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San Diego Wave FC
2022 season
OwnerRon Burkle
PresidentJill Ellis
Head CoachCasey Stoney
StadiumTorero Stadium (until Sept. 17, 2022)
Snapdragon Stadium (from Sept. 17, 2022)
NWSL3rd
Challenge Cup3rd in West Division
PlayoffsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alex Morgan (12)
All: Alex Morgan (16)
Highest home attendance32,000 (vs. ANG, Sep. 17)
Lowest home attendance4,418 (vs. ORL, Aug. 13)
Average home league attendance8,729
Biggest win4–0
(May 7 vs. NJ/NY)
Biggest defeat0–1
(3 times)
← Inaugural season
2023 →
All statistics correct as of October 23, 2022.

The 2022 San Diego Wave FC season was the inaugural season for San Diego Wave FC, a professional women's soccer team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[1]

Background

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See also: San Diego Wave FC § History, and 2021 National Women's Soccer League season

In January 2021, Lisa Baird, commissioner of the National Women's Soccer League, announced that an expansion team in Sacramento, California, led by Pittsburgh Penguins owner Ron Burkle and in conjunction with Sacramento Republic FC's expansion bid into Major League Soccer, would join the NWSL in 2022.[2] However, Burkle never confirmed the news publicly before exiting the Sacramento Republic's ownership group. Instead, on June 8, 2021, the NWSL announced San Diego as the location for an expansion team owned by Burkle to begin play in 2022. Burkle named co-investor Matt Alvarez as his representative in the NWSL project.[3][4]

The club hired former United States women's national soccer team coach Jill Ellis, who had retired from coaching after winning her second, and the United States's fourth, FIFA Women's World Cup championship. Ellis said Burkle had sought her advice about NWSL expansion in 2021.[4] Ellis relocated from Miami, Florida, to San Diego for the job, and described her involvement in soccer matters at the club as "minimal"; she said most of her time was spent on club business and operations. By April 1, 2021, the club had hired 45 employees.[5]

On July 12, 2021, the Wave announced Ellis's hiring of Molly Downtain, a former United States women's national team administrator who worked with Ellis from 2015 to 2019, as general manager.[6]

On July 14, 2021, Ellis announced the hiring of former England women's national football team captain and Manchester United W.F.C. manager Casey Stoney as the Wave's first head coach.[7] Stoney subsequently hired Rich Gunney from Portland Thorns FC and Victoria Boardman from Beach FC as assistants familiar with the NWSL and collegiate talent.[8] Stoney had also been named Manchester United's first manager for the women's side, making the Wave the second club with no prior roster or staff that she had managed; she led United to a 52–19–6 record as manager from 2018 to 2021, including the FA Women's Championship title and promotion to the Women's Super League in 2019.[7][9] Stoney cited the building process as part of her motivation to join the Wave, and noted that the Wave was a standalone organization, not a smaller division of a men's side as United had been.[10] Visa issues required Stoney to leave her partner and children in England for the job.[11]

The team revealed its crest and colors on December 15, 2021.[12]

Stadium

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The team began play at 6,000-capacity Torero Stadium, on the campus of the University of San Diego, for the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup and the first nine home matches of the 2022 National Women's Soccer League season. Torero also served as the venue for the previous professional women's soccer team in San Diego, the San Diego Spirit of the Women's United Soccer Association, from 2001 to 2003.[4][13] The team scheduled its last two regular season home matches at Snapdragon Stadium, which opened in September 2022 in the Mission Valley campus extension of San Diego State University, and announced in December 2021 that Snapdragon Stadium would become the club's permanent home.[12][14][15]

The Wave train at Surf Sports Park in Del Mar, California.[16][17] Neighbors of the park commented in public meetings with concerns about the Wave's training as a sign of overcommitment of public space to sports usage, including traffic, dust, noise, and signage complaints.[18]

Team

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Squad

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As of August 2, 2022.[19][20][21]
No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Kailen Sheridan  Canada
2 DF Abby Dahlkemper  United States
4 DF Naomi Girma  United States
5 MF Emily van Egmond  Australia
6 MF Kelsey Turnbow  United States
7 FW Amirah Ali  United States
9 FW Jodie Taylor  England
10 FW Sofia Jakobsson  Sweden
11 FW Jaedyn Shaw  United States
13 FW Alex Morgan  United States
14 MF Kristen McNabb  United States
15 FW Makenzy Doniak  United States
16 DF Madison Pogarch  United States
17 MF Sydney Pulver  United States
18 DF Kaleigh Riehl  United States
20 DF Christen Westphal  United States
21 GK Carly Telford  England
22 MF Taylor Kornieck  United States
23 MF Belle Briede  United States
24 FW Sarah Sodoma  United States
25 DF Kayla Bruster  United States
26 DF Mia Gyau  United States
27 FW Marleen Schimmer  Germany
29 DF Taylor Hansen  United States
31 GK Melissa Lowder  United States
33 FW Katie Johnson  Mexico
35 MF Jackie Altschuld  United States
37 DF Sydney Cummings  United States

Competitions

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Regular season

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The Wave opened their first regular season with a 1–0 road win over Houston Dash, with Jodie Taylor scoring the club's first regular-season goal in the 87th minute.[22] The Dash's coach and general manager, James Clarkson, had been suspended prior to the match pending league and team investigations into complaints of discrimination and harassment, making Stoney the NWSL's manager with the longest uninterrupted tenure prior to her first match as San Diego's manager.[23] The Wave's regular season home opener on May 7, 2022, at Torero Stadium was a 4–0 win over NJ/NY Gotham FC, with the venue sold out of 5,000 tickets.[13] Wave FC's Snapdragon Stadium opener on September 17, a 1–0 win over Angel City FC, was a sellout of 32,000, setting a new NWSL single-game attendance record.[24]

May 1 1 Houston Dash 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Houston, Texas
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: PNC Stadium
Attendance: 7,722
Referee: Anya Voigt
May 7 2 San Diego Wave FC 4–0 NJ/NY Gotham FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
May 15 3 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Karen Callado
May 18 4 Racing Louisville FC 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Louisville, Kentucky
4:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
Attendance: 5,302
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
May 22 5 North Carolina Courage 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Cary, North Carolina
11:00 am
Report
Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 29 6 OL Reign 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Seattle, Washington
12:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Brandon Stevis
June 4 7 Kansas City Current 2–2 San Diego Wave FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 7,954
Referee: Kevin Broadley
June 8 8 San Diego Wave FC 2–2 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,100
Referee: Mark Allatin
June 12 9 San Diego Wave FC 1–1 OL Reign San Diego, California
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Calin Radosav
June 19 10 NJ/NY Gotham FC 0–3 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,145
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
July 3 11 San Diego Wave FC 2–1 Washington Spirit San Diego, California
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Samantha Martinez
July 9 12 Angel City FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Banc of California Stadium
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Brad Jensen
July 15 13 San Diego Wave FC 0–0 Racing Louisville FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,747
Referee: Karen Callado
July 30 14 Chicago Red Stars 0–1 San Diego Wave FC Chicago, Illinois
5:00 pm Report
Stadium: Soldier Field
Attendance: 23,951
Referee: Danielle Chesky
August 7 15 San Diego Wave FC 1–2 Kansas City Current San Diego, California
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,471[25]
Referee: Samantha Martinez[25]
August 13 16 San Diego Wave FC 0–1 Orlando Pride San Diego, California
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 4,418
Referee: Adorae Monroy
August 20 17 San Diego Wave FC 3–1 Houston Dash San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,281
Referee: Brad Jensen
August 27 18 Portland Thorns FC 0–2 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 pm Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Kelsey Harms[27][28]
September 10 19 Washington Spirit 4–3 San Diego Wave FC Buzzard Point, Washington D.C.
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Audi Field
Attendance: 10,158[29]
Referee: Karen Callado[30]
September 17 20 San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Angel City FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Note: Rescheduled from 6:30 pm.[31][32]
September 25 21 Orlando Pride 2–2 San Diego Wave FC Orlando, Florida
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 6,466
Referee: Matt Thompson
September 30 22 San Diego Wave FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage San Diego, California
7:00 pm
Report
  • Bench Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Elijio Arreguin
Note: Rescheduled from 6:30 pm.[31]

Regular season standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 OL Reign 22 11 7 4 32 19 +13 40 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – semi-finals
2 Portland Thorns FC (C) 22 10 9 3 49 24 +25 39 Playoffs – semi-finals
3 San Diego Wave FC 22 10 6 6 32 21 +11 36 Playoffs – first round
4 Houston Dash 22 10 6 6 35 27 +8 36
5 Kansas City Current 22 10 6 6 29 29 0 36
6 Chicago Red Stars 22 9 6 7 34 28 +6 33
7 North Carolina Courage 22 9 5 8 46 33 +13 32
8 Angel City FC 22 8 5 9 23 27 −4 29
9 Racing Louisville FC 22 5 8 9 23 35 −12 23
10 Orlando Pride 22 5 7 10 22 45 −23 22
11 Washington Spirit 22 3 10 9 26 33 −7 19
12 NJ/NY Gotham FC 22 4 1 17 16 46 −30 13
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
22 10 6 6 32 21  +11 36 5 3 2 16 9  +7 5 3 4 16 12  +4

Last updated: September 30, 2022.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumAHHAAAAHHAHAHAHHHAAHAH
ResultWWWLWLDDDWWLDWLLWWLWDD
Position[a]6111111111111123213133
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
  1. ^ SD's position at the end of the day on which their match was played.

Playoffs

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Further information: 2022 NWSL season § Playoffs
October 16, 2022 Quarterfinal San Diego Wave FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Chicago Red Stars San Diego, California
19:00
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 26,215
Referee: Mark Allatin
October 23, 2022 Semifinal Portland Thorns FC 2–1 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
14:00
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Kevin Broadley

NWSL Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup

The Wave's first NWSL Challenge Cup ended in the group stage, with a West Division record of 1–3–2. The team conceded five goals within 15 minutes of the start of four of its matches.[33] The club's first victory in any competition was on April 2, 2022, a 4–2 win against fellow Californian expansion team Angel City FC.[34]

March 19 Group stage Angel City FC 1–1 San Diego Wave FC Fullerton, California
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Titan Stadium (Cal State Fullerton)
Attendance: 6,307
Referee: Elvis Osmanovic
March 26 Group stage San Diego Wave FC 0–1 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 pm Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Luis Guardia
March 30 Group stage San Diego Wave FC 4–2 Angel City FC San Diego, California
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 5,158
Referee: Brad Jensen
April 14 Group stage OL Reign 3–1 San Diego Wave FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 4,803
Referee: Adorae Monroy
April 17 Group stage Portland Thorns FC 3–2 San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 12,440
Referee: Ricardo Fierro
April 23 Group stage San Diego Wave FC 1–1 OL Reign San Diego, California
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Torero Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Samantha Martinez

Divisional standings

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Pos Team
 Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RGN POR SD LA
1 OL Reign 6 4 2 0 11 5 +6 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–1
2 Portland Thorns FC 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 0–1 — 3–2 3–0
3 San Diego Wave FC 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5 1–1 0–1 — 4–2
4 Angel City FC 6 1 1 4 6 13 −7 4 1–3 1–0 1–1 —
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Total goal differential; 3) Total number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points record; 5) Head-to-head goal differential; 6) Head-to-head number of goals scored; 7) Fewest disciplinary points; 8) Drawing of lots

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played October 23, 2022; only players who have made appearances are listed.

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total NWSL Playoffs Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Kailen Sheridan 24 0 18 0 2 0 4 0
21 GK England ENG Carly Telford 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF United States USA Abby Dahlkemper 13 0 8 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF United States USA Naomi Girma 27 0 19 0 2 0 5+1 0
16 DF United States USA Madison Pogarch 8 0 3+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 DF United States USA Kaleigh Riehl 27 2 17+3 1 2 0 2+3 1
20 DF United States USA Christen Westphal 30 0 20+2 0 2 0 6 0
26 DF United States USA Mia Gyau 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF United States USA Taylor Hansen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Australia AUS Emily van Egmond 27 1 22 0 2 1 2+1 0
6 MF United States USA Kelsey Turnbow 29 0 14+7 0 1+1 0 5+1 0
14 MF United States USA Kristen McNabb 29 2 21+1 2 2 0 5 0
17 MF United States USA Sydney Pulver 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF United States USA Taylor Kornieck 26 5 17+1 3 2 1 5+1 1
23 MF United States USA Belle Briede 27 2 13+6 1 2 0 2+4 1
35 MF United States USA Jackie Altschuld 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW United States USA Amirah Ali 26 3 4+14 2 0+2 0 1+5 1
9 FW England ENG Jodie Taylor 20 2 6+7 1 0+1 0 4+2 1
10 FW Sweden SWE Sofia Jakobsson 25 1 12+5 1 1+1 0 4+2 0
11 FW United States USA Jaedyn Shaw 7 3 4+1 3 2 0 0 0
13 FW United States USA Alex Morgan 25 20 16+1 15 2 1 5+1 4
15 FW United States USA Makenzy Doniak 18 3 5+11 3 0+2 0 0 0
27 FW Germany GER Marleen Schimmer 14 0 4+5 0 0 0 0+5 0
33 FW Mexico MEX Katie Johnson 19 0 6+9 0 0 0 3+1 0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
19 DF United States USA Tegan McGrady 15 0 9+1 0 0 0 5 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played October 23, 2022.[35][36]
Rank No. Pos. Ntn. Name NWSL Playoffs Cup Total
1 13 FW United States Alex Morgan 15 1 4 20
2 22 MF United States Taylor Kornieck 3 1 1 5
3 14 DF/MF United States Kristen McNabb 3 0 0 3
11 FW United States Jaedyn Shaw 3 0 0 3
7 FW United States Amirah Ali 2 0 1 3
15 FW United States Makenzy Doniak 3 0 0 3
7 23 MF United States Belle Briede 1 0 1 2
18 DF United States Kaleigh Riehl 1 0 1 2
9 FW England Jodie Taylor 1 0 1 2
10 10 FW Sweden Sofia Jakobsson 1 0 0 1
5 MF Australia Emily van Egmond 0 1 0 1
Total 31 3 9 43

Shutouts

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As of match played October 23, 2022.[35]
Rank No. Pos. Name NWSL Playoffs Cup Total
1 1 GK Canada Kailen Sheridan 8 0 0 8
2 21 GK England Carly Telford 1 0 0 1
Total 9 0 0 9

Awards

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NWSL Monthly Awards

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Player of the Month

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See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player Ref.
May United States Alex Morgan [37]

Rookie of the Month

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See also: NWSL Rookie of the Month
Month Player Ref.
May United States Naomi Girma [38]

Team of the Month

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See also: NWSL Team of the Month
Month Players Ref.
May United States Naomi Girma
United States Taylor Kornieck
United States Alex Morgan 		[38]
June United States Naomi Girma
United States Taylor Kornieck
United States Alex Morgan 		[39]
August United States Naomi Girma [40]

NWSL Weekly Awards

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Player of the Week

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See also: NWSL Player of the Week
Week Player Ref.
2 United States Alex Morgan [41]
7 United States Taylor Kornieck [42][43]
8 United States Alex Morgan [44]
15 United States Makenzy Doniak [45]
18 Canada Kailen Sheridan [46]

Save of the Week

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See also: NWSL Save of the Week
Week Player Ref.
12 Canada Kailen Sheridan [47]

Transactions

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2022 NWSL Expansion Draft

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The 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft was held on December 16, 2021.[48] Blue highlights indicate United States federation players.

Pick Nat. Player Pos. Previous team Ref.
2 United States Kristie Mewis MF Houston Dash [49]
4 United States Kristen McNabb DF OL Reign [50]
6 PASS [51]
8 PASS [52]
9 United States Kaleigh Riehl DF Racing Louisville FC [53]

2022 NWSL Draft

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Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2022 NWSL Draft was held on December 18, 2021.[54]

Round Pick Player Pos. College Status
1 1 United States Naomi Girma DF Stanford Signed[55]
9 Germany Marleen Schimmer FW Grand Canyon Signed[56]
2 25 United States Sydney Pulver MF Washington State Signed[57]
3 27 United States Belle Briede MF Stanford Signed[citation needed]
4 40 United States Kayla Bruster DF Georgia Signed[citation needed]

Transfers in

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Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
November 22, 2021 United States Abby Dahlkemper DF United States North Carolina Courage Acquired in a trade in exchange for $190,000 in allocation money and San Diego's natural 1st-round selection in the 2023 NWSL Draft. [58][59][60][61]
December 1, 2021 England Jodie Taylor FW United States Orlando Pride Acquired in a trade in exchange for San Diego's natural 2nd-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick, natural 3rd-round 2023 NWSL Draft pick, or allocation money, pending conditions met. [62][63][64]
December 1, 2021 United States Tegan McGrady DF United States Washington Spirit Acquired in a trade with an international spot in 2022 and Washington's natural 1st-round 2022 NWSL Draft pick, in exchange for full protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [65]
December 2, 2021 United States Makenzy Doniak FW United States Chicago Red Stars Acquired in a trade in exchange for allocation money and protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [66]
Mexico Katie Johnson FW [66]
United States Kelsey Turnbow FW [66]
December 4, 2021 Canada Kailen Sheridan GK United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $130,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [67][68]
December 10, 2021 Wales Angharad James MF United States North Carolina Courage Acquired in a trade in exchange for protection in the upcoming 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [69][70]
December 13, 2021 United States Alex Morgan FW United States Orlando Pride Acquired in a trade in exchange for $275,000 in allocation money and player rights to Angharad James. [71][72][73]
December 16, 2021 United States Christen Westphal DF United States Portland Thorns FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and protection in the 2022 NWSL Expansion Draft. [74][75]
United States Amirah Ali FW [74]
January 15, 2022 Sweden Sofia Jakobsson FW Germany Bayern Munich Transfer with fee from Bayern Munich. [76][77]
January 16, 2022 United States Mia Gyau DF United States Duke Blue Devils Free agent signing. [78][79]
January 18, 2022 Australia Emily van Egmond MF United States Orlando Pride Acquired in a trade in exchange for $125,000 of allocation money, with potential additional funds pending conditions met, and San Diego's natural 2nd round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft. [79][80]
United States Taylor Kornieck MF [79][80]
January 24, 2022 England Carly Telford GK England Chelsea Free agent signing. [81][82]
June 1, 2022 United States Jackie Altschuld MF Iceland Tindastóll Signed as National Team Replacement Player. Signed to a standard player agreement for the remainder of the season on August 25, 2022. [83][84]
June 1, 2022 United States Sydney Cummings DF United States Georgetown Hoyas Signed as National Team Replacement Player. [83]
June 1, 2022 United States Sarah Sodoma FW United States Arkansas State Red Wolves Signed as National Team Replacement Player. [83]
July 18, 2022 United States Jaedyn Shaw FW United States Solar SC Signed via discovery to a one-year contract. [85]
July 25, 2022 United States Madison Pogarch DF United States Portland Thorns FC Acquired in a trade in exchange for Tegan McGrady. [86][87]

Transfers out

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Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 16, 2021 United States Kristie Mewis MF United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Traded in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money. [88]
December 16, 2021 Wales Angharad James MF United States Orlando Pride Traded with $275,000 of allocation money in exchange for Alex Morgan. [71][72][73]
July 25, 2022 United States Tegan McGrady DF United States Portland Thorns FC Traded in exchange for Madison Pogarch. [86][87]

Preseason trialists

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Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Wave released their preseason roster on January 31, 2022.[89]

Player Position Previous team
United States Melissa Lowder[A] GK United States Santa Clara Broncos
United States Emory Wegener GK United States Georgia Bulldogs
United States Taylor Hansen[A] DF United States Montana Grizzlies
United States Megan Reid DF United States Lamorinda United, Virginia Cavaliers
United States Meleana Shim MF United States Houston Dash (retirement)
United States Sydney Zandi MF United States Virginia Cavaliers
United States Taylor Porter MF United States Portland Thorns FC
United States Ru Mucherera FW Finland KuPS
United States Sarah Sodoma[B] FW United States Arkansas Razorbacks
United States Emerson Layne FW United States TCU Horned Frogs
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract.
    2.
  2. ^
    Signed to National Team Replacement contract during the season.
    3.

See also

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References

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