Since the inception of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013, there have been 31 occasions when a player scored three or more 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, all hat-tricks have resulted in wins or draws for the hat-trick scorer's team, and no hat-tricks have been scored in the playoffs.
Hat-tricks
League matches
Notes: The results column shows the home team's score first. Numbers after players' names signify multiple hat-tricks in the league.
Other competitions
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.
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
- 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
- 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
- Youngest player to score a hat-trick: Manaka Matsukubo (21 years, 81 days), with the North Carolina Courage against Bay FC on October 17, 2025.
- Fastest hat-trick, in time between first and third goals: 10 minutes, 9 seconds (Ludmila, 75:18âÂÂ85:27 with Chicago Stars FC against North Carolina Courage on August 22, 2025)
- Earliest hat-trick, in time from kickoff to third goal: 35 minutes 52 seconds (Gift Monday, completed at 36â with Washington Spirit against Houston Dash on September 28, 2025).
- 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).
- Players to score more than one hat-trick in a season:
- Sam Kerr (two, 2017)
- Kristen Hamilton (two, 2019)
- Sophia Smith (two, 2023)
- 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
- Kristen Hamilton, with North Carolina Courage against Houston Dash on July 5, 2019
- Alex Morgan, with San Diego Wave FC against NJ/NY Gotham FC on May 7, 2022
- 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)
- Boston Legacy FC (joined in 2026)
- Denver Summit FC (joined in 2026)
- 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)
- Boston Legacy FC (joined in 2026)
- Denver Summit FC (joined in 2026)
See also
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