2026 Gotham FC season

Gotham FC
2026 season
Operating ownersCarolyn Tisch Blodgett (lead)
Ed Nalbandian
General managerYael Averbuch West
Head coachJuan Carlos Amorós
Stadium
All statistics correct as of January 8, 2025.

The 2026 Gotham FC season is the team's 17th as a professional women's soccer team and their 12th participating in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier of women's soccer in the United States.

Team

Current squad

As of August 21, 2026[1]
No. Nat. Name Date of birth (age) Since Previous team Notes[a]
Goalkeepers
1 United States Shelby Hogan May 10, 1998 (aged 27) 2025 United States Portland Thorns FC
12 United States Ryan Campbell March 18, 2002 (aged 23) 2025 United States UCLA Bruins Out on Loan
30 Germany Ann-Katrin Berger October 9, 1990 (aged 35) 2024 England Chelsea INT
31 United States Teagan Wy July 30, 2004 (aged 21) 2026 United States California Golden Bears
Defenders
3 Brazil Bruninha June 16, 2002 (aged 23) 2022 Brazil Santos INT
6 United States Emily Sonnett November 25, 1993 (aged 32) 2024 United States OL Reign
15 United States Tierna Davidson September 19, 1998 (aged 27) 2024 United States Chicago Red Stars
19 United States Kayla Duran September 29, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 United States USC Trojans
22 United States Mandy Freeman March 23, 1995 (aged 30) 2017 United States USC Trojans
27 England Jess Carter October 27, 1997 (aged 28) 2024 England Chelsea
Midfielders
5 Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan February 4, 1994 (aged 32) 2026 England Liverpool INT
7 United States Jaelin Howell November 21, 1999 (aged 26) 2025 United States Seattle Reign FC
8 United States Taryn Torres April 23, 1999 (aged 26) 2021 United States Virginia Cavaliers
10 United States Jaedyn Shaw November 20, 2004 (aged 21) 2025 United States North Carolina Courage
13 United States Savannah McCaskill July 31, 1996 (aged 29) 2026 United States San Diego Wave
14 Israel Talia Sommer February 19, 2004 (aged 22) 2026 United States Butler Bulldogs
16 United States Rose Lavelle May 14, 1995 (aged 30) 2024 United States OL Reign
21 United States Sofia Cook August 7, 2004 (aged 21) 2025 United States UCLA Bruins
25 United States Meredith Speck February 1, 1993 (aged 33) 2026 United States North Carolina Courage
28 United States Tess Boade February 3, 1999 (aged 27) 2026 United States Bay FC
Forwards
2 United States Jordynn Dudley November 21, 2004 (aged 21) 2026 United States Florida State Seminoles
17 United States Mak Whitham July 27, 2010 (aged 15) 2024 United States Slammers FC HB Køge U18- Out on loan
18 Norway Guro Reiten July 26, 1994 (aged 31) 2026 England Chelsea
20 Australia Sam Kerr September 10, 1993 (aged 32) 2026 England Chelsea INT
23 United States Midge Purce September 18, 1995 (aged 30) 2020 United States Portland Thorns FC
24 United States Andrea Kitahata January 1, 2003 (aged 23) 2026 United States Stanford Cardinal
99 England Princess Ademiluyi July 14, 2006 (aged 19) 2025 England West Ham United Out on loan
  1. ↑ denotes a season-ending injury.

Technical staff

As of July 9, 2026[2]
Technical staff
Role Name
President of soccer operationsYael Averbuch West
Head coachJuan Carlos Amorós
Lead Assistant coachShaun Harris
Assistant coach and analystAk Lakhani
Assistant coach and analystGuillermo Amoros
Head goalkeeper coachBrody Sams
Director of scouting & roster developmentRichard Gunney
Head of soccer administrationMax Feldman
Head of player development & managementAnton Blackwood
Strength & conditioning and return to play coachEric Gorman

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Regular season

March 14 1 Boston Legacy FC 0–1 Gotham FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
12:30 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
Report
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 30,207
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
March 21 2 Gotham FC 0–0 North Carolina Courage Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 10,796
Referee: Cristian Campo Hernández
March 25 3 Gotham FC 0–2 Denver Summit FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. MDT (UTC-6)
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
March 29 4 Gotham FC 0–0 Orlando Pride Harrison, New Jersey
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 6,009
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
April 4 5 Kansas City Current 2–1 Gotham FC Kansas City, Missouri
4:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: CPKC Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Katja Koroleva
April 25 6 Gotham FC 3–0 Bay FC Harrison, New Jersey
10:00 a.m. PDT (UTC-7)
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 7,184
Referee: Natalie Simon
April 29 7 Chicago Stars FC 0–2 Gotham FC Evanston, Illinois
8:00 PM ET Report
Stadium: Martin Stadium
Attendance: 2,607
Referee: Marie Durr
May 3 8 Gotham FC 1–0 Racing Louisville FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 6,193
Referee: JC Griggs
May 9 9 Gotham FC 1–1 Boston Legacy FC Harrison, New Jersey
6:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 11,308
Referee: Matthew Thompson
May 15 10 Seattle Reign FC 0–2 Gotham FC Seattle, Washington
10:00 PM ET Report
Stadium: Lumen Field
Attendance: 6,406
Referee: Alyssa Pennington
May 31 11 Gotham FC 1–0 Houston Dash Harrison, New Jersey
3:00 PM ET
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 10,549
Referee: Joshua Encarnacion
July 4 12 San Diego Wave FC 2–0 Gotham FC San Diego, California
8:45 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
Attendance: 10,592
Referee: Jaclyn Metz
July 10 13 Utah Royals FC 1–3 Gotham FC Sandy, Utah
10:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: America First Field
Attendance: 10,014
Referee: Alexandra Billeter
July 15 14 Gotham FC 1–0 Washington Spirit New York, New York
8:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Citi Field
Attendance: 42,175
Referee: Jeremy Scheer
July 18 15 Gotham FC 3–2 Seattle Reign FC New York, New York
12:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Icahn Stadium
Attendance: 4,738
Referee: Calin Radosav
July 24 16 Portland Thorns 2–2 Gotham FC Portland, Oregon
10:00 pm EDT
Report
Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,743
Referee: Katja Koroleva
July 29 17 Bay FC 0–1 Gotham FC San Jose, California
10:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: PayPal Park
Attendance: 12,178
Referee: Servando Berna Rico
August 1 18 Houston Dash 0–1 Gotham FC Houston, Texas
8:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
Attendance: 7,512
Referee: Lauren Aldrich
August 7 19 Gotham FC 1–0 San Diego Wave FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET
Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 6,329[3]
Referee: Nabil Bensalah
August 14 20 Gotham FC 2–1 Kansas City Current Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 9,622
Referee: Muhammad Hassan
August 23 21 Angel City FC 0–0 Gotham FC Los Angeles, California
8:00 PM ET
Stadium: BMO Stadium
Attendance: 15,860
Referee: Gerald Flores
August 28 22 Gotham FC 1–1 Portland Thorns FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET
Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
Attendance: 10,379
Referee: Joshua Encarnación
September 6 23 Denver Summit FC – Gotham FC Centennial, Colorado
2:00 PM ET Stadium: Centennial Stadium
September 11 24 Racing Louisville FC – Gotham FC Louisville, Kentucky
6:30 PM ET Stadium: Lynn Family Stadium
September 19 25 North Carolina Courage – Gotham FC Cary, North Carolina
6:30 PM ET Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 25 26 Gotham FC – Chicago Stars FC Harrison, New Jersey
8:00 PM ET Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
October 4 27 Gotham FC – Angel City FC Harrison, New Jersey
12:00 PM ET Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium
October 17 28 Washington Spirit – Gotham FC Washington, D.C.
12:30 PM ET Stadium: Audi Field
October 25 29 Orlando Pride – Gotham FC Orlando, Florida
3:00 PM ET Stadium: Inter.co Stadium
November 1 30 Gotham FC – Utah Royals FC Harrison, New Jersey
5:00 PM ET Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Regular-season standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Gotham FC 22 13 6 3 27 14 +13 45 Playoffs and CONCACAF W Champions Cup
2 Utah Royals 22 12 3 7 39 28 +11 39
3 San Diego Wave FC 22 12 3 7 32 25 +7 39 Playoffs
4 Portland Thorns FC 22 11 5 6 36 30 +6 38
5 Washington Spirit 21 11 4 6 30 19 +11 37
Updated to match(es) played on August 29, 2026. Source: NWSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal difference; 3) total wins; 4) total goals scored; 5) head-to-head points; 6) head-to-head goal goals scored; 7) fewest disciplinary points; 8) coin toss (if 2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (if ≥3 clubs tied).

Statistics

As of August 14, 2026

Appearances and goals

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNWSL
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK United States USA Shelby Hogan 3030
30 GK Germany GER Ann-Katrin Berger 170170
31 GK United States USA Teagan Wy 0000
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Bruninha 801+70
6 DF United States USA Emily Sonnett 13010+30
15 DF United States USA Tierna Davidson 19215+42
22 DF United States USA Mandy Freeman 901+80
27 DF England ENG Jess Carter 20019+10
Midfielders
5 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Denise O'Sullivan 200+20
7 MF United States USA Jaelin Howell 200200
8 MF United States USA Taryn Torres 400+40
10 MF United States USA Jaedyn Shaw 175175
11 MF United States USA Sarah Schupansky 1507+80
13 MF United States USA Savannah McCaskill 20019+10
14 MF Israel ISR Talia Sommer 400+40
16 MF United States USA Rose Lavelle 18416+24
21 MF United States USA Sofia Cook 1302+110
Forwards
2 FW United States USA Jordynn Dudley 19214+52
17 FW United States USA Mak Whitham 100+10
18 FW Norway NOR Guro Reiten 15014+10
20 FW Australia AUS Sam Kerr 735+23
23 FW United States USA Midge Purce 19314+53
24 FW United States USA Andrea Kitahata 601+50
Other players (departed during season, out on loan, season-ending injury etc.)
4 DF United States USA Lilly Reale 905+40
9 FW Spain ESP Esther González 15612+36
12 GK United States USA Ryan Campbell 0000
19 DF United States USA Kayla Duran 504+10
34 FW United States USA Khyah Harper 500+50
99 FW England ENG Princess Ademiluyi 0000

Transactions

Loaned out

Date Player Pos. Current club Fee/notes Ref.
February 3, 2026 England Princess Ademiluyi FW England Ipswich Town Loaned out through the 2026 calendar year [4]
July 16, 2026 United States Ryan Campbell GK United States Lexington SC Loaned out through December 2026 [5]
August 4, 2026 United States Mak Whitham FW United States DC Power FC Loaned out through the 2026 calendar year [6]

Transfers in

Date Player Pos. Previous club Fee/notes Ref.
December 9, 2025 Israel Talia Sommer MF United States Butler Bulldogs First Israeli player to play in the NWSL [7]
January 2, 2026 United States Savannah McCaskill MF United States San Diego Wave FC Trade [8]
January 8, 2026 United States Andrea Kitahata FW United States Stanford Cardinal First professional contract [9]
January 16, 2026 United States Teagan Wy GK United States California Golden Bears First professional contract [10]
January 26, 2026 United States Jordynn Dudley FW United States Florida State Seminoles First professional contract [11]
June 29, 2026 Australia Sam Kerr FW England Chelsea Free agent signing [12]
July 1, 2026 Norway Guro Reiten MF England Chelsea Initially joined on loan before joining permanently in July 2026 [13]
July 14, 2026 Republic of Ireland Denise O'Sullivan MF England Liverpool Joined on loan with an obligation for a permanent transfer [14]
August 6, 2026 United States Meredith Speck MF United States North Carolina Courage Joined as a free agent through the end of the 2026 season [15]

Transfers out

Date Player Pos. Destination club Fee/notes Ref.
December 22, 2025 United States Ella Stevens FW United States Boston Legacy FC Out of contract, joined Boston Legacy FC [16]
March 2, 2026 Brazil Gabi Portilho FW United States San Diego Wave FC Trade [17]
March 4, 2026 Ghana Stella Nyamekye FW Norway SK Brann Transfer, undisclosed [18]
June 17, 2026 United States Lilly Reale DF United States Boston Legacy FC Traded in exchange for $350,000 in allocation money and $50,000 in intraleague transfer funds [19]
June 30, 2026 United States Katie Lampson FW Retired from professional soccer [20]
July 27, 2026 Spain Esther González FW Agreed to a mutual contract termination [21]
July 28, 2026 United States Khyah Harper FW United States Houston Dash Free transfer [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Team Roster". Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Technical Staff". Gotham FC. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Recap: Gotham FC Extends Unbeaten Run with 1-0 Home Win Over San Diego" (Press release). Gotham FC. August 7, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Gotham FC Loans Ademiluyi to Ipswich Town FC". Gotham FC. February 3, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Gotham FC Loans Campbell to Lexington SC". Gotham FC. July 16, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gotham FC Loans Forward Mak Whitham to DC Power FC". Gotham FC. August 4, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Gotham FC Signs Butler Standout Talia Sommer". Gotham FC. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Gotham FC Acquires Savannah McCaskill from San Diego". Gotham FC. January 2, 2026. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Gotham FC Signs U.S. Youth International Andrea Kitahata". Gotham FC. January 8, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  10. ↑ Macaulay-Smith, David (January 16, 2026). "Gotham FC secures goalkeeper Teagan Wy on long-term deal". On New Jersey. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Gotham FC Inks Decorated US Youth National Team Star Jordynn Dudley". Gotham FC. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Global Superstar Sam Kerr Returns to Gotham FC". Gotham FC. June 29, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gotham FC Signs Norwegian Star Guro Reiten from Chelsea". Gotham FC. March 12, 2026. Archived from the original on March 12, 2026. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
  14. ↑ "Gotham FC Lands Republic of Ireland Star Denise O'Sullivan from Liverpool FC". Gotham FC. July 14, 2026. Retrieved July 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Gotham FC Signs Speck, Places Sonnett on Season-Ending Injury List". Gotham FC. August 6, 2026. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Boston Legacy Football Club Signs Ella Stevens". Boston Legacy FC. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ Grueskin, Birgen (March 2, 2026). "San Diego Wave FC Acquires Brazilian Forward Gabi Portilho". San Diego Wave Fútbol Club. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Gotham FC Transfers Stella Nyamekye to SK Brann". Gotham FC. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Gotham FC Trades Defender Lilly Reale to Boston Legacy FC". Gotham FC. June 17, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  20. ↑ "Two-Time NWSL Champion Katie Lampson Announces Retirement from Professional Soccer". Gotham FC. June 30, 2026. Retrieved July 9, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Gotham FC, Esther González Agree to Mutual Contract Termination". Gotham FC. July 27, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Gotham FC Transfers Forward Khyah Harper to the Houston Dash". Gotham FC. July 28, 2026. Retrieved July 30, 2026.
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