2025 Portland Thorns FC season

Portland Thorns FC
2025 season
OwnerRAJ Sports
General managerJeff Agoos
Head coachRob Gale
Stadium
League3rd
PlayoffsSemifinal
CONCACAF W Champions Cup3rd
Top goalscorerOlivia Moultrie (9)
Highest home attendance21,903 (vs Gotham FC, 22 April)
Lowest home attendance15,373 (vs Houston Dash, 2 November)
Average home league attendance18,173
Biggest win4–1 (vs Gotham FC (H), NWSL, April 22)
4–1 (vs Houston Dash (A), NWSL, May 16)
3–0 (vs Club América (A), Champions Cup, May 24)
Biggest defeat0–3 (vs Gotham FC (A), NWSL, September 26)
All statistics correct as of November 15, 2025.

The 2025 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's thirteenth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Team

Staff

As announced during the 2024 season, General Manager Karina LeBlanc left her position at the end of 2024.[1] On Jan. 7, 2025, Jeff Agoos was announced as the new President of Soccer Operations and General Manager.[2]

As of January 21, 2025.[3]
Technical
General manager
President of Thorns FC operations
Jeff Agoos
Technical director Mike Norris
Head coach Rob Gale
Assistant coach Vytautas Andriuškevičius
Assistant coach Sarah Lowdon
Assistant coach Stephen Hart
Goalkeeper coach Jordan Franken
Medical
Head athletic trainer Matt Hunter
Director of scouting and recruiting
Youth sporting director
Mike Smith
Sports scientist Ella Maliska
Performance and wellness coach Renee Pirkl

Squad

As of September 30, 2025.[4]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1 Bella Bixby (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 2018 Oregon State
18 Mackenzie Arnold (Vice-Captain) (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 2024 West Ham United INT
35 Morgan Messner (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 2025 San Diego Wave
Defenders
2 Reyna Reyes (2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide
5 Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) October 30, 2002 2024 FC Rosengård INT
11 Nicole Payne (2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 2024 Paris Saint-Germain
16 Sam Hiatt (1998-01-06) January 6, 1998 2025 Gotham FC
20 Kaitlyn Torpey (2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 2025 San Diego Wave INT
23 Marie Müller (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 2024 SC Freiburg
24 Jayden Perry (2001-02-20) February 20, 2001 2025 UCLA Bruins
25 M.A. Vignola (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 2025 Angel City
29 Mallie McKenzie (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 2024 Georgia Bulldogs
34 Daiane (1997-09-07) September 7, 1997 2025 Flamengo INT
Midfielders
4 Laila Harbert (2007-01-03) January 3, 2007 2024 Arsenal LOAN
13 Olivia Moultrie (2005-09-17) September 17, 2005 2021 Portland Thorns Academy
17 Sam Coffey (Captain) (1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 2021 Penn State
21 Jessie Fleming (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 2024 Chelsea INT
33 Naomi Powell (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999 2025 Heart of Midlothian
54 Olivia Wade-Katoa (1999-12-28) December 28, 1999 2024 BYU Cougars PREG[b]
Forwards
7 Caiya Hanks (2004-09-26) September 26, 2004 2025 Wake Forest
9 Sophia Wilson (2000-08-10) August 10, 2000 2020 Stanford PREG[c]
10 Deyna Castellanos (1999-04-18) April 18, 1999 2025 Bay FC
15 Payton Linnehan (2001-03-25) March 25, 2001 2024 Penn State
19 Pietra Tordin (2004-03-30) March 30, 2004 2025 Princeton Tigers
22 Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18) October 18, 1997 2020 Washington State
26 Mimi Alidou (1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 2025 Benfica INT
27 Julie Dufour (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001 2025 Angel City INT
66 Reilyn Turner (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 2024 Racing Louisville
77 Alexa Spaanstra (2000-02-01) February 1, 2000 2024 Kansas City Current
88 Valerin Loboa (2007-07-03) July 3, 2007 2025 Deportivo Cali INT
  1. ^ denotes a season-ending injury.
  2. ^ Wade-Katoa announced she is expecting her first child on 22 March 2025.
  3. ^ Wilson announced she is expecting her first child on 5 March 2025.

Pre-season

Coachella Valley Invitational

February 16 Angel City 2–1 Portland Thorns Indio, California
11:00 am PST
  • Nabet 67'
  • Antonucci 90+3'
Report Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 22 Houston Dash 3–2 Portland Thorns Indio, California
10:00 am PST
Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Friendly

March 7 Portland Thorns 0–1 Utah Royals Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PST Report
Stadium: Providence Park

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kansas City Current (S) 26 21 2 3 49 13 +36 65 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Washington Spirit 26 12 8 6 42 33 +9 44
3 Portland Thorns FC 26 11 7 8 36 29 +7 40 Playoffs
4 Orlando Pride 26 11 7 8 33 27 +6 40
5 Seattle Reign FC 26 10 9 7 32 29 +3 39
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).
(S) NWSL Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 11 7 8 36 29  +7 40 7 4 2 22 13  +9 4 3 6 14 16  −2

Last updated: November 2, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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GroundAHHAAHHHAAAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAH
ResultLDDWLWDWDWLWWLWDLLWDDLWLWW
Position13111169665647556555644464763
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2025. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

March 15 1 Kansas City Current 3–1 Portland Thorns Kansas City, Missouri
11:45 am CDT
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
March 21 2 Portland Thorns 1–1 Angel City Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,839
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 29 3 Portland Thorns 0–0 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,967
Referee: Elton García
April 11 4 Utah Royals 0–1 Portland Thorns Sandy, Utah
8:00 pm MDT
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 5,051
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
April 18 5 Seattle Reign 1–0 Portland Thorns Seattle, Washington
7:00 pm PDT Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,609
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
April 22 6 Portland Thorns 4–1 Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,373
Referee: John Griggs
April 27 7 Portland Thorns 3–3 Racing Louisville Portland, Oregon
1:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,219
Referee: Corbyn May
May 3 8 Portland Thorns 1–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
4:30pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,776
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
May 10 9 San Diego Wave 1–1 Portland Thorns San Diego, California
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 10,433
Referee: Natalie Simon
May 16 10 Houston Dash 1–4 Portland Thorns Houston, Texas
12:00 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Shawn Tehini
June 7 11 Bay FC 1–0 Portland Thorns San Jose, California
4:30 pm PDT
Report Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 14,094
Referee: Matthew Corrigan
June 15 12 Portland Thorns 2–0 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
1:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,268
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
June 21 13 Portland Thorns 1–0 Chicago Stars Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,779
Referee: Iryna Petrunok
August 3 14 Washington Spirit 2–1 Portland Thorns Washington D.C.
12:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 16,007
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 10 15 Portland Thorns 4–2 Seattle Reign Portland, Oregon
1:00 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,811
Referee: Katja Koroleva
August 16 16 North Carolina Courage 1–1 Portland Thorns Cary, North Carolina
7:30 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,122
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 23 17 Portland Thorns 0–2 Kansas City Current Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,695
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
August 29 18 Portland Thorns 1–2 Utah Royals Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,066
Referee: Trevor Wiseman
September 5 19 Racing Louisville 1–2 Portland Thorns Louisville, Kentucky
8:00pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Gerald Flores
September 14 20 Chicago Stars 1–1 Portland Thorns Bridgeview, Illinois
2:00 pm CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,751
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
September 20 21 Portland Thorns 1–1 San Diego Wave Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,443
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
September 26 22 Gotham FC 3–0 Portland Thorns Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,522
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
October 4 23 Portland Thorns 2–1 Bay FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,104
Referee: Thomas Snyder
October 10 24 Orlando Pride 1–0 Portland Thorns Orlando, Florida
8:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 7,070
Referee: Shawn Tehini
October 19 25 Angel City 0–2 Portland Thorns Los Angeles, California
2:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,841
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
November 2 26 Portland Thorns 2–0 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
2:15 pm PT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,903
Referee: Matt Thompson

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
1 Kansas City Current 1
8 Gotham FC (a.e.t.) 2
8 Gotham FC 1
4 Orlando Pride 0
4 Orlando Pride 2
5 Seattle Reign FC 0
8 Gotham FC 1
2 Washington Spirit 0
2 Washington Spirit (p) 1 (3)
7 Racing Louisville FC 1 (1)
2 Washington Spirit 2
3 Portland Thorns FC 0
3 Portland Thorns FC (a.e.t.) 1
6 San Diego Wave FC 0
November 9 Quarterfinals Portland Thorns 0–1 (a.e.t.) San Diego Wave Portland, Oregon
12:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,309
Referee: Thomas Snyder
November 15 Semifinals Washington Spirit 2–0 Portland Thorns Washington, D.C.
12:00 pm EST
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 19,365
Referee: Brad Jensen

2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup


Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AME POR SDW WFC SFE
1 América 4 3 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage 7–0 5–0
2 Portland Thorns 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 3–1 2–1
3 San Diego Wave 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 0–1 3–2
4 Whitecaps Girls Elite 4 1 0 3 2 16 −14 3 0–6 0–2
5 Santa Fe 4 0 0 4 2 11 −9 0 0–2 1–2
Source: CONCACAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group stage

September 4, 2024 Portland Thorns 3–1 Club América Femenil Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
September 18, 2024 San Diego Wave 3–2 Portland Thorns San Diego, California
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
October 1, 2024 Portland Thorns 2–1 Santa Fé FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)
October 15, 2024 Whitecaps FC Girls Elite 0–6 Portland Thorns Vancouver, Canada
7:00pm PDT Report
Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Semifinals

May 21, 2025 UANL 2–0 Portland Thorns Nuevo León, Mexico
9:30 pm ET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren (Canada)

Third Place play-off

May 24, 2025 Portland Thorns 3–0 Club América Nuevo León, Mexico
7:00 pm ET
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Statistics

Statistics as of November 15, 2025.

Appearances

No Pos Nat Player NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Champions Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Bella Bixby 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
18 GK Mackenzie Arnold 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
30 GK Haley Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Morgan Messner 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Reyna Reyes 25+1 3 2 0 1+1 0 28+2 3
5 DF Isabella Obaze 21 0 2 0 1 0 24 0
16 DF Sam Hiatt 20+1 0 2 0 2 0 24+1 0
20 DF Kaitlyn Torpey 13+5 0 2 0 1+1 0 16+6 0
24 DF Jayden Perry 14+4 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 15+6 3
25 DF M.A. Vignola 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
29 DF Mallie McKenzie 8+15 0 0+2 0 1 0 9+17 0
34 DF Daiane 1+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+8 0
Midfielders
4 MF Laila Harbert 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
13 MF Olivia Moultrie 24+2 8 2 0 1+1 1 27+3 9
17 MF Sam Coffey 25 2 2 0 1+1 0 28+1 2
21 MF Jessie Fleming 19+6 2 2 0 0+1 0 21+7 2
33 MF Naomi Powell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Deyna Castellanos 13+8 2 2 0 1 0 16+8 2
19 FW Pietra Tordin 9+15 4 0+2 0 1+1 1 10+18 5
26 FW Mimi Alidou 6+14 1 0 0 1+1 0 7+15 1
27 FW Julie Dufour 3+2 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 2
66 FW Reilyn Turner 22+3 5 2 1 1 0 25+3 7
77 FW Alexa Spaanstra 5+11 0 2 0 1+1 0 8+12 0
88 FW Valerin Loboa 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Other players (Departed during season, SEI, maternity leave etc.)
7 FW Caiya Hanks 7+4 2 0 0 1+1 0 8+5 2
8 MF Hina Sugita 18+4 0 0 0 1 0 19+4 0
9 FW Sophia Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF Nicole Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Sophie Hirst 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 1+3 0
15 FW Payton Linnehan 4+9 1 0 0 1+1 1 5+10 2
22 FW Morgan Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Marie Müller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Carissa Boeckmann 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
46 DF Moira Kelley 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
54 MF Olivia Wade-Katoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Champions Cup Total
1 13 MF Olivia Moultrie 8 0 1 9
2 66 FW Reilyn Turner 5 1 0 6
3 19 FW Pietra Tordin 4 0 1 5
4 2 DF Reyna Reyes 3 0 0 3
24 DF Jayden Perry 3 0 0 3
6 7 FW Caiya Hanks 2 0 0 2
10 FW Deyna Castellanos 2 0 0 2
15 FW Payton Linnehan 1 0 1 2
17 MF Sam Coffey 2 0 0 2
21 MF Jessie Fleming 2 0 0 2
27 FW Julie Dufour 2 0 0 2
12 26 FW Mimi Alidou 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Total 36 1 3 40

Shutouts

Rank No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Champions Cup Total
1 18 Mackenzie Arnold 4 1 0 5
2 1 Bella Bixby 3 0 0 3
3 35 Morgan Messner 0 0 1 1
Total 7 1 1 9

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Champions Cup Total
       
1 2 DF Reyna Reyes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
20 DF Kaitlyn Torpey 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 17 MF Sam Coffey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 8 MF Hina Sugita 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW Deyna Castellanos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 MF Olivia Moultrie 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF Sam Hiatt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW Pietra Tordin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF Jessie Fleming 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 DF Jayden Perry 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
66 FW Reilyn Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 7 FW Caiya Hanks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Mimi Alidou 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 FW Julie Dufour 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 DF Mallie McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 GK Morgan Messner 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 28 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 32 0 0

Transactions

Contract extensions

Date Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 10, 2024 Sophie Hirst
MF
Signed a two-year contract extension through 2026. [5]
December 10, 2024 Mallie McKenzie
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2025. [6]
December 23, 2024 Bella Bixby
GK
Signed a one-year contract extension with a mutual option. [7]
May 15, 2025 Jayden Perry
DF
Signed a multi-year contract extension through 2028. [8]
June 16, 2025 Morgan Messner
GK
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026. [9]
June 21, 2025 Bella Bixby
GK
Mutual offer for 2026 season agreed upon and triggered. [10]
June 24, 2025 Marie Müller
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026 with a mutual option. [11]
July 14, 2025 Mallie McKenzie
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026. [12]
August 23, 2025 Naomi Powell
MF
Signed a contract extension through 2025. [13]
September 22, 2025 Reyna Reyes
DF
Signed a five-year contract extension through 2030. [14]
October 7, 2025 M.A. Vignola
DF
Signed a two-year contract extension through 2027 with a mutual option. [15]
October 16, 2025 Reilyn Turner
FW
Signed a multi-year contract extension through 2028 with a mutual option. [16]
November 4, 2025 Olivia Moultrie
MF
Signed a four-year contract extension through 2029. [17]

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 6, 2024 Sam Hiatt
DF
Gotham FC Free agent signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [18]
December 16, 2024 Daiane
DF
Flamengo Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee. [19]
January 8, 2025 Pietra Tordin
FW
Princeton Tigers Signed a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [20]
January 22, 2025 Jayden Perry
DF
UCLA Bruins Signed a one-year contract through 2025. [21]
February 17, 2025 Deyna Castellanos
FW
Bay FC Free agent signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [22]
February 17, 2025 Carissa Boeckmann
MF
Florida State Seminoles Signed a one-year contract through 2025. [23]
March 4, 2025 Morgan Messner
GK
San Diego Wave FC Free agent signed to a one-year contract through 2025. [24]
March 5, 2025 Kaitlyn Torpey
DF
San Diego Wave FC Acquired in exchange for either $10,000 in intra-league transfer funds or $15,000 in allocation money, pending conditions met. [25]
March 12, 2025 Caiya Hanks
FW
Wake Forest Signed a four year contract through 2028 with a mutual option. [26]
March 14, 2025 Moira Kelley
DF
Virginia Cavaliers Preseason non-roster invitee signed to a short-term contract through June 2025. [27]
March 14, 2025 Mimi Alidou
FW
Benfica Signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option for an undisclosed fee. [28]
May 19, 2025 Haley Craig
GK
Stanford Signed a roster relief contract through June 2025. [29]
July 23, 2025 Naomi Powell
MF
Heart of Midlothian Signed a short-term contract through August 2025. [30]
August 23, 2025 Julie Dufour
FW
Angel City Acquired in exchange for $40,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Signed a two-year contract through 2027. [31]
September 3, 2025 Valerin Loboa
FW
Deportivo Cali Signed to a three-year contract through 2028 with a mutual option for an undisclosed fee. [32]
September 30, 2025 M.A. Vignola
DF
Angel City Acquired in exchange for midfielder Hina Sugita and $600,000 intra-league transfer funds. [33]

Loans in

Date Player Pos. From club Fee/notes Ref.
August 25, 2025 Laila Harbert
MF
Arsenal Loaned until end of season. [34]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2024 Izzy D'Aquila
FW
Malmö FF Mutual contract termination. [35]
Marissa Sheva
MF
Sunderland Out of contract.
Lauren Kozal
GK
GC Zurich
Gabby Provenzano
MF
Tampa Bay
Kat Asman
GK
Orlando Pride [36]
Kelli Hubly
DF
Bay FC [37]
December 31, 2024 Shelby Hogan
GK
Gotham FC Traded in exchange for $10,000 in intra-league transfer fees and a 2025 international roster spot. [38]
July 12, 2025 Moira Kelley
DF
Linköping End of contract. [39]
August 30, 2025 Payton Linnehan
FW
North Carolina Courage Traded in exchange for $48,000 in intra-league transfer fees. [40]
September 6, 2025 Carissa Boeckmann
MF
Benfica Traded in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fees. [41]
September 30, 2025 Hina Sugita
MF
Angel City Traded in exchange for in exchange for midfielder M.A. Vignola and $600,000 intra-league transfer funds. [33]

Retirements

Date Player Pos. Ref.
December 17, 2024 Becky Sauerbrunn
DF
[42]
December 11, 2024 Meghan Klingenberg
DF
[43]
July 30, 2025 Sophie Hirst
MF
[44]

Injury listings

Date Player Pos. List Injury Ref.
February 26, 2025 Morgan Weaver
FW
Season-ending injury Right knee injury sustained in January 2025. [45]
February 26, 2025 Nicole Payne
DF
Season-ending injury Sustained a right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear in the Coachella Valley Invitational match against Angel City FC on February 16.
February 26, 2025 Marie Müller
DF
Season-ending injury Right knee anterior cruciate ligament tear sustained on duty with the German Women's National Team on February 19.
June 20, 2025 Caiya Hanks
FW
Season-ending injury Sustained a left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear during the game against Washington Spirit on June 15. [46]
September 25, 2025 Julie Dufour
FW
Season-ending injury Left knee anterior cruciate ligament sustained during the match against San Diego Wave on September 20. [47]

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