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. Since that first match, 29 U.S. international players have scored a hat-trick (three goals or more in a game).U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 121. The first player to accomplish the feat was Carin Jennings, who had three goals against Japan on June 1, 1988. Nine players have scored five goals in a game: Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, Crystal Dunn, Sydney Leroux, Carli Lloyd, Tiffeny Milbrett, Alex Morgan, Amy Rodriguez, and Abby Wambach. Four-goal performances have been achieved by seven players; Wambach and Mia Hamm each did so twice. Multiple American players scored three goals or more in the same match on June 2, 2000, against Canada (Milbrett and Cindy Parlow); September 8, 2002, against Scotland (Hamm and Wambach); January 20, 2012, against the Dominican Republic (Rodriguez and Heather O'Reilly; and December 18, 2014, against Argentina (Lloyd and Christen Press).

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. 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. 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. Akers follows with seven hat-tricks, while Morgan has six. Milbrett and Press each have four hat-tricks. The most recent U.S. women's national team hat-trick was recorded by Emma Sears, who had three goals in a 6–0 win against New Zealand on October 29, 2025.

U.S. players have scored hat-tricks in the FIFA Women's World Cup four times. 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.Theivam and Kassouf, chapter "The Early Years". In the semifinals of the 1991 tournament, Jennings posted a hat-trick as the U.S. won 5–2 over Germany. 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. 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.

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. 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. Despite Sinclair's efforts, the U.S. defeated Canada 4–3 en route to winning the gold medal. 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.

Hat-tricks for the United States Key More than a hat-trick scored *

Table The result is presented with the United States' score first. DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef(s) Panyu District 1988 FIFA Women's Invitation Tournament Blaine Soccer Complex, Blaine, Minnesota 1990 North America Cup U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 91. Varna 1991 Grand Varna Hotel Tournament Varna 1991 Grand Varna Hotel Tournament Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship Crothers, p. 155. Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince 1991 CONCACAF Women's Championship Anshan Friendly New Plaza Stadium, Foshan 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Guangdong Provincial People's Stadium, Guangzhou 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Hamilton, Ontario 1993 Summer Universiade Hamilton, Ontario 1993 Summer Universiade Montreal, Quebec 1994 CONCACAF Women's Championship Showalter Field, Winter Park, Florida Friendly Adolphe-Chéron Stadium, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés 1995 Tournoi International Feminin Memorial Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut 1995 Women's U.S. Cup Estádio Brinco de Ouro, Campinas 1996 Torneio do Brasil Kuntz Memorial Soccer Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana Friendly U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 90. Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California Friendly Veterans Stadium, New Britain, Connecticut 1997 Women's U.S. Cup U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 88. Loulé 1998 Algarve Cup Titan Stadium, Fullerton, California Friendly Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Friendly Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York 1998 Goodwill Games U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 93. Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, California Friendly Seminole County Training Center, Orlando, Florida Friendly Ericsson Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina Friendly Hotel Montechoro Fields, Albufeira 2000 Algarve Cup Richardson Stadium, Davidson, North Carolina Friendly Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 2000 Pacific Cup Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 2000 Pacific Cup Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown 2000 Pacific Cup Hersheypark Stadium, Hershey, Pennsylvania 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Blackbaud Stadium, Charleston, South Carolina Friendly Montechoro Training Complex, Albufeira 2002 Algarve Cup Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Friendly Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Friendly Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. Friendly Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Friendly U.S. Soccer 2018 Women's National Team Media Guide, p. 86. Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia 2004 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament Estádio Algarve, Faro 2004 Algarve Cup Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Friendly Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas Friendly KK Wing Stadium, Kumamoto Friendly Home Depot Center, Carson, California Friendly Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. Friendly Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying Estadio Quintana Roo, Cancún 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying BC Place, Vancouver 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament BC Place, Vancouver 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament BC Place, Vancouver 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament BC Place, Vancouver 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Estadio Municipal Bela Vista, Parchal 2012 Algarve Cup Jeld-Wen Field, Portland, Oregon Friendly Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey Friendly Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, D.C. Friendly PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília BC Place, Vancouver 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Friendly Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan Friendly Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Friendly Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Friendly Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California Friendly Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, Texas 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, Ohio Friendly Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California Friendly Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas 2018 Tournament of Nations Sahlen's Stadium, Cary, North Carolina 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup BBVA Stadium, Houston, Texas 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship Exploria Stadium, Orlando, Florida Friendly FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Friendly TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio Friendly Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio Friendly CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri Friendly

Hat-tricks conceded by the United States The result is presented with the United States' score first. DateGoalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef Quarteira 2001 Algarve Cup Old Trafford, Greater Manchester 2012 Summer Olympics Marta Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 2014 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília

Hat-trick of own goals against the United States The result is presented with the United States' score first. DateOwn goalsPlayer OpponentVenueCompetitionResultRef Meikayla Moore Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California 2022 SheBelieves Cup

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