Best NWSL Player ESPY Award explained

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
Awarded For:	best NWSL player
Presenter:	ESPN
Year:	2018
Holder:	Ashley Hatch (USA)

The Best NWSL Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It has been awarded annually since the first award at the 2018 ESPY Awards. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Winners and nominees

Player's team won the NWSL Challenge Cup
Player's team lost in the NWSL Challenge Cup

Best NWSL Player ESPY Award winners and nominees
Year	Image	Player	Team	Position	Other nominees	Ref(s)
2018		scope=row	United States	Seattle Reign FC	Midfielder	Adrianna Franch ( United States) – Portland Thorns FC Sam Kerr ( Australia) – Chicago Red Stars Sam Mewis ( United States) – North Carolina Courage	^[2]
2019		scope=row	Australia	Chicago Red Stars	Forward	Abby Erceg ( New Zealand) – North Carolina Courage Adrianna Franch ( United States) – Portland Thorns FC Lindsey Horan ( United States) – Portland Thorns FC	^[3]
2020	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021		scope=row	United States	Chicago Red Stars	Midfielder	Rachel Daly – Houston Dash Kailen Sheridan ( Canada) – NJ/NY Gotham FC Lynn Williams ( United States) – North Carolina Courage	^[4]
2022		scope=row	United States	Washington Spirit	Forward	Aubrey Kingsbury ( United States) – Washington Spirit Caprice Dydasco – NJ/NY Gotham FC Jess Fishlock ( United States) – OL Reign	^[5]

Statistics

Multiple winners and nominees
scope=col	Name	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Wins	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Nominations
	1	2
	0	2

Winners by team represented
scope=col	Team	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Wins	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Nominations
Chicago Red Stars	2	3
OL Reign	1	2
Washington Spirit	1	2
Portland Thorns FC	0	3
North Carolina Courage	0	3
Houston Dash	0	1
NJ/NY Gotham FC	0	2

Winners by nation represented
Country	Winners	Nominations
United States	3	10
Australia	1	2
Canada	0	1
	0	1
New Zealand	0	1
	0	1

Notes and References

News: Messer. Lesley. June 19, 2020. 7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic. Good Morning America. July 11, 2021.
Web site: Full list of 2018 ESPYS winners. ESPN.com. July 18, 2018. July 11, 2021.
Web site: 2019 ESPYS award winners. ESPN.com. July 10, 2019. July 11, 2021.
Web site: 2021 ESPYS award winners. ESPN.com. July 10, 2021. July 11, 2021.
Web site: 2022 ESPYS: Full list of award winners . ESPN.com . July 20, 2022 . July 20, 2022.