A video of US midfielder Megan Rapinoe is displayed after she won the Ballon d'Or women's trophy at the Chatelet Theater in Paris on Monday. Photo: AFP

Megan Rapinoe completed an unprecedented clean sweep of honors on Monday as the trailblazing World Cup star and feminist icon added the ­Women's Ballon d'Or to her collection of accolades.

The 34-year-old striker was the star of this year's Women's World Cup, scoring six goals as the US successfully defended their title.

Rapinoe's tournament goals tally earned her the Golden Boot for top scorer while she was also awarded the Golden Ball for the best player.

Rapinoe had already picked up the FIFA's Best Women's Player award in September, and it was inevitable she would claim what was only the second edition of the Ballon d'Or Feminin, won by Norway's Ada Hegerberg in 2018.

"It's been an incredible year," Rapinoe said in a recorded video message shown at the ceremony at the Chatelet Theater in Paris, having been ­unable to travel to the event.

The honor crowns a remarkable year for Rapinoe which has seen her enhance her reputation as a warrior both on and off the pitch.

Her performances at the World Cup were a critical part of the US' title defense, but Rapinoe has garnered almost as much attention in 2019 for her unflinching advocacy of social justice off the field.

That readiness to speak her mind famously brought her into conflict with US President Donald Trump during the World Cup.

Rapinoe had provoked Trump's ire in comments made several months before the tournament when she stated ­bluntly that she would not attend a White House reception for the US team if they brought home the World Cup.

"I am a big fan of the American Team, and Women's Soccer," Trump wrote on Twitter. "But Megan should WIN first before she TALKS! Finish the job!"

Rapinoe did finish the job several days later, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 defeat of the Netherlands in the final in Lyon.

Since then, Rapinoe has happily kept on talking.

At a victory parade in New York in July, Rapinoe, who is gay, saluted the diversity of the all-conquering US team while calling for unity.

"We have to be better," Rapinoe told a cheering crowd of thousands. "We have to love more, hate less. We got to listen more and talk less." 

Rapinoe returned to that theme at a recent awards ceremony, when she was honored as one of Glamour magazine's "Women of the Year."

Exhaustion and a sore achilles left her sidelined until September, when she returned to play for Seattle's Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League.

Meanwhile, she returned to the US team for two October friendlies against South Korea, and is expected to be a key member of the US squad for next year's Olympics, where she will be chasing a second gold medal.