List of NWSL hat-tricks

Since the inception of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013, there have been 31 occasions when a player scored three goals (a hat-trick) in a single league match, with an additional 6 hat-tricks in other competitions. These have been scored by 22 players in league games and 6 players in non-league games, with 3 players scoring hat-tricks in both. To date, no hat-tricks have been scored in the playoffs.

Hat-tricks

League matches

As of matches played September 28, 2025.

Key
†	Player scored hat-trick as a substitute
*	The home team

Note: The results column shows the home team's score first. Numbers after players' names signify how many goals the player scored.

Nation	Player	G	Time of goals	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
USA	Sydney Leroux	3	26', 74', 84'	Boston Breakers*	Chicago Red Stars	4–1	May 4, 2013	[1][2]
USA	Carli Lloyd	3	3', 22', 56'	Western New York Flash*	Washington Spirit	4–1	June 28, 2013	[3][4]
USA	Jazmine Reeves	3	25', 45', 59'	Boston Breakers*	Portland Thorns FC	4–1	May 28, 2014	[5][6]
CAN	Christine Sinclair	3	35', 42', 46'	Portland Thorns FC*	Boston Breakers	6–3	July 20, 2014	[7][8]
DEN	Nadia Nadim	3	39', 74', 90+2'	Sky Blue FC	Houston Dash*	1–3	August 9, 2014	[9][10]
USA	Megan Rapinoe	3	71', 74', 86'	Seattle Reign FC*	Western New York Flash	5–1	April 12, 2015	[11][12]
USA	Crystal Dunn	3	28', 36', 45+1'	Washington Spirit*	Houston Dash	3–1	August 1, 2015	[13][14]
SCO	Kim Little	3	42', 74', 90'	Seattle Reign FC	Houston Dash*	0–3	August 21, 2015	[15][16]
USA	Jessica McDonald	3	28', 43', 49'	Western New York Flash*	Boston Breakers	7–1	June 24, 2016	[17][18]
DEN	Nadia Nadim	3	41', 79', 90+2'	Portland Thorns FC*	Boston Breakers	5–1	September 4, 2016	[19][20]
AUS	Sam Kerr	3	78', 81', 90'	Sky Blue FC*	FC Kansas City	3–2	July 8, 2017	[21][22]
USA	Megan Rapinoe	3	27', 47', 87'	Seattle Reign FC*	Sky Blue FC	5–4	July 22, 2017	[23][24]
AUS	Sam Kerr	4	48', 68', 71', 90+4'	Sky Blue FC*	Seattle Reign FC	5–4	August 19, 2017	[25][26]
AUS	Sam Kerr	3	40', 46', 63'	Chicago Red Stars	Sky Blue FC*	1–3	July 7, 2018	[27][28]
USA	Lynn Williams	3	56', 72', 89'	North Carolina Courage	Sky Blue FC*	0–4	July 14, 2018	[29][30]
CAN	Christine Sinclair	3	16', 51', 87'	Portland Thorns FC	Chicago Red Stars*	4–4	April 20, 2019	[31][32]
USA	Kristen Hamilton	3	59', 66', 85'	North Carolina Courage	Orlando Pride*	0–3	June 1, 2019	[33][34]
AUS	Sam Kerr	3	7', 45+2', 55'	Chicago Red Stars	Orlando Pride*	2–3	June 30, 2019	[35][36]
USA	Kristen Hamilton	4	5', 18', 54', 71'	North Carolina Courage*	Houston Dash	5–2	July 5, 2019	[37][38]
USA	Lynn Williams	3	21', 24', 68'	North Carolina Courage	Portland Thorns FC*	0–6	September 11, 2019	[39][40]
USA	Alex Morgan	4	45+1', 66', 70', 90+1'	San Diego Wave FC*	NJ/NY Gotham FC	4–0	May 7, 2022	[41][42]
CAN	Nichelle Prince	3	27', 39', 49'	Houston Dash*	Orlando Pride	5–0	June 3, 2022	[43][44]
ENG	Ebony Salmon	3	11', 45+1', 55'	Houston Dash*	Chicago Red Stars	4–1	July 16, 2022	[45][46][47]
BRA	Debinha	3	27', 34', 81'	North Carolina Courage*	NJ/NY Gotham FC	3–0	September 24, 2022	[48][49]
USA	Sophia Smith	3	18', 83', 88'	Portland Thorns FC	Kansas City Current*	1–4	April 1, 2023	[50][51]
BRA	Kerolin	3	11', 34', 60'	North Carolina Courage	Chicago Red Stars*	0–5	June 10, 2023	[52][53]
USA	Sophia Smith	3	11', 23', 48'	Portland Thorns FC*	Washington Spirit	4–2	June 23, 2023	[54][55]
CAN	Cloé Lacasse	3	3', 20', 45+6'	Utah Royals*	Seattle Reign FC	3–0	October 13, 2024	[56][57]
ZAM	Barbra Banda	3	7', 37', 38'	Orlando Pride	Utah Royals*	3–1	May 23, 2025	[58][59]
BRA	Ludmila	3	76', 81', 86'	Chicago Stars FC*	North Carolina Courage	3–3	August 22, 2025	[60][61]
NGA	Gift Monday	3	18', 21', 36'	Washington Spirit*	Houston Dash	4–0	September 28, 2025	[62][63]

Other competitions

As of September 17, 2025

Competition	Nation	Player	G	Time of goals	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
2020 NWSL Fall Series	CAN	Christine Sinclair	3	40', 45+5', 74'	Portland Thorns FC*	OL Reign	4–1	October 1, 2020	[64][65]
2023 NWSL Challenge Cup	USA	Kristen Hamilton	3	45+1', 45+4', 68'	Kansas City Current*	Houston Dash	3–1	July 22, 2023	[66][67]
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup	USA	Yazmeen Ryan	3	13', 18', 90+2'	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Frazsiers Whip Women FC*	0–13	October 3, 2024	[68][69]
2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup	USA	Lynn Williams	3	82', 86', 90+3'	NJ/NY Gotham FC	Frazsiers Whip Women FC*	0–13	October 3, 2024	[68][69]
2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup	CIV	Rosemonde Kouassi	3	21', 52', 59'	Washington Spirit	Alianza Women F.C.*	0–7	August 19, 2025	[70][71]
2025–26 CONCACAF W Champions Cup	USA	Summer Yates	3	6', 22', 58'	Orlando Pride	Chorrillo Women FC*	0–5	September 16, 2025	[72][73]

Multiple hat-tricks

As of November 05, 2024

Seven players have scored more than one hat-trick in NWSL competitions.

Boldface indicates a player currently on an NWSL team.

Nation	Player	NWSL	Other	Total
AUS	Sam Kerr	4	0	4
USA	Kristen Hamilton	2	1	3
CAN	Christine Sinclair	2	1	3
USA	Lynn Biyendolo	2	1	3
DEN	Nadia Nadim	2	0	2
USA	Megan Rapinoe	2	0	2
USA	Sophia Wilson	2	0	2

Hat-trick records and statistics

• First NWSL player to score a hat-trick: Sydney Leroux, with the Boston Breakers against the Chicago Red Stars on May 4, 2013^[74]
  • First hat-trick scored in a non-regular season competition: Christine Sinclair, with Portland Thorns FC against OL Reign on October 1, 2020, in the 2020 NWSL Fall Series^[64]
  • First hat-trick scored in an NWSL Challenge Cup match: Kristen Hamilton, with Kansas City Current against Houston Dash on July 22, 2023, in the 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup^[66]
• Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Ebony Salmon (21 years, 170 days), with the Houston Dash against the Chicago Red Stars on July 16, 2022.^[47]
• Fastest hat-trick, in time between first and third goals: 10 minutes, 9 seconds (Ludmila, 75:18—85:27 with Chicago Stars FC against North Carolina Courage on August 22, 2025)^[75]
• Earliest hat-trick, in time from kickoff to third goal: 35 minutes 52 seconds (Gift Monday, completed at 36’ with Washington Spirit against Houston Dash on September 28, 2025).^[76]
• Latest hat-trick, in time from kickoff to first goal: 78 minutes (Sam Kerr, completed at 90' with Sky Blue FC against FC Kansas City on July 8, 2017).^[77]
• Players to score more than one hat-trick in a season:
  • Sam Kerr (two, 2017)^[78]
  • Kristen Hamilton (two, 2019)^[79]
  • Sophia Smith (two, 2023)^[54]
• Players who scored hat-tricks for more than one NWSL team:
  • Sam Kerr (Sky Blue, Chicago)
  • Nadia Nadim (Sky Blue, Portland)
  • Kristen Hamilton (North Carolina, Kansas City Current)
• Players who scored four goals in one match of an NWSL competition:
  • Sam Kerr, with Sky Blue FC against Seattle Reign FC on August 19, 2017^[25]
  • Kristen Hamilton, with North Carolina Courage against Houston Dash on July 5, 2019^[37]
  • Alex Morgan, with San Diego Wave FC against NJ/NY Gotham FC on May 7, 2022^[41]
• Most hat-tricks scored by an NWSL team: 5
  • North Carolina Courage
  • Portland Thorns FC
• Most hat-tricks conceded by an NWSL team: 6
  • Houston Dash
• NWSL teams yet to score a hat-trick:
  • Racing Louisville FC (joined in 2021)
  • Angel City FC (joined in 2022)
  • Bay FC (joined in 2024)
• NWSL teams yet to concede a hat-trick:
  • Racing Louisville FC (joined in 2021)
  • Angel City FC (joined in 2022)
  • San Diego Wave FC (joined in 2022)
  • Bay FC (joined in 2024)

See also

• NWSL records and statistics