2025 NWSL rookie class

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.[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]

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.