2024 NWSL Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)January 12, 2024
Time8:00 pm (EST)
LocationAnaheim, California
Network(s)ION
Sponsored byAlly
Overview
56 total selections in 4 rounds
LeagueNational Women's Soccer League
Teams14

The 2024 NWSL Draft presented by Ally will be the twelfth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select amateur players above the age of 18 playing in the United States who exhausted, lost, or renounced any remaining collegiate eligibility,[1] as well as select players that the NWSL had already signed in advance.[2]

Expansion sides Utah Royals and Bay FC currently hold the first and second overall picks respectively.

Format

  • All 14 teams of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) take turns making their selections over four rounds, with 14 picks per round. Draft order in each round was determined by the reverse order of the final 2023 regular season standings, with the exceptions being Utah Royals and Bay FC taking the first two selections as expansion teams and the two teams that contested the 2023 Championship game, OL Reign and NJ/NY Gotham FC, taking the last two selections.
  • Gaining the first choice in the asset selection process through a random generator, Utah Royals selected priority in the NWSL Draft. As a result, Utah received pick No. 1 in both the first and third rounds of the draft, while Bay will select first in rounds two and four. By virtue, Bay were given the first pick in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft.[3]

Results

As of November 20, 2023

Key

+ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Most Valuable Player
* Denotes player who has been selected for an NWSL Best XI or NWSL Second XI team
^ Denotes player who has been selected as NWSL Rookie of the Year
# Denotes player who has never appeared in a competitive NWSL game (regular season, playoff, or Challenge Cup)

Picks

Round Pick Nat. Player Pos. NWSL team Notes College
Round 1 1Utah Royals FC
2Bay FC
3Chicago Red Stars
4Kansas City Current
5North Carolina Courage[R1 trade 1]
6Racing Louisville FC
7Washington Spirit
8Bay FC[R1 trade 2]
9Orlando Pride[R1 trade 3]
10North Carolina Courage
11Portland Thorns FC
12San Diego Wave FC
13Washington Spirit[R1 trade 4]
14NJ/NY Gotham FC
Round 2 15Racing Louisville FC[R2 trade 1]
16Utah Royals FC
17Chicago Red Stars
18Kansas City Current
19Houston Dash
20Washington Spirit[R2 trade 2]
21Washington Spirit
22Orlando Pride
23Portland Thorns FC[R2 trade 3]
24North Carolina Courage
25Portland Thorns FC
26Utah Royals FC[R2 trade 4]
27OL Reign
28NJ/NY Gotham FC
Round 3 29Utah Royals FC
30Bay FC
31Chicago Red Stars
32Kansas City Current
33Portland Thorns FC[R3 trade 1]
34Bay FC[R3 trade 2]
35Washington Spirit
36Houston Dash[R3 trade 3]
37Angel City FC
38North Carolina Courage
39Portland Thorns FC
40San Diego Wave FC
41Chicago Red Stars[R3 trade 4]
42NJ/NY Gotham FC
Round 4 43Bay FC
44Utah Royals FC
45Chicago Red Stars
46Kansas City Current
47Houston Dash
48Racing Louisville FC
49Washington Spirit
50Orlando Pride
51Angel City FC
52North Carolina Courage
53Portland Thorns FC
54San Diego Wave FC
55OL Reign
56NJ/NY Gotham FC[R4 trade 1]

Trades

Round 1:

  1. ↑ Houston Dash → North Carolina Courage. North Carolina Courage acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, the natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international spot, and $100,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Diana Ordoñez and the No. 30 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[4]
  2. ↑ Orlando Pride → Bay FC. Bay FC acquired the No. 8 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, the natural first-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international spot, and $100,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for Diana Ordoñez and the No. 30 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[5]
  3. ↑ Angel City FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquired the natural first round pick in the 2024 draft, $75,000 in allocation money, and additional allocation money pending conditions met from Houston Dash in exchange for Sydney Leroux.[6]
  4. ↑ OL Reign → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the natural first round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and the No. 32 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for Emily Sonnett [7]

Round 2:

  1. ↑ Bay FC → Racing Louisville FC. Racing Louisville FC acquired the natural second round pick for the 2024 NWSL Draft and 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft protection from Bay FC in exchange for its 2024 NWSL Draft natural third round pick and $236,000 in Alternate Allocation Money [8]
  2. ↑ Racing Louisville FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the natural second-round pick and a conditional third-round pick if she reaches 10 appearances in 2024, from Racing Louisville FC in exchange for Jordan Baggett.[9]
  3. ↑ Portland Thorns FC → Angel City FC. Portland Thorns FC acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft the No. 5 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, and $200,000 in allocation money from Angel City FC in exchange for Yazmeen Ryan.[10]
  4. ↑ San Diego Wave FC → Orlando Pride. Orlando Pride acquried the natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and $150,000 in allocation money from San Diego Wave FC in exchange for Taylor Kornieck and the rights of Emily Van Egmond.[11]

Round 3:

  1. ↑ Houston Dash → Portland Thorns FC. Portland Thorns FC acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and $10,000 in allocation money from Houston Dash in exchange for the No. 48 pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. [12]
  2. ↑ Racing Louisville FC → Bay FC. Bay FC acquired the natural third round pick of Racing Louisville in the 2024 NWSL Draft and $235,000 in Alternate Allocation Money for its natural second round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft and protection in the 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft[8]
  3. ↑ Orlando Pride → Houston Dash. Houston Dash acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft from Orlando Pride for Courtney Petersen and $65,000 in allocation money.[13]
  4. ↑ OL Reign → Chicago Red Stars. Chicago Red Stars acquired the natural third-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international roster spot, and the No.23 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from OL Reign in exchange for the No.19 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft.[14]

Round 4:

  1. ↑ Orlando Pride → NJ/NY Gotham FC. NJ/NY Gotham FC acquired the natural fourth-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, and the No. 2 pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft from the Orlando Pride in exchange for $350,000 in allocation money.[15] The conditions were met on January 7, 2023, when Alyssa Thompson declared for the 2023 NWSL Draft.[16][17]

Future draft trades

2025 NWSL Draft trades

  • Round 3 (conditional), Racing Louisville FC → Washington Spirit. Washington Spirit acquired the natural second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, and a conditional third-round draft pick in the 2025 NWSL Draft if she reaches 10 appearances in 2024, from Racing Louisville FC in exchange for Jordan Baggett.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Announces 2023 NWSL Draft, Presented by Ally, To Be Held At 2023 United Soccer Coaches Convention Thursday, January 12, 2023 In Philadelphia". www.nwslsoccer.com. November 15, 2022.
  2. ↑ "NWSL Signs Emily Madril to Professional Contract". www.nwslsoccer.com. August 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Announces Asset Selection Order for Expansion Sides Bay FC, Utah Royals FC Ahead of 2024 NWSL Expansion Draft Presented by Ally and 2024 NWSL Draft Presented by Ally". www.nwslsoccer.com. June 28, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dash acquire French forward Valérie Gauvin from North Carolina Courage | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc.
  5. ↑ "Orlando Pride Trades Sydney Leroux to Angel City FC; Acquires 2024 First Round Pick and $75,000 in Allocation Money". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  6. ↑ "Orlando Pride Acquires $50,000 in Allocation Money and Expansion Protection from Bay FC".
  7. ↑ "OL Reign Acquires Defender Emily Sonnett in Trade with Washington". www.OLReign.com. OL Reign. January 12, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  8. 1 2 "2023-24 NWSL Offseason Transaction Tracker". www.NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Morgan, Bekki (April 25, 2023). "Jordan Baggett Traded to Racing Louisville". The Equalizer. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  10. ↑ Yang, Steph (January 5, 2023). "Angel City, Gotham among 4-team blockbuster trade ahead of NWSL Draft: Each team's draft needs". www.TheAthletic.com. The Athletic. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Orlando Pride Acquires $125,000 in Allocation Money, 2024 NWSL Draft Pick". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  12. ↑ "Meet the Thorns' four 2023 NWSL Draft picks". www.Timbers.com. Portland Thorns. January 13, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Houston Dash acquire rights to defender Courtney Petersen from Orlando". www.HoustonDynamoFC.com. Houston Dash. February 1, 2023. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
  14. ↑ "OL Reign Acquires Second Round Draft Pick in Trade with Chicago". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  15. ↑ "Gotham FC Acquires Standout Midfielder and NWSL Champion Yazmeen Ryan, Along with Second Overall Draft Pick, in Pair of Major Trades". NJ/NY Gotham FC. January 5, 2023.
  16. ↑ Tonelli, Jenna. "Angel City acquires No. 1 pick from Gotham, conditional upon Alyssa Thompson turning pro: sources – Equalizer Soccer".
  17. ↑ "2023 NWSL Draft Live Registration List". www.nwslsoccer.com. January 7, 2023.
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