# List of NWSL hat-tricks

Since the inception of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013, 32 players have scored three goals (a hat-trick) in a single match.

## Hat-tricks
### League matches

    As of matches played November 05, 2024.
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 |
| USA | Sydney Leroux | 3 | 26', 74', 84' | Boston Breakers* | Chicago Red Stars | 4–1 | May 4, 2013 |
| USA | Carli Lloyd | 3 | 3', 22', 56' | Western New York Flash* | Washington Spirit | 4–1 | June 28, 2013 |
| USA | Jazmine Reeves | 3 | 25', 45', 59' | Boston Breakers* | Portland Thorns FC | 4–1 | May 28, 2014 |
| CAN | Christine Sinclair | 3 | 35', 42', 46' | Portland Thorns FC* | Boston Breakers | 6–3 | July 20, 2014 |
| DEN | Nadia Nadim | 3 | 39', 74', 90+2' | Sky Blue FC | Houston Dash* | 1–3 | August 9, 2014 |
| USA | Megan Rapinoe | 3 | 71', 74', 86' | Seattle Reign FC* | Western New York Flash | 5–1 | April 12, 2015 |
| USA | Crystal Dunn | 3 | 28', 36', 45+1' | Washington Spirit* | Houston Dash | 3–1 | August 1, 2015 |
| SCO | Kim Little | 3 | 42', 74', 90' | Seattle Reign FC | Houston Dash* | 0–3 | August 21, 2015 |
| USA | Jessica McDonald | 3 | 28', 43', 49' | Western New York Flash* | Boston Breakers | 7–1 | June 24, 2016 |
| DEN | Nadia Nadim | 3 | 41', 79', 90+2' | Portland Thorns FC* | Boston Breakers | 5–1 | September 4, 2016 |
| AUS | Sam Kerr | 3 | 78', 81', 90' | Sky Blue FC* | FC Kansas City | 3–2 | July 8, 2017 |
| USA | Megan Rapinoe | 3 | 27', 47', 87' | Seattle Reign FC* | Sky Blue FC | 5–4 | July 22, 2017 |
| AUS | Sam Kerr | 4 | 48', 68', 71', 90+4' | Sky Blue FC* | Seattle Reign FC | 5–4 | August 19, 2017 |
| AUS | Sam Kerr | 3 | 40', 46', 63' | Chicago Red Stars | Sky Blue FC* | 1–3 | July 7, 2018 |
| USA | Lynn Williams | 3 | 56', 72', 89' | North Carolina Courage | Sky Blue FC* | 0–4 | July 14, 2018 |
| CAN | Christine Sinclair | 3 | 16', 51', 87' | Portland Thorns FC | Chicago Red Stars* | 4–4 | April 20, 2019 |
| USA | Kristen Hamilton | 3 | 59', 66', 85' | North Carolina Courage | Orlando Pride* | 0–3 | June 1, 2019 |
| AUS | Sam Kerr | 3 | 7', 45+2', 55' | Chicago Red Stars | Orlando Pride* | 2–3 | June 30, 2019 |
| USA | Kristen Hamilton | 4 | 5', 18', 54', 71' | North Carolina Courage* | Houston Dash | 5–2 | July 5, 2019 |
| USA | Lynn Williams | 3 | 21', 24', 68' | North Carolina Courage | Portland Thorns FC* | 0–6 | September 11, 2019 |
| USA | Alex Morgan | 4 | 45+1', 66', 70', 90+1' | San Diego Wave FC* | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 4–0 | May 7, 2022 |
| CAN | Nichelle Prince | 3 | 27', 39', 49' | Houston Dash* | Orlando Pride | 5–0 | June 3, 2022 |
| ENG | Ebony Salmon | 3 | 11', 45+1', 55' | Houston Dash* | Chicago Red Stars | 4–1 | July 16, 2022 |
| BRA | Debinha | 3 | 27', 34', 81' | North Carolina Courage* | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 3–0 | September 24, 2022 |
| USA | Sophia Smith | 3 | 18', 83', 88' | Portland Thorns FC | Kansas City Current* | 1–4 | April 1, 2023 |
| BRA | Kerolin | 3 | 11', 34', 60' | North Carolina Courage | Chicago Red Stars* | 0–5 | June 10, 2023 |
| USA | Sophia Smith | 3 | 11', 23', 48' | Portland Thorns FC* | Washington Spirit | 4–2 | June 23, 2023 |
| CAN | Cloé Lacasse | 3 | 3', 20', 45+6' | Utah Royals* | Seattle Reign FC | 3–0 | October 13, 2024 |

### Other competitions

    As of November 05, 2024
| Competition | Nation | Player | G | Time of goals | For | Against | Result | Date |
| 2020 NWSL Fall Series | CAN | Christine Sinclair | 3 | 40', 45+5', 74' | Portland Thorns FC* | OL Reign | 4–1 | October 1, 2020 |
| 2023 NWSL Challenge Cup | USA | Kristen Hamilton | 3 | 45+1', 45+4', 68' | Kansas City Current* | Houston Dash | 3–1 | July 22, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 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 |

## 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 Williams | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| DEN | Nadia Nadim | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| USA | Megan Rapinoe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| USA | Sophia Smith | 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
** 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: Ebony Salmon (21 years, 170 days), with the Houston Dash against the Chicago Red Stars on July 16, 2022.
* Fastest hat-trick, in time between first and third goals: 11 minutes, 47 seconds (Lynn Williams, 80:00—91:47 with NJ/NY Gotham FC against Frazsiers Whip Women FC on October 3, 2024)
* Earliest hat-trick, in time from kickoff to third goal: 46 minutes (Crystal Dunn, completed at 45+1' with Washington Spirit against Houston Dash on August 1, 2015)
* 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: 5
** NJ/NY Gotham FC, formerly known as Sky Blue FC
** Houston Dash
* NWSL teams yet to score a hat-trick:
** Orlando Pride (joined in 2016)
** Racing Louisville FC (joined in 2021)
** Angel City FC (joined in 2022)
* NWSL teams yet to concede a hat-trick:
** North Carolina Courage (joined in 2017)
** Racing Louisville FC (joined in 2021)
** Angel City FC (joined in 2022)
** San Diego Wave FC (joined in 2022)