National Soccer Hall of Fame Announces All Eligible Candidates for 2025 Election

August 7, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
FC Dallas News Release

FRISCO, TEXAS – The National Soccer Hall of Fame at Toyota Stadium today released the names of all candidates eligible for election in 2025.

Of the 275 people named, 57 are on the Player Eligibility List, 105 are on the Veteran Eligibility List and 113 are on the Builder Eligibility and Nominee lists.

The Hall of Fame’s Screening Committees will narrow the Player, Veteran and Builder ballots before they and other members of the Voting Committees vote on the Final Ballot, electing a maximum of six new Hall of Fame members. As many as three Players and two Veterans can be selected, along with one Builder.

Player Eligibility List

The Player Screening Committee is responsible for narrowing the 57-person list to a 20-person final ballot for the 2025 election.

Players in their first year of eligibility are:

Michael Archer – 25 games with the Power Soccer National Team

Aldo Balsano – 31 games with the U.S. Men’s Beach Soccer National Team

Matt Besler – 13 seasons in Major League Soccer with two Best XI selections, 47 games for the U.S. Men’s National Team

Juan Cervantes – 23 games with the Beach MNT

Aurelien Collin – 10 seasons in MLS with one Best XI selection

Stephanie Lopez Cox – 89 games for the U.S. Women’s National Team

Adriano dos Santos – 31 games with the Beach MNT

Andrew Feld – 46 games with the Beach MNT

Kendall Fletcher – Three seasons in Women’s Professional Soccer and four seasons in the National Women’s Soccer League with one Best XI selection

Ryan Futagaki – 58 games with the Beach MNT

Giovanni Garcia – 21 games with the Beach MNT

Oscar Gil – 21 games with the Beach MNT

Will Johnson – 13 seasons in MLS with one Best XI selection

Jason Leopoldo – 70 games with the Beach MNT

Carli Lloyd – 316 games for the USWNT

Justin Morrow – 12 seasons in MLS with one Best XI selection

Ignacio Piatti – Six seasons in MLS with two Best XI selections

Oscar Reyes – 46 games with the Beach MNT

Amy Rodriguez – Three seasons in WPS with one all-WPS selection, six seasons in the NWSL with one Best XI selection and 132 games for the USWNT

Angela Salem – Nine seasons in the NWSL with one Best XI selection, two seasons in WPS

Axel Sjoberg – Six seasons in MLS with one Best XI selection

Lewie Valentine – 61 games with the Beach MNT

Jorge Villafaña – 21 games for the USMNT

Kealia Ohai Watt – Eight seasons in the NWSL with one Best XI selection

Chris Wondolowski – 17 seasons in MLS with three Best XI selections, 35 games with the…