All-time NWSL defenders bracket

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1

Clare Polkinghorne2018–

2

Amy LePeilbet2013–2015

3

Christie Pearce2009–

4

Julie Ertz2014–2021

5

Abby Dahlkemper2015–

6

Shelina Zadorsky2018–2020

7

Leigh Ann Robinson2013–2015

8

Whitney Engen2010–2015

9

Mônica Alves2016–2018

10

Lauren2023–

11

Brittany Kolmel2010–2015

12

Kate Markgraf2010

13

Nikki Krzysik2009–2015

14

Bruna Santos Nhaia2022–

15

Candace Chapman2011

16

Ellie Brush2015–

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Miyabi Moriya2026–

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Sonja Fuss2013

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Melanie Booth2013

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Rafaelle Souza2014–2015

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Marian Dalmy2009–2010

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Marissa Sheva2020

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Kendall Fletcher2010–2012

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Tierna Davidson2019–2023

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Casey Krueger2014–

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Allysha Chapman2015–

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TW

Tiernny Wiltshire2022

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Poliana Barbosa Medeiros2015–

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MS

Meghan Schnur2009–2010

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Katie Bowen2016–

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Vlatko Andonovski

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Gina Lewandowski2011

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Estelle Johnson2013–2014

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Lauren Sesselmann2009–2015

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Caprice Dydasco2019–

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Laura Brock2016–

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Carson Pickett2018–

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Jaelene Hinkle2015–

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India Trotter2010–2015

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BM

Bryanna McCarthy2013

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Anita Asante2009–2011

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Rebecca Moros2011–2016

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Toni Pressley2012–2015

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Arin Wright2015–

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Julianne Sitch2009–2014

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Cari Roccaro2016–2017

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Kristen Edmonds2014–2015

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Amanda Frisbie2015

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Samantha Johnson2014–

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Katie Lind2016–

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Sarah Gorden2016–2021

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Erin Simon2016–2018

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Michelle Wenino2009–2015

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Camille Levin Ashton2014–2015

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Alex Arlitt2016–

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Mandy Freeman2017–

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AP

Amandine Pierre-Louis2018–

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CoCo Goodson2013–

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Lydia Vandenbergh2009–2014

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Taylor Comeau2016–

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Satara Murray2019–

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Alexandra Sahlen2009–2014

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Dominique Richardson2014–2015

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Kandace Wilson2011

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Jen Buczkowski2009–2016

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BR

Brianne Reed

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Lindsi Lisonbee Cutshall2013–

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HH

Hayley Haagsma2014–

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Tatumn Milazzo2021–

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Maddy Evans2016–

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CN

Courtney Niemiec2016–

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Kristin Grubka2015–

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ES

Erica Skroski2016–

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Jackie Santacaterina2010–2014

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Meghan Klingenberg2012–2015

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Mary Therese McDonnell2009–2012

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LJ

Leigh Jakes2011–2015

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Merritt Mathias2013–2014

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SM

Sydney Miramontez

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NW

Nia Williams2013–2014

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Stephanie Catley2016–2017

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Taryn Hemmings2013–2016

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Katie Kelly2013–2014

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MM

Michelle Maemone

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Maddie Nolf

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SG

Sheree Gray2011–

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Allison Falk

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AJ

Adrienne Jordan

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Katherine Reynolds2012–2014

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JL

Jen LaPonte2013–2016

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Rachel Quon2013–2015

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Tegan McGrady2022

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Sabrina Flores

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Bianca St-Georges

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Elise Addis2010–2012

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Morgan Reid

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Nikki Marshall

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Ifeoma Dieke2009–2010

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Oihane Hernández2025–

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RB

Rachel Breton2013–2015

Top all-time NWSL defenders — November 2026

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A knockout bracket: pick the winner of every matchup, round by round, until one is left.

The greatest defenders in NWSL history, by their honours.

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