Brazil forward Kerolin, of North Carolina Courage, has been named the 2023 National Women's Soccer League's Most Valuable Player, the league said on Friday.
Kerolin, who scored a career-high 10 goals in 19 games during her second NWSL season and finished as the Golden Boot runner-up, is the first South American-born player and fourth international to win the league's highest individual honor.
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Kerolin, 23, who played at the Women's World Cup, led North Carolina to the third seed in the NWSL six-team playoffs where they were eliminated in the opening round.