title: NWSL Players' Awards
text: # NWSL Players' Awards
  
  The National Women's Soccer League Players Association Awards (often called the NWSLPA Awards or the NWSL Players' Awards) are annual awards voted on by the players of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) since 2019. These awards are presented by the National Women's Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA), the trade union representing non-allocated players in the NWSL. They are considered one of the major end-of-season awards for NWSL players alongside the league's own awards. As there are often differences between the league's own awards and the NWSL Players' Awards, many NWSL players consider the NWSL Players' Awards to be more prestigious as they are decided by only players themselves.
  
  ## Players' Player of the Year
  
  | Year | Player | Club | Also won | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars | MVP, First XI | |
  
  ## Players' Rookie of the Year
  
  | Year | Player | Club | Also won | Ref. |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2019 | Bethany Balcer | Reign FC | ROY, Second XI | |
  
  ## Players' Team of the Year
  
  ### 2019
  
  Source
  
  | Pos. | Player | Club | App. | Also won |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | GK | Aubrey Bledsoe | Washington Spirit | 1 | Goalkeeper of the Yeat, First XI |
  | DF | Casey Short | Chicago Red Stars | 1 | First XI |
  | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | Utah Royals | 1 | Defender of the Year, First XI |
  | DF | Abby Erceg | North Carolina Courage | 1 | Second XI |
  | DF | Jaelene Hinkle | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |
  | MF | Crystal Dunn | North Carolina Courage | 1 | Second XI |
  | MF | Denise O'Sullivan | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |
  | MF | Debinha | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |
  | FW | Kristen Hamilton | North Carolina Courage | 1 | Second XI |
  | FW | Sam Kerr | Chicago Red Stars | 1 | MVP, First XI |
  | FW | Lynn Williams | North Carolina Courage | 1 | |
  