The 2019 season is Washington Spirit's seventh season, competing in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season is the first to be led by newly appointed head coach Richie Burke.
Club
Roster The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.
(INT) (INT)
(FP) (FP)
(MAT)
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(NTR)
(FP) = Federation player (INT) = International roster player (MAT) = Maternity Leave (NTR) = National Team Replacement
Team management
Coaching staff
Competitions
Preseason
Regular season
Regular season standings
Results summary
Results by round
Statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="10"|Goalkeepers:
|colspan="10"|Defenders:
|colspan="10"|Midfielders:
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Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
Goalkeepers
PlayerNational Women's Soccer League1 Aubrey Bledsoe 24 24 2149 9 8 7 25 1.05 921 Sammy Jo Prudhomme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 030 Shea Yanez 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Transfers
In DatePlayerNumberPositionPrevious clubFee/notesJanuary 14, 2019 Megan Crosson 5 DF FC Gintra SignedFebruary 14, 2019 Amy Harrison 7 DF Sydney FC SignedFebruary 28, 2019 Paige Nielsen 14 FW/DF Canberra United SignedMarch 4, 2019 Jordan DiBiasi 4 MF Stanford Cardinal Signed Sam Staab 3 DF Clemson Tigers Signed Tegan McGrady 9 DF/FW Stanford Cardinal Signed Dorian Bailey 19 MF North Carolina Tar Heels Signed Bayley Feist 13 MF/FW Wake Forest Demon Deacons SignedApril 8, 2019 Tiffany McCarty 16 FW Medkila IL Signed to Supplemental Roster McKenzie Berryhill 18 DF Klepp IL Signed Sammy Jo Prudhomme 21 GK Houston Dash Signed Carlin Hudson 24 DF North Carolina Courage Signed to Supplemental Roster Shae Yanez 30 GK Tennessee Volunteers SignedMay 23, 2019 Crystal Thomas 31 FW Valur SignedJune 13, 2019 Grace Cutler 32 FW West Virginia Mountaineers Signed as National Team ReplacementJuly 15, 2019 Elise Kellond-Knight 28 MF Reign FC Traded in exchange for Sammy Jo Prudhomme
Out DatePlayerNumberPositionNew clubFee/notesOctober 17, 2018 Estefanía Banini 10 FW Levante UD UndisclosedNovember 16, 2019 Havana Solaun 9 FW Klepp IL UndisclosedJanuary 10, 2019 Caprice Dydasco 3 DF Sky Blue FC Traded for 3rd and 29th overall 2019 draft picks DiDi Haracic 21 GK Estelle Johnson 24 DF January 11, 2019 Kelsey Wys 19 GK UMF Selfoss WaivedFebruary 5, 2019 Quinn 4 MF Paris FC UndisclosedFebruary 19, 2019 Tiffany Weimer 88 FW FC Nordsjælland UndisclosedFebruary 27, 2019 Whitney Church 5 DF WaivedMarch 1, 2019 Francisca Ordega 14 FW Shanghai W.F.C. UndisclosedMarch 22, 2019 Taylor Smith 7 DF Reign FC ReleasedApril 8, 2019 Joanna Lohman 15 MF RetiredJuly 15, 2019 Sammy Jo Prudhomme 21 GK Reign FC Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-KnightSeptember 28, 2019 Carlin Hudson 24 DF Guigamp Released
Loan In DatePlayerNumberPositionParent clubFee/notesFebruary 14, 2019 Chloe Logarzo 6 MF Sydney FC Season loan
Draft picks Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2019 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes. PlayerPosPrevious clubNotesRef Jordan DiBiasi MF Stanford Cardinal Round 1, Pick 3 (3rd overall) Samantha Staab DF Clemson Tigers Round 1, Pick 4 (4th overall) Tegan McGrady DF/FW Stanford Cardinal Round 1, Pick 7 (7th overall) Dorian Bailey MF North Carolina Tar Heels Round 1, Pick 8 (8th overall) Bayley Feist FW/MF Wake Forest Demon Deacons Round 2, Pick 8 (17th overall)
Awards
Monthly Awards
NWSL Team of the Month
Month Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards RefMay Aubrey Bledsoe Sam Staab Jordan DiBiasi Ashley HatchJune Aubrey Bledsoe Sam Staab Andi SullivanAugust Aubrey Bledsoe
NWSL Weekly Awards
NWSL Player of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.4 Aubrey Bledsoe7 Aubrey Bledsoe20 Crystal Thomas
NWSL Goal of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.1 Megan Crosson5 Cheyna Matthews6 Jordan DiBiasi7 Ashley Hatch8 Ashley Hatch12 Bayley Feist 18 Andi Sullivan19 Ashley Hatch20 Tiffany McCarty Due to rescheduling, this match occurred after week 24 but was still credited as week 20. Ashley Hatch Due to rescheduling, this match occurred after week 24 but was still credited as week 20. Crystal Thomas22 Ashley Hatch23 Mallory Pugh24 Rose Lavelle
NWSL Save of the Week WeekResultPlayerRef.4 Aubrey Bledsoe7 Paige Nielsen8 Aubrey Bledsoe 9 Aubrey Bledsoe12 Aubrey Bledsoe16 Aubrey Bledsoe18 Aubrey Bledsoe19 Aubrey Bledsoe20 Shae Yanez Due to rescheduling, this match occurred after week 24 but was still credited as week 20.24 Paige Nielsen25 Aubrey Bledsoe
Notes
References