Making the Case: Mallory Pugh for BioSteel U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year
Pugh Earns First Player of the Year Nomination Following Highly-Productive 2022 Campaign![Image](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/oyf3dba6/production/0c6812cdb4af4c4080d1f178e60b789ba42c4ff3-1800x1190.jpg?w=1062&fit=max&auto=format)
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Following a consistently stellar and productive year for both the U.S. Women’s National Team and the Chicago Red Stars, Mallory Pugh has been named as one of five finalists for the 2022 BioSteel U.S. Soccer Female Player of Year.
For the second year in a row, fans will have the opportunity to vote on select Player of the Year Awards, with the fan vote comprising 15% of the total vote. Nominees for all awards are selected by U.S. Soccer’s technical staff. Voting for the awards starts Thursday, Dec. 15 at 11:00 a.m. ET and closes on Dec. 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET. The winners will be announced in the weeks that follow.
A look back at the 2022 that was for Mallory Pugh:
.@MalPugh called game 😤 pic.twitter.com/EvQwTqOvZN
— U.S. Women's National Soccer Team (@USWNT) November 14, 2022
Mal Pugh turned on the 𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙧𝙤 ⚡ to speed things up!
— National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) September 15, 2022
What. A. Goal. 🤯@MalPugh | #CHIvKC pic.twitter.com/oP7YsUdZo0
This is Pugh’s first ever nomination for BioSteel Female Player of the Year. Pugh earned three consecutive nominations for U.S. Soccer’s Young Female Player of the Year award from 2013 to 2015, capped off by winning the award in 2015 at the age of 17.