2025 Angel City FC season

Angel City FC
2025 season
OwnersList of Angel City FC owners
Sporting directorMark Parsons
Head coachSam Laity
(interim, January 22–June 1)
Alexander Straus
(from June 1)
StadiumBMO Stadium
(capacity: 22,000)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Riley Tiernan (7)

All:
Riley Tiernan (7)
Highest home attendance19,728 v San Diego Wave FC
(March 16, 2025, National Women's Soccer League)
Lowest home attendance14,933 v North Carolina Courage
(June 14, 2025, National Women's Soccer League)
Biggest win3–1 v Houston Dash
(Away, April 12, 2025, National Women's Soccer League)
Biggest defeat0–4 v NJ/NY Gotham FC
(Home, April 18, 2025, National Women's Soccer League)
← 2024
All statistics correct as of June 1, 2025.

The 2025 Angel City FC season is the team's fourth season as a professional women's soccer team. Angel City FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

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Coaching changes

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After a disappointing 2024 season where Angel City ending up ranking 12th out of 14 clubs, failing to reach the NWSL playoffs, on December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager, Angela Hucles, who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager, Matt Wade, assumed the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new General Manager.[1]

Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.[2] Angel City later announced the departure of Goalkeeping coach Omar Zeenni via social media on December 16, 2024.[3]

Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025.[4] Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. On January 22, 2025, the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.[5]

On April 18, 2025, it was announced that Alexander Straus had been appointed as permanent head coach. He joined the club on June 1 following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season with Bayern Munich.[6]

Summary

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Preseason

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After the conclusion of the 2024 season, on November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason.

On November 19, 2024, announced NYX Professional Makeup as a new multi-year sleeve sponsor for the 2025 season, NYX is the first makeup brand to invest in a soccer team.[7]

On November 22, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed Scottish forward Claire Emslie to a new contract to keep her with Angel City until 2026.[8]

On December 4, 2024, rookie defender Madison Curry announced she would not be re-signing with Angel City and would instead sign with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent.[9] Later that day, Angel City announced the contract extension of Japanese goalkeeper Hannah Stambaugh for the 2025 season.[10]

On December 5, 2024, Angel City announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with General Manager Angela Hucles Mangano who had first joined the club as VP of Player Development in 2021. Assistant General Manager Matt Wade will assume the role of interim General Manager while the club conducts a comprehensive search for a new GM.[1] Following the departure of Hucles, Angel City then announced the departure of Head Coach Becki Tweed on December 9, 2024. Tweed finished her time at Angel City with 17 wins, 13 draws, 17 loss across all competitions with a win rate of 36.17%. Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw will act as interim head coach while the search of a new coach begins.[2]

At the conclusion of the 2024 season, on December 10, 2024, Angel City announced their end-of-season roster, they announced they will not be renewing the contract of goalkeeper DiDi Haračić and defender Jasmyne Spencer, who have been with the club since its inaugural season in 2022, as well as midfielder Meggie Dougherty Howard and forward Katie Johnson, who would later announce her retirement from professional soccer on December 20, 2024.[11][12]

On December 16, 2024, M.A. Vignola announced she would be re-signing a new two-year contract with Angel City, keeping her at the club until 2026.[13]

On December 17, 2024, Angel City announced they had acquired French forward Julie Dufour from Paris FC and signed her on a three-year contract beginning in January 2025.[14] Dufour will occupy one of Angel City's international roster spots when she joins the club.

On December 20, 2024, Angel City announced they would be trading Costa Rican midfielder Rocky Rodríguez to Kansas City Current in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. Later that day, Mexican forward Katie Johnson, whose contract was not renewed with Angel City, also announced her retirement from professional soccer.[15]

On December 23, 2024, Angel City announced they had signed midfielder Macey Hodge on a two-year contract through 2026 with a club option for 2027. Hodge previously played for the Mississippi State Bulldogs, and made 97 appearances over 5 years.[16]

Two Angel City players, Alyssa Thompson and Angelina Anderson were named to the USWNT's January training camp on January 7, 2025. This was Anderson's first call up to the United States senior team.[17] Gisele Thompson was later called up to the first ever USWNT futures camp which will run concurrently with the senior teams training camp.[18]

Mark Parsons was announced as the club's new Sporting Director on January 15, 2025.[4] Parsons will oversee all soccer operations, including the technical staff, the scouting and analytics department, sports medical, performance, nutrition, and player care. Parsons teased Christen Press' one-year contract renewal which was announced a few days later on January 17, 2025.[19]

Australian defender Alanna Kennedy announced her departure from Manchester City on January 21, 2025, and it was subsequently reported that she would be signing with Angel City on a one-year contract with a mutual option for 2026.[20] Later that day the new performance center was unveiled ahead of the start of preseason the following day.[21] On January 22, 2025 the official preseason roster was announced along with the announcement that Sam Laity was appointed as the new interim Head Coach and Ludovic Antunes as the interim Goalkeeping Coach.[22]

On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Alyssa and Gisele Thompson had both signed contract extensions keeping them at Angel City until 2028.[23] On January 31, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Japanese defender Miyabi Moriya from INAC Kobe Leonessa for an undisclosed fee. Moriya will occupy an International Roster spot and signed a one-year contract with a club option for 2026.[24] The following week on February 3, 2025, Angel City announced they had acquired Los Angeles-born defender Savy King from Bay FC, in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026.[25] Four days later, the club announced that Angelina Anderson had also signed an extension until 2028.[26]

Ahead of the International Break, both Thompson sisters were called up by Emma Hayes to represent the United States at the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, becoming the third sisters to make the same roster. Savy King also received a call-up as a training player.[27] New signings Alanna Kennedy and Miyabi Moriya were also called up for Japan and Australia for the SheBelieves Cup, Maithe López also received a call up as training player for Colombia. Megan Reid was called up by newly appointed Canadian coach Casey Stoney to represent Canada at the 2025 Pinatar Cup. Claire Emslie was called-up to represent Scotland for UEFA Nations League matches against Austria and Netherlands.[28]

After playing a closed door match against Bay FC, Angel City played their first public preseason match at the Coachella Invitational at the Empire Polo Fields on February 16, 2025 against Portland Thorns FC. After conceding first in the 57th minute, Lily Nabet scored her first Angel City goal off a corner kick from new signing Julie Dufour to tie the match, and U18-trialist Scottie Antonucci scored the match winner in stoppage time to finish the match as a 2–1 victory.[29] After the conclusion of the match the players called-up for International Duty departed.

Gisele Thompson made her senior-team debut on February 20, 2025 in the first match against Colombia. Both Alyssa and Gisele started the following match against Australia and Alanna Kennedy on February 23, 2025, becoming the second sisters to start in a senior-team match for the United States.[30] On February 25, 2025, Megan Reid scored her first international goal for Canada in a 7-0 victory over Chinese Taipei in the 2025 Pinatar Cup which was eventually won by Canada.[31] On February 26, 2025, the United States were defeated by Japan in the final match of the 2025 SheBelievesCup, Alyssa Thompson played as a substitute against Angel City teammate Miyabi Moriya, who won the 2025 SheBelieves Cup with Japan.[32]

With many key players out on International Duty for both teams, Angel City faced Seattle Reign FC in their second match of the Coachella Invitational on February 22, 2025, which finished as a 1–1 draw after Casey Phair scored her first goal with Angel City from a header to tie the match and finish the Coachella Invitational undefeated.[33]

Stadium and facilities

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Angel City FC continued to play in BMO Stadium, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2022.

On November 18, 2024, Angel City announced they would be moving into a newly renovated performance facility at California Lutheran University. The performance center, formerly used by the Los Angeles Rams of the NFL, offers a full-size pitch and a half and approximately 50,000 square feet of indoor space, the largest dedicated solely to NWSL club. The performance center will serve as the home of Angel City players and first-team staff for up to four years and would be completed ahead of the 2025 preseason. The performance center was officially unveiled on January 21, 2025 ahead of the preseason.[21]

The center features a 5,400-square-foot gym, custom lockers for players, coaches, staff, and a dedicated locker room for players under 18, a new hydrotherapy area including cold and hot plunge pools and saunas, a private outdoor relaxation lounge, a 3,400-square-foot medical treatment and rehabilitation area, a private recovery room, private doctor's office and medical staff offices, Custom pre- and post-training nutrition and supplement area to provide elevated nutrition area for athletes to fuel with fresh, nutritious meals prepared onsite, children's playroom to support the families of our players and staff, a 930-square-foot team meeting and film room, coaching and peraformance offices for soccer operations staff, and a fit-for-purpose studio onsite for content capture and interviews.[34]

Team

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Current staff

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As of August 1, 2025.[35][36][37]
Executive
President Julie Uhrman
Sporting Director Mark Parsons
Assistant General Manager Matt Wade
Coaching
Head Coach Alexander Straus
Senior Assistant Coach Sam Laity
Senior Assistant Coach Eleri Earnshaw
Goalkeeping Coach Kevin Moreno
Technical Assistant Coach Mykell Bates
Performance Analyst Oliver Blitz
Technical Staff
Technical Director Mark Wilson
Senior Director of Soccer Operations Marisa Leconte
Director of Player Care Chelsea Rodriguez
Soccer Operations Coordinator Alrick Drummond
Head Equipment Manager Brock Chartier
Director of Medical and Performance Sarah Smith
Head of Sports Science Dan Jones
Physical Performance Coach Michael Roman
Head Athletic Trainer Manny De Alba
Director of Rehabilitation Sarah Neal
Assistant Athletic Trainer April Seymon
Physical Therapist Joscelyn Shumate Bourne

Squad

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As of August 23, 2025.[38]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Japan Hannah Stambaugh (1998-12-24)December 24, 1998 (aged 26) 2024 Japan Omiya Ardija Ventus
13 United States Hannah Seabert (1995-02-27)February 27, 1995 (aged 30) 2025 Portugal Sporting CP
19 United States Angelina Anderson (Vice Captain) (2001-03-22)March 22, 2001 (aged 23) 2023 United States University of California-Berkeley
Defenders
3 United States Savy King (2005-02-05)February 5, 2005 (aged 20) 2025 United States Bay FC
5 New Zealand Ali Riley (Club Captain) (1987-10-30)October 30, 1987 (aged 37) 2022 United States Orlando Pride SEI[a]
6 Canada Megan Reid (1996-07-09)July 9, 1996 (aged 28) 2022 United States Lamorinda United
11 United States Sarah Gorden (Captain) (1992-09-13)September 13, 1992 (aged 32) 2021 United States Chicago Red Stars
16 United States M.A. Vignola (1998-02-11)February 11, 1998 (aged 27) 2021 Iceland Valur

(via Washington Spirit)

20 United States Gisele Thompson (2005-12-05)December 5, 2005 (aged 19) 2024 United States Total Futbol Academy
25 United States Sophia Mattice (2002-06-25)June 25, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 United States Kentucky Wildcats
29 Japan Miyabi Moriya (1996-08-22)August 22, 1996 (aged 28) 2025 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa INT
30 Germany Sara Doorsoun (1991-11-17)November 17, 1991 (aged 33) 2025 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt INT
44 United States Elizabeth Eddy (1991-09-13)September 13, 1991 (aged 33) 2023 United States Houston Dash
Midfielders
4 England Katie Zelem (1996-01-20)January 20, 1996 (aged 29) 2024 England Manchester United INT
8 United States Macey Hodge (2001-05-04)May 4, 2001 (aged 23) 2024 United States Mississippi State
12 Brazil Maiara Niehues (2004-08-11)August 11, 2004 (aged 20) 2025 Portugal Sporting CP INT
14 Australia Alanna Kennedy (1995-01-21)January 21, 1995 (aged 30) 2025 England Manchester City INT
15 United States Evelyn Shores (2004-12-29)December 29, 2004 (aged 20) 2025 United States North Carolina Tar Heels
17 United States Kennedy Fuller (2007-03-09)March 9, 2007 (aged 18) 2024 United States Solar FC
28 United States Lily Nabet (1999-09-24)September 24, 1999 (aged 25) 2022 United States Duke University
99 United States Madison Hammond (1997-11-15)November 15, 1997 (aged 27) 2022 United States OL Reign
Forwards
2 United States Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 34) 2022 United States Orlando Pride
9 South Korea Casey Phair (2007-06-29)June 29, 2007 (aged 17) 2024 United States Players Development Academy U18
LOAN[b]
10 Scotland Claire Emslie (1994-03-08)March 8, 1994 (aged 31) 2022 United States Orlando Pride
18 Japan Jun Endo (2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 24) 2021 Japan Tokyo Verdy Beleza INT
21 United States Alyssa Thompson (2004-11-07)November 7, 2004 (aged 20) 2023 United States Total Futbol Academy
23 United States Christen Press (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 36) 2021 England Manchester United

(via Racing Louisville FC)

27 Colombia Maithé López (2007-01-24)January 24, 2007 (aged 18) 2025 Colombia Real Santander INT
LOAN[b]
32 Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (2001-06-05)June 5, 2001 (aged 23) 2025 Germany VfL Wolfsburg INT
33 United States Riley Tiernan (2002-11-14)November 14, 2002 (aged 22) 2025 United States Rutgers Scarlet Knights
  1. ^ Season-ending injury
  2. ^ a b Loaned out to another team

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Preseason

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Coachella Valley Invitational

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February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16) 1 Angel City FC 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Indio, California
11:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report or Stadium: Empire Polo Club
February 22, 2025 (2025-02-22) 2 Angel City FC 1–1 Seattle Reign FC Indio, California
12:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Regular Season

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All matches are in Pacific time

Matches

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March 16, 2025 (2025-03-16) 1 Angel City FC 1–1 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
3:50 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 19,728
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva
March 21, 2025 (2025-03-21) 2 Portland Thorns 1–1 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,839
Referee: Greg Dopka
March 30, 2025 (2025-03-30) 3 Angel City FC 2–1 Seattle Reign FC Los Angeles, California
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 15,384
Referee: Gerald Flores
April 12, 2025 (2025-04-12) 4 Houston Dash 1–3 Angel City FC Houston, Texas
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 5,263
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
April 18, 2025 (2025-04-18) 5 Angel City FC 0–4 NJ/NY Gotham FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 18,465
Referee: Danielle Chesky
April 25, 2025 (2025-04-25) 6 Orlando Pride 3–2 Angel City FC Orlando, Florida
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Attendance: 6,665
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 2, 2025 (2025-05-02) 7 Washington Spirit 3–4 Angel City FC Washington D.C.
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 13,738
Referee: Shawn Tehini
May 9, 2025 (2025-05-09) 8 Angel City FC 2–0 Utah Royals Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,533
Referee: Alex Billeter
May 17, 2025 (2025-05-17) 9 Bay FC 2–0 Angel City FC San Jose, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 24, 2025 (2025-05-24) 10 Angel City FC 2–3 Racing Louisville FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 16,740
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
June 7, 2025 (2025-06-07) 11 Angel City FC 2–2 Chicago Stars FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 17,538
Referee: Brad Jensen
June 14, 2025 (2025-06-14) 12 Angel City FC 1–2 North Carolina Courage Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 14,933
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20) 13 Kansas City Current 1–0 Angel City FC Kansas City, Missouri
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Elton García
August 1, 2025 (2025-08-01) 14 Seattle Reign FC 2–0 Angel City FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 10,117
Referee: Shawn Tehini
August 9, 2025 (2025-08-09) 15 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 Angel City FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 15,834
Referee: Abdou Ndiaye
August 15, 2025 (2025-08-15) 16 Utah Royals 0–0 Angel City FC Sandy, Utah
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 6,299
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
August 21, 2025 (2025-08-21) 17 Angel City FC 1–0 Orlando Pride Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
September 1, 2025 (2025-09-01) 18 Angel City FC v Bay FC Los Angeles, California
6:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 7, 2025 (2025-09-07) 19 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
September 13, 2025 (2025-09-13) 20 North Carolina Courage v Angel City FC Cary, North Carolina
9:30 a.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 18, 2025 (2025-09-18) 21 Angel City FC v Washington Spirit Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
September 27, 2025 (2025-09-27) 22 Racing Louisville FC v Angel City FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
October 6, 2025 (2025-10-06) 23 Angel City FC v Kansas City Current Los Angeles, California
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
October 12, 2025 (2025-10-12) 24 Angel City FC v Houston Dash Los Angeles, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
October 19, 2025 (2025-10-19) 25 Angel City FC v Portland Thorns Los Angeles, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Stadium: BMO Stadium
November 2, 2025 (2025-11-02) 26 Chicago Stars FC v Angel City FC Bridgeview, Illinois
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium

Regular season standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Gotham FC 17 5 6 6 20 16 +4 21 Playoffs
9 North Carolina Courage 17 5 6 6 23 26 −3 21
10 Angel City FC 17 5 5 7 22 27 −5 20
11 Houston Dash 17 5 4 8 20 27 −7 19
12 Bay FC 17 4 5 8 20 25 −5 17
Updated to match(es) played on August 24, 2025. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head to head points; 6) head to head goal goals scored; 7) fewer disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
17 5 5 7 22 27  −5 20 3 2 3 11 13  −2 2 3 4 11 14  −3

Last updated: August 21, 2025.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHAAHAHHHAAAAH
ResultDDWWLLWWLLDLLLDDW
Position48445985779101111111210
Updated to match(es) played on August 21, 2025. Source: NWSLsoccer.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Transactions

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Contract options

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
December 4, 2024 United States Madison Curry
DF
Signed with Seattle Reign FC as a free agent. [39]
December 10, 2024 United States Meggie Dougherty Howard
MF
Contract expired and signed with Calgary Wild FC. [40][41]
December 10, 2024 United States Jasmyne Spencer
DF
Contract expired and signed with Vancouver Rise FC. [40][42]
December 10, 2024 Mexico Katie Johnson
FW
Contract expired and subsequently announced retirement. [40][15]
December 10, 2024 Bosnia and Herzegovina DiDi Haračić
GK
Contract expired and signed with San Diego Wave FC. [40][43]
June 30, 2025 United States Hannah Johnson
DF
Contract expired. [44]
June 30, 2025 United States Breanna Norris
GK
Contract expired. [44]

Re-signings

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
October 29, 2024 United States Sydney Leroux
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2027. [45]
November 22, 2024 Scotland Claire Emslie
FW
Re-signed on a new contract through 2026. [46]
December 4, 2024 Japan Hannah Stambaugh
GK
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [47]
December 16, 2024 United States M.A. Vignola
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2026 [48]
January 17, 2025 United States Christen Press
FW
Re-signed on a new contract through 2025. [19]
January 29, 2025 United States Alyssa Thompson
FW
Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [23]
January 29, 2025 United States Gisele Thompson
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [23]
February 7, 2025 United States Angelina Anderson
GK
Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [26]
March 5, 2025 United States Savy King
DF
Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [49]
July 21, 2025 South Korea Casey Phair
FW
Re-signed on a new contract through 2028. [50]

Preseason trialists

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 22, 2025 United States Scottie Antonucci
MF
United States Club Legends FC U18 trialist. [22]
United States Hannah Johnson
MF
United States Mississippi State Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. [22][51]
United States Breanna Norris
GK
United States Portland Pilots Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. [22][52]
United States Leena Powell
FW
United States Club Tudela FC U18 trialist. [22]
United States Riley Tiernan
FW
United States Rutgers Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027. [22][51]
May 16, 2025 United States Sophia Mattice
DF
United States Kentucky Wildcats Signed to a short term roster relief contract on May 16, 2025. [53]

Loans out

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
September 19, 2022 Canada Vanessa Gilles
DF
France Olympique Lyon Loan concluded June 30, 2025, and subsequently joined FC Bayern Munich. [54][55]
February 21, 2025 Colombia Maithé López
FW
United States Lexington SC [56]
July 21, 2025 South Korea Casey Phair
FW
Sweden Djurgårdens IF Loaned until December 2025. [50]

Transfers in

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 17, 2024 France Julie Dufour
FW
France Paris FC Signed contract through 2027 season via transfer from Paris FC for an undisclosed transfer fee. [57]
December 23, 2024 United States Macey Hodge
MF
United States Mississippi State Signed contract through 2026 season with a club option for 2027. [58]
January 21, 2025 Australia Alanna Kennedy
MF
England Manchester City Signed one-year contract through 2025 season with mutual option for 2026. [20]
January 31, 2025 Japan Miyabi Moriya
DF
Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa Signed one-year contract through 2025 with a club option for 2026. [24]
February 3, 2025 United States Savy King
DF
United States Bay FC Acquired from Bay FC in exchange for $200,000 in intra-league transfer funds plus $100,000 in 2026. [25]
February 21, 2025 Colombia Maithé López
FW
Colombia Real Santander Signed four-year contract through 2028. [56]
March 3, 2025 United States Hannah Johnson
DF
United States Mississippi State Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. [51]
United States Riley Tiernan
FW
United States Rutgers Signed to a two-year contract with club option for 2027. [51]
March 12, 2025 United States Breanna Norris
GK
United States Portland Pilots Signed to roster relief contract through June 30, 2025. [52]
March 27, 2025 Brazil Maiara Niehues
MF
Portugal Sporting CP Signed to a three-year contract through 2027 for an undisclosed transfer fee. [59]
May 16, 2025 United States Sophia Mattice
DF
United States Kentucky Wildcats Signed to a short term roster relief contract. [53]
May 21, 2025 Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir
FW
Germany VfL Wolfsburg Signed two and half year contract through 2027 season. [60]
June 1, 2025 United States Hannah Seabert
GK
Portugal Sporting CP Signed contract through 2026 season. [61]
July 10, 2025 United States Evelyn Shores
MF
United States North Carolina Tar Heels Signed contract through 2028 season. [62]
July 22, 2025 Germany Sara Doorsoun
DF
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Signed contract through 2026 season for an undisclosed transfer fee. [63]

Transfers out

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 20, 2024 Costa Rica Rocky Rodríguez
MF
United States Kansas City Current Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds. [64]
January 27, 2025 United States Messiah Bright
FW
United States Houston Dash Traded in exchange for $100,000 in intra-league transfer funds and up to $50,000 in additional performance-based incentives. [65]
May 20, 2025 Canada Vanessa Gilles
DF
Germany FC Bayern Munich Loan with Lyon concluded and subsequently traded for an undisclosed transfer fee. [55]
August 23, 2025 France Julie Dufour
FW
United States Portland Thorns FC Traded in exchange for $40,000 in intra-league transfer funds. [66]

Retirements

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Ref.
December 20, 2024 Mexico Katie Johnson
FW
[15]

Injury listings

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Date Nat. Player Pos. List Injury/Notes Ref.
February 14, 2024 Japan Jun Endo
FW
Season-ending injury Left knee anterior cruciate ligament tear. Removed from SEI list on June 6, 2025. [67][68]
August 22, 2024 New Zealand Ali Riley
DF
Season-ending injury Due to a chronic and persistent leg injury. Removed from SEI list on July 29, 2025. [69][70]

Statistics

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As of August 21, 2025.[71][36][72]
No Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Regular Season NWSL Playoffs Other
Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts Apps Starts
Goalkeepers
1 GK Japan Hannah Stambaugh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK United States Hannah Seabert 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
19 GK United States Angelina Anderson 15 15 15 15 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF United States Savy King 8 8 8 8 0 0 0 0
5 DF New Zealand Ali Riley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Canada Megan Reid 13 6 13 6 0 0 0 0
11 DF United States Sarah Gorden 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States M.A. Vignola 16 13 16 13 0 0 0 0
20 DF United States Gisele Thompson 14 12 14 12 0 0 0 0
25 DF United States Sophia Mattice 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Japan Miyabi Moriya 16 7 16 7 0 0 0 0
30 DF Germany Sara Doorsoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF United States Elizabeth Eddy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF England Katie Zelem 15 6 15 6 0 0 0 0
8 MF United States Macey Hodge 12 7 12 7 0 0 0 0
12 MF Brazil Maiara Niehues 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Australia Alanna Kennedy 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0
15 MF United States Evelyn Shores 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
17 MF United States Kennedy Fuller 17 16 17 16 0 0 0 0
28 MF United States Lily Nabet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 MF United States Madison Hammond 16 6 16 6 0 0 0 0
Forwards
2 FW United States Sydney Leroux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Claire Emslie 8 7 8 7 0 0 0 0
18 FW Japan Jun Endo 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
21 FW United States Alyssa Thompson 16 16 16 16 0 0 0 0
23 FW United States Christen Press 15 2 15 2 0 0 0 0
32 FW Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0
33 FW United States Riley Tiernan 17 17 17 17 0 0 0 0
Other players (Departed during season, short-term loan, etc.)
4 DF Canada Vanessa Gilles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW France Julie Dufour 10 4 10 4 0 0 0 0
9 FW South Korea Casey Phair 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF United States Hannah Johnson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Colombia Maithé López 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK United States Breanna Norris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goals

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
FW 33 United States Riley Tiernan 7 0 0 7
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 6 0 0 6
MF 17 United States Kennedy Fuller 2 0 0 2
MF 4 England Katie Zelem 2 0 0 2
MF 8 United States Macey Hodge 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Australia Alanna Kennedy 1 0 0 1
FW 23 United States Christen Press 1 0 0 1
DF 20 United States Gisele Thompson 1 0 0 1
DF 16 United States M.A. Vignola 1 0 0 1
Total 22 22

Assists

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
DF 20 United States Gisele Thompson 4 0 0 4
MF 17 United States Kennedy Fuller 3 0 0 3
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 2 0 0 2
FW 10 Scotland Claire Emslie 1 0 0 1
FW 32 Iceland Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir 1 0 0 1
MF 14 Australia Alanna Kennedy 1 0 0 1
FW 33 United States Riley Tiernan 1 0 0 1
DF 16 United States M.A. Vignola 1 0 0 1
Total 14 14

Clean sheets

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Pos. No. Nat. Name NWSL Playoffs Other Total
GK 13 United States Hannah Seabert 2 0 0 2
GK 19 United States Angelina Anderson 1 0 0 1
Total 2 2

Disciplinary cards

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Player NWSL Playoffs Other Total
Pos. No. Nat. Name Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
MF 8 United States Macey Hodge 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW 33 United States Riley Tiernan 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
FW 21 United States Alyssa Thompson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF 3 United States Savy King 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF 4 England Katie Zelem 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW 7 France Julie Dufour 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 17 United States Kennedy Fuller 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 11 United States Sarah Gorden 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 99 United States Madison Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 29 Japan Miyabi Moriya 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 6 Canada Megan Reid 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 20 United States Gisele Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 16 United States M.A. Vignola 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Team official England Sam Laity 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 23 1 23 1

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