“Mia was the heart of our program — someone who lifted up everyone around her with her joy, courage, and kindness,” Washington soccer coach Nicole Van Dyke said in a statement.

The award is meant to “reward individuals who have taken exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace and by doing so have united people across the world,” FIFA said in a statement.

On Wednesday, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced that soccer's world governing body would award Peace prize – the FIFA Peace Prize.