U-S-A! U-S-A! We did it!
And what better way than to celebrate than to take a look at the top seventy goalkeepers that could suit up for America in a moment's notice? That's right! We're expanding from 60 to 70 this month because the WPSL and W-League started back up and there are a number of good goalkeepers playing there. Honestly, the difference between the two leagues is unclear to me despite the fact that the WPSL has 80-something teams to the W-League's 18. But we added around twenty goalkeepers from those two leagues so it sounds like a win-win.
Unfortunately we do have some exits from the pool since last month's post. Chanté Sandiford is now playing with Guyana and Mallori Lofton has retired, which I'll have an interview on later this week. You can see the entire history of the rankings here, dating back to March of this year.
Lastly, Michelle Betos was named NWSL player of the week in late June for this last second header to tie the game. Betos is number six on the list and the second goalkeeper to win the award this season, after Henninger won it earlier this year.
rank. name (team / league) - rating (age)
1. Ashlyn Harris (Washington Spirit / USA.1) - 57.8 (29.8)
2. Hope Solo (Seattle Reign / USA.1) - 57.7 (34)
3. Alyssa Naeher (Boston Breakers / USA.1) - 57.6 (27.3)
4. Libby Stout (Liverpool / England.1) - 57.4 (25.1)
5. Katie Fraine (Linkoping / Sweden.1) - 57.2 (27.6)
6. Michelle Betos (Portland Thorns FC / USA.1) - 57.1 (27.4)
7. Michele Dalton (Chicago Red Stars / USA.1) - 56.9 (27.2)
8. Chantel Jones (Western New York Flash / USA.1) - 56.6 (27)
9. Ashley Thompson (Sandviken / Norway.1) - 56.5 (29.5)
10. Nicole Barnhart (FC Kansas City / USA.1) - 56.4 (33.8)
11. Brittany Cameron (Sky Blue FC / USA.1) - 56.3 (28.6)
12. Adelaide Gay (Kvarnsveden / Sweden.2) - 56 (25.7)
13. Brett Maron (Kristianstad / Sweden.1) - 56 (29.1)
14. Alyssa Whitehead (Mallbacken / Sweden.1) - 56 (25.6)
15. Arianna Criscione (Saint-Étienne / France.1) - 55.7 (30.4)
16. Catherine Fitzsimmons (ASPTT Albi / France.1) - 55.7 (26.7)
17. Jeannette Williams (Vikingur Olafsvik / Iceland.2) - 55.6 (26.5)
18. Adrianna Franch (Avaldsnes IL / Norway.1) - 55.5 (24.7)
19. Allysa Clark (Masinac Nis / Serbia.1) - 55.5 (28.8)
20. Alexa Gaul (SC Sand / Germany.1) - 55.2 (24.2)
21. Haley Kopmeyer (Seattle Reign / USA.1) - 55.1 (25.1)
22. Vikki Alonzo (Thor / KA / Iceland.1) - 54.9 (25.5)
23. Shelby Tomasello (Höttur / Iceland.2) - 54.8 (24.8)
24. Bianca Henninger (Houston Dash / USA.1) - 54.6 (24.8)
25. Kelsey Wys (Washington Spirit / USA.1) - 54.6 (24.4)
26. Dijana Haracic (Krokom/Dvarsatts IF / Sweden.2) - 54.4 (23.5)
27. Kelli Cornell (Beach Futbol Club / USA.2P) - 54.4 (24.8)
28. Aubrey Bledsoe (Sky Blue FC / USA.1) - 54.1 (23.7)
29. Samantha Depken (New York Magic / USA.2W) - 54 (26.3)
30. Rebecca Ritchie (Real Salt Lake Women / USA.2P) - 53.6 (27.5)
31. Robyn Horner (Charlotte Lady Eagles / USA.2W) - 53.5 (30.5)
32. Katherine Linn (Issy / France.1) - 53.5 (23.5)
33. Yiana Dimmitt (Spurs East Bay / USA.2P) - 53.5 (25.5)
34. Audrey Baldwin (Keflavik IF / Iceland.1) - 53.3 (23.3)
35. Caitlin Updyke (Free Agent / None) - 53.3 (23.2)
36. Victoria Johnson (FC Tulsa Spirit / USA.2P) - 53.1 (26.5)
37. Che Brown (Boston Breakers / USA.1) - 53.1 (23.2)
38. Victoria Christ (Västerås BK30 / Sweden.2) - 52.5 (23.5)
39. Emily Krueger (Portland Thorns FC / USA.1) - 53 (23.5)
40. Jami Kranich (Boston Breakers / USA.1) - 53 (23.2)
41. Megan Kinneman (Houston Dash / USA.1) - 52.8 (23.1)
42. Lindsey Maricic (LA Premier FC / USA.2P) - 52.7 (23.3)
43. Kaitlyn Stroud (Free Agent / None) - 52.5 (23.5)
44. Ryan Torrero (Santa Clarita Blue Heat / USA.2W) - 52.5 (25.5)
45. Brittany Anghel (Free Agent / None) - 52.3 (22.9)
46. Paige Burnett (Boston Breakers / USA.1) - 52.3 (22.8)
47. McKenzie Sauerwein (Thróttur Reykjavík / Iceland.1) - 52.2 (23.2)
48. Caroline Stanley (Seattle Reign / USA.1) - 52 (22.3)
49. Emily Lillard (Washington Spirit / USA.1) - 52 (22)
50. Jillian Mastroianni (New York Athletic Club / USA.2P) - 52 (24.8)
51. Caitlin Hoffer (New York Magic / USA.2W) - 51.7 (24.5)
52. Monica Gonyo (Chicago Red Stars / USA.1) - 51.6 (22.8)
53. Katherine Courter (North Jersey Valkyries / USA.2W) - 51.6 (23.5)
54. Kristina Utley (San Francisco Nighthawks / USA.2P) - 51.4 (21.9)
55. Lyndse Hokanson (Washington Spirit / USA.1) - 51.3 (23.3)
56. Abby Smith (Texas / USA.N) - 51.2 (21.8)
57. Jordan Day (Houston Dash / USA.1) - 51 (22.3)
58. Bryane Heaberlin (North Carolina / USA.N) - 50.6 (21.7)
59. Katelyn Rowland (FC Kansas City / USA.1) - 50.5 (21.3)
60. Shauni Kerkhoff (Temple / USA.N) - 50.3 (21.5)
61. Morgan Glick (IA Akranes / Iceland.1) - 50.3 (22.1)
62. Alex Kubrick (Charlotte Lady Eagles / USA.2W) - 50.4 (23.2)
63. Megan Tock (Western New York Flash / USA.1) - 50.3 (23.2)
64. Rebecca Lewis (Central Connecticut State / USA.N) - 50.2 (23.5)
65. Lindsey Harris (North Carolina / USA.N) - 50.2 (21.7)
66. Britt Eckerstrom (Penn State / USA.N) - 50 (22.2)
67. Jane Campbell (Stanford / USA.N) - 49.9 (20.4)
68. Holly Van Noord (Liberty / USA.N) - 49.9 (20.9)
69. Emma Kruse (VCU / USA.N) - 49.9 (22.1)
70. Hannah Steadman (West Virginia / USA.N) - 49.8 (22.8)
The cover photo comes from Sports Illustrated's 25 cover gallery, which you can see each cover here. And of course feedback is welcomed on the list so if you have any opinions on the names above, let's hear it.