NWSL Golden Boot

2024 winner Temwa Chawinga

The NWSL Golden Boot is awarded annually to the highest goal scorer in the regular season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Lauren Holiday (2013) won the first Golden Boot in the NWSL's inaugural season. Temwa Chawinga holds the record for most goals scored in a season with 20 in 2024.[1][2] Sam Kerr is the only player to win Golden Boot more than once (2017–2019).

Winners

Season Player Nationality Club Goals Games Rate Ref.
2013 Lauren Holiday  United States FC Kansas City 12 18 0.67 [3]
2014 Kim Little  Scotland Seattle Reign FC 16 23 0.70 [4]
2015 Crystal Dunn  United States Washington Spirit 15 20 0.75 [5]
2016 Lynn Williams[a]  United States Western New York Flash 11 19 0.58 [6]
2017 Sam Kerr  Australia Sky Blue FC 17 22 0.77 [7]
2018 Sam Kerr (2)  Australia Chicago Red Stars 16 19 0.84 [8]
2019 Sam Kerr (3)  Australia Chicago Red Stars 18 21 0.86 [9]
2021 Ashley Hatch  United States Washington Spirit 10 20 0.50 [10]
2022 Alex Morgan  United States San Diego Wave FC 15 17 0.88 [11]
2023 Sophia Smith  United States Portland Thorns FC 11 17 0.65 [12]
2024 Temwa Chawinga  Malawi Kansas City Current 20 25 0.80 [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Kealia Ohai also scored 11 goals in 2016, but Williams won the tiebreaker with five assists to Ohai's four.

References

  1. ^ Hruby, Emma (October 10, 2023). "NWSL Golden Boot Winners: Who Will Join Elite Group in 2023?". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Temwa Chawinga wins 2024 NWSL Golden Boot". The Equalizer. November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
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  4. ^ Campbell (September 30, 2014). "Kim Little boost for Scotland ladies". The Scotsman. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Jamie (September 7, 2015). "Washington Spirit forward Crystal Dunn wins 2015 NWSL Golden Boot". The Oregonian. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  6. ^ "Ex-Bullard High star Lynn Williams lighting up National Women's Soccer League". The Fresno Bee. October 1, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
    "WNY Flash Forward Lynn Williams Wins 2016 NWSL Golden Boot". National Women's Soccer League. September 26, 2016. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  7. ^ Lordanic, Marissa (November 30, 2020). "Reliving Sam Kerr's Historic 2017". Matildas. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Francis, Kieran (September 18, 2023). "Sam Kerr wins NWSL golden boot despite huge disadvantage". Goal. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Levine, Matthew (October 18, 2019). "2019 Golden Boot: Sam Kerr". National Women's Soccer League. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  10. ^ Hruby, Emma (November 2, 2021). "Washington Spirit's Ashley Hatch Wins NWSL Golden Boot". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Hruby, Emma (October 3, 2022). "Alex Morgan Wins NWSL Golden Boot in Wave's Inaugural Season". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Hruby, Emma (October 16, 2023). "NWSL Golden Boot Race: Sophia Smith Outlasts Competition". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved June 26, 2024.