NWSL top scorers 2026

Top scorers

Assists

• Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) — 10
• Croix Bethune (Kansas City) — 10
• Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) — 9

Goals + Assists

• Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) — 25
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 21
• Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit) — 19

FotMob rating

• Janine Sonis (Denver Summit) — 7.7
• Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) — 7.68
• Jaedyn Shaw (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 7.67

Minutes played

• Angelina Anderson (Angel City) — 2520
• Jessie Fleming (Portland Thorns) — 2520
• Kailen Sheridan (North Carolina Courage) — 2520

Goals per 90

• Brittany Ratcliffe (Reign) — 0.9
• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City) — 0.89
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 0.85

Expected goals (xG)

• Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) — 15.7
• Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) — 14.3
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 12

Expected goals (xG) per 90

• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City) — 0.88
• Samantha Kerr (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 0.74
• Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) — 0.67

Expected goals on target (xGOT)

• Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) — 18.5
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 15.2
• Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) — 14.5

Shots on target per 90

• Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) — 2.1
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 2
• Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC) — 1.8

Shots per 90

• Sophia Wilson (Portland Thorns) — 5
• Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride) — 4.5
• Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) — 3.9

Accurate passes per 90

• Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 71.7
• Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) — 63.5
• Kristen McNabb (San Diego Wave FC) — 62.6

Big chances created

• Croix Bethune (Kansas City) — 15
• Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) — 15
• Pietra Tordin (Portland Thorns) — 14

Chances created

• Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave FC) — 56
• Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) — 56
• Ally Sentnor (Angel City) — 53

Accurate long balls per 90

• Esme Morgan (Washington Spirit) — 4.5
• Eva Gaetino (Denver Summit) — 4.2
• Jorelyn Carabalí (Boston Legacy) — 4.2

Expected assist (xA)

• Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave FC) — 7.3
• Ryan Williams (North Carolina Courage) — 6.9
• Yazmeen Ryan (Denver Summit) — 6.4

Expected assist (xA) per 90

• Gia Corley (San Diego Wave FC) — 0.33
• Kenza Dali (San Diego Wave FC) — 0.33
• Nérilia Mondésir (Reign) — 0.32

xG + xA per 90

• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City) — 1.05
• Samantha Kerr (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 0.9
• Debinha (Kansas City) — 0.86

Successful dribbles per 90

• Sofia Cook (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 2.8
• Tamara Bolt (Washington Spirit) — 2.6
• Racheal Kundananji (Bay) — 2.4

Big chances missed

• Ludmila da Silva (San Diego Wave FC) — 16
• Samantha Kerr (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 13
• Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City) — 11

Penalties won

• Aissata Traoré (Boston Legacy) — 3
• Jordynn Dudley (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 2
• Erica Parkinson (North Carolina Courage) — 2

Defensive actions per 90

• Rachel Hill (Racing Louisville FC) — 13.9
• Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville FC) — 13.3
• Tatum Wynalda (San Diego Wave FC) — 12.3

Tackles per 90

• Rachel Hill (Racing Louisville FC) — 6.5
• Tatum Wynalda (San Diego Wave FC) — 6.2
• Luana (Orlando Pride) — 4.5

Interceptions per 90

• Taylor Flint (Racing Louisville FC) — 3.7
• Rachel Hill (Racing Louisville FC) — 3.1
• Hailie Mace (Orlando Pride) — 2.8

Clearances per 90

• Rafaelle (Orlando Pride) — 7.2
• Carolyn Calzada (Portland Thorns) — 7
• Paige Nielsen (Houston Dash) — 6.4

Blocks per 90

• Arin Wright (Racing Louisville FC) — 1.3
• Samantha Staab (Chicago Red Stars) — 1.2
• Samantha Hiatt (Portland Thorns) — 1.2

Recoveries per 90

• Abby Smith (Denver Summit) — 11.1
• Ann-Katrin Berger (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 10.8
• Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals) — 9.6

Penalties conceded

• Jorelyn Carabalí (Boston Legacy) — 4
• Aaliyah Farmer (Chicago Red Stars) — 3
• Ayooluwa Oke (Denver Summit) — 3

Possession won final 3rd per 90

• Croix Bethune (Kansas City) — 1.9
• Prisca Chilufya (Angel City) — 1.9
• Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 1.7

Clean sheets

• Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit) — 11
• Ann-Katrin Berger (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 10
• Angelina Anderson (Angel City) — 9

Save percentage

• Ann-Katrin Berger (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 77.1
• Jane Campbell (Houston Dash) — 75.3
• Sandy MacIver (Washington Spirit) — 74

Saves per 90

• Jane Campbell (Houston Dash) — 4.4
• Katie Atkinson (Chicago Red Stars) — 4.4
• Jordan Silkowitz (Bay) — 4.1

Goals prevented

• Jane Campbell (Houston Dash) — 16.6
• Jordan Silkowitz (Bay) — 11.5
• Katie Atkinson (Chicago Red Stars) — 6.9

Goals conceded per 90

• Jordyn Bloomer (Racing Louisville FC) — 2
• Katie Atkinson (Chicago Red Stars) — 1.9
• Casey Murphy (Boston Legacy) — 1.6

Fouls committed per 90

• Bruninha (NJ/NY Gotham FC) — 4
• Keira Barry (Bay) — 3.5
• Nérilia Mondésir (Reign) — 2.8

Yellow cards

• Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) — 9
• Avery Patterson (Houston Dash) — 7
• Macey Hodge (Racing Louisville FC) — 7

Red cards

• Bianca Rose St-Georges (Boston Legacy) — 2
• Ana Tejada (Utah Royals) — 1
• Jayden Perry (Portland Thorns) — 1

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Questions

Who is the NWSL top scorer?

Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Courage) leads the NWSL scoring charts with 20 goals, ahead of Barbra Banda (17).

Who has the most assists in the NWSL?

Cloé Lacasse (Utah Royals) with 10.