Members of the Washington Spirit walking to the pitch. Photo by; Stacy Podelski/1495Sports
The buzz is starting to build for the NWSL season and for the Washington Spirit, as the roster for the squad has been set. There will be 26-players that will see if they can help the team hoist the NWSL trophy once again. This roster will feature three goalkeepers, eight defenders, 11 midfielders and four forwards.
There was some sad news for the team when Midfielder Tori Huster and defender Anna Heilferty both had season-ending injuries. The good news is that Huster is expected to come off the SEI List and hopefully rejoin the roster during the course of the 2023 season.
A ton of familiar faces will return to the Washington Spirit as 11 players were able to sign new contracts during the course of the offseason. Dorian Bailey, Aubrey Kingsbury and Sam Staab each signed new three-year deals while Tara McKeown inked a three-year deal with a fourth-year option. Jordan Baggett and Heilferty signed on for two more seasons with a third-year option and Nicole Barnhart, Camryn Biegalski, Amber Brooks, Huster and Marissa Sheva all committed to new one-year deals.
There will be some newcomers who hope to win over the hearts of the fans in the Washington D.C. area as Canadian defender Gabrielle Carle signed with the club in December and French midfielder Inès Jaurena signed on in February. The Spirit also signed midfielders Paige Metayer and Chloe Ricketts this month in addition to five of the club’s 2023 draft picks: goalkeeper Lyza Bosselmann, midfielders Nicole Douglas and Riley Tanner and forwards Civana Kuhlmann and Lena Silano.
The start of the NWSL season is almost among us as the team will be in action on Sunday, March 26 when they take on the OL Reign at Audi Field starting at 4 p.m.
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