The 2017

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

season was the team's and the league's fifth season of existence. The Thorns played in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(NWSL), the top division of women's soccer in the United States. The Thorns had finished in first place in the 2016 season, but failed to advance from the semifinals in the 2016 NWSL playoffs. With a slogan of "Unfinished Business", they qualified for the NWSL playoffs as the 2nd ranked team in the 2017 regular season. In the playoffs, they defeated the

Orlando Pride The Orlando Pride is a professional women's soccer team based in Orlando, Florida. The team joined the National Women's Soccer League, the top level of women's soccer in the US, for the 2016 season. It became the tenth team to be added to the l ...

and then the

North Carolina Courage The North Carolina Courage is a professional women's soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina. It was founded on January 9, 2017, after Stephen Malik acquired National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchise rights from the Western New York F ...

to become 2017 NWSL Champions. It was their second championship, following the first in 2013. This page covers from the day after the 2016 NWSL final to the day of the 2017 NWSL final.

Background

Season review

Off-season

On October 17, 2016, defender Kat Williamson announced her retirement from soccer. On October 19, 2016, Portland Thorns FC exercised contract options on goalkeeper

Adrianna Franch Adrianna Nichole Franch (born November 12, 1990) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Kansas City in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She is a member of the United States women's national soccer team. Early life A ...

; defenders

Meg Morris Meagan Alexandra Morris (born May 11, 1992) is an American soccer player from Montclair, New Jersey who played for Portland Thorns FC of the NWSL. Morris was a member of the United States under-20 women's national soccer team, and plays the pos ...

and

Katherine Reynolds Katherine Alexandra Reynolds (born September 14, 1987) is an American former professional soccer player who last played in 2020 as a defender for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the ...

; midfielders

Celeste Boureille Celeste Anais Boureille (born April 20, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Montpellier. Early life Boureille is the daughter of Max Boureille, a chef, and Carol Jenkins. She grew up in the ...

Dagný Brynjarsdóttir Dagný Brynjarsdóttir (born 10 August 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for West Ham United in the FA Women's Super League and the Iceland national team. She previously played for Bayern Munich, Selfoss, and collegiate ...

Amandine Henry Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Division 1 Féminine club Lyon and the France national team. Having played in all youth levels, Henry made her senior in ...

, and Kendall Johnson; and forwards

Nadia Nadim Nadia Nadim ( ps, نادیه ندیم; born 2 January 1988) is a professional footballer and physician who plays as a striker for NWSL club Racing Louisville FC. Born in Afghanistan, she represents the Denmark national team at international le ...

Hayley Raso Hayley Emma Raso (born 5 September 1994) is an Australian soccer player, who plays as a winger for Manchester City in the in the FA Women's Super League and the Australian national team. Her previous team was Everton, from whom she was rel ...

, and

Mallory Weber Mallory Alyse Weber (born April 4, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Club career Portland Thorns FC, 2016–2019 Weber was drafted by Weste ...

. Goalkeeper

Michelle Betos Michelle Jenny Betos (born February 20, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Betos previously played for Vålerenga, Apollon Limassol, Po ...

, defender

Emily Menges Emily Townsend Menges (born July 28, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) for Portland Thorns FC, with whom she won the 2016 and 2021 NWSL Shield and also the 20 ...

, and midfielder

Meleana Shim Meleana Lokahi "Mana" Shim (born September 25, 1991) is an American former association football, soccer player and current athlete advocate. Shim played as a midfielder, spending most of her senior career with Portland Thorns FC of the National ...

went out of contract and were extended new contract offers.

would later confirm on her

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account that she did not accept the offer, while Menges and Shim did. On October 27, 2016,

Tobin Heath Tobin Powell Heath (born May 29, 1988) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for OL Reign of the NWSL, as well as the United States national team. Heath has been described as "perhaps the USA's most skillful player" ...

Lindsey Horan Lindsey Michelle Horan (born May 26, 1994) is an American professional soccer player for Olympique Lyonnais Féminin on loan from Portland Thorns FC. She previously played for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), t ...

Allie Long Alexandra Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team. She made her debut for the national team on May ...

Meghan Klingenberg Meghan Elizabeth Klingenberg (born August 2, 1988) is an American soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Portland Thorns FC, Portland Thorns in the National Women's Soccer League, National Women's Soccer Leagu ...

and goalkeeper Adrianna Franch were called up for

USA The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

for two friendly matches against

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. On November 2, 2016, Emily Menges received her first USA call up due to Meghan Klingenberg suffering from a back injury. On November 8, 2016, Portland Thorns FC head coach

Mark Parsons Mark Richard David Parsons (born 8 August 1986) is an English football manager who is currently the head coach of American club Washington Spirit. He had previously managed the Netherlands women's national team and the Portland Thorns FC. Pa ...

signed a long-term contract extension. Director of goalkeeping

Nadine Angerer Nadine Marejke Angerer (born 10 November 1978) is a German football coach and player who is the goalkeeping player-coach for Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Angerer has played for Frauen-Bundesliga clubs Bayern Mu ...

also signed a contract extension. On December 13, 2016, Tobin Heath was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. On December 15, 2016,

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic go ...

was named Canadian Player of the Year. On January 4, 2017, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan and Allie Long,

Emily Sonnett Emily Ann Sonnett (born November 25, 1993) is an American association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) as well as the United States women's ...

and goalkeeper Adrianna Franch were called up by USA for an evaluation period for the upcoming

SheBelieves Cup The SheBelieves Cup is an invitational women's soccer tournament held in different cities in the United States in late February or early March. In its first three years (2016, 2017 and 2018), it was contested by the same four teams: the United ...

. On January 12, 2017, Portland Thorns FC selected midfielders

Rachel Hill Rachel Morgan Hill (born April 17, 1995) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC in the NWSL. Early life Hill has two brothers, Zach and Jake, and played indoor soccer with them on a team coached b ...

and Caroline Flynn and forwards

Savannah Jordan Savannah Brooke Jordan (born January 24, 1995) is an American retired soccer forward who last played for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She also played for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League ...

and

Tyler Lussi Tyler Tompkins Lussi (born January 26, 1995) is an American professional association football, soccer player who currently plays for North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In college she played for the Princeton Tig ...

from the

2017 NWSL College Draft The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in ...

. On January 18, 2017, Portland Thorns FC acquired

's first-round and fourth-round 2018 NWSL College Draft picks for the rights to forward Rachel Hill, who was chosen by Portland in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. On January 27, 2017, Amandine Henry was sent on a short-term loan to French side

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. On February 8, 2017, Tobin Heath, Lindsey Horan and Allie Long, and defenders Meghan Klingenberg and Emily Sonnett were called up to the USA training camp ahead of the SheBelieves Cup. On February 22, 2017, Portland Thorns FC re-signed defender Emily Menges and midfielder Meleana Shim. On March 8, 2017, Portland Thorns FC traded two fourth round picks in the 2018 NWSL College Draft to the

for goalkeeper

Britt Eckerstrom Britt Ellen Eckerstrom (born May 28, 1993) is a retired American soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for the Western New York Flash. Club career Pe ...

Preseason

On March 13, 2017, Portland Thorns FC announced their 2017 preseason roster, which included 5 non-roster invites. On March 26, 2017, Portland Thorns FC began their preseason tournament against the

Chicago Red Stars The Chicago Red Stars are a professional women's soccer club based in Bridgeview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. A founding member of the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league, they have played in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) sin ...

. There would be no cards and a single goal from Nadia Nadim in the 26th minute from a converted penalty. Portland would go on to win their first preseason match 1–0. On April 14, 2017, the Thorns signed defender Meghan Cox, who was an undrafted non-roster invitee to preseason camp.

April

On April 15, 2017, Portland Thorns FC hosted the

for the start of the 2017 NWSL campaign. In the 32nd minute, Nadia Nadim successfully converted a penalty kick after an Orlando handball in the box. In the 67th minute, Allie Long sent a cross to Christine Sinclair, who scored to put the Thorns up another goal. After the 2–0 win, they were tied for first place with

Houston Dash The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC. History Establishment On November ...

and

FC Kansas City FC Kansas City was an American professional women's soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri. The team was one of the eight founding clubs of the National Women's Soccer League in 2012, and began play in 2013. They were two-time NWSL champions ...

On April 22, 2017, Portland Thorns FC went on the road for the first time to take on the

, formerly the

Western New York Flash The Western New York Flash (WNY Flash) was an American soccer club based in Elma, New York that competed in the United Women's Soccer league. They have won league championships in four different leagues: the USL W-League in 2010, Women's Profess ...

, relocated and rebranded in the offseason. North Carolina won 1–0 on a late goal from

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in the 81st minute. On April 29, 2017, the Thorns returned home to defeat the

1–0 on a Nadia Nadim penalty kick after a

Christen Press Christen Annemarie Press (born December 29, 1988) is an American soccer player for Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. She first appeared for the United States national team during an ...

handball in the box. Position at the end of April

May

Thorns FC opened May by hosting their rivals Seattle Reign FC. In the 1st minute, Seattle's Jess Fishlock scored a long-range shot from 24 yards out. In the 37th minute, Fishlock scored again but instead this time in Seattle's own net, equalizing Portland 1–1. Shortly after in the 29th minute, Merritt Mathias, with an assist from Rebekah Stott, put Seattle back up, 2–1, at the end of the first half. Portland equalized again with a goal from Allie Long, assisted by Meghan Klingenberg, in the 82nd minute. Both teams settled with a point from a final score of 2–2. Position as of May 6

Competitions

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NWSL Playoffs The National Women's Soccer League Playoffs (or NWSL Playoffs) are a single elimination tournament among six teams in the National Women's Soccer League of the United States, deciding the winner of the NWSL Championship. Since playoff games cann ...

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NWSL

Preseason

Providence Park Preseason Tournament

Regular season

=League table

=Matches

= The 2017 NWSL Regular Season schedule was released on March 1, 2017. On June 12, the league changed kickoff times for several matches to accommodate hydration breaks during television broadcasts and implemented new guidelines for playing in extreme heat, and also allowed teams to reschedule backup games for television to later kickoff times.

=Results by round

=Home/away results

NWSL Playoffs

Semifinal: Final: Following the win in the Final, the Thorns were crowned 2017 NWSL Champions.

Club

Executive staff

Coaching staff

Stadiums

Kits

Primary kit

The Thorns primarily wear red Nike Vapor match kit with gray shoulders, red shorts, and red socks. Providence Health & Services remains their kit sponsor as in past seasons. The

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logo is printed in a white circle on the right sleeve, and the league logo is printed on the left sleeve. A 5th-anniversary logo is printed above the shirt's lower-left hemline.

Secondary kit

The Thorns' alternate kit are white Nike Laser shirts with black sleeve cuffs, white shorts, and white socks. This is unchanged from 2016, with the exception of the Lifetime logo printed in a red circle on the right sleeve and the 5th-anniversary logo.

Squad information

First team squad

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Player transactions

National Team/Federation player allocation

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Transfers in

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Loans in

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Contract extensions

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Staff in

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Staff out

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National team participation

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Honors and awards

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NWSL Weekly Awards

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Other awards

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CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...

Female Goalkeeper of the Year ,

, , , - , CONCACAF Best XI ,

, style="background: #BBFFBB;" , Team Member , , - , NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year ,

, , , - , NWSL Best XI ,

, style="background: #BBFFBB;" , Team Member , , - , NWSL Second XI ,

, style="background: #BBFFBB;" , Team Member , , -

Statistics

Appearances

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!Apps !Goals ! Yellow card

, - , 2 , DF , align="left",

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, 24 , 8 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 3 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 9 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 3 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 13 , FW , align="left",

, 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 14 , FW , align="left",

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, 24 , 3 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 4 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 17 , MF , align="left",

, 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 4 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 19 , MF , align="left",

Ashley Herndon Ashley is a place name derived from the Old English words '' æsc'' (“ash”) and '' lēah'' (“meadow”). It may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ashley (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name ...

, 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 1 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 20 , DF , align="left",

Kelli Hubly Kelli Hubly (born August 9, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC. With the Thorns, Hubly won the 2017 NWSL Championship, the 2021 NWSL Shield ...

, 22 , 6 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 6 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 24 , 7 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 7 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 24 , GK , align="left",

, 24 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 26 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 25 , DF , align="left",

, 23 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 25 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 26 , FW , align="left",

, 15 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 15 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 27 , DF , align="left", Meghan Cox , 10 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 10 , 2 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 2 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 28 , MF , align="left",

, 21 , 3 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 4 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 2 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 23 , 4 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 5 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 30 , MF , align="left",

, 15 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 15 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 1 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 32 , MF , align="left",

, 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , 34 , FW , align="left",

, 3 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , 3 , 1 , style="background: #fcfcde;" , 0 , style="background: #fcdede;" , 0 , - , colspan="15", Players who were transferred/waived from the club during active season or on loan , - , -

Goalkeeper stats

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, colspan="4" style="text-align:center;",

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, style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2160 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 20 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.83 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 80 , 180 , 1 , 0.50 , 5 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2340 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 21 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.81 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 85 , - , 33 , style="text-align: left;" ,

, style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , n/a , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , 0 , 0 , n/a , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , n/a , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0 , - , , TOTALS , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2160 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 20 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.83 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 80 , 180 , 1 , 0.50 , 5 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 2340 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 21 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 0.81 , style="background: #F0F0F0;" , 85

Top scorers

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, 8, , 1, , 9 , - , 2 , FW , 21 , align=left,

, 6, , 1, , 7 , - , 3 , FW , 9 , align=left,

, 6, , 0, , 6 , - , 4 , MF , 7 , align=left,

, 4, , 1, , 5 , - , rowspan="2", 5 , DF , 16 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , MF , 28 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , 7 , MF , 10 , align=left,

, 2, , 0, , 2 , - , -class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Other Thorns with 1 goal each , 3, , 0, , 3 , - , -class="sortbottom" , colspan="4", Own goals by other teams , 2 , 0 , 2 , - , colspan="4", Total , 37 , 5 , 42

Top assists

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!width=110,

!width=110, Total , - , 1 , DF , 24 , align=left,

, 6, , 1, , 7 , - , 2 , FW , 9 , align=left,

, 3, , 1, , 4 , - , rowspan="2", 3 , FW , 21 , align=left,

, 3, , 0, , 3 , - , MF , 7 , align=left,

, 2, , 1, , 3 , - , 5 , FW , 7 , align=left,

, 2, , 0, , 2 , - class="sortbottom" , 6 , colspan=3, Others with 1 assist each , 4, , 0, , 4 , - class="sortbottom" , colspan=4, Total , 20 , 3 , 23

Clean sheets

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!width=110,

!width=110, Total , - , 1 , 24 , align=left,

, 11, , 1, , 12 , - , colspan="3", Total , 11, , 1, , 12

Summary

All statistics are for National Women's Soccer League games. {, class="wikitable" , - , Games played , , 26 , - , Games won , , 16 , - , Games drawn , , 5 , - , Games lost , , 5 , - , Goals scored , , 42 , - , Goals conceded , , 21 , - , Goal difference , , +21 , - , Clean sheets , , 12 , - , Yellow cards , , 33 , - , Red cards , , 0 , - , Most appearances , , 26 (4 players) , - , Top scorer , ,

(9 goals) , - , Top assister , ,

(7 assists) , - , Top goalkeeper , ,

(0.81 goals-against average) , - , Winning percentage , , 61.5% (16/26)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Portland Thorns FC Season

Portland Thorns FC seasons

Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...

Background

Season review

Off-season

Preseason

April

May

Competitions

NWSL

Preseason

Regular season

=League table

=Matches

=Results by round

=Home/away results

NWSL Playoffs

Club

Executive staff

Coaching staff

Stadiums

Kits

Primary kit

Secondary kit

Squad information

First team squad

Player transactions

National Team/Federation player allocation

Transfers in

Loans in

Loans out

Transfers out

Contract extensions

Player's rights purchased

Player's rights sold

National Women's Soccer League College Draft

Staff in

Staff contract extensions

Staff out

National team participation

Honors and awards

NWSL Player of the Month The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Month is a monthly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past month b ...

NWSL Weekly Awards

NWSL Player of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week b ...

NWSL Goal of the Week

NWSL Save of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Save of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League since 2016. The honor is awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to have scored the be ...

Other awards

Statistics

Appearances

Goalkeeper stats

Top scorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

Summary

See also

References

External links