2016 Portland Thorns FC season

Portland Thorns FC
2016 season
President Merritt Paulson
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Stadium Providence Park
Portland, Oregon
(Capacity: 21,144)
National Women's Soccer League 1st
NWSL Playoffs TBD
Top goalscorer Nadia Nadim (9)
Highest home attendance 21,144
(Sept. 11 vs. Western New York)
Lowest home attendance 13,752
(Sept. 7 vs. Houston)
Average home league attendance 16,945
Biggest win 5-1
(Sept. 4 vs. Boston Breakers)
Biggest defeat 0-3
(July 16 vs. Houston)
Home colors
Away colors
← 2015 2017 →
All statistics correct as of 9/26/2016.

The 2016 season is the Portland Thorns FC's fourth season of existence in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns finished in 6th place in the 2015 season.

Background

Season Review

April

The Thorns began their season at Providence Park as they faced off against the inaugural match for Orlando Pride SC. Former Thorn, Steph Catley was able to strike first for Orlando in the 12th minute. Portland would soon respond with goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir in the 25th minute and Linsey Horan in the 81st minute. Both goals would be assisted by captain, Tobin Heath. Thorns FC would win their home opener 2-1.

For their last match in April, the Thorns traveled to Kansas City where they would receive a 1-1 draw. Shea Groom was able to strike first with a goal in the 30th minute; however, Lindsey Horan was able to level the Thorns in the 78th minute once again assisted by Tobin Heath.

Position at the end of April

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Portland Thorns FC 2 1 1 0 3 2+1 4 NWSL Playoffs

May

The Thorns began their month of May continuing their 4-game road spell against Boston Breakers where Dagny Brynjarsdottir scored the lone goal and Tobin Heath continued her assist streak to 4 in a row. The Thorns would end up winning 1-0.

The Thorns traveled to D.C. to take on the Washington Spirit. The team would end up drawing 0-0 with Tobin Heath acquiring two yellow cards thus suspending her for the next match against local rivals, Seattle Reign FC.

The Thorns finished their 4 away matches in Seattle as they faced off against Reign FC. Nadia Nadim would score her first of the season with an assist by Meg Morris, however would Seattle respond within 3 minutes by a goal from Yanez, equalizing at 1-1. Both teams would settle for the draw.

In the first of a two-game home stand, the Thorns secured a 3-1 win over the then-first-place Washington Spirit. In their last game of the month, missing 6 starters due to USWNT call-ups, the Thorns played Seattle to a 0-0 draw.

Position at the end of May

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 4 0 9 4+5 13 NWSL Playoffs

June

The Thorns began June with a two-game road trip, first holding on for a 1-1 draw with Chicago Red Stars and then prevailing 2-0 over Western New York Flash. Of note, Amandine Henry made her first appearance as a Thorn as a second-half substitute in that game.

The Thorns played a crucial match against Chicago Red Stars to determine who would remain in first place. The Thorns prevailed with a 2-0 win with goals from Christine Sinclair and Nadia Nadim with an assist from Amandine Henry, who also started for the first time for the club.

Continuing their unbeaten streak (11 games without a loss from the beginning of the season to the end of June), the Thorns traveled to Florida to take on Orlando Pride. The Thorns would win it 2-1, with goals from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Lindsey Horan.

Position at the end of June

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portland Thorns FC 11 6 5 0 16 6+10 23 NWSL Shield

July

The Thorns opened July play without 6 starters due to USWNT and CanWNT Olympics preparations for a home game against Sky Blue. Amandine Henry would join the French National Team after the game. The starting lineup included players who previously had seen limited professional minutes or even earning her first start. Sky Blue scored first and the Thorns came back to win 2-1 with goals from Dagný and Nadim to extend their season-opening unbeaten streak to 12 games.

For their second match for the month, the Thorns took on FC Kansas City at home. Now without 7 starting players and using their new amateur players (a rule that allows a team to bring in non-paid players when national players go on duty), the Thorns would suffer their first loss of the season, falling 2-1 with the only goal scorer being Kat Williamson who was assisted by Dagný Brynjarsdóttir.

The Thorns then went on the road and continuing the stretch without their Olympians, this time also without Dagný as well, lost 3-0 to the 9th-place Houston Dash.

In their last game of both July and before the league-wide Olympics break, the Thorns hosted Seattle Reign at Providence Park. Playing their first 5-4-1 formation of the season, Mana Shim passed to Nadia Nadim who headed home the game's only goal and the Thorns remained in 1st place.

Position at the end of July

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portland Thorns FC 15 8 5 2 20 12+8 29 NWSL Shield

August

Due to the Olympic Games in Brazil, NWSL did not schedule games most of the month. The Thorns traveled to Seattle at the end of the month and fell 3-1 to the Reign.

Position at the end of August

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Portland Thorns FC 16 8 5 3 21 15+6 29 NWSL Playoffs

September

The Thorns started off their final month in NWSL League play on a busy week with 3 matches in 7 days. The team, fully reunited after the Olympics, hosted Boston Breakers where the Thorns took a dominating 5-1 victory, keeping them in the race for the NWSL Supporters' Shield.

Continuing their busy week, Portland Thorns took on Houston Dash. In the 19th minute, Portland fans and team members had learned that they had clinched a playoff birth with Seattle Reign's loss to Washington Spirit from a message on the big screen. The Thorns started off strong with a brace from Allie Long, both goals assisted by Tobin Heath in the 26th and 71st minute. Christine Sinclair would finish up by scoring in the 90th minute and shutting out Houston Dash 3-0, putting Michelle Betos with 4 clean sheets for the season so far.

To conclude the stretch of 3 games in 8 days, the Thorns played the Western New York Flash in front of their only sold-out crowd of the year, with 21,144 announced attendance. The Thorns went ahead 3-0 only to concede 2 goals within 4 minutes late in the game, but hung on to win and clinch a home playoff match (1st or 2nd in the league).

On Sunday September 25, the Thorns clinched the NWSL Shield with a win over Sky Blue FC and Washington Spirit losing to Chicago Red Stars. The Thorns will host Western New York Flash in the semi-finals for the NWSL Playoffs.

Position at the end of the season

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19+16 41 NWSL Shield

Competitions

Competition Record Started Round First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
NWSL 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 60.00 1 April 17, 2016 September 25, 2016 1st
NWSL Playoffs 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !— Semi-finals October 2, 2016 TBD TBD
Total 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 60.00

Last updated: September 25, 2016
Source: Competitions

NWSL

Pre-season

Providence Park Pre-season Tournament
  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 United States Seattle Reign 330060+69
2 United States Houston Dash 321053+26
2 United States Portland Thorns FC 31204403
4 United States Oregon State University 303018-70

Regular Season

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

The 2016 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on February 18, 2016.[1]

Results By Round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundHAAAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHHA
Result W D W D D W D D W W W W L L W L W W W W

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Home/Away Results
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 12 5 3 35 19  +16 41 8 1 1 23 8  +15 4 4 2 12 11  +1

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: Match reports

League Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Thorns FC 20 12 5 3 35 19 +16 41 NWSL Shield
2 Washington Spirit 20 12 3 5 30 21 +9 39 NWSL Playoffs
3 Chicago Red Stars 20 9 6 5 24 20 +4 33
4 Western New York Flash (C) 20 9 5 6 40 26 +14 32
5 Seattle Reign FC 20 8 6 6 29 21 +8 30
6 FC Kansas City 20 7 5 8 18 20 −2 26
7 Sky Blue FC 20 7 5 8 24 30 −6 26
8 Houston Dash 20 6 4 10 29 29 0 22
9 Orlando Pride 20 6 1 13 20 30 −10 19
10 Boston Breakers 20 3 2 15 14 47 −33 11
Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) Champion.

NWSL Playoffs

Further information: NWSL Playoffs

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

Thorns playing Flash, October 2, 2016

Club

Executive staff

Majority Owner & President Merritt Paulson
Chief Operating Officer Mike Golub
General Manager / Technical Director Gavin Wilkinson
Manager of Soccer Operations Sarah Aschwald

Last updated: January 12, 2016
Source: Portland Timbers

Coaching Staff

Position Staff
Head Coach Mark Parsons
Assistant Coach Tracy Hasson
Assistant Coach Sophie Clough
Assistant Coach Carly Copplestone
Goalkeeper Coach Nadine Angerer
Fitness Coach Garga Caserta
Head Athletic Trainer Robyn Hasegawa
Athletic Trainer Katie Donnelley
Equipment Manager Megan Lovich

Last updated: April 17, 2016
Source:

Grounds

Ground (capacity and dimensions) Providence Park (21,144 / 110x75 yards)
Training Ground Providence Park

Source: Providence Park

Kits

Primary Kit

The 2016 primary kits are their signature red color with a "spray on" black on the ends of the sleeves. The kits remain Nike and the sponsorship with their sponsor Providence Health and Services on the front.

Secondary Kit

The 2016 secondary kits feature the same style as the first kit, however instead of red, it is white with the "spray on" black sleeve style. The kit is also Nike and shows the Providence Health and Services sponsorship.

Third Kit

The Thorns do not have a third kit for 2016.

First Team

Roster

All players contracted to the club during the season included.
Last updated: August 30, 2016[2][3]

No. Name Nationality Positions Date of Birth (Age) Year with Club (Year Signed)
Goalkeepers
18 Michelle Betos United States GK February 20, 1988 3 (2014)
24 Adrianna Franch United States GK November 12, 1990 1 (2016)
Defenders
2 Katherine Reynolds United States RB September 14, 1987 1 (2016)
4 Emily Menges United States CB July 28, 1992 3 (2014)
5 Kat Williamson United States RB August 1, 1989 2 (2015)
16 Emily Sonnett United States CB November 25, 1993 1 (2016)
22 Jennifer Skogerboe United States LB June 8, 1992 1 (2016)
25 Meghan Klingenberg United States LB August 2, 1988 1 (2016)
29 Shade Pratt (AP) United States DF Unknown 1 (2016)
32 Samantha Lofton (AP) United States DF Unknown 1 (2016)
44 Meg Morris United States LB / FW May 11, 1992 1 (2016)
Midfielders
6 Meleana Shim United States CM September 25, 1991 4 (2013)
7 Lindsey Horan (NTA) United States CM May 26, 1994 1 (2016)
10 Allie Long United States LW / CM August 13, 1987 4 (2013)
11 Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Iceland MF August 10, 1991 1 (2016)
15 Kendall Johnson United States MF / DF April 24, 1991 2 (2015)
17 Tobin Heath (NTA) United States LW May 29, 1988 4 (2013)
27 Maureen Fitzgerald (AP) United States MF Unknown 1 (2016)
28 Amandine Henry France CM September 28, 1989 1 (2016)
30 Celeste Boureille United States MF April 20, 1994 1 (2016)
Forwards
9 Nadia Nadim Denmark CF / RW January 2, 1988 1 (2016)
12 Christine Sinclair Canada CF June 12, 1983 4 (2013)
21 Hayley Raso Australia FW / RW September 5, 1994 1 (2016)
26 Mallory Weber United States FW / CB April 4, 1994 1 (2016)

Squad statistics

Source: NWSL

Squad statistics are of regular season only

NPosPlayerGPGSMinGAPKShotSOGSOG%CroCKOffFoulFSYCRC
20DFMcKenzie Berryhill 5 2 182 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
18GKMichelle Betos 14 14 1260 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
30MFCeleste Boureille 6 5 466 0 0 0 5 0 0% 0 0 0 4 3 0 0
11MFDagny Brynjarsdottir 17 12 1068 5 1 0 13 8 62% 0 0 1 25 5 1 0
27MFMaureen Fitzgerald 3 2 133 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
24GKAdrianna Franch 6 6 540 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17MFTobin Heath 14 13 1158 1 10 0 33 18 55% 6 61 6 25 30 2 1
28MFAmandine Henry 9 8 638 0 1 0 10 2 20% 0 0 1 13 7 0 0
7MFLindsey Horan 15 15 1303 5 0 0 29 17 59% 2 0 8 23 17 4 0
25DFMeghan Klingenberg 14 14 1259 0 0 0 4 2 50% 4 0 3 6 7 1 0
32DFSam Lofton 3 0 55 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
10MFAllie Long 15 15 1350 6 2 0 29 14 48% 2 3 3 19 27 0 0
4DFEmily Menges 20 20 1800 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 3 4 0 0
44DFMeg Morris 7 3 274 1 1 0 2 1 50% 0 0 4 4 3 2 0
9FWNadia Nadim 20 20 1649 9 3 4 40 17 43% 2 15 18 32 21 4 0
29DFShade Pratt 5 1 141 0 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
21FWHayley Raso 20 6 757 0 2 0 15 4 27% 1 0 5 18 18 3 0
2DFKatherine Reynolds 20 18 1672 0 0 0 2 2 100% 0 0 0 11 9 1 0
6MFMana Shim 14 9 814 0 1 0 7 2 29% 1 3 1 9 3 1 0
12FWChristine Sinclair 11 10 826 6 2 0 21 12 57% 0 0 6 4 4 0 0
22DFJennifer Skogerboe 3 2 210 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
16DFEmily Sonnett 15 15 1350 0 0 0 2 1 50% 0 0 1 4 3 2 0
26DFMallory Weber 13 7 697 0 0 0 4 1 25% 0 0 0 9 6 1 0
5DFKat Williamson 5 3 196 1 0 0 1 1 100% 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Team Total 20 — 19798 34 23 4 220 104 47% 18 82 57 222 179 23 1
NPosGoal keeperGPGSMinGAGA/GPKAPKFShotSOGSavSav%YCRC
18GKMichelle Betos 14 14 1260 16 1.14 0 1 165 66 50 76% 1 0
24GKAdrianna Franch 6 6 540 3 0.50 0 0 62 22 19 86% 0 0
Team Total 20 — 1800 19 0.95 0 1 227 88 69 78% 1 0

Player Transactions

National Team Player Allocation

Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Notes Ref
January 13, 2016 United States Lindsey Horan FW France Paris Saint-Germain U.S. Women's National Team allocation process [4]

Transfers In

Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 2, 2015 United States Meghan Klingenberg DF United States Orlando Pride Part of trade for Alex Morgan and Kaylyn Kyle. [5]
December 10, 2015 United States Adrianna Franch GK United States Orlando Pride Part of trade for Steph Catley. [6]
January 19, 2016 Denmark Nadia Nadim FW United States Sky Blue FC Traded for the second overall pick in 2016 and a 2017 first and conditional fourth-round pick. [7]
February 2, 2016 United States Katherine Reynolds DF United States Washington Spirit Traded for Alyssa Kleiner. [8]
March 16, 2016 France Amandine Henry MF France Olympique Lyonnais [9]
April 15, 2016 United States Celeste Boureille MF [10]
April 16, 2016 Australia Hayley Raso FW United States Washington Spirit Signed off waivers. [10]
April 27, 2016 United States Meg Morris DF / FW United States Sky Blue FC [11]
July 1, 2016 United States Jennifer Skogerboe DF Czech Republic FC Slovácko [12]

Loans In

Date Player Positions Played Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref

Loans Out

Date Player Positions Played Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
September 24, 2015 United States Michelle Betos GK Australia Sydney FC Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [13]
October 6, 2015 Australia Steph Catley DF Australia Melbourne City FC Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Traded. [14]
October 6, 2015 United States Kendall Johnson DF Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [14]
October 6, 2015 Australia Clare Polkinghorne DF Australia Brisbane Roar Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [14]
October 6, 2015 England Lianne Sanderson MF Cyprus Apollon Limassol Was set to return for the start of the 2016 season. Selected in Expansion Draft. [14]
October 6, 2015 United States Mana Shim MF Japan Iga Football Club Kunoichi Will return for the start of the 2016 season. [14]

Transfers Out

Date Player Positions Played Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
October 21, 2015 Equatorial Guinea Genoveva Añonma FW N/A Waived. [15]
October 26, 2015 United States Alex Morgan FW United States Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [16]
October 26, 2015 Canada Kaylyn Kyle MF United States Orlando Pride Part of trade for first Expansion Draft selection, first round College Draft selection, and international roster spot. [16]
November 2, 2015 England Lianne Sanderson MF United States Orlando Pride Selected in Expansion Draft. [17]
December 10, 2015 Australia Steph Catley DF United States Orlando Pride Part of trade for Adrianna Franch. [18]
February 2, 2016 United States Alyssa Kleiner DF United States Washington Spirit Traded for Katherine Reynolds. [19]
February 8, 2016 Canada Rhian Wilkinson DF N/A No longer allocated. Released. [20]
March 24, 2016 England Jodie Taylor FW England Arsenal Ladies [21]
August 30, 2016 United States McKenzie Berryhill DF United States Orlando Pride Waived. Claimed off waivers by Pride. [22][23]

Contract Extensions

Date Player Positions Played Year with Club (Year Signed) Notes Ref

National Women's Soccer League College Draft

Stage (Round Pick) Player Positions Played Previous Club Notes Ref
1 (1) Emily Sonnett DF United States Virginia Cavaliers [24]
3 (21) McKenzie Berryhill DF United States Arizona State Sun Devils [24]

The draft was held on January 15, 2016.

Staff In

Date Name Position Previous Club Notes Ref

Staff Out

Date Name Position Destination Club Notes Ref

National team participation

Ten Thorns players have been called up to play for their national teams during this season.

Team Players
 United States Meghan Klingenberg, Tobin Heath, Emily Sonnett, Lindsey Horan, Allie Long
 Canada Christine Sinclair
 Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
 Denmark Nadia Nadim
 France Amandine Henry

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos. Name NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF United States Katherine Reynolds 17 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 (2) 0 1 0
4 DF United States Emily Menges 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
5 DF United States Kat Williamson 4 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 1 0 0
6 MF United States Meleana Shim 9 (5) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 (5) 0 1 0
7 MF United States Lindsey Horan 14 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 4 0
9 FW Denmark Nadia Nadim 19 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 4 0
10 MF United States Allie Long 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 0 0
11 MF Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12 (4) 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 (4) 5 1 0
12 FW Canada Christine Sinclair 9 (1) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 (1) 6 0 0
15 MF United States Kendall Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Emily Sonnett 14 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 0
17 MF United States Tobin Heath 12 (1) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 (1) 1 2 1
18 GK United States Michelle Betos 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
21 FW Australia Hayley Raso 6 (13) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 (13) 0 3 0
22 DF United States Jennifer Skogerboe 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
24 GK United States Adrianna Franch 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
25 DF United States Meghan Klingenberg 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0
26 FW United States Mallory Weber 7 (6) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 (6) 0 1 0
27 MF United States Maureen Fitzgerald 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 0 0
28 MF France Amandine Henry 7 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 (1) 0 0 0
29 FW United States Shade Pratt 1 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (4) 0 0 0
30 MF United States Celeste Boureille 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0 0 0
32 DF United States Samantha Lofton 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0 0 0
44 MF United States Meg Morris 3 (4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 1 2 0
Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan
20 DF United States McKenzie Berryhill 2 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (3) 0 0 0

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Goalkeeper stats

No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV MIN GA GAA SV
18 United States Michelle Betos 1170 15 1.15 48 0 0 0.00 0 1170 15 1.15 48
24 United States Adrianna Franch 540 3 0.50 19 0 0 0.00 0 540 3 0.50 19
TOTALS 1620 16 0.89 65 0 0 0.00 0 1710 18 0.95 67

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Line-up

As of September 11, 2016.
Visual Most recent starters Players who have started

Formation: 4-2-3-1
No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
18 GK United States Michelle Betos 13
11 RB United States Katherine Reynolds 17
16 CB United States Emily Sonnett 14
4 CB United States Emily Menges 19
25 LB United States Meghan Klingenberg 13
10 DM United States Allie Long 14
28 DM France Amandine Henry 7
9 RW Denmark Nadia Nadim 19
7 CM United States Lindsey Horan 14
17 LW United States Tobin Heath 12
12 CF Canada Christine Sinclair (c) 9
No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 MS Notes
24 GK United States Adrianna Franch 6
5 LB United States Kat Williamson 3
44 RB United States Meg Morris 3
22 RB United States Jennifer Skogerboe 2
LB United States McKenzie Berryhill 2
6 DM United States Meleana Shim 9
11 AM Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 12
30 CM United States Celeste Boureille 5
29 AM United States Shade Pratt 1
26 AM United States Mallory Weber 7
27 CM United States Maureen Fitzgerald 2
21 RW Australia Hayley Raso 6

Top scorers

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 F 9 Denmark Nadia Nadim 909
2 F 12 Canada Christine Sinclair 606
3 MF 11 Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 505
4 MF 7 United States Lindsey Horan 404
MF 10 United States Allie Long 404
6 DF 5 United States Kat Williamson 101
MF 17 United States Tobin Heath 101
DF 44 United States Meg Morris 101
Own goals 1 0 1
Total 32 0 32

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Top assists

The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Rnk Pos No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 MF 17 United States Tobin Heath 909
2 FW 9 Denmark Nadia Nadim 202
MF 10 United States Allie Long 202
FW 12 Canada Christine Sinclair 202
5 MF 6 United States Meleana Shim 101
MF 11 Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir 101
FW 21 Australia Hayley Raso 101
MF 28 France Amandine Henry 101
MF 44 United States Meg Morris 101
TOTALS 20 0 20

Last updated: September 11, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk No. Player NWSL NWSL Playoffs Total
1 18 United States Michelle Betos 404
24 United States Adrianna Franch 303
TOTALS 707

Last updated: September 7, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Summary

Games played 20 (20 NWSL)
Games won 12 (12 NWSL)
Games drawn 5 (5 NWSL)
Games lost 3 (3 NWSL)
Goals scored 35 (35 NWSL)
Goals conceded 19 (19 NWSL)
Goal difference +16 (+16 NWSL)
Clean sheets 7 (7 NWSL)
Yellow cards 23 (23 NWSL)
Red cards 1 (1 NWSL)
Most appearances 20 Appearances (Emily Menges, Nadia Nadim, Katherine Reynolds, Hayley Raso)
Top scorer (9) (Nadia Nadim)
Top assists (10) (Tobin Heath)
Top clean sheets (4) (Michelle Betos)
Winning Percentage Overall: 12/20 (60.00%)

Last updated: September 25, 2016.
Source: NWSL statistics

Honors

NWSL Player of the Month

Month Result Player Ref
April Won United States Tobin Heath [25][26]
June Won Canada Christine Sinclair [27]
September Won United States Allie Long [28]

NWSL Player of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
6 Won United States Tobin Heath [29]
19 Won United States Allie Long [30]

NWSL Goal of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
6 Won United States Tobin Heath [31]
11 Won Iceland Dagný Brynjarsdóttir [32]

NWSL Save of the Week

Week Result Player Ref
1 Won United States Michelle Betos [33]
7 Won United States Katherine Reynolds [34]

References

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  2. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC Roster". NWSL. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.stumptownfooty.com/portland-women/2016/8/30/12716734/thorns-activate-johnson-from-dl
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  5. ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Meghan Klingenberg as part of trade with Orlando Pride". November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Thorns FC acquire forward Nadia Nadim, third pick in 2016 NWSL College Draft from Sky Blue FC". January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Thorns FC acquire defender Katherine Reynolds from Washington Spirit in exchange for defender Alyssa Kleiner". February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Portland Thorns FC sign midfielder Amandine Henry". March 16, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
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  12. ↑ "Thorns FC sign defender Jennifer Skogerboe". July 1, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
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