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.[1][2]

List

Date Nat. Player Pos. NWSL team College Ref.
Nov 7, 2024 United States Trinity Byars FW San Diego Wave FC Texas [3]
Dec 13, 2024 United States Quincy McMahon DF San Diego Wave FC UCLA [4]
Dec 19, 2024 Canada Brooklyn Courtnall DF North Carolina Courage USC [5]
Dec 23, 2024 United States Sarah Schupansky FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Pittsburgh [6]
Dec 23, 2024 United States Macey Hodge MF Angel City FC Mississippi State [7]
Dec 30, 2024 United States Mia Justus GK Utah Royals Texas [8]
Dec 30, 2024 United States Karlie Lema FW Bay FC California [9]
Jan 3, 2025 United States Lilly Reale DF NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [10]
Jan 6, 2025 Nigeria Deborah Abiodun MF Washington Spirit Pittsburgh [11]
Jan 6, 2025 United States Emma Gaines-Ramos FW Washington Spirit San Diego State [11]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Khyah Harper FW NJ/NY Gotham FC Minnesota [12]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Clare Gagne GK Kansas City Current North Carolina [13]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Mary Long FW Kansas City Current Duke [13]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Katie Scott DF Kansas City Current Penn State [13]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Emily Mason DF Seattle Reign FC Rutgers [14]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Maddie Dahlien FW Seattle Reign FC North Carolina [15]
Jan 8, 2025 United States Pietra Tordin FW Portland Thorns FC Princeton [16]
Jan 9, 2025 United States Taylor Huff MF Bay FC Florida State [17]
Jan 10, 2025 United States Ryan Campbell GK NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [18]
Jan 13, 2025 Canada Zara Chavoshi DF Orlando Pride Wake Forest [19]
Jan 15, 2025 Japan Manaka Hayashi MF Chicago Stars FC Santa Clara [20]
Jan 16, 2025 United States Trinity Armstrong DF San Diego Wave FC North Carolina [21]
Jan 16, 2025 United States Ella Hase DF Racing Louisville FC Duke [22]
Jan 17, 2025 United States Sarah Weber FW Racing Louisville FC Nebraska [23]
Jan 20, 2025 United States Allie George DF Racing Louisville FC Virginia Tech [24]
Jan 21, 2025 United States Maggie Graham MF Houston Dash Duke [25]
Jan 22, 2025 United States Jayden Perry DF Portland Thorns FC UCLA [26]
Jan 29, 2025 United States Sofia Cook MF NJ/NY Gotham FC UCLA [27]
Feb 7, 2025 United States Hannah Bebar MF Bay FC Duke [28]
Feb 12, 2025 United States DeAira Jackson GK Orlando Pride Grand Canyon [29]
Feb 12, 2025 United States Aryssa Mahrt MF Orlando Pride Wisconsin [29]
Feb 16, 2025 United States Carissa Boeckmann MF Portland Thorns FC Florida State [30]
Feb 21, 2025 United States Katie O'Kane MF Racing Louisville FC Utah [31]
Mar 3, 2025 United States Riley Tiernan FW Angel City FC Rutgers [32]
Mar 3, 2025 United States Hannah Johnson MF Angel City FC Mississippi State [32]

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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.
  21. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Signs 17-Year Old Defender Trinity Armstrong from University of North Carolina". San Diego Wave FC. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  22. ^ "Racing signs Duke playmaker Hase to first pro deal". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  23. ^ "Racing signs youth international forward Weber to first pro deal". Racing Louisville FC. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  24. ^ "Louisville native, W League grad George signs with Racing". Racing Louisville FC. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  25. ^ "Houston Dash Sign Duke University Midfielder Maggie Graham". Houston Dash. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 21, 2025.
  26. ^ "Thorns Sign Defender Jayden Perry". Portland Thorns FC. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  27. ^ "Gotham FC Signs UCLA Midfielder Sofia Cook to Multi-Year Contract". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  28. ^ "Bay FC Signs Three-Time All-American Hannah Bebar to First Professional Contract". Bay FC. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  29. ^ a b "Orlando Pride Signs midfielder Aryssa Mahrt and goalkeeper DeAira Jackson to short-term contracts". Orlando Pride. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  30. ^ Portland Thorns FC [@ThornsFC] (February 16, 2025). "📰 | We have signed midfielder Carissa Boeckman from Florida State University through the 2025 season" (Tweet). Retrieved February 21, 2025 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ "Racing signs former Utah standout O'Kane to first pro contract". Racing Louisville FC. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  32. ^ a b "ACFC Signs Forward Riley Tiernan and Midfielder Hannah Johnson". Angel City FC. March 3, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NWSL_rookie_class
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