Temwa Chawinga Named Nwsl Mvp, Becomes The First To Win The Award Twice

Kansas City Current guardant Temwa Chawinga won nan National Women’s Soccer League’s Most Valuable Player Award for nan 2nd consecutive twelvemonth Wednesday aft starring nan league’s apical squad successful goals this season.

Chawinga is nan first subordinate to triumph MVP successful consecutive seasons. Although she was sidelined aft adductor wounded to her correct limb successful October, Chawinga besides won nan NWSL’s Golden Boot pinch 15 goals and 3 assists complete 23 matches.

Six of her 15 goals were game-winners, tying her ain grounds group past year, her first successful nan league. The 27-year-old tied nan convention grounds by scoring successful 8 consecutive NWSL regular-season games.

The Ballon d’Or nominee from Malawi became nan fastest subordinate to scope 25 regular-season goals successful May.

The Current vanished nan regular play atop nan convention standings, mounting NWSL records pinch 65 points and 21 wins.

The NWSL 2025 play awards were passed retired Wednesday day successful San Jose, California, wherever nan Washington Spirit will look Gotham FC successful nan convention title crippled connected Saturday.

Gotham’s Lilly Reale, named to nan US women’s nationalist squad roster connected Wednesday for its last 2 games of nan year, was named rookie of nan year. She played successful each lucifer this play for Gotham.

The Spirit’s Tara McKeown won defender of nan year, while Kansas City’s Lorena was named goalkeeper of nan year. Manaka Matsukubo of nan North Carolina Courage was named nan midfielder of nan year.

Bev Yanez, who led Racing Louisville to their first-ever quality successful nan playoffs, won coach of nan twelvemonth honors. The 37-year-old is nan first erstwhile NWSL subordinate to triumph nan award.

“I’m truthful grateful for nan squad – for nan squad believing successful me, trusting successful me. I couldn’t beryllium up present without them,” Yanez said.

Sam Hiatt of nan Portland Thorns won nan Lauren Holiday Impact Award for her activity pinch Candlelighters Oregon, which will person a $50,000 aid from Nationwide to support children pinch crab and their families.