2024 Washington Spirit season Washington Spirit soccer season
Washington Spirit 2024 soccer season
The 2024 Washington Spirit season is the team's twelfth season as a professional women's soccer team. The Spirit play in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States .
Background
The Spirit finished the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season in 8th place of 12 teams. The top six teams qualified for the NWSL playoffs , and the Spirit ended one point out of playoff contention. On October 17, 2023, two days following the team's final defeat against North Carolina Courage , the team released head coach Mark Parsons from his duties after one season.[ 1] [ 2]
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Hirings
Jonatan Giráldez joined the Washington Spirit as head coach in June 2024.On January 9, 2024, the Spirit announced the hiring of FC Barcelona Femení manager Jonatan Giráldez as the club's head coach, to arrive in June following the conclusion of the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League , which Barcelona won. Adrián González , formerly manager of RCD Espanyol Femení , served as interim head coach until Giráldez's arrival and remained with the staff as an assistant coach.[ 3] [ 4]
Summary
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Stadium and facilities
The Spirit continued to play in Audi Field , their full-time home since the team's 2022 season, and trained at the United Performance Center in Leesburg, Virginia , a facility shared with D.C. United , D.C. United's youth academy, and Loudoun United FC .[ 5] [ 6]
Broadcasting
In addition to the league's national and international broadcast agreements, ten Spirit matches of the 2024 season aired on the regional Monumental Sports Network .[ 7]
Team
Staff
As of October 21, 2024.[ 8] [ 9]
Sporting operations staff
General manager
Mark Krikorian
Senior director of soccer administration
Performance staff
Vice president of performance,
Dawn Scott
Director of performance and innovation
Director of data and analytics
Seungbeum Lee
Director of medical
Eric Marchek
Head athletic trainer
Alessandro Ciarla
Players
As of August 24, 2024 [ 10] [ 11]
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
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
26
18
2
6
51
28
+23
56
10
1
2
31
14
+17
8
1
4
20
14
+6
Matches
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Stadium A H H A H H A A A H H A H A H A H A H H A A A H H A Result L W W W W L W L W W W W D W L W W D W W L W L W W W Position 12 6 4 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Updated to match(es) played on November 2, 2024. Source:
NWSL A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Playoffs
The Spirit finished the regular season in 2nd place and qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the second-seeded of eight teams.
Matches
NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup
The Spirit finished last in Group D of the Summer Cup and failed to advance to the tournament knockout stage.
Group stage standings
Group stage matches
Statistics
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Transactions
2024 NWSL Draft
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2024 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2024.
Contract operations
Re-signings
Date
Player
Pos.
Notes
Ref.
September 7, 2023
Ashley Sanchez
MF
Re-signed to a three-year contract through 2026.
[ 16]
December 20, 2023
Lyza Bosselmann
GK
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option.
[ 17]
Paige Metayer
MF
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option.
[ 18]
January 5, 2024
Nicole Barnhart
GK
Re-signed to a one-year contract.
[ 19]
March 5, 2024
Ashley Hatch
FW
Re-signed to a three-year contract with an option.
[ 20]
September 19, 2024
Tara McKeown
DF
Re-signed to a four-year contract through 2027 with an option.
[ 21]
Loans in
Loans out
Transfers in
Transfers out
Injury listings
Preseason trialists
Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Spirit released their preseason roster on January 25, 2024.
Awards
As of November 19, 2024
NWSL annual awards
NWSL monthly awards
Rookie of the Month
NWSL Rookie of the Month
Month
Pos.
Rookie of the Month
Statline
Ref.
March/April
MF
USA Croix Bethune
Led rookies with 3 goals, 2 assists in 5 matches
[ 57]
May
1 goal, 7 assists in 5 matches; set rookie record for assists in a season; first rookie to score 3 assists in a match
[ 58]
June
1 goal, 1 assist; first rookie to win award in three consecutive months
[ 59]
August
1 assist, tying all-time record for assists in a season; first rookie to win award four times in one season
[ 60]
October/November
FW
USA Makenna Morris 3 goals, 1 assist; brace vs. LOU was only multi-goal match for a rookie during the season
[ 61]
NWSL weekly awards
Weekly awards
References
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Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ a b c Spirit, Washington (March 11, 2024). "Washington Spirit Officially Signs 2024 Rookie Class to Professional Contracts" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ a b c d e f g h i Spirit, Washington (November 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Announces Initial Offseason Roster Moves" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (September 7, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Midfielder Ashley Sanchez to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (December 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (December 20, 2023). "Washington Spirit Signs Midfielder Paige Metayer to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (January 5, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (March 5, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Ashley Hatch to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (September 19, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Star Defender Tara McKeown to New Contract" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (July 27, 2024). "Washington Spirit Adds Two to Roster on Short-Term Loans" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (September 23, 2024). "Washington Spirit Loans Defender Waniya Hudson to Dallas Trinity FC" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (January 10, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Free Agent Defender Casey Krueger" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (January 11, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Free Agent Forward Brittany Ratcliffe" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (April 2, 2024). "Washington Spirit Lands Colombian National Team Star, World Cup Standout Leicy Santos" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (May 22, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Defender Waniya Hudson" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (June 13, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Standout English Defender Esme Morgan" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (July 10, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Star Ivorian Forward Rosemonde Kouassi" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (July 18, 2024). "Washington Spirit Signs Three to National Team Replacement Contracts" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Salazar, Emmanuel (January 22, 2024). "Chicago Red Stars Sign Defender, Camryn Biegalski" . Chicago Red Stars . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ "Dallas Trinity FC roster: Here's a look at who Dallas' first women's professional soccer team has signed" . wfaa.com . May 31, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025 .^ "Kansas City Current signs free agent midfielder Bayley Feist through 2025 - Kansas City Current" . www.kansascitycurrent.com . Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025 .^ Huster, Tori [@torihuster] (December 31, 2023). "It feels especially kismet to be closing out the year '23 with a closing out of my career. Maybe whatever little bit of serendipity is left for me in 2023 needs to be squeezed out just for this. Or maybe tying meaning to things is what one does as she takes a giant leap of faith. When I was 4, my parents signed me up to play soccer—I'm told I liked kicking things. But I was so terrified to go to practice that I wrapped myself around my dad's leg, refusing to join the other kids, not ready for a leap of faith so young. Obviously, my dad pried me loose. Fast forward thirty years, and again, I find myself holding on to the game, to something I love. Except this time, I know there is nothing to fear on the other side of letting go. Where my words fail me will always be in any expression of gratitude to all the humans I have encountered on this path. Over the last 12 years, there has been plenty of good and bad and the words that materialize never seem worthy enough to describe my appreciation to those who have been there regardless. But nonetheless, thank you, to the fans, to my friends and teammates and to my family. For all the joy that would have been impossible without you. 🙏(Photos: please DM so I can tag & credit!)" – via Instagram .^ "Portland Thorns FC add midfielder Marissa Sheva - Portland Thorns" . www.thorns.com . Retrieved January 7, 2025 .^ "London City Lionesses sign former Pac-12 Forward of the Year Nicole Douglas" . Lionesses . January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025 .^ Fleury 91, F. C. (January 2, 2024). "✍🏽🔴 Inès Jaurena signe à Fleury !" . FC FLEURY 91 (in French). Retrieved January 7, 2025 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ Spirit, Washington (December 12, 2023). "Washington Spirit Completes Trades with Expansion Sides Bay FC and Utah Royals FC" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (January 12, 2024). "Washington Spirit Acquires Third Overall Pick in 2024 NWSL Draft in Trade with Chicago Red Stars" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (January 13, 2024). "Washington Spirit Acquires Fifth Overall Pick in 2024 NWSL Draft in Trade with North Carolina Courage" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ Spirit, Washington (April 8, 2024). "Washington Spirit Waives Forward Riley Tanner" . Washington Spirit . Retrieved January 7, 2025 . ^ "Zephyr FC Signs Forward Riley Tanner" . USL Spokane . 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"Trin Spin ➡️ Upper 90 finish 🤯" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (April 2, 2024). "Not just 1 but TWO big saves from Aubrey Kingsbury" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ National Women's Soccer League [@NWSL] (October 1, 2024). "DENIED BY KINGSBURY ❌" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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