List of foreign NWSL players
This is a list of foreign players in the National Women's Soccer League. The following players:
- Have played at least one NWSL regular season game. Players who were signed by NWSL clubs but did not play in any competitive games, or played only in playoff, cup, friendly, or 2020 NWSL Fall Series matches are not included.
- Are not eligible to play for the United States women's national soccer team.
Players listed in bold are currently signed to an NWSL roster.
Africa (CAF)
Algeria
Angola
- Flora Marta Lacho – '''Kansas City Current '''
Cameroon
- Michaela Abam – Sky Blue FC, Houston Dash
- Estelle Johnson – Western New York Flash, Washington Spirit, Gotham FC, North Carolina Courage
- Ajara Nchout – Western New York Flash
Equatorial Guinea
Ghana
Ivory Coast
- Rosemonde Kouassi – '''Washington Spirit '''
Kenya
- Mwanalima Adam Jereko – '''Kansas City Current '''
Malawi
- Temwa Chawinga – '''Kansas City Current '''
Mali
- Aïssata Traoré – '''Boston Legacy FC '''
Nigeria
- Michelle Alozie – Houston Dash, Chicago Stars FC
- Halimatu Ayinde – Western New York Flash
- Josephine Chukwunonye – Washington Spirit
- Favour Emmanuel – San Diego Wave FC
- Uchenna Kanu – Racing Louisville FC
- Gift Monday – Washington Spirit
- Osinachi Ohale – Houston Dash
- Ngozi Okobi – Washington Spirit
- Chiamaka Okwuchukwu – San Diego Wave FC
- Ifeoma Onumonu – Boston Breakers, Portland Thorns FC, Reign FC, Gotham FC, Utah Royals
- Francisca Ordega – Washington Spirit
- Asisat Oshoala – Bay FC
- Nicole Payne – Portland Thorns FC, '''Orlando Pride '''
South Africa
- Thembi Kgatlana – Houston Dash, Racing Louisville FC
- Linda Motlhalo – Houston Dash, Racing Louisville FC
- Janine van Wyk – Houston Dash
Zambia
- Barbra Banda – Orlando Pride
- Grace Chanda – Orlando Pride
- Prisca Chilufya – Orlando Pride
- Racheal Kundananji – '''Bay FC '''
Asia (AFC)
Australia
- Teigen Allen – Western New York Flash
- Laura Alleway – Orlando Pride
- Mackenzie Arnold – Portland Thorns FC
- Ellie Brush – Houston Dash
- Ellie Carpenter – Portland Thorns FC
- Steph Catley – Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride, Reign FC
- Alex Chidiac – Racing Louisville FC
- Larissa Crummer – Seattle Reign FC
- Chelsie Dawber – Chicago Red Stars
- Lisa De Vanna – Sky Blue FC, Boston Breakers, Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride
- Caitlin Foord – Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC
- Katrina Gorry – FC Kansas City, Utah Royals
- Amy Harrison – Washington Spirit
- Michelle Heyman – Western New York Flash
- Elise Kellond–Knight – Reign FC, Washington Spirit
- Alanna Kennedy – Western New York Flash, Orlando Pride, Angel City FC
- Sam Kerr – Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars
- Chloe Logarzo – Washington Spirit, Kansas City Current
- Charlotte McLean – North Carolina Courage
- Clare Polkinghorne – Portland Thorns FC, Houston Dash
- Hayley Raso – Washington Spirit, Portland Thorns FC
- Kyah Simon – Boston Breakers, Houston Dash
- Ashleigh Sykes – Portland Thorns FC
- Kaitlyn Torpey – San Diego Wave FC, Portland Thorns FC
- Emily van Egmond – Seattle Reign FC, Chicago Red Stars, Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC
- Cortnee Vine – North Carolina Courage
- Lydia Williams – Western New York Flash, Houston Dash, Reign FC
China
Japan
- Jun Endō – Angel City FC
- Manaka Hayashi – Chicago Stars FC
- Yuri Kawamura – North Carolina Courage
- Nahomi Kawasumi – Seattle Reign FC, Gotham FC
- Nanase Kiryu – Sky Blue FC
- Manaka Matsukubo – North Carolina Courage
- Narumi Miura – North Carolina Courage, Washington Spirit, Utah Royals
- Miyabi Moriya – Angel City FC, Utah Royals
- Fūka Nagano – North Carolina Courage
- Yūki Nagasato – Chicago Red Stars, Racing Louisville FC, Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash
- Hannah Stambaugh – Angel City FC, Boston Legacy FC
- Mina Tanaka – Utah Royals
- Hina Sugita – Portland Thorns FC
- Saori Takarada – Washington Spirit
- Rumi Utsugi – Reign FC
- Kumi Yokoyama – Washington Spirit, Gotham FC
South Korea
- Jeon Ga–eul – Western New York Flash
- Ji So–yun – Seattle Reign FC
- Lee So–dam – Gotham FC
- Casey Phair – '''Angel City FC '''
Europe (UEFA)
Austria
- Nina Burger – Houston Dash
- Sarah Puntigam – '''Houston Dash '''
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- DiDi Haračić – Western New York Flash, Washington Spirit, Sky Blue FC, Angel City FC, San Diego Wave FC
- Emina Ekic – Racing Louisville FC
Denmark
- Stine Ballisager Pedersen – Kansas City Current
- Mille Gejl – North Carolina Courage
- Josefine Hasbo – Gotham FC
- Line Jensen – Washington Spirit
- Camilla Kur Larsen – Western New York Flash
- Rikke Madsen – North Carolina Courage
- Nadia Nadim – Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC, Racing Louisville FC
- Theresa Nielsen – Reign FC
- Isabella Bryld Obaze – Portland Thorns FC
- Cecilie Sandvej – Washington Spirit
- Janni Thomsen – Utah Royals
- Katrine Veje – Seattle Reign FC
England
- Princess Ademiluyi – Gotham FC
- Tinaya Alexander – Washington Spirit
- Rachael Axon – Houston Dash
- Ashley Baker – Sky Blue FC
- Karen Bardsley – OL Reign
- Gemma Bonner – Racing Louisville FC
- Jess Carter – Gotham FC
- Rachel Daly – Houston Dash
- Anouk Denton – Bay FC
- Nicole Douglas – Washington Spirit
- Natasha Dowie – Boston Breakers
- Millie Farrow – North Carolina Courage
- Leah Galton – Sky Blue FC
- Laila Harbert – Portland Thorns FC
- Anna Moorhouse – Orlando Pride
- Esme Morgan – Washington Spirit
- Ebony Salmon – Racing Louisville FC, Houston Dash
- Lianne Sanderson – Boston Breakers, Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride, Western New York Flash
- Jodie Taylor – Washington Spirit, Portland Thorns FC, OL Reign, Orlando Pride, San Diego Wave FC
- Miri Taylor – Angel City FC
- Carly Telford – San Diego Wave FC
- Amy Turner – Orlando Pride
- Chioma Ubogagu – Houston Dash, Orlando Pride
- Katie Zelem – Angel City FC
Finland
France
- Sarah Bouhaddi – OL Reign
- Annaïg Butel–Washington Spirit
- Delphine Cascarino – San Diego Wave FC
- Daphné Corboz – Sky Blue FC
- Kenza Dali – San Diego Wave FC
- Aminata Diallo – Utah Royals
- Julie Dufour – Angel City FC, Portland Thorns FC
- Laurina Fazer – San Diego Wave FC
- Valérie Gauvin – Houston Dash
- Amandine Henry – Portland Thorns FC, Angel City FC, Utah Royals
- Inès Jaurena – Washington Spirit
- Claire Lavogez– Kansas City Current
- Clarisse Le Bihan–Angel City FC
- Eugénie Le Sommer – OL Reign
- Perle Morroni – San Diego Wave FC
- Ouleymata Sarr – Washington Spirit
- Gaëtane Thiney – Gotham FC
Germany
- Nadine Angerer – Portland Thorns FC
- Eunice Beckmann – Boston Breakers
- Ann–Katrin Berger – Gotham FC
- Melissa Kössler – Denver Summit FC
- Sara Doorsoun-Khajeh – Angel City FC
- Sonja Fuss – Chicago Red Stars
- Kerstin Garefrekes – Washington Spirit
- Inka Grings – Chicago Red Stars
- Kathrin Hendrich – Chicago Stars FC
- Dzsenifer Marozsán – OL Reign
- Marie Müller– Portland Thorns FC
- Conny Pohlers – Washington Spirit
- Maximiliane Rall – Chicago Red Stars
- Felicitas Rauch – North Carolina Courage
- Marleen Schimmer – San Diego Wave FC
- Almuth Schult – Angel City FC, Kansas City Current
- Sandra Starke – Chicago Red Stars
Iceland
- Dagný Brynjarsdóttir – Portland Thorns FC
- Svava Rós Guðmundsdóttir – Gotham FC
- Andrea Rán Snæfeld Hauksdóttir – Houston Dash
- Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir – Utah Royals, Orlando Pride
- Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir – '''Angel City FC '''
Israel
- Danielle Schulmann – Sky Blue FC
- Talia Sommer – '''Gotham FC '''
Italy
- Lisa Boattin – Houston Dash
- Sofia Cantore – Washington Spirit
- '''Lucia Di Guglielmo – Washington Spirit '''
Malta
Netherlands
Northern Ireland
Norway
- Emilie Haavi – Boston Breakers
- Nora Holstad Berge – North Carolina Courage
- Elise Thorsnes – Utah Royals
- Lisa–Marie Woods – Boston Breakers
Poland
Portugal
- Amanda DaCosta – Washington Spirit, Chicago Red Stars, Boston Breakers
- Ana Dias – Portland Thorns FC
- Nádia Gomes – Chicago Stars FC
- Suzane Pires – Boston Breakers
- Jéssica Silva – Kansas City Current, Gotham FC
Republic of Ireland
- Diane Caldwell – North Carolina Courage
- Kyra Carusa – San Diego Wave FC
- Sinead Farrelly – FC Kansas City, Portland Thorns FC, Gotham FC
- Alli Murphy – Houston Dash
- Denise O'Sullivan – Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage
- Stephanie Roche – Houston Dash
- Marissa Sheva – Washington Spirit, '''Portland Thorns FC '''
Scotland
- Jen Beattie – Bay FC
- Rachel Corsie – Seattle Reign FC, Utah Royals, Kansas City Current
- Claire Emslie – Orlando Pride, Angel City FC
- Kim Little – OL Reign
Slovenia
- Lara Prašnikar – '''Utah Royals '''
Spain
- Sonia Bermúdez – Western New York Flash
- Verónica Boquete – Portland Thorns FC, Utah Royals
- Alba Caño – Boston Legacy FC
- Laura Del Río – Washington Spirit
- Nahikari García – Denver Summit FC
- Esther González – Gotham FC
- Oihane Hernández – Orlando Pride
- Celia Jiménez – OL Reign, Orlando Pride
- Vicky Losada – Western New York Flash Maitane López – Gotham FC, Chicago Stars FC
- Adriana Martín – Western New York Flash
- Nuria Rábano – Utah Royals
- Ana Tejada – '''Utah Royals '''
Sweden
- Evelina Duljan – Houston Dash
- Hanna Glas – Kansas City Current, Seattle Reign FC
- Sofia Jakobsson – San Diego Wave FC
- Mimmi Larsson – Kansas City Current
- Hanna Lundkvist – San Diego Wave FC
- Agnes Nyberg – Utah Royals
- Freja Olofsson – Racing Louisville FC
- Julia Roddar – Washington Spirit
- Elin Rubensson – Houston Dash
- Louise Schillgard – Boston Breakers
- Julia Spetsmark – North Carolina Courage
- Hanna Terry – Portland Thorns FC
Switzerland
Wales
- Jess Fishlock – Seattle Reign FC
- Angharad James – North Carolina Courage, Orlando Pride, Seattle Reign FC
- Lily Woodham – Seattle Reign FC
North and Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF)
Bermuda
- Leilanni Nesbeth – '''Chicago Stars FC '''
Canada
- Lindsay Agnew* – Washington Spirit, Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage Mimi Alidou – Portland Thorns FC Amanda Allen – Orlando Pride, Boston Legacy FC
- Josée Bélanger* – Orlando Pride
- Melanie Booth* – Sky Blue FC
- Zoe Burns – Utah Royals
- Gabrielle Carle – Washington Spirit
- Allysha Chapman* – Houston Dash, Boston Breakers, North Carolina Courage, Houston Dash
- Candace Chapman – Washington Spirit
- Sydney Collins – North Carolina Courage
- Brooklyn Courtnall – North Carolina Courage
- Sabrina D'Angelo* – Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage
- Nkem Ezurike – Boston Breakers
- Jonelle Filigno* – Sky Blue FC
- Jessie Fleming – Portland Thorns FC
- Robyn Gayle* – Washington Spirit
- Vanessa Gilles – Angel City FC
- Julia Grosso – Chicago Stars FC
- Jordyn Huitema* – OL Reign,
- Mya Jones – San Diego Wave FC
- Kaylyn Kyle* – Seattle Reign FC, Boston Breakers, Houston Dash, Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride
- Stephanie Labbé* –Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage
- Karina LeBlanc* – Portland Thorns FC, Chicago Red Stars
- Cloé Lacasse – Utah Royals
- Clarissa Larisey – Houston Dash Adriana Leon – Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash, Sky Blue FC, Seattle Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC, San Diego Wave FC
- Jordyn Listro – Kansas City Current, Orlando Pride
- Diana Matheson* – Washington Spirit, Seattle Reign FC, Utah Royals
- Bryanna McCarthy* – Western New York Flash
- Erin McLeod* – Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, Orlando Pride
- Carmelina Moscato* – Chicago Red Stars, Boston Breakers, Seattle Reign FC
- Victoria Pickett – Kansas City Current, North Carolina Courage
- Nichelle Prince* – Houston Dash, Kansas City Current, Boston Legacy FC
- Lysianne Proulx – Bay FC
- Quinn* – Washington Spirit, OL Reign
- Rachel Quon* – Chicago Red Stars
- Megan Reid – Angel City FC
- Emma Regan – Denver Summit FC
- Sarah Robbins – Portland Thorns FC
- Jodi–Ann Robinson* – Western New York Flash
- Maegan Rosa – FC Kansas City, Utah Royals, Reign FC, Houston Dash
- Sophie Schmidt* – Sky Blue FC, Houston Dash
- Desiree Scott* – FC Kansas City, Utah Royals, Kansas City Current
- Lauren Sesselmann* – FC Kansas City, Houston Dash
- Kailen Sheridan* – Sky Blue FC, San Diego Wave FC, North Carolina Courage
- Christine Sinclair* – Portland Thorns FC
- Janine Sonis* – Houston Dash, Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC, Racing Louisville FC
- Chelsea Stewart* – Boston Breakers, Western New York Flash
- Bianca St–Georges* – Chicago Red Stars, North Carolina Courage, Utah Royals
- Melissa Tancredi* – Chicago Red Stars
- Élisabeth Tsé – Washington Spirit
- Evelyne Viens – Sky Blue FC
- Amanda West – Houston Dash
- Rhian Wilkinson* – Boston Breakers, Portland Thorns FC
- Shelina Zadorsky* – Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride
- Emily Zurrer* – Seattle Reign FC
Costa Rica
- Shirley Cruz – OL Reign
- Rocky Rodríguez – Sky Blue FC, Portland Thorns FC, Angel City FC, '''Kansas City Current '''
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Guatemala
- Aisha Solórzano – '''Utah Royals '''
Haiti
Jamaica
- Chinyelu Asher – Washington Spirit
- Deneisha Blackwood – Houston Dash
- Tiffany Cameron – Seattle Reign FC, FC Kansas City
- Cheyna Matthews – Washington Spirit, Racing Louisville FC, Chicago Red Stars
- Kayla McCoy – Houston Dash
- Satara Murray – Houston Dash, Racing Louisville FC
- Konya Plummer – Orlando Pride
- Havana Solaun – Seattle Reign FC, Washington Spirit, North Carolina Courage, Houston Dash
- Allyson Swaby — Angel City FC
- Kiki Van Zanten – Houston Dash
- Mimi Van Zanten – '''San Diego Wave FC '''
Mexico
- Jackie Acevedo* – Portland Thorns FC
- Emily Alvarado - Houston Dash, Portland Thorns FC
- Christina Burkenroad – Orlando Pride
- Rebeca Bernal – Washington Spirit
- Denver Summit FC – Boston Legacy FC
- Ariana Calderón – Houston Dash
- Scarlett Camberos – Angel City FC, Bay FC
- Renae Cuéllar* – FC Kansas City, Seattle Reign FC, Washington Spirit
- Maribel Domínguez* – Chicago Red Stars
- Sabrina Flores – Gotham FC
- Dinora Garza* – Chicago Red Stars
- Bianca Henninger – FC Kansas City, Houston Dash
- Katie Johnson – Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC, Chicago Red Stars, San Diego Wave FC, Angel City FC
- Jimena López – OL Reign
- Teresa Noyola* – Seattle Reign FC, FC Kansas City, Houston Dash
- Mónica Ocampo* – Sky Blue FC
- Diana Ordóñez – North Carolina Courage, Houston Dash
- Lizbeth Ovalle – Orlando Pride
- Verónica Pérez* – Western New York Flash, Washington Spirit
- Nayeli Rangel* – Sky Blue FC
- Reyna Reyes – Portland Thorns FC
- Karina Rodríguez — Washington Spirit
- Ari Romero – Houston Dash
- Jennifer Ruiz* – Seattle Reign FC
- María Sánchez – Chicago Red Stars, Houston Dash, San Diego Wave FC
- Cecilia Santiago* – Boston Breakers
- Bianca Sierra – Washington Spirit, Boston Breakers
- Pamela Tajonar* – Western New York Flash
- Guadalupe Worbis* – Washington Spirit
Panama
Puerto Rico
- Jill Aguilera – Chicago Red Stars
- Caitlin Cosme – Orlando Pride
- Nickolette Driesse – Orlando Pride, Sky Blue FC
Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania (OFC)
New Zealand
- Katie Bowen – FC Kansas City, Utah Royals, Kansas City Current, North Carolina Courage
- Abby Erceg – Chicago Red Stars, Western New York Flash, North Carolina Courage, Racing Louisville FC
- Macey Fraser – Utah Royals
- Emma Kete – Western New York Flash
- Ali Riley – Orlando Pride, Angel City FC
- Rebekah Stott – Seattle Reign FC, Sky Blue FC
- Rosie White – Boston Breakers, Chicago Red Stars, OL Reign
Samoa
South America (CONMEBOL)
Argentina
- Estefanía Banini – Washington Spirit
- Paulina Gramaglia – Houston Dash
- Mariana Larroquette – Kansas City Current, '''Orlando Pride '''
Brazil
- Adriana – Orlando Pride
- Aline Gomes Amaro – North Carolina Courage
- Andressa Alves – Houston Dash
- Andressinha – Houston Dash, Portland Thorns FC
- Angelina – OL Reign, Orlando Pride
- Laís Araújo – Boston Legacy FC
- Bruna Benites – Houston Dash
- Bia Vaz – Boston Breakers
- Bia Zaneratto – Kansas City Current
- Julia Bianchi – Chicago Red Stars
- Ary Borges – Racing Louisville FC
- Bruninha – Gotham FC
- Camila – Houston Dash, Orlando Pride
- Daiane – Portland Thorns FC
- Debinha – North Carolina Courage, Kansas City Current
- Dudinha – San Diego Wave FC
- Stefany Ferrer Van Ginkel – Angel City FC
- Geyse – Gotham FC
- Amanda Gutierres – Boston Legacy FC
- Kerolin – North Carolina Courage
- Ketlen – Boston Breakers
- Lauren – Kansas City Current
- Leah Fortune – Orlando Pride
- Lorena – Kansas City Current
- Luana – Orlando Pride
- Ludmilla – Chicago Stars FC, San Diego Wave FC
- Gabi – Sky Blue FC
- Marta – Orlando Pride
- Mônica – Orlando Pride
- Maiara Niehues – Angel City FC
- Poliana – Houston Dash, Orlando Pride
- Gabi Portilho – Gotham FC Rafaelle – Houston Dash, Orlando Pride
- Rafinha – Boston Breakers
- Thais Reiss – Orlando Pride
- Rosana – North Carolina Courage
- Thaisa – Sky Blue FC
Colombia
- Lady Andrade – Western New York Flash
- Elexa Bahr – Racing Louisville FC
- Ángela Barón – Racing Louisville FC
- Sintia Cabezas – San Diego Wave FC
- Ivonne Chacón – Chicago Stars
- Valerin Loboa – Portland Thorns FC
- '''Leicy Santos – Washington Spirit '''