Carli Lloyd: FIFA Player of the Year

2015 has been quite the year for Carli Lloyd. On her impressive resume, you can find tremendous accomplishments like 2015 World Cup Champion, WWC Golden Ball, and the first woman to score a hat trick in a WC Final. Now, you can add to that list "FIFA Women's World Player of the Year." Lloyd beat out finalists Aya Miyama of Japan and Celia Sasic of Germany to became just the 3rd American behind Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach to achieve such an honor. This award comes just days after Lloyd was named co-captain of the US team alongside defender Becky Sauerbrunn. Lloyd's head coach, Jill Ellis, also won Women's World Coach of the Year.

It may be hard to do, but this video does a good job of summing up Lloyd's most notable moments of 2015:

A look back at Carli Lloyd's phenomenal year. #BallondOr https://t.co/wUWBROVUEh

— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports) January 11, 2016

All of RU Nation, as well as the entire country, is so proud of Lloyd and the year she has had. Congratulations Carli!

Ladies & gentlemen, the 2015 @FIFA Women's World Player of the Year: our very own, @CarliLoyd! #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/NbgpAz1F5s

— U.S. Soccer WNT (@ussoccer_wnt) January 11, 2016

Congrats @CarliLloyd on being selected FIFA WORLD Player of the Year! I'd say a fairly nice 6 month stretch. :)

— Julie Foudy (@JulieFoudy) January 11, 2016

Nike is releasing commemorative boots for Carli Lloyd's World Player of the Year award. pic.twitter.com/O2kWA5ZHMs

— Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) January 11, 2016

So happy for Jill Ellis and @CarliLloyd! Women's World Coach of the Year & Women's World Player of Year! #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/Xl2kaR5mwO

— Hope Solo (@hopesolo) January 11, 2016

Congrats @CarliLloyd you deserve it for all the hard work you have put in. Much love

— Eric LeGrand (@EricLeGrand52) January 11, 2016