Portland Thorns striker Sophia Smith has been nominated by Concacaf for the 2023/24 Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award. Concacaf has also opened the fan voting for the Confederation’s awards program.
The nominees for the 2023/24 Concacaf Women's Player of the Year are (listed in alphabetical order by last name):
- Charlyn Corral (MEX) | CF Pachuca Femenil (MEX)
- Melchie Dumornay (HAI) | Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (FRA)
- Adriana Leon (CAN) | Aston Villa WFC (ENG)
- Jacqueline Ovalle (MEX) | Tigres Femenil (MEX)
- Khadija Shaw (JAM) | Manchester City WFC (ENG)
- Sophia Smith (USA) | Portland Thorns FC (USA)
The 2023/24 season nominees have been selected based on performance statistics and the input of football experts. To be eligible to be shortlisted for these exciting Concacaf awards, all players must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Have played for a Concacaf Member Association's senior Men's or Women's national team (in eligible Concacaf and FIFA competitions and matches).
- Regardless of nationality, played for a club (in the 2023/24 season) in a Concacaf and FIFA-sanctioned top division Men’s or Women’s professional league in the Concacaf region.
- Following the nomination process, Concacaf will continue its football first philosophy with a voting process that ensures players, coaches, media, and fans determine the winners.
- Have played for a Concacaf Member Association's senior Men's or Women's national team (in eligible Concacaf and FIFA competitions and matches).
- Regardless of nationality, played for a club (in the 2023/24 season) in a Concacaf and FIFA-sanctioned top division Men’s or Women’s professional league in the Concacaf region.
- Following the nomination process, Concacaf will continue its football first philosophy with a voting process that ensures players, coaches, media, and fans determine the winners.
The voting process for the Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year award (100 votes total)
will work as follows:
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Women's National Team Head Coach
- 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Women's Captain
- 9 votes: one vote each for nine representative members of the media from the Concacaf region
- 9 votes: fan voting through www.concacaf.com/awards.
- The player with the most fan votes will receive 4 votes in the overall voting process, second place 3 votes, and third place 2 votes (regardless of how many people vote online)
At the conclusion of the voting period, on August 2, 2024, the player with the most votes out of the 100 available will be named 2023/24 Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year.
