Top 9 all-time NWSL defenders
The greatest defenders in NWSL history, by their honours. Pick your top 9 all-time NWSL defenders, numbered 1 to 9.
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Clare PolkinghorneDF · HOU
Amy LePeilbetDF · KC
Christie PearceDF · GFC
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Julie ErtzMF/DF · CHI
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Abby DahlkemperMF/DF · NC
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Shelina ZadorskyDF · ORL
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Leigh Ann RobinsonDF · KC
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Whitney EngenDF · NC
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Mônica AlvesDF · ORL
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LaurenMF/DF · KC
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Brittany KolmelDF · KC
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Kate MarkgrafDF · CHI
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Nikki KrzysikDF · KC
Bruna Santos NhaiaDF · GFC
Candace ChapmanDF · NC
Ellie BrushDF · HOU
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Miyabi MoriyaDF · UTA
Sonja FussDF · CHI
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Melanie BoothDF · GFC
Rafaelle SouzaDF · HOU
Marian DalmyDF · CHI
Marissa ShevaDF · UTA
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Kendall FletcherDF · GFC
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Tierna DavidsonDF · CHI
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Casey KruegerDF · CHI
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Allysha ChapmanDF · HOU
TWTiernny Wiltshire
DF · HOU
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Poliana Barbosa MedeirosDF · HOU
MSMeghan Schnur
DF · GFC
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Katie BowenDF · KC
Vlatko AndonovskiDF · KC
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Gina LewandowskiDF · GFC
Estelle JohnsonDF · GFC
Lauren SesselmannFW/DF · HOU
Caprice DydascoDF · GFC
Laura BrockDF · ORL
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Carson PickettDF · ORL
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Jaelene HinkleDF · NC
India TrotterDF · GFC
BMBryanna McCarthy
DF · NC
Anita AsanteDF · GFC
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Rebecca MorosDF · KC
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Toni PressleyDF · ORL
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Arin WrightDF · CHI
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Julianne SitchDF · CHI
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Cari RoccaroDF · HOU
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Kristen EdmondsDF · ORL
Amanda FrisbieDF · KC
Samantha JohnsonDF · CHI
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Katie LindDF · CHI
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Sarah GordenDF · CHI
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Erin SimonDF · HOU
Michelle WeninoDF · CHI
Camille Levin AshtonDF · ORL
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Alex ArlittDF · KC
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Mandy FreemanDF · GFC
APAmandine Pierre-Louis
DF · GFC
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CoCo GoodsonDF · GFC
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Lydia VandenberghDF · CHI
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Taylor ComeauDF · CHI
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Satara MurrayDF · HOU
Alexandra SahlenDF · NC
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Dominique RichardsonDF · GFC
Kandace WilsonDF · GFC
Jen BuczkowskiDF · KC
BRBrianne Reed
DF · KC
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Lindsi Lisonbee CutshallDF · GFC
HHHayley Haagsma
DF · GFC
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Tatumn MilazzoDF · CHI
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Maddy EvansDF · ORL
CNCourtney Niemiec
DF · NC
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Kristin GrubkaDF · GFC
ESErica Skroski
DF · GFC
Jackie SantacaterinaDF · CHI
Meghan KlingenbergDF · HOU
Mary Therese McDonnellDF · CHI
LJLeigh Jakes
DF · CHI
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Merritt MathiasDF · KC
SMSydney Miramontez
DF · KC
NWNia Williams
DF · KC
Stephanie CatleyDF · ORL
Taryn HemmingsDF · CHI
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Katie KellyDF · KC
MMMichelle Maemone
DF · KC
Maddie NolfDF · KC
SGSheree Gray
DF · GFC
Allison FalkDF · GFC
AJAdrienne Jordan
DF · CHI
Katherine ReynoldsDF · NC
JLJen LaPonte
DF · HOU
Rachel QuonDF · CHI
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Tegan McGradyDF · SD
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Sabrina FloresMF/DF · GFC
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Bianca St-GeorgesDF · CHI
Elise AddisDF · CHI
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Morgan ReidDF · ORL
Nikki MarshallFW/DF · NC
Ifeoma DiekeDF · CHI
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Oihane HernándezDF · ORL
RBRachel Breton
DF · GFC
Top all-time NWSL defenders — November 2026
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The greatest defenders in NWSL history, by their honours.
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