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Portland Thorns FC
2022 season
OwnerMerritt Paulson
General managerKarina LeBlanc
Head coachRhian Wilkinson
StadiumProvidence Park
(capacity: 25,218)
20222nd
2022 NWSL Challenge Cup2nd, West Division
PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Sophia Smith (14)
All: Sophia Smith (18)
Highest home attendance19,127 (Sept. 25 vs. CHI)
Lowest home attendance9,876 (May 18 vs. WAS)
Average home league attendance15,543
Biggest winPOR 6–0 ORL
(June 19)
Biggest defeat0–2
(two matches)
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of October 1, 2022.

The 2022 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's tenth season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League, the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Background

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See also: 2021 Portland Thorns FC season, 2021 National Women's Soccer League season, and 2021 NWSL abuse scandal

In the wake of the 2021 NWSL abuse scandal, Thorns FC placed general manager Gavin Wilkinson on administrative leave from his role with the Thorns, but retained him as the president and general manager of the co-owned Portland Timbers. The team hired retired Thorns FC goalkeeper and Canadian international Karina LeBlanc as Gavin Wilkinson's replacement on November 2, 2021.[1][2]

Following the exit of head coach Mark Parsons to manage the Netherlands women's national football team, Thorns FC hired another of the club's former players during Riley's tenure, Rhian Wilkinson, as his replacement. Wilkinson had also played on the Canadian national team as a teammate of LeBlanc and longtime Thorns FC and Canadian team captain Christine Sinclair. After her playing career, Wilkinson had been an assistant coach for the Canadian and English national teams.[2]

Stadium and facilities

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Thorns FC continued to play and train in Providence Park, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2013. The team held its preseason training camp in Bend, Oregon.[3]

Broadcasting

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On May 4, 2022, KPTV agreed to broadcast seven regular season Thorns FC matches locally via FOX 12 PLUS. These matches were in addition to the league's national agreements with CBS, Paramount+, and Twitch.[4]

Team

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Staff

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As of July 25, 2022.[5]
Technical
President of soccer Gavin Wilkinson
General manager Karina LeBlanc
Head coach Rhian Wilkinson
Assistant coach Sophie Clough
Assistant coach Mike Norris[6]
Assistant coach Vytautas Andriuškevičius[7]
Goalkeeper coach Nadine Angerer
Medical
Head athletic trainer Pierre Soubrier
Assistant athletic trainer Kelly Strasser
Performance specialist Tom Milroy
Head physician Breanne Brown

Squad

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As of July 25, 2022.[8]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes
Goalkeepers
1 United States Bella Bixby (1995-11-20)November 20, 1995 (aged 26) 2018 United States Oregon State
35 United States Abby Smith (1993-10-04)October 4, 1993 (aged 28) 2021 United States Kansas City Current
43 United States Shelby Hogan (1998-05-10)May 10, 1998 (aged 24) 2021 United States Providence College
Defenders
4 United States Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 37) 2020 United States Utah Royals FC
5 United States Emily Menges (1992-07-28)July 28, 1992 (aged 29) 2014 United States Georgetown
14 Finland Natalia Kuikka (1995-12-01)December 1, 1995 (aged 26) 2020 Sweden Kopparberg/Göteborg FC INT[a]
20 United States Kelli Hubly (1994-08-09)August 9, 1994 (aged 27) 2017 United States DePaul
25 United States Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (aged 33) 2015 United States Orlando Pride
29 United States Tegan McGrady (1997-10-11)October 11, 1997 (aged 24) 2022 United States San Diego Wave FC
39 United States Meaghan Nally (1998-06-30)June 30, 1998 (aged 24) 2020 United States Georgetown Hoyas
Midfielders
8 Japan Hina Sugita (1997-01-31)January 31, 1997 (aged 25) 2022 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa INT[a]
11 Costa Rica Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 28) 2020 United States Sky Blue FC
13 United States Olivia Moultrie (2005-09-17)September 17, 2005 (aged 16) 2021
17 United States Sam Coffey (1998-12-31)December 31, 1998 (aged 23)[9] 2021 United States Penn State
19 United States Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 30) 2020 United States North Carolina Courage
(via United States OL Reign)
23 United States Yazmeen Ryan (1999-02-25)February 25, 1999 (aged 23) 2021 United States Texas Christian
44 United States Gabby Provenzano (1999-08-07)August 7, 1999 (aged 22) 2022 United States Rutgers
46 United States Taylor Porter (1997-09-29)September 29, 1997 (aged 24) 2021 Spain UDG Tenerife
Forwards
9 United States Sophia Smith (2000-08-10)August 10, 2000 (aged 21) 2020 United States Stanford
12 Canada Christine Sinclair (1983-06-12)June 12, 1983 (aged 39) 2013 United States Western New York Flash
16 Canada Janine Beckie (1994-08-20)August 20, 1994 (aged 27) 2022 England Manchester City W.F.C.
21 United States Marissa Everett (1997-08-29)August 29, 1997 (aged 24) 2019 United States Oregon
22 United States Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18)October 18, 1997 (aged 24) 2020 United States Washington State
37 United States Michele Vasconcelos (1994-05-11)May 11, 1994 (aged 28) 2022 Spain Sevilla FC
41 United States Hannah Betfort (1999-01-04)January 4, 1999 (aged 23) 2021 United States Wake Forest
45 United States Natalie Beckman (2000-03-25)March 25, 2000 (aged 22) 2022 United States Denver
  1. ^ a b INT: International player

Competitions

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NWSL Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

Portland entered 2022 as the defending NWSL Challenge Cup champions. In 2022, the Thorns competed in the cup's West Division during the group stage.

Group stage

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March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) OL Reign 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
22:00 EDT
  • Huerta 18'
 Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 7,343
Referee: Kevin Broadley
March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26) San Diego Wave FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
22:00 EDT Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Luis Guardia
March 30, 2022 (2022-03-30) Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 EDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 9,902
Referee: Mark Allatin
April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02) Portland Thorns FC 0–1 OL Reign Portland, Oregon
22:00 EDT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,034
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
April 17, 2022 (2022-04-17) Portland Thorns FC 3–2 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 24, 2022 Angel City FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC Fullerton, California
21:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium
Attendance: 4,524[10]
Referee: John Griggs

West Division standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RGN POR SD LA
1 OL Reign 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–1
2 Portland Thorns FC 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 — 3–2 3–0
3 San Diego Wave FC 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 0–1 — 4–2
4 Angel City FC 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

2022 Women's International Champions Cup

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Main article: 2022 Women's International Champions Cup
August 17, 2022 (2022-08-17) Semi-final Monterrey Mexico 1–1
(3–2 p)		 United States Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Assistant referees: Alicia Messer, CJ Koll
Fourth official: Corbyn May
Penalties
August 20, 2022 (2022-08-20) Third-place playoff Chelsea England 1–0 United States Portland Thorns FC Portland, Oregon
17:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 11,447
Referee: Alyssa Nichols (United States)

Regular season

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Main article: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season

Portland entered 2022 as the defending NWSL Shield champions of the 2021 National Women's Soccer League season.

Matches

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April 30, 2022 (2022-04-30) 1 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Kansas City Current Portland, Oregon
15:00 PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 13,672
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13) 2 Portland Thorns FC 0–0 OL Reign Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,496
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
May 18, 2022 (2022-05-18) 3 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 9,876
Referee: Brad Jensen
May 21, 2022 (2022-05-21) 4 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
15:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,842
Referee: Michael Radchuk
May 28, 2022 (2022-05-28) 5 Chicago Red Stars 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
19:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
Attendance: 3,268
Referee: Samantha Martinez
June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03) 6 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,493
Referee: Elton Garcia
June 8, 2022 (2022-06-08) 7 San Diego Wave FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
19:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12) 8 Houston Dash 0–4 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
18:00 CDT
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 5,006
Referee: Karen Callado
June 19, 2022 (2022-06-19) 9 Portland Thorns FC 6–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
12:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,185
Referee: Samantha Martinez
July 1, 2022 (2022-07-01) 10 Angel City FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles, California
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 17,492
Referee: Adorae Monroy
July 10, 2022 (2022-07-10) 11 OL Reign 2–2 Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
15:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 9,032
Referee: Mark Allatin
July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) 12 Portland Thorns FC 5–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,870
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29) 13 Racing Louisville FC 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Louisville, Kentucky
20:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 7,089
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) 14 Portland Thorns FC 3–3 North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 17,139
Referee: Natalie Simon
August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) 15 Washington Spirit 1–2 Portland Thorns FC Leesburg, Virginia
19:30 EDT
Report
Stadium: Segra Field
Attendance: 3,037
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
August 24, 2022 (2022-08-24) 16 North Carolina Courage 3–1 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,114
Referee: Karen Callado
Note: Rescheduled from May 7 to accommodate Challenge Cup final[11]
August 27, 2022 (2022-08-27) 17 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Kelsey Harms[12][13]
September 9, 2022 (2022-09-09) 18 Orlando Pride 0–2 Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
19:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
September 18, 2022 (2022-09-18) 19 Kansas City Current 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Kansas
16:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 21, 2022 (2022-09-21) 20 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Racing Louisville FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,652
September 25, 2022 (2022-09-25) 21 Portland Thorns FC 3–0 Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
15:00 PDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 19,127
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
October 1, 2022 (2022-10-01) 22 NJ/NY Gotham FC 3–3 Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
18:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 4,752

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 OL Reign 22 11 7 4 32 19 +13 40 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 10 9 3 49 24 +25 39 Playoffs – semi-finals
3 San Diego Wave FC 22 10 6 6 32 21 +11 36 Playoffs – first round
4 Houston Dash 22 10 6 6 35 27 +8 36
5 Kansas City Current 22 10 6 6 29 29 0 36
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6 33
7 North Carolina Courage 22 9 5 8 46 33 +13 32
8 Angel City FC 22 8 5 9 23 27 −4 29
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 5 8 9 23 35 −12 23
10 Orlando Pride 22 5 7 10 22 45 −23 22
11 Washington Spirit 22 3 10 9 26 33 −7 19
12 NJ/NY Gotham FC 22 4 1 17 16 46 −30 13
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

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
22 10 9 3 49 24  +25 39 6 3 2 27 8  +19 4 6 1 22 16  +6

Last updated: October 1, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHHHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHAAHHA
ResultWDDLDWDWWDDWWDWLLWDWWD
Position1245734322321111424112
Updated to match(es) played on October 1, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

NWSL Playoffs

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Main article: NWSL Playoffs § 2022 season

The top six teams from the regular season qualified for the NWSL Championship playoffs, with the top two teams receiving a first-round bye.[14]

Semi-finals

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October 23, 2022 Portland Thorns FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
17:00 EDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Kevin Broadley

Championship

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October 29, 2022 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Kansas City Current Washington, D.C.
20:00 EDT
Report Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 17,624
Referee: Natalie Simon

Championship Game MVP: Sophia Smith (POR)

Awards

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NWSL season awards

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Best XI

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Announced October 25, 2022[16]

Position Player
Midfielder/Forward United States Sam Coffey
United States Sophia Smith

Second XI

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Position Player
Defender United States Kelli Hubly
United States Becky Sauerbrunn

NWSL monthly awards

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Player of the Month

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See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player of the Month Statline Ref.
June United States Sophia Smith 5 goals; scored goal or assist in last 5 matches [17][18]

Rookie of the Month

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See also: NWSL Rookie of the Month
Month Rookie of the Month Statline Ref.
June United States Sam Coffey 85% passing led league in June; 6 shots, 1 assist [19][20]

NWSL weekly awards

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Player of the Week

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See also: NWSL Player of the Week
Competition Week Nat. Player Won Ref.
Challenge Cup 4 Japan Hina Sugita Won [21]
Regular season 6 Canada Christine Sinclair Nom. [22]
7 United States Sophia Smith Nom. [23]
8 United States Sophia Smith Nom. [24]
8 United States Morgan Weaver Nom. [25]
13 United States Sophia Smith Won [26][27]

Save of the Week

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See also: NWSL Save of the Week
Competition Week Nat. Player Won Ref
Regular season 4 United States Bella Bixby Nom. [28]
8 Won [29]
9 United States Shelby Hogan Won [30]
10 United States Bella Bixby Nom. [31]
12 United States Bella Bixby Nom. [32]
13 United States Bella Bixby Nom. [33]
14 United States Bella Bixby Nom. [34]
16 United States Abby Smith Won [35]

Transactions

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2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft held by the NWSL on December 16, 2021, for two expansion teams, Angel City FC and San Diego Wave FC, to select players from existing teams in the league.[36]

On December 8, 2021, the Thorns traded Simone Charley and Tyler Lussi to Angel City FC in exchange for $100,000 in allocation money, a 2022 NWSL Draft natural second-round pick, and immunity from Angel City in the expansion draft.[37]

The Thorns protected nine players, and San Diego selected none of the unprotected players.[38] On the day of the draft, the Thorns traded Christen Westphal and Amirah Ali to San Diego Wave FC in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money, but the Thorns did not officially acquire draft immunity from San Diego.[39]

Protected Unprotected
Bella Bixby Amirah Ali
Crystal Dunn Nadine Angerer
Lindsey Horan Hannah Betfort
Natalia Kuikka Celeste Boureille
Emily Menges Sam Coffey
Olivia Moultrie Marian Dougherty
Raquel Rodríguez Britt Eckerstrom
Sophia Smith Marissa Everett
Morgan Weaver Shelby Hogan
Kelli Hubly
Meghan Klingenberg
Andressinha
Nikki Marshall
Meg Morris
Meaghan Nally
Madison Pogarch
Hayley Raso
Kat Reynolds
Yazmeen Ryan
Angela Salem
Becky Sauerbrunn
Christine Sinclair
Kat Tarr
Rachel Van Hollebeke
Christen Westphal
Sandra Yu
  • Bold indicates players selected in the Expansion Draft
  • Blue highlights indicate United States federation players
  • Italics indicate players who are not under contract but whose NWSL playing rights remain with the team

2022 NWSL Draft

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.

Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. College Status Ref.
2 13 United States Sydny Nasello FW South Florida Did not make preseason roster. [40][41][42][43]
22 United States Gabby Provenzano DF Rutgers Signed a one-year contract with one-year option. [44]
4 48 United States Natalie Beckman FW Denver Signed a one-year contract with one-year option.

Transfers in

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
January 7, 2022 United States Sam Coffey MF United States Penn State Nittany Lions 2021 NWSL Draft pick signed a two-year contract. [45]
January 26, 2022 Japan Hina Sugita MF Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa Signed a three-year contract. Transferred from INAC Kobe for an undisclosed fee. [46]
March 18, 2022 United States Taylor Porter MF Spain UDG Tenerife Signed a one-year contract with one-year option. [47]
April 1, 2022 Canada Janine Beckie FW England Manchester City W.F.C. Signed a three-year contract with one-year option. Transferred from Manchester City for an undisclosed fee. Rights acquired in a trade with Racing Louisville FC in exchange for $75,000 in allocation money and an additional $25,000 in allocation money contingent on undisclosed performance conditions. [48]
June 28, 2022 United States Katy Byrne MF Hungary Diósgyőri VTK Signed as a National Team Replacement player. [49]
United States Cheyenne Shorts DF Scotland Celtic F.C.
United States Jada Talley FW United States Kansas City Current
July 1, 2022 United States Britt Eckerstrom GK United States Portland Thorns FC (retired) Signed as a short-term goalkeeper replacement. [50]
July 7, 2022 United States Sophie French DF United States Portland Pilots Signed as a National Team Replacement player. [51]
July 14, 2022 United States Michele Vasconcelos DF Spain Sevilla FC Signed as a National Team Replacement player; extended to end of season on July 29, 2022 [52][53]
July 25, 2022 United States Tegan McGrady DF United States San Diego Wave FC Acquired in exchange for Madison Pogarch. [54][55]

Transfers out

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Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
January 26, 2022 United States Celeste Boureille MF Italy A.C. Milan Contract expired. [56]
January 27, 2022 United States Lindsey Horan MF France Olympique Lyonnais Loaned until June 2023. [57]
February 2, 2022 United States Angela Salem MF — Retired. [58]
July 10, 2022 United States Britt Eckerstrom GK — Short-term goalkeeper replacement contract expired. [50]
July 25, 2022 United States Madison Pogarch DF United States San Diego Wave FC Traded for Tegan McGrady. [54]
July 29, 2022 United States Katy Byrne MF National Team Replacement player contracts expired.
United States Cheyenne Shorts DF
United States Jada Talley FW Finland KuPS

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