2023 Portland Thorns FC season

The 2023 Portland Thorns FC season is the team's eleventh season as a professional women's soccer team. Thorns FC plays in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Portland Thorns FC
2023 season
OwnerMerritt Paulson
General managerKarina LeBlanc
Head coachMike Norris
StadiumProvidence Park
(capacity: 25,218)
Top goalscorerLeague: Two players (4)
All: Two players (4)
Highest home attendance16,938
(April 29 vs. LA)
Lowest home attendance14,972
(April 22 vs. LOU)
Average home league attendance15,693
Biggest win4–0
(March 26 vs. ORL)
Biggest defeat1–2
(May 12 vs. HOU)
All statistics correct as of May 12, 2023.

Background
See also: 2022 Portland Thorns FC season

Thorns FC are the league's defending champions after defeating the Kansas City Current 2–0 in the 2022 NWSL championship match. The championship was the club's third.[1]

League discipline

In December 2022, first-year head coach Rhian Wilkinson resigned. The joint NWSL/NWSL Players Association (NWSLPA) report on league-wide abuse allegations revealed that Wilkinson allegedly self-reported having exchanged messages expressing mutual romantic feelings with Thorns FC player Emily Menges, who also served as treasurer of the NWSLPA. Wilkinson and Menges had previously been teammates when Wilkinson played for the Thorns in 2015. Wilkinson's resignation came in spite of the report also stating that Wilkinson did not violate league policies and did not suggest ending her employment.[2][3]

In January 2023, following the release of the joint NWSL and NWSLPA report and subsequent allegations of league policy violations in the club's actions around Paul Riley, the NWSL fined Thorns FC $1 million, retroactively satisfied by a previous $1 million pledge by owner Merritt Paulson toward establishing an NWSL player safety office. Paulson also announced his intent to sell the Thorns.[4] An early investment group led by former Nike executive Melanie Strong reportedly valued the Thorns at $60 million in a formal bid for a majority stake in the team.[5]

The same investigation also alleged that Thorns FC head athletic trainer Pierre Soubrier inappropriately distributed medication containing codeine to players during the 2022 semifinals, and that assistant coach Sophie Clough inappropriately kissed a player's neck during the team's championship celebrations. The club terminated both employees' employment following the report's release.[6]

Hirings

On January 10, 2023, Thorns FC announced the hiring of Mike Norris, an assistant on Wilkinson's Thorns FC staff and former Canadian women's national soccer team assistant and goalkeeper coach, as her replacement.[7]

On March 23, Thorns FC announced the hiring of Rob Gale and Katie Quinlan as assistant coaches. Gale was formerly head coach and general manager of Canadian Premier League team Valour FC and a youth coach for the Canadian women's national team, and Quinlan was director of player development for Texas club Gulf Coast SC and head coach and technical director for Blackburn Rovers L.F.C.[8]

Summary

March/April

Thorns FC acquired Canadian forward Adriana Leon on a short-term loan from Manchester United on April 13.[9]

In the April 29 match against Angel City FC, Thorns goalkeeper Bella Bixby scored a backheel goal in the final minutes of stoppage time to secure a 3–3 draw. The goal was the second in league history scored by a goalkeeper with both being equalizing goals scored in Providence Park by Thorns goalkeepers off stoppage-time corners in regular-season draws, following Michelle Betos's goal in a 1-1 draw against FC Kansas City on June 19, 2015.[10][11]

Portland went undefeated in April, winning three matches and drawing two to finish the month at the top of the table with 11 points.[10]

Stadium and facilities

Thorns FC continued to play and train in Providence Park, their home since the team's inaugural season in 2013.

Broadcasting

Local Fox Broadcasting Company affiliate station KPTV agreed to stream eight regular season Thorns FC matches locally via FOX 12 PLUS. These were in addition to the league's national broadcast and streaming agreements with CBS and Paramount+ in the United States, and with The Sports Network in Canada.[12]

Team

Staff
As of April 1, 2023.[13]
Technical
General manager
President of Thorns FC operations		 Karina LeBlanc
Head coach Mike Norris
Assistant coach Rob Gale
Assistant coach Katie Quinlan
Assistant coach Vytautas Andriuškevičius[14]
Goalkeeper coach Nadine Angerer
Medical
Assistant athletic trainer Kelly Strasser
Performance specialist Tom Milroy
Director of scouting and recruiting
Youth sporting director		 Mike Smith
Head physician Breanne Brown

Squad
As of April 13, 2023.[15]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes
Goalkeepers
United States Lauren Kozal (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 22) 2023 United States Michigan State
1 United States Bella Bixby (1995-11-20)November 20, 1995 (aged 27) 2018 United States Oregon State
18 United States Shelby Hogan (1998-05-10)May 10, 1998 (aged 24) 2021 United States Providence College
Defenders
2 Mexico Reyna Reyes (2001-02-16)February 16, 2001 (aged 22) 2023 United States Alabama
4 United States Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 37) 2020 United States Utah Royals FC
5 United States Emily Menges (1992-07-28)July 28, 1992 (aged 30) 2014 United States Georgetown
14 Finland Natalia Kuikka (1995-12-01)December 1, 1995 (aged 27) 2020 Sweden Kopparberg/Göteborg FC INT[lower-alpha 1]
20 United States Kelli Hubly (1994-08-09)August 9, 1994 (aged 28) 2017 United States DePaul
25 United States Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02)August 2, 1988 (aged 34) 2015 United States Orlando Pride
29 United States Tegan McGrady (1997-10-11)October 11, 1997 (aged 25) 2022 United States San Diego Wave FC
39 United States Meaghan Nally (1998-06-30)June 30, 1998 (aged 24) 2020 United States Georgetown
45 United States Natalie Beckman (2000-03-25)March 25, 2000 (aged 23) 2022 United States Denver
Midfielders
8 Japan Hina Sugita (1997-01-31)January 31, 1997 (aged 26) 2022 Japan INAC Kobe Leonessa INT[lower-alpha 1]
11 Costa Rica Raquel Rodríguez (1993-10-28)October 28, 1993 (aged 29) 2020 United States Sky Blue FC
13 United States Olivia Moultrie (2005-09-17)September 17, 2005 (aged 17) 2021 United States Beach FC
17 United States Sam Coffey (1998-12-31)December 31, 1998 (aged 24) 2021 United States Penn State
19 United States Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 30) 2020 United States North Carolina Courage
(via United States OL Reign)
44 United States Gabby Provenzano (1999-08-07)August 7, 1999 (aged 23) 2022 United States Rutgers
46 United States Taylor Porter (1997-09-29)September 29, 1997 (aged 25) 2021 Spain UDG Tenerife
Forwards
9 United States Sophia Smith (2000-08-10)August 10, 2000 (aged 22) 2020 United States Stanford
12 Canada Christine Sinclair (1983-06-12)June 12, 1983 (aged 39) 2013 United States Western New York Flash
15 United States Michele Vasconcelos (1994-05-11)May 11, 1994 (aged 28) 2022 United States Kansas City Current
(via loan to Spain Sevilla FC)
16 Canada Janine Beckie (1994-08-20)August 20, 1994 (aged 28) 2022 England Manchester City W.F.C. SEI[lower-alpha 2][16]
21 Canada Adriana Leon (1992-10-02)October 2, 1992 (aged 30) 2023 England Manchester United W.F.C.
(on loan until June 30, 2023)
22 United States Morgan Weaver (1997-10-18)October 18, 1997 (aged 25) 2020 United States Washington State
24 United States Izzy D'Aquila (2001-09-08)September 8, 2001 (aged 21) 2023 United States Santa Clara
33 United States Hannah Betfort (1999-01-04)January 4, 1999 (aged 24) 2021 United States Wake Forest
  1. INT: International player
  2. SEI: Season-ending injury

Competitions

NWSL Challenge Cup
Main article: 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup

Portland finished second in the West Division during the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup and did not advance. Thorns FC returned to the West Division in the 2023 tournament.

Group stage
April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19) San Diego Wave FC 1–0 Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
  • Enge Yellow card 24'
  • Nally 65' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 9,504
Referee: Brandon Stevis
May 31, 2023 (2023-05-31) Portland Thorns FC v Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28) Portland Thorns FC v OL Reign Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
July 21, 2023 (2023-07-21) Portland Thorns FC v San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
July 29, 2023 (2023-07-29) Angel City FC v Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: BMO Stadium
August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06) OL Reign v Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
3:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Lumen Field

West Division standings

Pos Team Pld W T L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RGN SD LA POR
1 OL Reign 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Advance to knockout stage — Jul 28 0–0 Aug 6
2 San Diego Wave FC 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3 Advance to knockout stage based on ranking May 31 — Aug 5 1–0
3 Angel City FC 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1 0–2 Jun 28 — Jul 29
4 Portland Thorns FC 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0 Jun 28 Jul 21 May 31 —
Updated to match(es) played on May 3, 2023. Source: NWSL

Results by matchday
Matchday123456
StadiumAHHHAA
ResultL
Position3
Updated to match(es) played on April 19, 2022. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Regular season
Main article: 2023 National Women's Soccer League season

Matches
March 28, 2023 (2023-03-28) 1 Portland Thorns FC 4–0 Orlando Pride Portland, Oregon
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,204
Referee: Eric Tattersall
April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) 2 Kansas City Current 1–4 Portland Thorns FC Kansas City, Kansas
11:30 a.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
Attendance: 11,301
Referee: Natalie Simon
April 14, 2023 (2023-04-14) 3 Portland Thorns FC 1–1 Houston Dash Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 15,657
Referee: Alex Billeter
April 22, 2023 (2023-04-22) 4 Portland Thorns FC 2–0 Racing Louisville FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 14,972
Referee: Thomas Snyder
April 29, 2023 (2023-04-29) 5 Portland Thorns FC 3–3 Angel City FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 16,938
Referee: Elton Garcia
May 6, 2023 (2023-05-06) 6 North Carolina Courage 3–3 Portland Thorns FC Cary, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,070
Referee: Alyssa Nichols
May 12, 2023 (2023-05-12) 7 Houston Dash 2–1 Portland Thorns FC Houston, Texas
7:30 p.m. CDT (UTC-5)
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Katja Koroleva
May 21, 2023 (2023-05-21) 8 Portland Thorns FC v Chicago Red Stars Portland, Oregon
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
May 26, 2023 (2023-05-26) 9 San Diego Wave FC v Portland Thorns FC San Diego, California
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
June 3, 2023 (2023-06-03) 10 OL Reign v Portland Thorns FC Seattle, Washington
5:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Lumen Field
June 11, 2023 (2023-06-11) 11 Orlando Pride v Portland Thorns FC Orlando, Florida
7:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) 12 Chicago Red Stars v Portland Thorns FC Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 p.m. CDT (UTC-5) Report Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium
June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) 13 Portland Thorns FC v Washington Spirit Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) 14 Portland Thorns FC v Kansas City Current Portland, Oregon
7:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) 15 NJ/NY Gotham FC v Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20) 16 Portland Thorns FC v North Carolina Courage Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27) 17 Washington Spirit v Portland Thorns FC Washington, D.C.
5:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Audi Field
September 2, 2023 (2023-09-02) 18 Racing Louisville FC v Portland Thorns FC Louisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
September 16, 2023 (2023-09-16) 19 Portland Thorns FC v OL Reign Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
September 30, 2023 (2023-09-30) 20 Portland Thorns FC v San Diego Wave FC Portland, Oregon
7:30 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) 21 Portland Thorns FC v NJ/NY Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: Providence Park
October 15, 2023 (2023-10-15) 22 Angel City FC v Portland Thorns FC Los Angeles, California
2:00 p.m. PDT (UTC-7) Report Stadium: BMO Stadium

Regular season standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Washington Spirit 7 4 3 0 10 5 +5 15 NWSL Shield, Playoffs – Semi-Finals
2 OL Reign 7 4 1 2 12 6 +6 13 Playoffs – Semi-Finals
3 NJ/NY Gotham FC 7 4 1 2 7 6 +1 13 Playoffs – First Round
4 Portland Thorns FC 7 3 3 1 18 10 +8 12
5 San Diego Wave FC 7 4 0 3 12 10 +2 12
6 North Carolina Courage 7 3 1 3 8 9 −1 10
7 Houston Dash 7 2 3 2 5 6 −1 9
8 Angel City FC 7 2 2 3 11 13 −2 8
9 Racing Louisville FC 7 1 4 2 9 9 0 7
10 Orlando Pride 7 2 1 4 5 11 −6 7
11 Kansas City Current 7 2 0 5 9 14 −5 6
12 Chicago Red Stars 7 1 1 5 11 18 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 3 3 1 18 10  +8 12 2 2 0 10 4  +6 1 1 1 8 6  +2

Last updated: May 12, 2023.
Source: NWSLsoccer.com

Results by matchday
Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122
StadiumHAHHHAAHAAAAHHAHAAHHHA
ResultWWDWDDL
Position1111124
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: NWSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics
As of matches played May 13, 2023[17]

Goals
Rank Pos. No. Ntn. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 MF19United StatesCrystal Dunn 40—4
FW9United StatesSophia Smith 40—4
3 FW22United StatesMorgan Weaver 30—3
4 MF8JapanHina Sugita 20—2
5 GK11Costa RicaRaquel Rodríguez 10—1
MF13United StatesOlivia Moultrie 10—1
MF1United StatesBella Bixby 10—1
FW12CanadaChristine Sinclair 10—1
FW15United StatesMichele Vasconcelos 10—1
Total 180—18

Assists
Rank Pos. No. Ntn. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 FW15United StatesSophia Smith 50—5
2 DF25United StatesMeghan Klingenberg 20—2
MF13United StatesOlivia Moultrie 20—2
4 MF17United StatesSam Coffey 10—1
DF14FinlandNatalia Kuikka 10—1
FW12CanadaChristine Sinclair 10—1
Total 120—12

Clean sheets
Rank No. Ntn. Name NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
1 1United StatesBella Bixby 20—2
Total 20—2

Disciplinary cards
Player NWSL Cup Playoffs Total
Rank Pos. No. Ntn. Name Yellow cardRed card Yellow cardRed card Yellow cardRed card Yellow cardRed card
1 DF14FinlandNatalia Kuikka 2000—20
2 MF17United StatesSam Coffey 1000—10
DF20United StatesKelli Hubly 1000—10
DF39United StatesMeaghan Nally 1000—10
FW9United StatesSophia Smith 1000—10
MF8JapanHina Sugita 1000—10
FW22United StatesMorgan Weaver 1000—10
Total 8000—80

Awards

Player of the Month
See also: NWSL Player of the Month
Month Player of the Month Statline Ref.
March/April United StatesSophia Smith Hat-trick vs. KC; 4 goals, 4 assists [18]

Player of the Week
See also: NWSL Player of the Week
Competition W Nat. Player Won Ref.
Regular season 1 United StatesSophia Smith Nom. [19]
2 United StatesSophia Smith Won [20]

Save of the Week
See also: NWSL Save of the Week
Competition W Nat. Player Won Ref.
Regular season 4 United StatesBella Bixby Nom. [21]

Transactions

2023 NWSL Draft
Main article: 2023 NWSL Draft

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The 2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

R P Nat. Player Pos. College Status Ref.
1 5 MexicoReyna Reyes DF University of Alabama Signed through 2024 with an option for 2025 on March 25, 2023. [22][23]
12 United StatesIzzy D'Aquila FW Santa Clara University Signed through 2025 with an option for 2026 on March 15, 2023. [23][24]
2 24 United StatesLauren DeBeau FW Michigan State University Not signed, rights released. [25]
3 32 United StatesLauren Kozal GK Michigan State University Signed through 2023 with an option for 2024 on March 15, 2023. [23][24]

Contract options
Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
November 1, 2022 CanadaChristine Sinclair FW Option exercised. [23]
November 15, 2022 United StatesNatalie Beckman DF Option exercised. [23]
United StatesTaylor Porter MF
United StatesGabby Provenzano MF
United StatesMarissa Everett FW Option declined; player retired.

Re-signings
Date Nat. Player Pos. Notes Ref.
September 30, 2022 United StatesBecky Sauerbrunn DF Free agent re-signed through 2023. [23][26]
November 8, 2022 Costa RicaRaquel Rodríguez MF Re-signed through 2025. [23][27]
November 10, 2022 United StatesSam Coffey MF Signed a contract extension through 2025. [23][28]
November 15, 2022 United StatesMorgan Weaver MF Signed a contract extension through 2024 with an option for 2025. [23][29]
January 27, 2023 United StatesTegan McGrady DF Re-signed through 2023 with an option for 2024. [23][30]
United StatesMichele Vasconcelos FW Free agent re-signed through 2023 with an option for 2024.
United StatesHannah Betfort FW Re-signed through 2024 with an option for 2025.
United StatesMeaghan Nally DF Re-signed through 2024 with an option for 2025.
United StatesShelby Hogan GK Re-signed through 2025 with an option for 2026.

Loans in
Date Nat. Player Pos. Previous club Fee/Notes Ref.
April 13, 2023 CanadaAdriana Leon FW England Manchester United Signed for a short-term loan through June 30, 2023. [9]

Transfers out
Date Nat. Player Pos. Destination club Fee/Notes Ref.
November 28, 2022 United StatesAbby Smith GK United States NJ/NY Gotham FC Unrestricted free agent signing. [31]
January 5, 2023 United StatesYazmeen Ryan MF United States NJ/NY Gotham FC (via Angel City FC) Traded to Angel City FC in exchange for the fifth-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2024 NWSL Draft, and $200,000 in allocation money. As part of the transaction, Ryan was traded by Angel City to Gotham FC with $250,000 in allocation money in exchange for the first-overall pick in the 2023 NWSL Draft. [32]

Retirements
Date Nat. Player Pos. Ref.
November 28, 2022 United StatesMarissa Everett FW [33]

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