after winning the league championship for the second time Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer club which began play in the National Women's Soccer League's (NWSL) inaugural season in 2013. All Thorns players who have appeared for the team in an official competition or have been contracted to play for the team are listed below.
Key Appearances as a substitute are included. Statistics are correct , after the end of the 2025 NWSL season, and should be updated once a year after the conclusion of the NWSL season. Statistics include only those games played as a Thorn; if a player transferred to or from another club mid-season, their appearances for the other club are not included. The list is ordered first by total number of appearances, then by number of regular-season appearances, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
+ Positions key GK Goalkeeper DF Defender MF Midfielder FW Forward
Players
Players whose names are highlighted in bold were active players on the Thorns roster as of March 2026. If a player, while on the Thorns, was known by a different name than the one they currently use, that name is shown in parentheses. Number of appearances is as of February 2026 (before start of 2026 season).
Player Appearances Name Total FW 2013–2024 185 13 20 4 222 DF 2014–2023 159 8 12 4 183 DF 2016–2024 117 9 21 3 150 DF 2017–2024 98 4 21 4 127 MF 2021–96 5 11 0 112 MF 2022–202594 6 8 0 108 MF 2013–2017 100 5 0 0 105 MF 2020–2023 75 4 16 4 99 FW 2021–77 5 16 0 98 FW 2020–77 5 10 4 96 MF 2016–2023 75 5 7 4 91 GK 2018– 75 3 10 0 88 DF 2020–2024 69 3 9 4 85 DF 2023– 74 4 5 0 83 MF 2013–2017 76 3 0 0 79 DF 2021–2023 59 4 15 0 78 MF 2016–2021 56 2 8 0 66 MF 2013–2019 57 8 0 0 65 DF 2016–2019 59 5 0 0 64 DF 2023–56 2 6 0 64 DF 2016–2019 63 0 0 0 63 GK 2016–2021 51 4 5 0 60 FW 2016–2019 54 3 0 0 57 FW 2023–53 3 1 0 57 MF 2024–53 3 0 0 56 FW 2017–2021 42 0 10 4 56 FW 2024–50 3 0 0 53 DF 2016–2020 47 3 3 0 53 MF 2022–2024 40 4 8 0 52 DF 2013–2014 46 2 0 0 48 DF 2013, 2015–2016 46 2 0 0 48 DF 2013–2015 45 3 0 0 48 MF 2018–2021 31 1 11 4 47 FW 2024–44 2 0 0 46 MF 2021–2023 39 4 2 0 45 FW 2019–2021 30 1 10 4 45 FW 2018–2019 41 3 0 0 44 DF 2019–2022 25 0 16 3 44 FW 2016–2017 36 3 0 0 39 FW 2013–2015 36 2 0 0 38 DF 2024–36 2 0 0 38 MF 2014–2015 36 0 0 0 36 DF 2018–2019 34 2 0 0 36 DF 2024–202534 2 0 0 36 FW 2022–2023 33 2 1 0 36 FW 2021–2022 28 3 5 0 36 MF 2017, 2019 32 3 0 0 35 FW 2023–202429 0 6 0 35 FW 2018–2019 32 2 0 0 34 MF 2016–2017 30 3 0 0 33 GK 2014–2016 31 1 0 0 32 FW 2024–202531 1 0 0 32 MF 2013–2014 29 2 0 0 31 DF 2020–2024 25 0 11 0 31 GK 2014–2015, 2020–2021 28 1 0 0 29 GK 2021–202423 2 4 0 29 DF 2020–2021 15 0 10 4 29 GK 2024–26 2 0 0 28 DF 2024–26 2 0 0 28 FW 2025–26 2 0 0 28 DF 2024–26 1 0 0 27 MF 2018–2019 25 2 0 0 27 DF 2021–2023 19 1 7 0 27 MF 2021–2023 19 0 8 0 27 FW 2018–2019 23 3 0 0 26 GK 2018–2020, 2022 20 0 6 0 26 FW 2014 24 1 0 0 25 DF 2025–23 0 0 0 23 MF 2014 22 1 0 0 23 DF 2018–2019 21 2 0 0 23 MF 2013 21 2 0 0 23 GK 2013 21 2 0 0 23 FW 2019–2022 24 0 10 2 22 DF 2015–2017 21 0 0 0 21 DF 2014 20 1 0 0 21 DF 2013 19 2 0 0 21 FW 2022–202316 1 4 0 21 FW 2025–20 0 0 0 20 DF 2025–19 1 0 0 20 MF 2019–2020 15 0 4 1 20 DF 2024–202519 0 0 0 19 DF 2014 18 1 0 0 19 MF 2015 18 0 0 0 18 DF 2014–2015 17 1 0 0 18 DF 2013 16 2 0 0 18 MF 2017 15 2 0 0 17 MF 2014 15 1 0 0 16 FW 2025–15 0 0 0 15 DF 2014–2015 15 0 0 0 15 FW 2015 12 0 0 0 12 MF 2015 12 0 0 0 12 FW 2025–11 0 0 0 11 MF 2024–202511 0 0 0 11 DF 20259 2 0 0 11 DF 2017 10 0 0 0 10 FW 202410 0 0 0 10 DF 2013 10 0 0 0 10 FW 2013 9 1 0 0 10 FW/DF 2022–2023 5 0 5 0 10 DF 2015 9 0 0 0 9 DF 2015 9 0 0 0 9 MF 2022–2024 4 0 5 0 9 DF 2015 8 0 0 0 8 DF 2016–2018 8 0 0 0 8 FW 2018 8 0 0 0 8 FW 2014–2015 8 0 0 0 8 DF 2022–2023 6 0 2 0 8 MF 2019–2020 3 0 2 3 8 FW 2015 7 0 0 0 7 FW 2015 7 0 0 0 7 FW 20235 0 2 0 7 FW 20246 0 0 0 6 DF 2014 6 0 0 0 6 MF 20255 1 0 0 6 DF 2016 5 0 0 0 5 FW 2016 5 0 0 0 5 FW 2015 5 0 0 0 5 MF 20245 0 0 0 5 DF 2013 3 2 0 0 5 DF 2013 4 0 0 0 4 FW 2013 4 0 0 0 4 FW 2015 4 0 0 0 4 DF 2013 4 0 0 0 4 DF 2013 4 0 0 0 4 FW 2013 4 0 0 0 4 MF 2016, 2022 3 0 0 0 3 MF 2016 3 0 0 0 3 GK 2021–2022 1 0 2 0 3 FW 2014 2 0 0 0 2 FW 2017 2 0 0 0 2 FW 2025–2 0 0 0 2 GK 2023–20240 0 2 0 2 DF 2020 0 0 2 0 2 MF 2015 1 0 0 0 1 MF 2017 1 0 0 0 1 GK 2013 1 0 0 0 1 DF 2016 1 0 0 0 1 MF 2015 1 0 0 0 1 DF 2022 1 0 0 0 1 FW 2021 1 0 0 0 1 FW 2014 1 0 0 0 1 DF 2015 1 0 0 0 1 DF 20230 0 1 0 1 MF 2019, 2022 0 0 0 0 0 DF 2013 0 0 0 0 0 MF 2013 0 0 0 0 0 GK 2013, 2018 0 0 0 0 0 GK 2016 0 0 0 0 0 MF 2021 0 0 0 0 0 FW 2020 0 0 0 0 0 MF 2022 0 0 0 0 0 MF 2018 0 0 0 0 0
Nationalities Only players who played in at least one game are included here. Current as of February 2026 (before the 2026 season).
+NationThorns playersUnited States 96Australia 9Canada 9England 3Mexico 3Brazil 2Denmark 2France 2Germany 2Nigeria 2Colombia 1Costa Rica 1Equatorial Guinea 1Finland 1Iceland 1Ireland 1Japan 1Northern Ireland 1Portugal 1Scotland 1Spain 1Switzerland 1Venezuela 1
See also
List of top-division football clubs in CONCACAF countries List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
References General
Specific
External links Stats on nwslsoccer.com (2016 onward)