Carli Lloyd was voted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2025, the organization announced on Tuesday. It’s an honor she has earned through two World Cup titles, scoring two gold-medal-winning goals in two Olympics and several individual awards earned during her decade-long career.
Lloyd is one of three players selected off the list of finalists, which included Yael Averbuch, Lori Chalupny, Stephanie Cox, Cat Whitehill and Amy Rodriguez. The induction ceremony will be held next year on May 3 in Frisco, Texas.
One of the finest moments in Lloyd’s career came at the 2015 World Cup when her hat-trick in the final against Japan earned the U.S. women’s national team its third World Cup. Her USWNT senior team career spanned 16 years and 316 caps (second only to Kristine Lilly), helping them win two World Cups, two Olympic gold medals and an Olympic bronze medal. She won the FIFA Golden Ball for the 2015 World Cup, was named FIFA’s player of the year in 2015 and 2016 (when the award was renamed as The Best) and has been included in various world best XIs.
Lloyd is the first player to score a hat trick in a Women’s World Cup final. (Christopher Morris / Getty Images)
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