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Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga claims 2024 NWSL Golden Boot with 20 goals

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Kansas City Current

North Carolina Courage

<p>Malawi international and Kansas City Current striker Temwa Chawinga has been crowned the league's top scorer, the NWSL announced Monday. The 26-year-old scored 20 goals in 25 games, setting a league record for the most in a single season.</p><p>She surpassed Australian and Chelsea superstar Sam Kerr's 18 goals in October, en-route to reaching 20 across the regular season.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-us/indivisa/news/temwa-chawinga-shatters-nwsl-records-book-scoring-against-every-team-in-2024-season/blte06fb71603c2aba0" target="_self">Chawinga scored against every single NWSL team</a> this season, becoming the first player to do so once the league expanded to more than 10 teams. Across the regular season, she scored three-different braces, recorded a league-leading 26 goal contributions and had three separate multi-game goal streaks.</p><p>She helped the Current to a fourth-place finish in the regular season standings, including a five-game win streak to top off the season.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>The Current were NWSL Championship runners-up in 2022, but earned their first title as an organization in 2024, claiming the NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup. Chawinga had three strikes in that tournament.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Chawinga and the Current will now embark on a journey to NWSL Cup by navigating through the 2024 playoffs. Their first round match against the North Carolina Courage takes place on Nov. 9 at noon ET on CBS and Paramount +.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Kansas City Current forward Temwa Chawinga claims 2024 NWSL Golden Boot with 20 goals | Goal.com US

Chawinga scored 20 goals in 25 games, setting an NWSL record for the most in a season while claiming the Golden Boot as well.