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The rookie class for the 2025 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is the first since the abolition of the NWSL Draft. Instead of being selected in a draft, first-year professionals are able to sign with teams as free agents.

List

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	NWSL team	College	Ref.
Nov 7, 2024		Trinity Byars	FW	San Diego Wave FC	Texas
Dec 13, 2024		Quincy McMahon	DF	San Diego Wave FC	UCLA
Dec 19, 2024		Brooklyn Courtnall	DF	North Carolina Courage	USC
Dec 23, 2024		Sarah Schupansky	FW	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Pittsburgh
Dec 23, 2024		Macey Hodge	MF	Angel City FC	Mississippi State
Dec 30, 2024		Mia Justus	GK	Utah Royals	Texas
Dec 30, 2024		Karlie Lema	FW	Bay FC	California
Jan 3, 2025		Lilly Reale	DF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	UCLA
Jan 6, 2025		Deborah Abiodun	MF	Washington Spirit	Pittsburgh
Jan 6, 2025		Emma Gaines-Ramos	FW	Washington Spirit	San Diego State
Jan 8, 2025		Khyah Harper	FW	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Minnesota
Jan 8, 2025		Clare Gagne	GK	Kansas City Current	North Carolina
Jan 8, 2025		Mary Long	FW	Kansas City Current	Duke
Jan 8, 2025		Katie Scott	DF	Kansas City Current	Penn State
Jan 8, 2025		Emily Mason	DF	Seattle Reign FC	Rutgers
Jan 8, 2025		Maddie Dahlien	FW	Seattle Reign FC	North Carolina
Jan 8, 2025		Pietra Tordin	FW	Portland Thorns FC	Princeton

See also

• NWSL Draft
• 2025 National Women's Soccer League season

References

1. "10 College Prospects to Watch This Offseason". National Women's Soccer League. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
2. Clark, Travis (December 16, 2024). "Professional Signing Tracker". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
3. "San Diego makes Byars NWSL's 1st NCAA signing since end of draft". ESPN. November 7, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
4. Lloyd-Hughes, Theo (December 13, 2024). "San Diego Wave Sign UCLA Defender Quincy McMahon". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
5. "With no NWSL draft, Courage sign All-America defender from Southern Cal". WRALSportsFan.com. December 24, 2024. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
6. Kriger, Rachael (December 23, 2024). "Pitt's Sarah Schupansky signs with NWSL's Gotham FC". Pittsburgh Soccer Now. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
7. Calhoun, Damian (December 23, 2024). "Angel City FC signs Macey Hodge, the SEC Midfielder of the Year". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 24, 2024.
8. "Utah Royals FC Adds Rookie Goalkeeper Mia Justus". Utah Royals. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
9. "Bay FC signs Bay Area native and UC Berkeley standout Karlie Lema to three-year contract". Bay FC. December 30, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
10. "Gotham FC Signs UCLA Defender Lilly Reale to Multi-Year Contract". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 3, 2025. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
11. ^ "Washington Spirit Starts Promising 2025 Rookie Class with Two Signings". Washington Spirit. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
12. "Gotham FC Signs University of Minnesota Forward Khyah Harper". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
13. ^ "Kansas City Current signs trio of collegiate stars Two U17 World Cup stars and a NCAA National Champion set to join Kansas City". Kansas City Current. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
14. "Seattle Reign FC Signs Rutgers Defender Emily Mason". Seattle Reign FC. March 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
15. "Seattle Reign FC Signs UNC Forward Maddie Dahlien". Seattle Reign FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
16. "Portland Thorns Sign U20 USYNT Forward Pietra Tordin". Portland Thorns FC. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.

External links

• National Women's Soccer League lists
• 2025 in American women's soccer