The list of five players is just about who you think should be on a list like this.
The nominees for US Soccer's Female Player of the Year are:
Lauren Holiday (midfielder)
Megan Rapinoe (midfielder)
Becky Sauerbrunn (defender)
Hope Solo (goalkeeper)
Lloyd is already nominated for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, no doubt based strongly on her performance in the USA vs. Japan World Cup final in which - stop us if you've already heard this one - she scored a pretty sweet hat trick in less time than it takes some people to cook dinner.