After the conclusion of the preliminary voting consisting of players (50%), owners/GMs/coaches (25%), and media (25%), the finalists for the NWSL’s End-of-Year Awards have been announced.
The final round
has officially started and will now include the fan vote (10%) alongside players (40%), owners/GMs/coaches (25%), and media (25%).
Would you like to vote? Be sure to access the voting ballot here. The deadline is Wednesday, November 12, at 8 p.m. ET.
The finalists for 2025 NWSL Awards are below:
Most Valuable Player: Delphine Cascarino (SD), Temwa Chawinga (KC), Esther González (GFC), Manaka Matsukubo (NC), Bia Zaneratto (KC)
Defender of the Year: Jordyn Bugg (SEA), Tara McKeown (WAS), Avery Patterson (HOU), Izzy Rodriguez (KC), Kayla Sharples (KC)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ann-Katrin Berger (GFC), Claudia Dickey (SEA), Lorena (KC)
Midfielder of the Year: Kenza Dali (SD), Debinha (KC), Claire Hutton (KC), Manaka Matsukubo (NC), Olivia Moultrie (POR)
Rookie of the Year: Maddie Dahlien (SEA), Lilly Reale (GFC), Riley Tiernan (LA)
Coach of the Year: Vlatko Andonovski (KC), Adrian Gonzalez (WAS), Beverly Yanez (LOU)
How did the All For XI staff vote?
Site Manager – Phuoc Nguyen’s ballot can be found here.
Contributing Writer – Melina Gaspar’s ballot can be found here.
The winners will be announced live at the 2025 NWSL Awards. For the first time ever, the broadcast will air live on ESPN2 on Wednesday, November 19 during NWSL Championship week.
