2019 Washington Spirit season
Washington Spirit 2019 soccer season
The 2019 season is Washington Spirit 'National Women's Soccer League , the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The season is the first to be led by newly appointed head coach Richie Burke .[ 4]
Club
Roster
The first-team roster of Washington Spirit.[ 5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
(FP) = Federation player[ 6] (INT) = International roster player[ 7] (MAT) = Maternity Leave(NTR) = National Team Replacement
Team management
As of July 9, 2019[ 8] [ 9]
Coaching staff
Head Coach
Richie Burke
Player/Opponent Analyst
High Performance Coach
Goalkeeper Coach
Ian McCaldon
Team Performance Coach
Reserve Team Head Coach
Kati Jo Spisak
Athletic Trainer
Competitions
Preseason
Regular season
Washington Spirit v North Carolina Courage
Washington Spirit v Chicago Red Stars
Washington Spirit v Utah Royals FC
Regular season standings
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
24
9
7
8
30
25
+5
34
5
4
3
15
10
+5
4
3
5
15
15
0
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Ground H A H A H A H A H H A H A A H A H H A H A A H A Result W L D W W W W D D L L L W L L L D W D L D W W D Position 2 5 6 6 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 5 4 5 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5
Updated to match(es) played on October 12, 2019. Source:
NWSLsoccer.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Statistics
Appearances and goals
As of October 12, 2019[ 10] Italics indicates player left team midway through season.
Goalkeepers
Transfers
In
Out
Date
Player
Number
Position
New club
Fee/notes
October 17, 2018
Estefanía Banini 10
FW
Levante UD Undisclosed[ 19]
November 16, 2019
Havana Solaun 9
FW
Klepp IL Undisclosed[ 20]
January 10, 2019
Caprice Dydasco 3
DF
Sky Blue FC Traded for 3rd and 29th overall 2019 draft picks[ 21]
DiDi Haracic 21
GK
Estelle Johnson 24
DF
January 11, 2019
Kelsey Wys 19
GK
UMF Selfoss Waived[ 22] [ 23]
February 5, 2019
Quinn [ a] 4
MF
Paris FC Undisclosed[ 24]
February 19, 2019
Tiffany Weimer 88
FW
FC Nordsjælland Undisclosed[ 25]
February 27, 2019
Whitney Church 5
DF
Waived[ 26]
March 1, 2019
Francisca Ordega 14
FW
Shanghai W.F.C. Undisclosed[ 27]
March 22, 2019
Taylor Smith 7
DF
Reign FC Released[ 28]
April 8, 2019
Joanna Lohman 15
MF
Retired[ 29]
July 15, 2019
Sammy Jo Prudhomme 21
GK
Reign FC Traded in exchange for Elise Kellond-Knight [ 18]
September 28, 2019
Carlin Hudson 24
DF
Guigamp Released[ 30]
Loan In
Draft picks
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. Only trades involving draft picks and executed during the 2019 NWSL College Draft will be listed in the notes.
Awards
As of October 12, 2019
Monthly Awards
Notes
^ Then known as Rebecca Quinn
References
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Retrieved May 23, 2019 .^ "Washington Spirit sign Grace Cutler as National Team Replacement" . Washington Spirit. July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 9, 2019 .^ a b Cavalier, Mason (July 15, 2019). "Washington Spirit acquire Elise Kellond-Knight in trade with Reign FC" . Washington Spirit . ^ "El Levante ficha a la internacional argentina Estefanía Banini" (in Spanish). Diario AS Espana. October 17, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .^ Ingvild Lygren (November 16, 2018). "Another American ready for Klepp" (in Norwegian). Aftenpolten. Retrieved January 20, 2019 . ^ "Washington Spirit announces three players included in trade with Sky Blue FC" . washingtonspirit.com. January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .^ "Washington Spirit waives goalkeeper Kelsey Wys" . washingtonspirit.com. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019 .^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (April 17, 2019). "Fyrrverandi samherji Dagnýjar ver mark Selfyssinga í sumar" . Vísir.is . Retrieved April 18, 2019 . ^ Neil Davidson (February 5, 2019). "Rebecca Quinn signs with Paris FC, the latest Canadian to opt for a European team" . National Post. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ Tiffany Weimer (February 19, 2019). "Twitter Announcement | Weimer joins FC Nordsjælland" . twitter.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019 . ^ "Washington Spirit waives defender Whitney Church" . washingtonspirit.com. February 27, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .^ "Super Falcons star Francisca Ordega joins Chinese side Shanghai WFC" . pulse.ng . March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019 .^ Steve Voght (March 22, 2019). "Reign FC sign fullback Taylor Smith with an eye toward the future" . sounderatheart.com . Retrieved March 23, 2019 . ^ "Joanna Lohman announces retirement from professional soccer" . April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019 .^ Jimenez, Larissa (September 26, 2019). "Carlin Hudson '18 signs for French soccer club" . Yale Daily News . 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Retrieved October 14, 2019 .^ "Week 22 Goal of the Week nominees - #NWSL 2019" . YouTube . NWSL. September 16, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .^ "Week 23 Goal of the Week nominees" . NWSL . September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .^ "Rose Lavelle, Washington Spirit - Week 24 Goal of the Week" . NWSL . October 1, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019 .^ "Week 4 Goal of the Week Nominees" . National Women's Soccer League twitter. May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2019 .^ "Week 7 Save of the Week Nominees" . National Women's Soccer League youtube. Retrieved May 28, 2019 .^ "Week 8 Save of the Week nominees" . NWSL twitter . Retrieved June 4, 2019 .^ "Week 9 Save of the Week Nominees" . National Women's Soccer League twitter. Retrieved June 17, 2019 .^ "Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit Week 12 #NWSL Save of the Week" . YouTube . Retrieved July 11, 2019 .^ "Aubrey Bledsoe, Washington Spirit Week 16 #NWSL Save of the Week" . YouTube . NWSL. 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