Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
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{{Infobox award
| name = Best NWSL Player ESPY Award
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| awarded_for = best NWSL player
| presenter = ESPN
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| year = 2018
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| holder = Ashley Hatch (USA)
| website = {{URL|www.espn.com/espys/}}
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The Best NWSL Player ESPY Award is an annual award honoring the achievements of an individual from the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It has been awarded annually since the first award at the 2018 ESPY Awards. It was not awarded in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite news|last=Messer|first=Lesley|date=June 19, 2020|title=7 ways the 2020 ESPYS will be different amid the pandemic|publisher=Good Morning America|url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/ways-2020-espys-amid-pandemic-71286965|access-date=July 11, 2021}}
Winners and nominees
{{Color box|#cfecec|border=darkgray}} Player's team won the NWSL Challenge Cup
{{Color box|#ffbbbb|border=darkgray}} Player's team lost in the NWSL Challenge Cup
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|+ Best NWSL Player ESPY Award winners and nominees |
| scope="col" |Year
!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Image !scope="col" |Player !scope="col" |Nation !scope="col" |Team !scope="col" |Position !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Other nominees !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref(s) |
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| 2018
| 100px ! scope=row| {{sort name|Megan|Rapinoe}} | {{flag|USA}} | Seattle Reign FC{{efn|Now known as OL Reign.}} | align=left| Adrianna Franch ({{flag|USA}}) – Portland Thorns FC |
| 2019
| 100px ! scope=row| {{sort name|Sam|Kerr}} | {{flag|AUS}} | Forward | align=left| Abby Erceg ({{flag|NZL}}) – North Carolina Courage |
| 2020
| colspan=6 align=center|Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2021
| 100px ! scope=row| {{sort name|Julie|Ertz}} | {{flag|USA}} | align=left| Rachel Daly ({{flag|ENG}}) – Houston Dash |
| 2022
| 100px ! scope=row| {{sort name|Ashley|Hatch}} | {{flag|USA}} | Forward | align=left| Aubrey Kingsbury ({{flag|USA}}) – Washington Spirit |
Statistics
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|+ Multiple winners and nominees |
| scope=col | Name
! scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Wins ! scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Nominations |
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| scope="row" | {{sort name|Sam|Kerr}}
| 1 | 2 |
| scope="row" | {{sort name|Adrianna|Franch}}
| 0 | 2 |
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|+ Winners by team represented |
| scope=col | Team
! scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Wins ! scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Nominations |
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| scope="row" | Chicago Red Stars
| 2 | 3 |
| scope="row" | OL Reign
| 1 | 2 |
| scope="row" | Washington Spirit
| 1 | 2 |
| scope="row" | Portland Thorns FC
| 0 | 3 |
| scope="row" | North Carolina Courage
| 0 | 3 |
| scope="row" | Houston Dash
| 0 | 1 |
| scope="row" | NJ/NY Gotham FC
| 0 | 2 |
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|+Winners by nation represented |
| scope="col" |Country
!scope="col" |Winners !scope="col" |Nominations |
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| scope="row"| {{flag|USA}}
| 3 | 10 |
| scope="row" | {{flag|AUS}}
| 1 | 2 |
| scope="row" | {{flag|CAN}}
| 0 | 1 |
| scope="row" | {{flag|ENG}}
| 0 | 1 |
| scope="row" | {{flag|NZL}}
| 0 | 1 |
| scope="row" | {{flag|WAL}}
| 0 | 1 |
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Footnotes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.espn.com/espys/}}
{{ESPY Best NWSL Player}}
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