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The San Diego Wave bolstered their attacking on Wednesday, inking veteran attacking midfielder Savannah McCaskill on a three-year deal.
McCaskill spent the last two years with Angel City and was a central part of the team’s first playoff run in 2023. She was named to the league’s second XI this year after notching four goals and three assists, so her arrival is poised to add to the Wave’s high-scoring reputation. McCaskill is set to collaborate with 18-year-old forward Jaedyn Shaw, one of the most exciting prospects in the NWSL and the U.S. women’s national team’s player pool.
The league’s second-ever free agency window sets up for a busy offseason. More than 70 players with at least five years of experience in the NWSL can move around as free agents during this offseason, and the list includes some eye-popping names. USWNT talents Rose Lavelle, Emily Sonnett and Tierna Davidson are reportedly in advanced talks to join NJ/NY Gotham FC, while Casey Krueger is reportedly nearing a move to the Washington Spirit. Other national team stars like Crystal Dunn, Sam Mewis and Becky Sauerbrunn are also available free agents, with Dunn and Mewis’ respective departures from the Portland Thorns and Kansas City Current already confirmed.
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Here’s an updating list of players who are on the move — and where they end up — as the NWSL’s second free agency period gets underway.
PositionPlayerSigned withOld teamMIDAngelinaOrlando Pride (three-year deal)OL ReignMIDTaylor AylmerTBDRacing Louisville FCGKNicole BarnhartTBDWashington SpiritGKMichelle BetosTBDNJ/NY Gotham FCDEFCamryn BiegalskiTBDWashington SpiritGKEmily BoydTBDChicago Red StarsDEFAmber BrooksTBDWashington SpiritFWDSimone CharleyTBDAngel City FCDEFAllysha ChapmanTBDHouston DashMIDEmily CurranTBDHouston DashDEFTierna DavidsonTBDChicago Red StarsGKElla DederickTBDHouston DashFWDMakenzy DoniakTBDSan Diego Wave FCFWDImani DorseyUtah Royals (two-year deal)NJ/NY Gotham FCFWDCrystal DunnTBDPortland Thorns FCDEFCaprice DydascoBay FC (two-year deal)Houston DashMIDElizabeth EddyTBDAngel City FCFWDEmina EkicMelbourne CityRacing Louisville FCMIDSinead FarrellyTBDNJ/NY Gotham FCMIDBayley FeistTBDWashington SpiritDEFSabrina FloresTBDNJ/NY Gotham FCDEFEmily FoxTBDNorth Carolina CourageMIDMakamae Gomera-StevensTBDHouston DashDEFSarah GordenAngel City FC (three-year deal)Angel City FCFWDPaulina GramagliaTBDHouston DashFWDShea GroomTBDHouston DashDEFMadison HammondTBDAngel City FCMIDTori HusterTBDWashington SpiritGKBrittany IsenhourTBDAngel City FCGKDevon KerrTBDHouston DashFWDTziarra KingTBDOL ReignDEFMeghan KlingenbergTBDPortland Thorns FCDEFAli KriegerAnnounced retirementNJ/NY Gotham FCDEFCasey KruegerTBDChicago Red StarsDEFNatalia KuikkaTBDPortland Thorns FCMIDRose LavelleTBDOL ReignMIDJordyn ListroTBDOrlando PrideMIDAllie LongTBDNJ/NY Gotham FCFWDCheyna MatthewsAnnounced retirementChicago Red StarsDEFMerritt MathiasAngel City FC (one-year deal)Angel City FCMIDSavannah McCaskillSan Diego Wave (three-year deal)Angel City FCFWDJessica McDonaldTBDRacing Louisville FCDEFTegan McGradyTBDPortland Thorns FCDEFAddisyn MerrickTBDKansas City CurrentMIDSam MewisTBDKansas City CurrentGKCassie MillerTBDKansas City CurrentFWDNadia NadimTBDRacing Louisville FCFWDYuki NagasatoTBDChicago Red StarsDEFKiki PickettTBDNorth Carolina CourageDEFMadison PogarchUtah Royals (two-year deal)San Diego Wave FCMIDTaylor PorterTBDPortland Thorns FCFWDMegan RapinoeAnnounced retirementOL ReignFWDBrittany RatcliffeTBDNorth Carolina CourageDEFCari RoccaroChicago Red Stars (two-year deal)Chicago Red StarsDEFMaria SanchezHouston Dash (three-year deal)Houston DashDEFBecky SauerbrunnTBDPortland Thorns FCMIDDesiree ScottTBDKansas City CurrentDEFKayla SharplesTBDChicago Red StarsFWDMarissa ShevaTBDWashington SpiritMIDMana ShimTBDNJ/NY Gotham FCDEFCheyenne ShortsTBDSan Diego Wave FCFWDChristine SinclairTBDPortland Thorns FCDEFEmily SonnettTBDOL ReignDEFBianca St. GeorgesTBDChicago Red StarsMIDNikki StantonTBDOL ReignMIDElla StevensTBDChicago Red StarsDEFKylie StromOrlando Pride (three-year deal)Orlando PrideFWDMallory SwansonTBDChicago Red StarsMIDEmily Van EgmondTBDSan Diego Wave FCFWDMichele VasconcelosUtah Royals (two-year deal)Portland Thorns FCMIDMarisa ViggianoTBDHouston DashMIDDani WeatherholtTBDAngel City FCFWDMallory WeberTBDKansas City CurrentDEFChristen WestphalTBDSan Diego Wave FCMIDMcCall ZerboniTBDNJ/NY Gotham FC