FRISCO, Texas – Portland Pilots alum and women's soccer legend Megan Rapinoe has been elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame, the organization announced on Thursday. Rapinoe is the fourth Pilot to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, following Kasey Keller, Shannon Mac Millan and Tiffeny Milbrett.
Rapinoe is part of a group that includes Jozy Altidore and Julie Ertz, who were also surprise on Thursday. The group will be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Plano, Texas on April 16.
"To be alongside all the greatest players that have played for us, and played for our country alongside a bunch of my teammates and friends, recognized like that in this way just means you were successful and a part of great teams. So, I definitely was a part of some great teams, and yeah, it's very special," Rapinoe said in a video talking about the surprise announcement.
Rapinoe was a part of the historic 2005 Pilots squad that went undefeated and won a national championship. She was the 2005 Soccer Times National Freshman of the Year, NCSAA First Team All-American, a unanimous First Team Freshmen All-American and the WCC Freshman of the Year as well as a member of the NCAA All-Tournament Team. She played two years total on The Bluff, earning All-America honors as well as WCC Player of the Year in 2008 and was a three-time NCSAA All-West Region pick. She tallied 30 goals and 28 assists in just 50 games played.
Following her college career, Rapinoe became a fixture of the U.S. Women's National Team, winning gold at the 2012 Olympics and the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015 and 2019. Rapinoe was the Golden Boot and Golden Ball winner in the 2019 World Cup, won the 2019 Ballon d'Or and the Best FIFA Women's Player in the world. She scored 63 goals with the women's national team and 68 in the NWSL. Rapinoe was inducted into Portland's Hall of Fame in 2024.
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