2023 NWSL Draft | |
Sport: | Soccer |
Time: | 18:00 ET |
Location: | Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Network: | CBS Sports |
League: | National Women's Soccer League |
First: | Alyssa Thompson, Angel City FC |
Fewest: | Angel City FC, NJ/NY Gotham FC, OL Reign (2) |
Most: | Kansas City Current (8) |
Overall: | 48 |
Rounds: | 4 |
Prev: | 2022 |
Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 NWSL Draft presented by Ally was the eleventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select amateur players above the age of 18 playing in the United States who exhausted, lost, or renounced any remaining collegiate eligibility,[1] as well as select players that the NWSL had already signed in advance.[2] It was held on January 12, 2023, at the 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia and covered by various linear and online platforms of CBS Sports.
Angel City FC selected Alyssa Thompson of the Harvard-Westlake School with the first overall pick. She was the first player ever to be picked in an NWSL draft directly out of high school.[3]
+ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player | |
Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team | ||
^ | Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year | |
Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, or Challenge Cup) |
Notes | College | ||||||
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Round 1 | 1 | F | N/A | ||||
2 | F | Duke | |||||
3 | * | D | Florida State | ||||
4 | *^ | M | Florida State | ||||
5 | D | Alabama | |||||
6 | F | Notre Dame | |||||
7 | F | Penn State | |||||
8 | D | California | |||||
9 | M | Florida State | |||||
10 | F | Virginia | |||||
11 | F | Virginia | |||||
12 | F | Santa Clara | |||||
Round 2 | 13 | M | Stanford | ||||
14 | # | M | Oklahoma State | ||||
15 | D | West Virginia | |||||
16 | F | Ohio State | |||||
17 | D | Notre Dame | |||||
18 | # | G | Iowa State | ||||
19 | D | Washington | |||||
20 | M | Harvard | |||||
21 | F | TCU | |||||
22 | D | South Carolina | |||||
23 | F | Penn State | |||||
24 | # | F | Michigan State | ||||
Round 3 | 25 | D | North Carolina | ||||
26 | F | Arizona State | |||||
27 | G | California | |||||
28 | G | Gonzaga | |||||
29 | M | New Mexico | |||||
30 | F | Alabama | |||||
31 | # | F | Alabama | ||||
32 | # | G | Michigan State | ||||
33 | # | G | UCLA | ||||
34 | F | Long Beach State | |||||
35 | # | D | Washington State | ||||
36 | D | LSU | |||||
Round 4 | 37 | F | Colorado | ||||
38 | # | D | Vanderbilt | ||||
39 | M | Washington | |||||
40 | # | D | Duke | ||||
41 | # | F | UCF | ||||
42 | M | Kansas | |||||
43 | M | Duke | |||||
44 | # | M | Arizona | ||||
45 | M | Wake Forest | |||||
46 | M | Wisconsin | |||||
47 | # | G | Ole Miss | ||||
48 | D | UCLA |
Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2023.
Player | Original NWSL team | College | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
D | Oregon | |||
D | Denver | |||
M | California | |||
M | Duke | |||
D | Oregon | |||
F | Oregon State | |||
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
In 2023, a total of 34 colleges had players selected. Of these, three had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Arizona, Iowa State and New Mexico.
Selections | Schools | |
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3 | Alabama, Duke, Florida State | |
2 | California, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, UCLA, Virginia, Washington |
Conference | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total |
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ACC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Big Ten | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Big West | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Big 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Ivy League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mountain West | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Pac-12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
SEC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
The American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Non-college athlete | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Position | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Total | |
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Goalkeeper | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Defender | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
Midfielder | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | |
Forward | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 |