The 2018 Portland Thorns FC season was the team's sixth season of existence. The Thorns played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns entered the season as defending NWSL Champions.
Season review
Off-season On September 21, 2017, Raso signed a loan with Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League season.
on September 24, 2017, the club announced that midfielder Amandine Henry and forward Nadia Nadim will not be returning to the Portland Thorns in 2018 season. The moves were made for financial reasons, NWSL has a strict salary cap of $315,000 for each team and the Thorns could not compete with the offers made by Lyon and Manchester City.
In October 2017, Boureille was loaned to Brisbane Roar for the 2017–18 W-League season.
On October 24, 2017, it was announced that Sonnett signed a loan with Sydney FC for the 2017–18 W-League season.
On January 11, 2018, the club acquired the rights to Australian forward Caitlin Foord and a 2020 conditional natural second-round draft pick from the Seattle Reign in exchange for Allie Long.
On January 12, 2018, Portland acquired Brazilian midfielder Andressinha from the Houston Dash in exchange for forward Savannah Jordan.
On January 17, 2018, Portland Thorns FC selected midfielders Sandra Yu and Gabby Seiler and goalkeeper Bella Geist from the 2018 NWSL College Draft.
On February 15, 2018, Ashleigh Sykes announced her retirement from professional soccer.
Competitions
Preseason Thorns Spring Invitational presented by Tillamook Yogurt
Regular season
Postseason
Regular-season standings
Results by round
Club Executive staff
Coaching staff
Squad information
First team squad Last updated: March 27, 2018 No.NameNationalityPositionsDate of birth (age)Signed fromYear with club (year signed)Goalkeepers24Adrianna FranchGK Avaldsnes IL3 (2016)33Britt EckerstromGK North Carolina Courage2 (2017)Defenders2Katherine ReynoldsRB/CB Washington Spirit3 (2016)4Emily MengesCB2014 NWSL College Draft5 (2014)16Emily Sonnett (FP)CB2016 NWSL College Draft3 (2016)25Meghan Klingenberg LB/LM Houston Dash3 (2016)32Meg MorrisLB / FW Sky Blue FC3 (2016)27Elizabeth BallCB/RB1 (2018)15Ellie CarpenterCB Canberra United1 (2018)20Kelli HublyCB2 (2017)Midfielders10Lindsey Horan (FP)CM Paris Saint-Germain3 (2016)8Andressa Cavalari CAM Houston Dash1 (2018)17Tobin Heath (FP)LW Paris Saint-Germain6 (2013)30Celeste BoureilleMF UMF Selfoss3 (2016)36Angela SalemMF Boston Breakers1 (2018)Forwards9Caitlin FoordCF / LW Sydney FC1 (2018)12Christine SinclairCF/CAM Western New York Flash6 (2013)22Ifeoma OnumonuFW Boston Breakers1 (2018)21Hayley RasoFW/ RW / RM Washington Spirit3 (2016)26Mallory WeberFW / RW2016 NWSL College Draft3 (2016)34Tyler LussiFW2017 NWSL College Draft2 (2017)23Margaret PurceFW/RM Boston Breakers1 (2018)7Ana-Maria CrnogorčevićFWFFC Frankfurt1 (2018) (FP) = Federation player (Loan) = on loan
Honors and awards
NWSL Season Awards
Most Valuable Player: Lindsey Horan Defender of the Year: Emily Sonnett (finalist) Coach of the Year: Mark Parsons (finalist) Goalkeeper of the Year: Adrianna Franch (finalist) Best XI: Adrianna Franch, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Tobin Heath Second XI: Emily Menges, Christine Sinclair
NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref.March Emily Sonnett Lindsey HoranApril Emily SonnettMay Lindsey Horan Christine SinclairJune Lindsey Horan Christine SinclairJuly Adrianna Franch Lindsey HoranAugust Lindsey Horan Tobin Heath
NWSL Player of the Month MonthResultPlayerRef.July Lindsey Horan
NWSL Weekly Awards NWSL Player of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef14 Adrianna Franch20 Adrianna Franch24 Lindsey Horan
NWSL Goal of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.2 Lindsey Horan3 Lindsey Horan5 Tobin Heath8 Ellie Carpenter9 Christine Sinclair10 Katherine Reynolds11/12 Lindsey Horan13 Christine Sinclair15 Tobin Heath16 Lindsey Horan17 Hayley Raso19 Lindsey Horan20 Hayley Raso21 Christine Sinclair22 Tobin Heath24 Lindsey Horan
NWSL Save of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.1 Adrianna Franch2 Adrianna Franch9 Meghan Klingenberg11/12 Britt Eckerstrom13 Adrianna Franch14 Adrianna Franch15 Adrianna Franch17 Britt Eckerstrom19 Adrianna Franch20 Adrianna Franch21 Adrianna Franch
See also 2018 National Women's Soccer League season
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