U.S. Soccer announced today that Portland Thorns midfielder Lindsey Horan was voted the 2021 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.
“First and foremost, I want to congratulate the other nominees,” said Horan. “They all had incredible years, especially Carli [Lloyd] in her last year with the team. She was outstanding. I really appreciate everyone who voted and who supported me in the past year, which was a difficult year for everyone. I’m not really a player who wins these types of awards, so I’m super appreciative and it’s very meaningful to me.”
This is Horan’s first time winning the award and she becomes the 18th different player to win this award.