seattle Reign FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage Seattle, Washington
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 16,598
Referee: Greg Dopka
September 1, 2024 (2024-9-1) 18 North Carolina Courage 2–1 Kansas City Current Cary, North Carolina
2:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,003
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
September 8, 2024 (2024-9-8) 19 San Diego Wave FC 1–4 North Carolina Courage San Diego, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 26,516
Referee: Brad Jensen
September 13, 2024 (2024-9-13) 20 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Bay FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: John Griggs
September 21, 2024 (2024-9-21) 21 Racing Louisville FC 2–1 North Carolina Courage Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Adorae Monroy
September 29, 2024 (2024-9-29) 22 Chicago Red Stars 1–3 North Carolina Courage Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 4,317
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
October 5, 2024 (2024-10-5) 23 North Carolina Courage 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 8,496
Referee: Melinda Sopka
October 12, 2024 (2024-10-12) 24 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,037
Referee: Eric Tattersall
October 19, 2024 (2024-10-19) 25 Bay FC 1–0 North Carolina Courage San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,901
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
November 2, 2024 (2024-11-2) 26 North Carolina Courage 0–1 Washington Spirit Cary, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-5) Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 10,026
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 26 17 5 4 41 20 +21 56 Playoffs
4 Kansas City Current 26 16 7 3 57 31 +26 55
5 North Carolina Courage 26 12 3 11 34 28 +6 39
6 Portland Thorns FC 26 10 4 12 37 35 +2 34
7 Bay FC 26 11 1 14 31 41 −10 34
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 12 3 11 34 28  +6 39 9 3 1 22 8  +14 3 0 10 12 20  −8

Last updated: November 2, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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StadiumHAHHAHAAAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAH
ResultWLWWLWLLLWLLDWWWLWWDLWWDLL
Position13324266678766665555555555
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

Further information: 2024 National Women's Soccer League season § Playoffs

The Courage clinched the fifth position in the table and qualified for the championship playoffs, where they faced and lost to the fourth-seeded Kansas City Current.

November 9, 2024 (2024-11-09) Quarterfinals Kansas City Current 1–0 North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
11:00 p.m. CST (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Brad Jensen

NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

Main article: 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

The Courage finished first in Group E and were the 4th-highest ranked group winners, qualifying them to advance to the tournament semifinals, where they lost to the Kansas City Current.

Group stage matches

July 20, 2024 (2024-7-20) North Carolina Courage United States 1–1
(5–4 p)		 United States Orlando Pride Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:30 p.m.
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Lorenzo Hernandez
Penalties
July 26, 2024 (2024-7-26) Racing Louisville FC United States 1–1
(4–5 p)		 United States North Carolina Courage Louisville, United States
8:00 p.m.
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 4,083
Penalties
July 31, 2024 (2024-7-31) North Carolina Courage United States 3–0 Mexico Monterrey Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 p.m.
Report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,438
Referee: Danielle Chesky

Group stage standings

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NC LOU ORL MON
1 United States North Carolina Courage 3 1 2 0 0 5 2 +3 7 Advances to knockout stage — 1–1 1–1 3–0
2 United States Racing Louisville FC 3 1 1 1 0 5 3 +2 6 1–1 — 1–1 3–1
3 United States Orlando Pride 3 0 1 2 0 4 4 0 4 1–1 1–1 — 2–2
4 Mexico Monterrey 3 0 0 1 2 3 8 −5 1 0–3 1–3 2–2 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: tiebreakers

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
3 2 1 0 5 2  +3 7 2 0 0 4 1  +3 0 1 0 1 1  0

Last updated: August 6, 2024.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Knockout stage

August 6, 2024 (2024-08-06) Kansas City Current United States 2–0 United States North Carolina Courage Kansas City, Missouri
21:00 ET
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Referee: Katja Koroleva

Squad statistics

As of Match played November 9, 2024

Appearances

Only players who have made appearances are listed. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Playoffs Summer Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Casey Murphy 27 0 26 0 1 0 0 0
44 GK United States USA Marisa Bova 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Defenders
3 DF United States USA Kaleigh Kurtz 31 1 26 1 1 0 4 0
7 DF United States USA Malia Berkely 30 1 25 1 1 0 4 0
11 DF Germany GER Felicitas Rauch 26 1 21+4 1 1 0 0 0
13 DF United States USA Ryan Williams 30 0 25 0 1 0 4 0
27 DF United States USA Maycee Bell 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia AUS Charlotte McLean 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
2 MF United States USA Ashley Sanchez 31 6 25+1 5 1 0 4 1
6 MF Japan JPN Narumi Miura 30 0 23+2 0 1 0 4 0
8 MF United States USA Brianna Pinto 24 3 9+11 3 0 0 1+3 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Denise O'Sullivan 26 1 21+2 1 1 0 2 0
16 MF United States USA Riley Jackson 22 1 3+15 0 0 0 2+2 1
17 MF United States USA Dani Weatherholt 25 1 8+13 1 0 0 4 0
19 MF United States USA Landy Mertz 4 1 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 1
25 MF United States USA Meredith Speck 16 2 1+10 2 0+1 0 2+2 0
34 MF Japan JPN Manaka Matsukubo 21 3 11+6 2 1 0 1+2 1
94 MF Canada CAN Victoria Pickett 23 0 6+13 0 0 0 2+2 0
Forwards
5 FW United States USA Haley Hopkins 28 4 18+5 3 0+1 0 2+2 1
9 FW Brazil BRA Kerolin 6 1 2+3 1 1 0 0 0
14 FW United States USA Tyler Lussi 26 4 20+2 4 0 0 3+1 0
20 FW United States USA Olivia Wingate 13 2 1+9 2 0+1 0 1+1 0
22 FW Australia AUS Cortnee Vine 5 1 2+2 1 0+1 0 0 0
23 FW Canada CAN Bianca St-Georges 22 3 8+13 3 0+1 0 0 0
77 FW Brazil BRA Aline Gomes 8 1 5+2 1 1 0 0 0

Goals

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Summer Cup Total
1 2 MF United States Ashley Sanchez 5 0 1 6
2 14 FW United States Tyler Lussi 4 0 0 4
3 5 FW United States Haley Hopkins 3 0 1 4
4 8 MF United States Brianna Pinto 3 0 0 3
23 FW Canada Bianca St-Georges 3 0 0 3
5 34 MF Japan Manaka Matsukubo 2 0 1 3
6 25 MF United States Meredith Speck 2 0 0 2
20 FW United States Olivia Wingate 2 0 0 2
7 7 DF United States Malia Berkely 1 0 0 1
77 FW Brazil Aline Gomes 1 0 0 1
9 FW Brazil Kerolin 1 0 0 1
3 DF United States Kaleigh Kurtz 1 0 0 1
10 MF Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan 1 0 0 1
11 DF Germany Felicitas Rauch 1 0 0 1
22 FW Australia Cortnee Vine 1 0 0 1
17 MF United States Dani Weatherholt 1 0 0 1
8 16 MF United States Riley Jackson 0 0 1 1
19 MF United States Landy Mertz 0 0 1 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Total 34 0 5 39

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Summer Cup Total
1 2 MF United States Ashley Sanchez 4 0 0 4
2 7 DF United States Malia Berkely 3 0 0 3
10 MF Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan 3 0 0 3
3 25 MF United States Meredith Speck 1 0 2 3
4 14 FW United States Tyler Lussi 2 0 0 2
8 MF United States Brianna Pinto 2 0 0 2
20 FW United States Olivia Wingate 2 0 0 2
5 5 FW United States Haley Hopkins 1 0 1 2
6 34 MF Japan Manaka Matsukubo 1 0 0 1
94 MF Canada Victoria Pickett 1 0 0 1
23 FW Canada Bianca St-Georges 1 0 0 1
7 13 DF United States Ryan Williams 0 0 1 1
Total 21 0 4 25

Clean sheets

Rank No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Summer Cup Total
1 1 United States Casey Murphy 6 0 0 6
2 44 United States Marisa Bova 0 0 1 1
Total 6 0 1 7

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Summer Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK United States Casey Murphy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 MF United States Ashley Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF United States Kaleigh Kurtz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 FW United States Haley Hopkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 MF Japan Narumi Miura 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
11 DF Germany Felicitas Rauch 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 DF United States Ryan Williams 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
14 FW United States Tyler Lussi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 FW Canada Bianca St-Georges 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
25 MF United States Meredith Speck 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
94 MF Canada Victoria Pickett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 28 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 31 1 0

Transactions

2024 NWSL Draft

Main article: 2024 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.

R P Player Pos. College Status Ref.
2 24 United States Talia Staude
DF
 University of Virginia Signed to a three-year contract. [9][10]
3 40 United States Julia Dorsey
DF
 University of North Carolina
4 52 United States Landy Mertz
MF
 University of Pittsburgh

Re-signings

Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 17, 2023 United States Marisa Bova
GK
 Re-signed to a two-year contract. [11]
December 4, 2023 United States Tess Boade
FW
 Re-signed to a two-year contract. [12]
February 7, 2024 United States Tyler Lussi
FW
 Re-signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option. [13]
March 5, 2024 United States Meredith Speck
MF
 Re-signed to a one-year contract. [14]

Loans in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
July 27, 2023 Japan Manaka Matsukubo
MF
 Japan MyNavi Sendai Loaned until June 2024.

Courage have option to transfer playing rights to the club on a permanent basis following the loan period.

Signed permanently on June 27, 2024.

[15][16]

Loans out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
August 15, 2023 United States Hensley Hancuff
GK
 Sweden Växjö DFF Loaned through the 2023-24 Damallsvenskan season.

Recalled from loan on January 4, 2024.

[17][18]
January 31, 2024 Denmark Mille Gejl
FW
 France Montpellier HSC Loaned through June 2024.

Montpellier have option to purchase contract following the loan period.

[19]
August 9, 2024 United States Julia Dorsey
DF
 United States Dallas Trinity FC Loaned through the remainder of the 2024 NWSL season. [20]
August 20, 2024 United States Talia Staude
DF
 United States Tampa Bay Sun FC Loaned through December 2024. [21]

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 8, 2024 Canada Bianca St-Georges
FW
 United States Chicago Red Stars Free agent signed to a two-year contract with a mutual option. [22]
January 12, 2024 United States Ashley Sanchez
MF
 United States Washington Spirit Traded in exchange for the 5th overall pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and $250,000 in allocation money. [23]
January 16, 2024 United States Dani Weatherholt
MF
 United States Angel City FC Free agent signed to a two-year contract. [24]
January 17, 2024 Germany Felicitas Rauch
DF
 Germany VfL Wolfsburg Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a two-year contract. [25]
March 13, 2024 United States Maya McCutcheon
DF
 United States West Virginia Mountaineers Preseason trialists signed to 2024 injury replacement contracts. [26]
United States Jenna Winebrenner
DF
 United States Kansas City Current
June 14, 2024 Australia Cortnee Vine
FW
 Australia Sydney FC Acquired via a free transfer and signed to a three-year contract. [27]
June 17, 2024 Australia Charlotte McLean
DF
 Australia Sydney FC Acquired via a free transfer and signed to a two-year contract. [28]
June 27, 2024 Japan Manaka Matsukubo
MF
 Japan MyNavi Sendai Loanee acquired permanently for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a two-year contract. [16]
July 16, 2024 United States Victoria Haugen
DF
 United States Virginia Tech Hokies Preseason trialist signed to a national team replacement contract. [29]
July 30, 2024 Brazil Aline Gomes
FW
 Brazil Ferroviária Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee and signed to a three-year contract with an option. [30]
August 21, 2024 United States Maycee Bell
DF
 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Traded in exchange for $80,000 in allocation money and $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds. [31]
August 27, 2024 United States Victoria Haugen
DF
 United States Virginia Tech Hokies Former replacement players signed to new national team replacement contracts. [32]
United States Maya McCutcheon
DF
 United States West Virginia Mountaineers

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
November 20, 2023 United States Emily Gray
MF
 United States Utah Royals Traded in exchange for $30,000 of allocation money and 2024 Expansion Protection from the Utah Royals. [33]
United States Frankie Tagliaferri
MF
United States Sarah Clark
DF
 Australia Canberra United FC Out of contract. [34][35]
United States Emily Fox
DF
 England Arsenal Free agent signing. [34][36]
Denmark Rikke Madsen
FW
 England Everton Free agent signing. [34][37]
United States Kiki Pickett
DF
 United States Bay FC Free agent signing. [34][38]
United States Brittany Ratcliffe
FW
 United States Washington Spirit Free agent signing. [34][39]
December 15, 2023 United States Tess Boade
FW
 United States Bay FC Selected in the 2024 NWSL expansion draft. [40]
United States Katelyn Rowland
GK
March 21, 2024 Japan Rikako Kobayashi
MF
 Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza Mutual contract termination. [41]
July 3, 2024 Denmark Mille Gejl
FW
 England Crystal Palace Mutual contract termination. [42]
August 1, 2024 United States Jenna Winebrenner
DF
 United States Dallas Trinity FC Waived. [43]
August 21, 2024 United States Victoria Haugen
DF
 United States North Carolina Courage Waived. [44]
United States Maya McCutcheon
DF
 United States North Carolina Courage
September 16, 2024 United States Maya McCutcheon
DF
 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix FC Waived. [45]
October 3, 2024 United States Victoria Haugen
DF
 Waived. [46]

Retirements

Date Player Pos. Ref.
May 10, 2024 United States Clara Schilke
MF
 [47]

Preseason trialists

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Courage released their preseason roster on January 29, 2024.[48] The club later added six more non-rostered invitees to their roster on February 9, 2024.[49]

Player Pos. Previous club Notes Ref.
United States Rylee Baisden
FW
 Australia Perth Glory FC Not signed. [49]
United States Giovanna DeMarco
MF
 United States San Diego Wave FC Not signed. [48]
United States Bella Gaetino
FW
 United States Michigan Hawks Not signed. [49]
United States Victoria Haugen
DF
 United States Virginia Tech Hokies Signed to a national team replacement contract on July 16, 2024. [49][29]
United States Emma Hawkins
FW
 United States Oklahoma Sooners Not signed. [49]
United States Lauren Kellett
GK
 United States TCU Horned Frogs Not signed. [49]
United States Maya McCutcheon
DF
 United States West Virginia Mountaineers Signed to an injury replacement contract on March 13, 2024. [48][26]
United States Jenna Winebrenner
DF
 United States Kansas City Current Signed to an injury replacement contract on March 13, 2024. [48][26]
United States Cayla White
GK
 United States Virginia Cavaliers Not signed. [49]

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Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_North_Carolina_Courage_season
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