All-time NWSL defenders alignment chart
The greatest defenders in NWSL history, by their honors. Place all-time NWSL defenders in a 3×3 alignment chart, or rename the rows and columns to make your own.
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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
Top all-time NWSL defenders — November 2026
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The greatest defenders in NWSL history, by their honors.
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