All-time NWSL midfielders face-off
The greatest midfielders in NWSL history, by their honors. Line up all-time NWSL midfielders two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
MF · UTA
MF · HOU
MF · NC
MF · HOU
MF · CHI
MF · GFC
MF/FW · GFC
MF · CHI
MF/DF · CHI
MF · CHI
MF/DF · NC
MF · GFC
MF · GFC
MF · HOU
MF/FW · GFC
MF · KC
MF · NC
MF/DF · KC
MF · CHI
MF · NC
MF · ORL
MF · GFC
MF · CHI
MF · CHI
MF · KC
MF · CHI
MF · NC
MF · CHI
MF/FW · GFC
MF · HOU
MF · GFC
MF · NC
MF · HOU
MF · HOU
MF · KC
MF · ORL
MF/FW · SD
MF · GFC
MF/FW · KC
MF · KC
MF · HOU
MF · UTA
MF/FW · HOU
LFLeah Fortune
MF · ORL
MF · NC
MF/FW · CHI
MF · CHI
MF · CHI
MF · ORL
MF · UTA
MF · KC
MF · GFC
MF · CHI
MF · ORL
MF/FW · NC
MF · GFC
MF · GFC
MF · GFC
MF · NC
MF · GFC
MF · ORL
MF · GFC
MF · GFC
MLMary Luba
MF · CHI
MF · HOU
MF · NC
MF · GFC
MF · KC
JDJulie Doyle
MF/FW · GFC
MF · HOU
MF · GFC
MF · CHI
MF · NC
MF/FW · NC
MTMadison Tiernan
MF · GFC
KWKenie Wright
MF · GFC
SGShawna Gordon
MF · GFC
MF · NC
MF · NC
MF · CHI
JRJenna Richmond
MF · KC
MF · KC
JOJill Oakes
MF · CHI
SMShannon McDonnell
MF · CHI
MF · HOU
MF/FW · GFC
MF · HOU
HAHalimatu Ayinde
MF · NC
MF · UTA
MF/FW · NC
MF · GFC
MF · HOU
MF · CHI
MF/FW · HOU
MF/DF · GFC
MF · NC
MF · NC
CFCaroline Flynn
MF · KC
NBNicole Baxter
MF · GFC
MF · NC
Top all-time NWSL midfielders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
How a face-off works
A face-off sets two sides against each other across a line. Each row is a matchup, and you call it for the left, the right, or even.
Play matchups goes through the rows one at a time, as big as your screen allows.
The greatest midfielders in NWSL history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time NWSL midfielders for November 2026.
How to make yours
- Pick how many rows and what mix of matchups to deal.
- Call each row: left, right or even.
- Share the score, or save it for others to try.
- To add someone who isn't there, search for them in the box under the board or use + Add.
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