This is a list of foreign players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The following players:
- Have played at least one NWSL regular season game. Players who were signed by NWSL clubs but did not play in any competitive games, or played only in playoff, cup, friendly, or 2020 NWSL Fall Series matches are not included.
- Are not eligible to play for the United States women's national soccer team.
- More specifically,
- If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used. If they have been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include American players with dual citizenship.
- If a player has not been capped on international level, their country of birth is used, except for those who were born abroad to American parents or moved to the United States at a young age, and who also clearly indicated to have switched their nationality to another nation.
As of October 26, 2023[update], players in the NWSL have represented 45 nations and the United States territory of Puerto Rico. Haiti was the most recent nation to be represented when former Sky Blue FC player Amandine Pierre-Louis (originally from Canada) made her debut in September 2023 for the Haiti women's national team.
Players listed in bold are currently signed to an NWSL roster.
An asterisk (*) indicates the player's NWSL salary is/was paid for by her nation's federation.[78][79][80]
Bold indicates current player and their team.
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Born in Afghanistan
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Born in Brazil
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Born in Canada
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Born in England
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Born in France
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Born in Hong Kong
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Born in Hungary
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Born in Jamaica
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Born in Trinidad and Tobago
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Born in the United Arab Emirates
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Born in the United States
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Capped for the France girls' national under-16 soccer team
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