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…
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