North Carolina Courage

2023 season
Managing Owner	Steve Malik
Club President	Francie Gottsegen
Head Coach	Sean Nahas
Stadium	WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina (Capacity: 10,000)
NWSL Regular Season	3rd
NWSL Challenge Cup	Champions (2nd title)
Playoffs	Quarterfinals
Top goalscorer	Kerolin (9 goals)
Highest home attendance	7,070 (May 6 vsPOR)
Lowest home attendance	4,014 (Jun 17 vsORL)
Average home league attendance	4,800
Home colors Away colors
← 2022 2024 →
All statistics correct as of July 9, 2023.

The2023North Carolina Courage season was the team's seventh season as a professionalwomen's soccer team. The Courage played in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the top tier ofwomen's soccer in the United States.

On June 5, 2023, the Courage announced thatBally Sports South would regionally broadcast eight of the team's games.^[1]

As of July 17, 2023.^[2][3][4][5]

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	USA	Katelyn Rowland
1	GK	USA	Casey Murphy
2	DF	USA	Sarah Clark
3	DF	USA	Kaleigh Kurtz
4	MF	USA	Emily Gray
5	FW	USA	Haley Hopkins
6	MF	JPN	Narumi Miura
7	DF	USA	Malia Berkely
8	MF	USA	Brianna Pinto
9	FW	BRA	Kerolin
10	MF	IRL	Denise O'Sullivan
11	FW	USA	Brittany Ratcliffe
12	DF	USA	Emily Fox
13	DF	USA	Ryan Williams
14	FW	USA	Tyler Lussi
17	FW	DEN	Rikke Madsen
18	DF	CAN	Sydney Collins
19	MF	USA	Frankie Tagliaferri
20	FW	USA	Olivia Wingate
21	DF	USA	Nikia Smith
22	FW	DEN	Mille Gejl
23	DF	USA	Kiki Pickett
24	DF	CMR	Estelle Johnson
25	MF	USA	Meredith Speck
26	MF	USA	Clara Robbins
28	FW	USA	Tess Boade
29	FW	ENG	Millie Farrow
44	GK	USA	Marisa Bova
55	GK	USA	Hensley Hancuff
99	MF	CAN	Victoria Pickett
—	MF	JPN	Rikako Kobayashi

As of April 29, 2023.^[6][7][8]

Executive
Chairman	Steve Malik
President	Francie Gottsegen
Chief soccer officer	Curt Johnson
Assistant general manager	Bobby Hammond
Coaching
Head coach	Sean Nahas
Assistant coach	Nathan Thackeray
Assistant coach	Emma Thomson

Orlando Pride v North Carolina Courage

September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)19	Orlando Pride	2-1	North Carolina Courage	Orlando, Florida
7:00 pmEDT	Watt 1'Adriana 32'	Report	Matsukbo 52'Berkely 78'	Stadium:Exploria Stadium Attendance: 5,907 Referee: Danielle Chesky

North Carolina Courage vNJ/NY Gotham FC

May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03)2	North Carolina Courage	1–1	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pmEDT	Gejl 3'	Report	Martin 72' Williams 74'	Stadium:WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Joshua Encarnación

Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. The2023 NWSL Draft was held on January 12, 2023.

R	P	Nat.	Player	Pos.	College	Status	Ref.
1	6		Olivia Wingate	FW	Notre Dame	Signed through 2025.	[10][11]
	8		Sydney Collins	MF	California
	9		Clara Robbins	MF	Florida State
	11		Haley Hopkins	FW	Virginia

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022		Marisa Bova	GK	Option exercised.	[10][12]
		Kaleigh Kurtz	DF
		Tess Boade	MF
		Emily Gray	MF
		Fuka Nagano	MF
		Frankie Tagliaferri	MF
		Diana Ordóñez	FW
		Jaelene Daniels	DF	Option declined.

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Notes	Ref.
November 28, 2022		Kaleigh Kurtz	DF	Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.	[10]
December 6, 2022		Meredith Speck	MF	Free agent re-signed through 2024 on a guaranteed contract.	[13]
January 3, 2023		Casey Murphy	GK	Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.	[10]
January 5, 2023		Brianna Pinto	MF	Re-signed through 2025 on a guaranteed contract.	[10]
January 19, 2023		Ryan Williams	DF	Re-signed through 2025.	[10]
January 23, 2023		Brittany Ratcliffe	FW	Free agent re-signed through 2023, with a mutual option to extend through 2024.	[10]
January 24, 2023		Katelyn Rowland	GK	Free agent re-signed through 2025.	[10]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
July 27, 2023		Manaka Matsukubo	MF	MyNavi Sendai	Loaned until June 2024. Courage have option to transfer playing rights to the club on a permanent basis following the loan period.	[14]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022		Tess Boade	MF	Western Sydney Wanderers	Loaned until February 2023. Returned December 17, 2022, due to injury.	[12][15][16]
August 15, 2023		Hensley Hancuff	GK	Växjö DFF	Loan runs through the 2023-24 Damallsvenskan season.	[17]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Fee/notes	Ref.
December 1, 2022		Estelle Johnson	DF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Free-agent signed through 2024 on a guaranteed contract.	[18][19]
January 20, 2023		Tyler Lussi	FW	Angel City FC	Acquired in exchange forMerritt Mathias.	[10][20]
		Mille Gejl	FW	BK Häcken FF	Signed through 2024.	[10][21]
January 23, 2023		Emily Fox	DF	Racing Louisville FC	Acquired in exchange forAbby Erceg andCarson Pickett.	[10][22]
February 7, 2023		Narumi Miura	MF	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	Acquired for an undisclosed transfer fee. Under contract through 2024.	[10][23]
April 7, 2022		Victoria Pickett	MF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Acquired in exchange for $200,000 in allocation money.	[24][25]
June 27, 2023		Hensley Hancuff	GK	Brisbane Roar FC	Short-term national team replacement player signing.	[4]
		Sarah Clark	DF	Virginia Cavaliers
		Nikia Smith	DF	F.C. Ramat HaSharon
July 17, 2023		Rikako Kobayashi	MF	Tokyo Verdy Beleza	Free transfer signed to a two-year contract with an option for an additional year.	[5][26]

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Destination club	Fee/notes	Ref.
November 15, 2022		Rylee Baisden	FW	Perth Glory	Contract mutually terminated.	[10][12]
		Katie Bowen	DF	Melbourne City
December 18, 2022		Diana Ordóñez	FW	Houston Dash	Traded with the 30th-overall selection of the2023 NWSL Draft in exchange for the eighth-overall selection in the 2023 NWSL Draft, Houston's natural first-round selection in the2024 NWSL Draft, a 2023 international slot, and $100,000 in allocation money.	[10][12]
December 22, 2022		Debinha	MF	Kansas City Current	Free-agent signing.	[10][12]
January 14, 2023		Fuka Nagano	MF	Liverpool F.C.	Transfer terms not disclosed.	[27]
January 20, 2023		Merritt Mathias	DF	Angel City FC	Traded in exchange forTyler Lussi.	[10][12]
January 23, 2023		Abby Erceg	DF	Racing Louisville FC	Traded in exchange forEmily Fox.	[10][22]
		Carson Pickett	DF

Date	Nat.	Player	Pos.	List	Injury	Ref.
March 20, 2023		Tess Boade	MF	45-day injured reserve	Shoulder injury suffered while on loan toWestern Sydney Wanderers.	[16][28]
		Emily Gray	MF	Season-ending injury	Anterior cruciate ligament tear during preseason.	[28]

Trialists are non-rostered invitees during preseason and are not automatically signed. The Courage released their preseason roster on February 3, 2023.^[29]

Nat.	Player	Pos.	Previous club	Notes	Ref.
	Elianna Beard	MF	F.C. Kiryat Gat	Not signed.	[29]
	Sarah Clark	DF	Virginia Cavaliers	Signed as a national team replacement player.	[29][4]
	Jennifer Cudjoe	MF	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Not signed.	[29]
	Nikia Smith	DF	F.C. Ramat HaSharon	Signed as a national team replacement player.	[29][4]
	Croix Soto	DF	Oregon Ducks	Not signed.	[29]

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