The 2025 Orlando Pride season is the Orlando Pride's 10th season in the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. They enter as defending NWSL Shield winners and NWSL champions.
Notable events In August 2024, the NWSL Draft was abolished ahead of the 2025 season as part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NWSL became the first major professional sports league in the United States to eliminate the draft system.
Roster
NationalityNamePosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotesGoalkeepers1Anna MoorhouseGK Bordeaux–40McKinley CroneGK Alabama Crimson Tide–77Cosette MorchéGK Fort Lauderdale United FC–Defenders3Kylie StromDF Atlético Madrid–4Rafaelle SouzaDF Arsenal SEI6Emily SamsDF BK Häcken–12Cori DykeDF Penn State Nittany Lions–19Carson PickettDF Racing Louisville–21Oihane HernándezDF Real MadridINT25Kerry AbelloDF Penn State Nittany Lions–34Zara ChavoshiDF Wake Forest Demon Deacons–Midfielders2Haley McCutcheonDF Houston Dash–8LuanaMF CorinthiansINT, SEI14Viviana VillacortaMF UCLA Bruins–15AngelinaMF Seattle Reign FC–23Grace ChandaMF Madrid CFFINT, SEI28Summer YatesMF Washington Huskies–30Ally LemosMF UCLA Bruins–Forwards10MartaFW FC Rosengård–11Ally WattFW Seattle Reign FC–13Jacqueline OvalleFW Tigres–18Simone CharleyFW Angel City FC SEI20Julie DoyleFW Santa Clara Broncos–22Barbra BandaFW Shanghai ShengliINT, SEI27Elyse BennettFW Deportivo de La Coruña–35Simone JacksonFW USC Trojans–
Staff .
ExecutiveCoaching staff
Match results Challenge Cup Orlando Pride will contest the NWSL Challenge Cup for the first time since it was switched to a super cup format between the winners of the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship. As Orlando won both, 2024 Shield and Championship runners-up Washington Spirit were invited to contest the 2025 Challenge Cup. The match will serve as the season opener for the NWSL.
National Women's Soccer League
The NWSL regular season will be played on a balanced schedule i.e. each team will play every other team twice; once at home and once away. The top eight teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Results summary
Results by round
Results
League standings
NWSL playoffs Bracket
Results
2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup
Group A
Results
Squad statistics
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players transferred after mid-season:
Transfers and loans Transfers in DatePlayerPrevious clubFee/notesRef. December 11, 2024 Kat AsmanGK Portland Thorns Free agent signing. January 13, 2025 Zara ChavoshiDF Wake Forest Demon Deacons College free agent signing. January 31, 2025 Prisca ChilufyaFW Juárez Undisclosed fee.February 12, 2025 DeAira JacksonGK Grand Canyon AntelopesSigned to short-term contract. Aryssa MahrtMF Wisconsin BadgersSigned to short-term contract. February 14, 2025 Oihane HernándezDF Real Madrid Undisclosed fee.May 29, 2025 Simone Jackson USC TrojansCollege free agent signing.August 6, 2025 Cosette MorchéGK Fort Lauderdale United FCAugust 21, 2025 Lizbeth OvalleFW TigresAugust 31, 2025 Elyse BennettFW Deportivo de La Coruña
Loans in DatePlayerLoaned fromNotesRef.August 13, 2025 Ally WattFW Denver SummitUntil December 31, 2025
Transfers out DatePlayerDestination clubFee/notesRef. November 24, 2024 CeliaDF Retired Carrie LawrenceDF Retired Megan MontefuscoDF Retired December 10, 2024 Evelina DuljanMF Houston Dash Out of contractJanuary 14, 2025 Sofia MannerGK AFC TorontoUndisclosed fee.January 30, 2025 AdrianaFW Al QadsiahUndisclosed fee; reportedly $500,000.August 13, 2025 Ally WattFW Denver Summit$75,000 in Expansion Allocation Money and $37,500 transfer cashOctober 9, 2025 Prisca ChilufyaFW Angel City$50,000 in interleague transfer funds and international slot
Loans out DatePlayerLoaned toNotesRef.January 16, 2025 Mariana LarroquetteFW Newell's Old BoysUntil July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 Amanda AllenFW Halifax TidesDecember 31, 2025 Brianna MartínezDF Carolina Ascent Mariana LarroquetteFW Lexington Aryssa MahrtDF Spokane Zephyr Kat AsmanGK LexingtonJune 30, 2026August 25, 2025 Morgan GautratMF Newcastle UnitedDecember 31, 2025
Preseason trialists Orlando Pride began preseason training on January 21, 2025. The squad included three non-roster invitees on trial with the team during preseason. All three were college free agents, available to sign freely following the abolition of the NWSL draft.
2025 Orlando Pride trialistsPlayerPositionPrevious team Aryssa Mahrt MF Wisconsin Badgers DeAira Jackson GK Grand Canyon Antelopes Simone JacksonFW USC Trojans
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