The 2019 NWSL College Draft was the seventh annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select newly eligible college players for the 2019 NWSL season. It was held on January 10, 2019, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
Format Draft order was determined by the final 2018 regular season standings. Final list of registered players was released on January 9, 2019.
Results
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, Challenge Cup, or 2020 Fall Series)
Picks RoundPickPlayerNWSL teamNotesCollegeRound 11 D Chicago Red Stars Stanford2 * D Sky Blue FC UCLA3 M Washington Spirit Stanford4 * D Washington Spirit Clemson5 F North Carolina Courage USC6 D Sky Blue FC North Carolina7 D Washington Spirit Stanford8 M Washington Spirit North Carolina9 F North Carolina Courage PepperdineRound 210 F Sky Blue FC Butler11 M Sky Blue FC Baylor12 D Houston Dash USC13 F Houston Dash Ole Miss14 M North Carolina Courage Colorado College15 F Chicago Red Stars Santa Clara16 M Houston Dash Virginia17 M Washington Spirit Wake Forest18 F Houston Dash DukeRound 319 F Sky Blue FC Georgetown20 F Chicago Red Stars West Virginia21 # D Houston Dash Oregon22 # M Houston Dash West Virginia23 D Utah Royals FC Pepperdine24 M Portland Thorns FC Penn State25 M Orlando Pride Colorado26 * D Chicago Red Stars Northwestern27 D Utah Royals FC Penn StateRound 428 # G Sky Blue FC Florida29 M Sky Blue FC Rutgers30 M Orlando Pride Northwestern31 # F Chicago Red Stars Minnesota32 # M Utah Royals FC North Carolina33 D Chicago Red Stars Northwestern34 D Sky Blue FC Notre Dame35 F Chicago Red Stars Loyola–Chicago36 # M North Carolina Courage Florida State
Notable undrafted players Below is a list of undrafted rookies who appeared in a competitive NWSL game in 2019. PlayerOriginal NWSL teamCollegeNotes ^* F Seattle Reign FC Spring Arbor First NAIA player to sign with an NWSL club. First undrafted player named Rookie of the Year. G Orlando Pride Arizona F Portland Thorns FC Oregon F Orlando Pride Georgetown G North Carolina Courage Georgetown D Portland Thorns FC Rutgers F Utah Royals FC Hawaii D Utah Royals FC Louisville G Washington Spirit Tennessee
Trades Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Summary In 2019, a total of 26 colleges had players selected. Of these, five had a player drafted to the NWSL for the first time: Baylor, Butler, Loyola–Chicago, Northwestern and Oregon.
Schools with multiple draft selections SelectionsSchools 3 North Carolina, Northwestern, Stanford 2 Penn State, Pepperdine, USC, West Virginia
Selections by college athletic conference ConferenceRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalACC33039Big East01102Big Ten00347Big 1201203Missouri Valley00011Mountain West01001Pac-1251208SEC01012West Coast11103
Selections by position PositionRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4TotalGoalkeeper00011Defender514212Midfielder243413Forward242210
See also List of NWSL drafts List of National Women's Soccer League draftees by college team 2018 National Women's Soccer League season
References
External links
2019 NWSL College Draft on YouTube Official 2019 NWSL College Draft Results Official list of registered players