Dudinha is on San Diego Wave FC's season-ending injury list ahead of Matchweek 11 in the NWSL. The move removes a winger described as an MVP candidate before the Saturday report of available players.
The report lands as the NWSL returns for the first time in more than a month. It also comes after the league played matches on the Fourth of July, so the Saturday availability list is doing more than naming absences — it is setting the frame for the restart.
San Diego Wave FC loses Dudinha
Dudinha's place on the season-ending injury list is the sharpest change in the Saturday report. San Diego Wave FC also lists Cat Macario out with a heel injury and Kiki Pickett out with an ankle injury, leaving the club with three named absences tied to injury or season-ending designation.
That matters because the report is built to show who is available for Matchweek 11, and San Diego Wave FC is carrying one of the heaviest short-term losses among the Saturday teams. For a winger who had been described as an MVP candidate, a season-ending designation ends any late-season lineup planning around her.
Gotham FC and North Carolina Courage
Gotham FC adds Kayla Duran and Taryn Torres to its unavailable list, and both are on season-ending injury designations with knee injuries. Mak Whitham is also out on international duty with U-17 USWNT, which trims the matchday pool for that squad in a different way.
North Carolina Courage is missing Payton Crawford, Natalie Jacobs, and Sydney Schmidt. Crawford and Schmidt are on season-ending injury designations, while Jacobs is out with an ankle injury, giving the Courage another Saturday group with three unavailable players named in the report.
Seattle Reign's short bench
Seattle Reign is dealing with four absences of its own: Lynn Biyendolo is out because of maternity leave, Claudia Dickey has an ankle injury, Jess Fishlock is sidelined by a lower leg injury, and Shae Holmes is out with a knee injury. That puts the club in the same availability squeeze as the other Saturday teams listed in the report.
The report's practical value is simple. Saturday Matchweek 11 starts with the unavailable list already trimmed by injuries, season-ending designations, maternity leave, and international duty, so the first real roster question is not who is back — it is which of these teams can line up enough healthy regulars to manage the restart without stretching depth too far.
