Carli Lloyd has won the award for FIFA Women’s World Player Of The Year 2015.
The Houston Dash and USWNT midfielder won the 2015 Women’s World Cup with the United States. She scored an absolutely stunning hat trick in the first half of the final against Japan; it was one of the most dominant displays in a final a player has ever put forth.
Lloyd beat out the likes of finalists Aya Miyama of Japan and Celia Sasic of Germany.
“This has been a dream of mine,” Lloyd said as she accepted the award. Lloyd was visibly emotional as she said her acceptance speech.
Midfielder Aya Miyama helped push Japan into the 2015 World Cup Final. She scored 2 goals as she stated all 7 of Japan’s games in the tournament.
Germany’s Celia Sasic retired from football this year after helping Germany reach the semifinal of the 2015 Women’s World Cup, being named that tournaments top scorer, and winning the Champions League with her club side, FFC Frankfurt.
Lloyd’s stunning performances during the U.S.’s 2015 Women’s World Cup win, especially her superhuman hat trick in the final, surely is what pushed her ahead of Sasic and Miyama.
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