Washington Spirit Announces 2025 Start-of-Season Roster

Washington Spirit  |   March 12, 2025
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Spirit will kick off regular season Friday night in Houston 

 

Washington, D.C. (03/12/2025) – The Washington Spirit has released its 25-player roster ahead of Friday night’s regular season kickoff, the club announced today. The current roster features four goalkeepers, ten defenders, ten midfielders and nine forwards. Of the 33 players on the Spirit roster, only 25 are active (not on the season-ending injury list or away on loan).

2025 Washington Spirit Start-of-Season Roster

Goalkeepers (4): Kaylie Collins, Lyza Jessee (SEI), Aubrey Kingsbury, Sandy MacIver (INTL)

Defenders (10): Rebeca Bernal (INTL), Gabby Carle, Kiley Dulaney (STR), Casey Krueger, Tara McKeown, Paige Metayer, Esme Morgan (INTL), Kysha Sylla (INTL, LOAN), Kate Wiesner

Midfielders (10): Croix Bethune (SEI), Meg Boade (STR), Courtney Brown, Hal Hershfelt, Narumi Miura (INTL), Chloe Ricketts (U18), Leicy Santos (INTL), Heather Stainbrook, Andi Sullivan (SEI)

Forwards (9): Margie Detrizio (STR), Emma Gaines-Ramos (SEI), Ashley Hatch, Rosemonde Kouassi (INTL), Makenna Morris, Brittany Ratcliffe, Trinity Rodman, Ouleye Sarr (INTL, SEI)

Key: INTL (international), U18 (under-18), SEI (season-ending injury), LOAN (away on loan with another club), STR (short-term injury replacement) 

The five players on the SEI list are eligible to return to the Spirit’s active roster this season once deemed fit. In the meantime, the Spirit signed three players to short-term injury replacement contracts to fill out the roster as the regular season kicks off. Meg Boade, Margie Detrizio and Kiley Dulaney all recently joined the team on temporary deals. Listed on the Spirit roster but not with the team are the recently signed Deborah Abiodun, Tamara Bolt and Shadia Nankya as all three players are on loan with Dallas Trinity FC for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year.

The Spirit kicked off the team’s 2025 campaign by winning the second trophy in club history in the annual NWSL Challenge Cup last week against the Orlando Pride. Fans can secure their spot to see the Spirit in the team’s next match at Audi Field by becoming 2025 Season Ticket Members here. Single match tickets for the Spirit’s home opener on Saturday, March 22 at Audi Field are available here.

 


 

About The Washington Spirit   

The Washington Spirit is the premier professional women’s soccer team based in Washington, D.C. and plays at Audi Field in Buzzard Point. The Spirit was founded on November 21, 2012 and is an inaugural member of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) the fastest growing sports league in the US. The club is home to some of the best players in the world who have won championships for both club and country. In 2024, the Spirit drafted an epic class of rookies who are already breaking records and wowing fans. For more information about the Spirit, visit WashingtonSpirit.com and follow the club on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 

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