Just days after announcing a historic new collective bargaining agreement that eliminated the draft and introduced free agency for all players, the NWSL Players Association unveiled a preliminary list of eligible free agents on Monday. The free agency window opens on Sept. 1 and the list includes 88 names.
It could expand pending mutual contract options between players and clubs. "The list of free agents revealed today celebrates the collective achievements of NWSL Players and the persistence of womxn across generations who fought for their freedoms," said NWSLPA Executive Director Meghann Burke. "Free agency is not a luxury.
It's a human right and the global standard." The list was announced on Monday for a significant reason. The NWSLPA launched the list in honor of Women's Equality Day in the United States, the day marks the ratification of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote.
The players union will release the final list of eligible players on Sept. 1 when the free agency window opens. "On Women's Equality Day, we celebrate the pioneers who fought tirelessly to win the right to vote," said NWSLPA President Tori Huster.
"They laid the foundation for rights like free agency, which, similar to the right to vote, empowers Players with the freedom of choice." Nearly every club has players on the list and teams have until Aug. 30 to exercise options.
During that timeline, players may agree to terms with their current clubs instead of waiting till the end of the regular season. After 2025, to remain consistent with FIFA Regulations, free agency windows will open six months prior to the expiration of Standard Player Agreements. There are several key players named on the current free agent list including Chicago Red Stars and USWNT goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, Angel City's Christen Press, Orlando Pride's Marta, and 2023 NWSL MVP Kerolin.
Take a look at the list: 2025 Free Agents (as of August 26) **denotes players who have publicly announced their retirement Alyssa Malonson Bay FC Julia Bianchi Chicago Red Stars Sophie Jones Chicago Red Stars Alyssa Naeher Chicago Red Stars Maxi Rall Chicago Red Stars Tatumn Milazzo Chicago Red Stars Cam Biegalski Chicago Red Stars Sydney Schneider Chicago Red Stars Michelle Alozie Houston Dash Madison Ayson Houston Dash Allysha Chapman Houston Dash Jyllissa Harris Houston Dash Sophie Hirst Houston Dash Natalie Jacobs Houston Dash Erin McKinney Houston Dash Paige Nielsen Houston Dash Barbara Olivieri Houston Dash Courtney Petersen Houston Dash Sarah Puntigam Houston Dash Havana Solaun Houston Dash Elizabeth Ball Kansas City Current Vanessa Dibernardo Kansas City Current Adrianna Franch Kansas City Current Kristen Hamilton Kansas City Current Nichelle Prince Kansas City Current Almuth Schult Kansas City Current Desiree Scott Kansas City Current Jordan Silkowitz Kansas City Current Mallory Weber Kansas City Current Madison Curry Angel City FC Megan Dougherty Howard Angel City FC Claire Emslie Angel City FC Jun Endo Angel City FC Katie Johnson Angel City FC Sydney Leroux Angel City FC Merritt Mathias Angel City FC Christen Press Angel City FC Abby Erceg Racing Louisville FC Parker Goins Racing Louisville FC Olivia Sekany Racing Louisville FC Arin Wright Racing Louisville FC Kerolin North Carolina Courage Estelle Johnson North Carolina Courage Narumi Miura North Carolina Courage Sinead Farrelly NJ/NY Gotham FC Mandy Freeman NJ/NY Gotham FC Svava Gudmundsdottir NJ/NY Gotham FC Sam Hiatt NJ/NY Gotham FC Kelley O'Hara NJ/NY Gotham FC Jessica Silva NJ/NY Gotham FC McKinley Crone Orlando Pride Julie Doyle Orlando Pride Evelina Duljan Orlando Pride Morgan Gautrat Orlando Pride Celia Jimenez Delgado Orlando Pride Alex Kerr Orlando Pride Carrie Lawrence Orlando Pride Megan Montefusco Orlando Pride Marta Orlando Pride Kelli Hubly Portland Thorns FC Meghan Klingenberg Portland Thorns FC Lauren Kozal Portland Thorns FC Gabby Provenzano Portland Thorns FC Becky Sauerbrunn Portland Thorns FC Christine Sinclair Portland Thorns FC Alexa Spaanstra Portland Thorns FC Olivia Athens Seattle Reign FC Lauren Barnes Seattle Reign FC Jess Fishlock Seattle Reign FC Shae Holmes Seattle Reign FC Laurel Ivory Seattle Reign FC Tziarra King Seattle Reign FC Maddie Mercado Seattle Reign FC Maia Perez Seattle Reign FC Quinn Seattle Reign FC Nikki Stanton Seattle Reign FC Danielle Colaprico San Diego Wave FC Sofia Jakobsson San Diego Wave FC Morgan Messner San Diego Wave FC Zoe Burns Utah Royals FC Darielle O'Brien Utah Royals FC Cameron Tucker Utah Royals FC Nicole Barnhart Washington Spirit Annaïg Butel Washington Spirit Jenna Butler Washington Spirit Kaylie Collins Washington Spirit Waniya Hudson Washington Spirit Makenna Morris Washington Spirit.
