
Fastest to 25: Chawinga sets NWSL scoring record
Jeff Kassouf
created: May 17, 2025, 5:08 p.m. | updated: May 20, 2025, 4:54 a.m.
Open Extended ReactionsKansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga became the fastest player in NWSL history to score 25 career regular season goals on Friday when she scored in a 1-0 victory over the Orlando Pride.
But Chawinga left the match in the 89th minute due to an injury.
The win extended the Current's lead atop the NWSL table to four points and avenged a 2024 semifinal loss to the Pride, who won the NWSL Shield and NWSL Championship last year.
Chawinga scored in the 52nd minute when she ran onto a ball over the top that turned around Orlando's defense.
Temwa Chawinga scored her fifth goal of the season on Friday night in Kansas City Current 1-0 victory over the Orlando Pride.
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