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The United States women's national soccer team played their first international soccer match on August 18, 1985, losing to Italy 1–0 at the 1985 Mundialito.[1] Since that first match, 28 U.S. international players have scored a hat-trick (three goals or more in a game).[2][3] The first player to accomplish the feat was Carin Jennings, who had three goals against Japan on June 1, 1988.[4] Nine players have scored five goals in a game: Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Crystal Dunn, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Tiffany Milbrett, Alex Morgan, Amy Rodriguez, and Abby Wambach.[5][6][7] Four-goal performances have been achieved by seven players; Wambach and Mia Hamm each did so twice.[2] Multiple American players scored three goals or more in the same match on June 2, 2000, against Canada (Milbrett and Cindy Parlow);[8] September 8, 2002, against Scotland (Hamm and Wambach);[9] January 20, 2012, against the Dominican Republic (Rodriguez and Heather O'Reilly;[10] and December 18, 2014, against Argentina (Lloyd and Christen Press).[11]

The record for the most international hat-tricks by a U.S. women's national team player is 10, by Hamm; she scored three goals in a match eight times, along with her two four-goal games.[2] Lloyd has nine hat-tricks; her ninth came in a 9–0 win against Paraguay on September 17, 2021, which was her five-goal performance.[7] Parlow and Wambach each had eight hat-tricks. Along with one four-goal match, Parlow scored three goals on seven occasions. Wambach had three-goal efforts in five games, in addition to her three matches with four or five goals.[2] Akers follows with seven hat-tricks, while Morgan has six. Milbrett and Press each have four hat-tricks.[2][6][12] The most recent U.S. women's national team hat-trick was recorded by Sophia Smith, who had three goals in a 9–1 win against Uzbekistan on April 9, 2022.[13]

U.S. players have scored hat-tricks in the FIFA Women's World Cup four times.[14] Akers' five-goal performance came in the quarterfinals of the 1991 World Cup against Chinese Taipei, in a 7–0 U.S. victory. She set the record for the most goals scored in a Women's World Cup match.[15] In the semifinals of the 1991 tournament, Jennings posted a hat-trick as the U.S. won 5–2 over Germany.[16] At the 2015 World Cup final against Japan, Lloyd scored three goals inside of the first 16 minutes of an eventual 5–2 U.S. win; her performance was punctuated by her final goal, a right-footed strike from the halfway line.[17] Morgan matched Akers' record at the 2019 World Cup with five goals in the first group stage game for the U.S., a 13–0 rout of Thailand.[6]

Three players have recorded hat-tricks against the U.S. national team. At the 2001 Algarve Cup, Ragnhild Gulbrandsen of Norway scored three times in her country's 4–3 win over the American side.[18] Eleven years later, Christine Sinclair of Canada became the second player to score a hat-trick against the U.S., as she tallied three goals in the 2012 Olympic semifinals.[19] Despite Sinclair's efforts, the U.S. defeated Canada 4–3 en route to winning the gold medal.[20] In 2014, Marta accounted for all of Brazil's goals in a 3–2 victory against the U.S. at the International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília.[21]

Hat-tricks for the United States

Key

More than a hat-trick scored *

Table

The result is presented with the United States' score first.

Date	Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result	Ref(s)
June 1, 1988	3	Carin Jennings	Japan	Panyu District	1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament	5–2	[22]
August 5, 1990	3	Michelle Akers	Soviet Union	Blaine Soccer Complex, Blaine, Minnesota	1990 North America Cup	8–0	[4][23][24]
April 1, 1991	3	Michelle Akers	Yugoslavia	Varna	1991 Grand Varna Hotel Tournament	8–0	[4][25]
April 7, 1991	3	Michelle Akers	Russia	Varna	1991 Grand Varna Hotel Tournament	5–0	[4][25]
April 18, 1991	5*	Brandi Chastain	Mexico	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince	1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship	12–0	[4][26]
April 20, 1991	3	April Heinrichs	Martinique	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince	1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship	12–0	[4][26]
April 28, 1991	3	Michelle Akers	Canada	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince	1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship	5–0	[4][26]
August 10, 1991	3	Michelle Akers	China PR	Anshan	Friendly	3–0	[24]
November 24, 1991	5*	Michelle Akers	Chinese Taipei	New Plaza Stadium, Foshan	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup	7–0	[27]
November 27, 1991	3	Carin Jennings	Germany	Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou	1991 FIFA Women's World Cup	5–2	[28]
July 7, 1993	3	Mia Hamm	Australia	Hamilton, Ontario	1993 Summer Universiade	6–0	[4][29]
July 10, 1993	3	Sarah Rafanelli	Japan	Hamilton, Ontario	1993 Summer Universiade	7–0	[4][29]
August 17, 1994	4*	Mia Hamm	Trinidad and Tobago	Montreal, Quebec	1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship	11–1	[30]
February 24, 1995	3	Michelle Akers	Denmark	Showalter Field, Winter Park, Florida	Friendly	7–0	[31]
April 12, 1995	3	Mia Hamm	Canada	Adolphe-Chéron Stadium, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	1995 Tournoi International Feminin	5–0	[31]
July 30, 1995	3	Tisha Venturini	Chinese Taipei	Memorial Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut	1995 Women's U.S. Cup	9–0	[32]
January 18, 1996	3	Danielle Garrett	Ukraine	Estádio Brinco de Ouro, Campinas	1996 Torneio do Brasil	6–0	[31][33]
April 28, 1996	4*	Mia Hamm	France	Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana	Friendly	8–2	[31][34]
May 9, 1997	3	Mia Hamm	England	Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California	Friendly	5–0	[31][35]
May 31, 1997	3	Mia Hamm	Canada	Veterans Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut	1997 Women's U.S. Cup	4–0	[36][37]
March 17, 1998	3	Mia Hamm	China PR	Loulé	1998 Algarve Cup	4–1	[38]
April 24, 1998	3	Tiffany Milbrett	Argentina	Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California	Friendly	8–1	[31][39]
June 28, 1998	3	Mia Hamm	Germany	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois	Friendly	4–2	[31]
July 25, 1998	3	Mia Hamm	Denmark	Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York	1998 Goodwill Games	5–0	[31][40]
December 20, 1998	3	Julie Foudy	Ukraine	Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California	Friendly	5–0	[41]
January 27, 1999	3	Kristine Lilly	Portugal	Seminole County Training Center, Orlando, Florida	Friendly	7–0	[31][37]
April 29, 1999	4*	Tiffany Milbrett	Japan	Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina	Friendly	9–0	[31][42]
March 12, 2000	3	Cindy Parlow	Portugal	Hotel Montechoro Fields, Albufeira	2000 Algarve Cup	7–0	[43]
April 5, 2000	3	Christie Welsh	Iceland	Richardson Stadium, Davidson, North Carolina	Friendly	8–0	[44][45]
June 2, 2000	3	Tiffany Milbrett	Canada	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	2000 Pacific Cup	9–1	[8]
June 2, 2000	3	Cindy Parlow	Canada	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	2000 Pacific Cup	9–1	[8]
June 4, 2000	3	Cindy Parlow	New Zealand	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown	2000 Pacific Cup	5–0	[46]
June 23, 2000	3	Cindy Parlow	Trinidad and Tobago	Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania	2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup	11–0	[47]
June 25, 2000	3	Nikki Serlenga	Costa Rica	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky	2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup	8–0	[48]
January 12, 2002	3	Shannon MacMillan	Mexico	Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina	Friendly	7–0	[49]
March 7, 2002	3	Shannon MacMillan	Denmark	Montechoro Training Complex, Albufeira	2002 Algarve Cup	3–2	[50]
September 8, 2002	3	Mia Hamm	Scotland	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Friendly	8–2	[9]
September 8, 2002	3	Abby Wambach	Scotland	Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Friendly	8–2	[9]
November 2, 2002	5*	Tiffany Milbrett	Panama	Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington	2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup	9–0	[51]
November 6, 2002	3	Cindy Parlow	Costa Rica	Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington	2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup	7–0	[52]
April 26, 2003	4*	Shannon MacMillan	Canada	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Friendly	6–1	[44][53]
May 17, 2003	4*	Cindy Parlow	England	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama	Friendly	6–0	[54][55]
February 25, 2004	3	Shannon Boxx	Trinidad and Tobago	Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament	7–0	[56]
February 27, 2004	3	Cindy Parlow	Haiti	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia	2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament	8–0	[57]
March 20, 2004	3	Abby Wambach	Norway	Estádio Algarve, Faro	2004 Algarve Cup	4–1	[58]
October 20, 2004	3	Cindy Parlow	Republic of Ireland	Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois	Friendly	5–1	[59]
October 23, 2004	5*	Abby Wambach	Republic of Ireland	Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas	Friendly	5–0	[60]
May 7, 2006	3	Abby Wambach	Japan	KK Wing Stadium, Kumamoto	Friendly	3–1	[61]
October 1, 2006	3	Abby Wambach	Chinese Taipei	Home Depot Center, Carson, California	Friendly	10–0	[4][62]
May 10, 2008	3	Natasha Kai	Canada	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Friendly	6–0	[63]
October 28, 2010	3	Abby Wambach	Haiti	Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún	2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying	5–0	[64]
October 30, 2010	3	Amy Rodriguez	Guatemala	Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún	2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying	9–0	[65]
January 20, 2012	3	Heather O'Reilly	Dominican Republic	BC Place, Vancouver	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	14–0	[10]
January 20, 2012	5*	Amy Rodriguez	Dominican Republic	BC Place, Vancouver	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	14–0	[10]
January 22, 2012	5*	Sydney Leroux	Guatemala	BC Place, Vancouver	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	13–0	[66][67]
January 24, 2012	3	Carli Lloyd	Mexico	BC Place, Vancouver	2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	4–0	[68]
March 7, 2012	3	Alex Morgan	Sweden	Estadio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal	2012 Algarve Cup	4–0	[66][69]
November 28, 2012	3	Alex Morgan	Republic of Ireland	Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, Oregon	Friendly	5–0	[70]
June 20, 2013	4*	Abby Wambach	South Korea	Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey	Friendly	5–0	[71]
September 3, 2013	4*	Sydney Leroux	Mexico	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C.	Friendly	7–0	[72]
October 26, 2014	4*	Abby Wambach	Costa Rica	PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania	2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship	6–0	[73]
December 18, 2014	3	Carli Lloyd	Argentina	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília	2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília	7–0	[66][11]
December 18, 2014	4*	Christen Press	Argentina	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília	2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília	7–0	[66][11]
July 5, 2015	3	Carli Lloyd	Japan	BC Place, Vancouver	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup	5–2	[17]
August 16, 2015	3	Christen Press	Costa Rica	Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Friendly	8–0	[74]
September 17, 2015	3	Carli Lloyd	Haiti	Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan	Friendly	5–0	[75]
September 20, 2015	3	Carli Lloyd	Haiti	Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama	Friendly	8–0	[76]
December 10, 2015	3	Christen Press	Trinidad and Tobago	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas	Friendly	6–0	[77]
January 23, 2016	3	Carli Lloyd	Republic of Ireland	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California	Friendly	5–0	[78]
February 15, 2016	5*	Crystal Dunn	Puerto Rico	Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship	10–0	[79]
February 19, 2016	3	Alex Morgan	Trinidad and Tobago	BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas	2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship	5–0	[80]
September 15, 2016	3	Carli Lloyd	Thailand	Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio	Friendly	9–0	[81]
November 10, 2016	3	Christen Press	Romania	Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California	Friendly	8–1	[82]
July 26, 2018	3	Alex Morgan	Japan	Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas	2018 Tournament of Nations	4–2	[83]
October 7, 2018	3	Carli Lloyd	Panama	Sahlen's Stadium, Cary, North Carolina	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship	5–0	[84]
June 11, 2019	5*	Alex Morgan	Thailand	Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup	13–0	[6]
January 31, 2020	3	Lindsey Horan	Panama	BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas	2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship	8–0	[3]
January 18, 2021	3	Sam Mewis	Colombia	Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida	Friendly	4–0	[85]
September 16, 2021	5*	Carli Lloyd	Paraguay	FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio	Friendly	9–0	[7]
September 21, 2021	3	Alex Morgan	Paraguay	TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio	Friendly	8–0	[86]
April 9, 2022	3	Sophia Smith	Uzbekistan	Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio	Friendly	9–1	[13]

Hat-tricks conceded by the United States

The result is presented with the United States' score first.

Date	Goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result	Ref
March 17, 2001	3	Ragnhild Gulbrandsen	Norway	Municipal Stadium, Quarteira	2001 Algarve Cup	3–4	[18]
August 6, 2012	3	Christine Sinclair	Canada	Old Trafford, Greater Manchester	2012 Summer Olympics	4–3	[87]
December 14, 2014	3	Marta	Brazil	Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília	2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília	2–3	[21]

Hat-trick of own goals against the United States

The result is presented with the United States' score first.

Date	Own goals	Player	Opponent	Venue	Competition	Result	Ref
January 20, 2022	3	Meikayla Moore	New Zealand	Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California	2022 SheBelieves Cup	5–0	[88]

References

Bibliography

• Crothers, Time (2010). The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women's Soccer Dynasty. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-0-312-61609-0.
• Theivam, Kieran; Kassouf, Jeff (2019). The Making of the Women's World Cup: Defining stories from a sport's coming of age. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-47214-331-0. (Unpaginated version consulted online via Google Books)
• U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide. U.S. Soccer. 2018.

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