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 United States Bella Bixby (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 2018 United States Oregon State
18 Australia Mackenzie Arnold (Vice-Captain) (1994-02-25) February 25, 1994 2024 England West Ham United INT
35 United States Morgan Messner (2000-02-17) February 17, 2000 2025 United States San Diego Wave
Defenders
2 Mexico Reyna Reyes (2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 2024 United States Alabama Crimson Tide
5 Denmark Isabella Obaze (2002-10-30) October 30, 2002 2024 Sweden FC Rosengård INT
11 Nigeria Nicole Payne (2001-01-18) January 18, 2001 2024 France Paris Saint-Germain
16 United States Sam Hiatt (1998-01-06) January 6, 1998 2025 United States Gotham FC
20 Australia Kaitlyn Torpey (2000-03-17) March 17, 2000 2025 United States San Diego Wave INT
23 Germany Marie Müller (2000-07-25) July 25, 2000 2024 Germany SC Freiburg
24 United States Jayden Perry (2001-02-20) February 20, 2001 2025 United States UCLA Bruins
25 United States M.A. Vignola (1998-02-11) February 11, 1998 2025 United States Angel City
29 United States Mallie McKenzie (2000-11-13) November 13, 2000 2024 United States Georgia Bulldogs
34 Brazil Daiane (1997-09-07) September 7, 1997 2025 Brazil Flamengo INT
Midfielders
4 England Laila Harbert (2007-01-03) January 3, 2007 2024 England Arsenal LOAN
13 United States Olivia Moultrie (2005-09-17) September 17, 2005 2021 Portland Thorns Academy
17 United States Sam Coffey (Captain) (1998-12-31) December 31, 1998 2021 United States Penn State
21 Canada Jessie Fleming (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 2024 England Chelsea INT
33 United States Naomi Powell (1999-01-10) January 10, 1999 2025 Scotland Heart of Midlothian
54 United States Olivia Wade-Katoa (1999-12-28) December 28, 1999 2024 United States BYU Cougars PREG[b]
Forwards
7 United States Caiya Hanks (2004-09-26) September 26, 2004 2025 United States Wake Forest
9 United States Sophia Wilson (2000-08-10) August 10, 2000 2020 United States Stanford PREG[c]
10 Venezuela Deyna Castellanos (1999-04-18) April 18, 1999 2025 United States Bay FC
15 United States Payton Linnehan (2001-03-25) March 25, 2001 2024 United States Penn State
19 United States Pietra Tordin (2004-03-30) March 30, 2004 2025 United States Princeton Tigers
22 United States Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18) October 18, 1997 2020 United States Washington State
26 Canada Mimi Alidou (1995-04-28) April 28, 1995 2025 Portugal Benfica INT
27 France Julie Dufour (2001-05-29) May 29, 2001 2025 United States Angel City INT
66 United States Reilyn Turner (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 2024 United States Racing Louisville
77 United States Alexa Spaanstra (2000-02-01) February 1, 2000 2024 United States Kansas City Current
88 Colombia Valerin Loboa (2007-07-03) July 3, 2007 2025 Colombia 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 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 Mexico América 4 3 0 1 14 3 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage 7–0 5–0
2 United States Portland Thorns 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 3–1 2–1
3 United States San Diego Wave 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9 0–1 3–2
4 Canada Whitecaps Girls Elite 4 1 0 3 2 16 −14 3 0–6 0–2
5 Panama 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 United States 3–1 Mexico Club América Femenil Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)
September 18, 2024 San Diego Wave United States 3–2 United States Portland Thorns San Diego, California
7:00 pm PDT
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Referee: Merlin Soto (Honduras)
October 1, 2024 Portland Thorns United States 2–1 Panama 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 Canada 0–6 United States Portland Thorns Vancouver, Canada
7:00pm PDT Report
Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

Semifinals

May 21, 2025 UANL Mexico 2–0 United States 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 United States 3–0 Mexico 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 United States Bella Bixby 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
18 GK Australia Mackenzie Arnold 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
30 GK United States Haley Craig 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK United States Morgan Messner 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Defenders
2 DF Mexico Reyna Reyes 25+1 3 2 0 1+1 0 28+2 3
5 DF Denmark Isabella Obaze 21 0 2 0 1 0 24 0
16 DF United States Sam Hiatt 20+1 0 2 0 2 0 24+1 0
20 DF Australia Kaitlyn Torpey 13+5 0 2 0 1+1 0 16+6 0
24 DF United States Jayden Perry 14+4 3 0+1 0 1+1 0 15+6 3
25 DF United States M.A. Vignola 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0
29 DF United States Mallie McKenzie 8+15 0 0+2 0 1 0 9+17 0
34 DF Brazil Daiane 1+6 0 0+2 0 0 0 1+8 0
Midfielders
4 MF England Laila Harbert 0+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+5 0
13 MF United States Olivia Moultrie 24+2 8 2 0 1+1 1 27+3 9
17 MF United States Sam Coffey 25 2 2 0 1+1 0 28+1 2
21 MF Canada Jessie Fleming 19+6 2 2 0 0+1 0 21+7 2
33 MF United States Naomi Powell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Venezuela Deyna Castellanos 13+8 2 2 0 1 0 16+8 2
19 FW United States Pietra Tordin 9+15 4 0+2 0 1+1 1 10+18 5
26 FW Canada Mimi Alidou 6+14 1 0 0 1+1 0 7+15 1
27 FW France Julie Dufour 3+2 2 0 0 0 0 3+2 2
66 FW United States Reilyn Turner 22+3 5 2 1 1 0 25+3 7
77 FW United States Alexa Spaanstra 5+11 0 2 0 1+1 0 8+12 0
88 FW Colombia Valerin Loboa 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
Other players (Departed during season, SEI, maternity leave etc.)
7 FW United States Caiya Hanks 7+4 2 0 0 1+1 0 8+5 2
8 MF Japan Hina Sugita 18+4 0 0 0 1 0 19+4 0
9 FW United States Sophia Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 DF Nigeria Nicole Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF United States Sophie Hirst 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 1+3 0
15 FW United States Payton Linnehan 4+9 1 0 0 1+1 1 5+10 2
22 FW United States Morgan Weaver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Germany Marie Müller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF United States Carissa Boeckmann 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
46 DF United States Moira Kelley 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
54 MF United States 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 United States Olivia Moultrie 8 0 1 9
2 66 FW United States Reilyn Turner 5 1 0 6
3 19 FW United States Pietra Tordin 4 0 1 5
4 2 DF Mexico Reyna Reyes 3 0 0 3
24 DF United States Jayden Perry 3 0 0 3
6 7 FW United States Caiya Hanks 2 0 0 2
10 FW Colombia Deyna Castellanos 2 0 0 2
15 FW United States Payton Linnehan 1 0 1 2
17 MF United States Sam Coffey 2 0 0 2
21 MF Canada Jessie Fleming 2 0 0 2
27 FW France Julie Dufour 2 0 0 2
12 26 FW Canada 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 Australia Mackenzie Arnold 4 1 0 5
2 1 United States Bella Bixby 3 0 0 3
3 35 United States Morgan Messner 0 0 1 1
Total 7 1 1 9

Disciplinary record

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Champions Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 DF Mexico Reyna Reyes 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
20 DF Australia Kaitlyn Torpey 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
3 17 MF United States Sam Coffey 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
4 8 MF Japan Hina Sugita 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW Venezuela Deyna Castellanos 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
13 MF United States Olivia Moultrie 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF United States Sam Hiatt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW United States Pietra Tordin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF Canada Jessie Fleming 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 DF United States Jayden Perry 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
66 FW United States Reilyn Turner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 7 FW United States Caiya Hanks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Canada Mimi Alidou 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 FW France Julie Dufour 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 DF United States Mallie McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
35 GK United States 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 United States Sophie Hirst
MF
Signed a two-year contract extension through 2026. [5]
December 10, 2024 United States Mallie McKenzie
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2025. [6]
December 23, 2024 United States Bella Bixby
GK
Signed a one-year contract extension with a mutual option. [7]
May 15, 2025 United States Jayden Perry
DF
Signed a multi-year contract extension through 2028. [8]
June 16, 2025 United States Morgan Messner
GK
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026. [9]
June 21, 2025 United States Bella Bixby
GK
Mutual offer for 2026 season agreed upon and triggered. [10]
June 24, 2025 Germany Marie Müller
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026 with a mutual option. [11]
July 14, 2025 United States Mallie McKenzie
DF
Signed a one-year contract extension through 2026. [12]
August 23, 2025 United States Naomi Powell
MF
Signed a contract extension through 2025. [13]
September 22, 2025 Mexico Reyna Reyes
DF
Signed a five-year contract extension through 2030. [14]
October 7, 2025 United States M.A. Vignola
DF
Signed a two-year contract extension through 2027 with a mutual option. [15]
October 16, 2025 United States Reilyn Turner
FW
Signed a multi-year contract extension through 2028 with a mutual option. [16]
November 4, 2025 United States 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 United States Sam Hiatt
DF
United States Gotham FC Free agent signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [18]
December 16, 2024 Brazil Daiane
DF
Brazil Flamengo Acquired in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee. [19]
January 8, 2025 United States Pietra Tordin
FW
United States Princeton Tigers Signed a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [20]
January 22, 2025 United States Jayden Perry
DF
United States UCLA Bruins Signed a one-year contract through 2025. [21]
February 17, 2025 Venezuela Deyna Castellanos
FW
United States Bay FC Free agent signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option. [22]
February 17, 2025 United States Carissa Boeckmann
MF
United States Florida State Seminoles Signed a one-year contract through 2025. [23]
March 4, 2025 United States Morgan Messner
GK
United States San Diego Wave FC Free agent signed to a one-year contract through 2025. [24]
March 5, 2025 Australia Kaitlyn Torpey
DF
United States 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 United States Caiya Hanks
FW
United States Wake Forest Signed a four year contract through 2028 with a mutual option. [26]
March 14, 2025 United States Moira Kelley
DF
United States Virginia Cavaliers Preseason non-roster invitee signed to a short-term contract through June 2025. [27]
March 14, 2025 Canada Mimi Alidou
FW
Portugal Benfica Signed to a two-year contract through 2026 with a mutual option for an undisclosed fee. [28]
May 19, 2025 United States Haley Craig
GK
United States Stanford Signed a roster relief contract through June 2025. [29]
July 23, 2025 United States Naomi Powell
MF
Scotland Heart of Midlothian Signed a short-term contract through August 2025. [30]
August 23, 2025 France Julie Dufour
FW
United States Angel City Acquired in exchange for $40,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Signed a two-year contract through 2027. [31]
September 3, 2025 Colombia Valerin Loboa
FW
Colombia Deportivo Cali Signed to a three-year contract through 2028 with a mutual option for an undisclosed fee. [32]
September 30, 2025 United States M.A. Vignola
DF
United States 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 England Laila Harbert
MF
England Arsenal Loaned until end of season. [34]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 11, 2024 United States Izzy D'Aquila
FW
Sweden Malmö FF Mutual contract termination. [35]
Republic of Ireland Marissa Sheva
MF
England Sunderland Out of contract.
United States Lauren Kozal
GK
Switzerland GC Zurich
United States Gabby Provenzano
MF
United States Tampa Bay
United States Kat Asman
GK
United States Orlando Pride [36]
United States Kelli Hubly
DF
United States Bay FC [37]
December 31, 2024 United States Shelby Hogan
GK
United States Gotham FC Traded in exchange for $10,000 in intra-league transfer fees and a 2025 international roster spot. [38]
July 12, 2025 United States Moira Kelley
DF
Sweden Linköping End of contract. [39]
August 30, 2025 United States Payton Linnehan
FW
United States North Carolina Courage Traded in exchange for $48,000 in intra-league transfer fees. [40]
September 6, 2025 United States Carissa Boeckmann
MF
Portugal Benfica Traded in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fees. [41]
September 30, 2025 Japan Hina Sugita
MF
United States 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 United States Becky Sauerbrunn
DF
[42]
December 11, 2024 United States Meghan Klingenberg
DF
[43]
July 30, 2025 United States Sophie Hirst
MF
[44]

Injury listings

Date Player Pos. List Injury Ref.
February 26, 2025 United States Morgan Weaver
FW
Season-ending injury Right knee injury sustained in January 2025. [45]
February 26, 2025 Nigeria 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 Germany 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 United States 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 France 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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