FIFA Women's World Cup top goalscorers

Marta holds the record for most goals scored in the FIFA Women's World Cup

Birgit Prinz ranks second among players with the most goals, scoring 14, including one in the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup final

A total of over 1,000 goals have been scored in games at the Women's 9 final tournaments of the FIFA Women's World Cup, not counting penalties scored during shoot-outs. Since the first goal scored by Chinese player Ma Li at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, almost 440 footballers have scored goals at the World Cup tournaments, of whom 50 have scored five or more. ^[1]

The top 50 goalscorers have represented 12 nations, with 11 players scoring for Germany, and another 10 for United States. In total, 27 footballers came from UEFA (Europe), 11 from CONCACAF (North America), 7 from AFC (Asia) and 5 from CONMEBOL (South America).

Michelle Akers holds the record for the most goals scored in a single tournament, with 10 goals in 1991. The players that came closest were Sissi and Sun Wen in 1999, Birgit Prinz in 2003 and Marta in 2007, with 7 goals. The lowest scoring top scorers was Homare Sawa in 2011 and Hinata Miyazawa in 2023, with five goals. Across the 9 tournaments of the World Cup, 13 footballers have been credited with the most tournament goals, and no one has achieved this feat twice. These 13 top goalscorers played for 7 nations, the most (four) for United States. Another two came from Brazil, Germany and Japan. ^[2]

Overall top goalscorers

Table key

♦	Denotes national top scorers (or joint top scorers) at the World Cup
#	Denotes players still active at international level
( )	Denotes tournaments where the player played in a match, but did not score a goal
†	Denotes tournaments where the player's team won the World Cup

Players with at least 8 goals at the FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments

Rank	Player	Team	Goals scored	Matches played	Goals per match	Tournaments	Notes
1	Marta ♦#	Brazil	17	23	0.74	2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, (2023)	list
2	Birgit Prinz ♦	Germany	14	24	0.58	1995, 1999, 2003†, 2007†, (2011)
	Abby Wambach ♦	United States	14	25	0.56	2003, 2007, 2011, 2015†	list
4	Michelle Akers	United States	12	13	0.92	1991†, (1995), 1999†
5	Sun Wen ♦	China	11	20	0.55	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
	Cristiane #	Brazil	11	21	0.52	(2003), 2007, 2011, (2015), 2019	list
	Bettina Wiegmann	Germany	11	22	0.50	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003†
9	Ann Kristin Aarønes ♦	Norway	10	11	0.91	1995†, 1999
	Heidi Mohr	Germany	10	12	0.83	1991, 1995
	Christine Sinclair	Canada	10	24	0.42	2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, (2023)	list
	Carli Lloyd	United States	10	25	0.40	(2007), 2011, 2015†, 2019†
12	Linda Medalen	Norway	9	17	0.53	1991, 1995†, 1999
	Megan Rapinoe	United States	9	20	0.45	2011, 2015†, 2019†, (2023)
	Alex Morgan	United States	9	22	0.41	2011, 2015†, 2019†, (2023)	list
	Hege Riise	Norway	9	22	0.41	1991, 1995†, 1999, (2003)
16	Célia Šašić	Germany	8	11	0.73	2011, 2015
	Marianne Pettersen	Norway	8	15	0.53	1995†, 1999, 2003
	Kerstin Garefrekes	Germany	8	16	0.50	2003†, 2007†, 2011
	Liu Ailing	China	8	16	0.50	1991, 1995, 1999
	Eugénie Le Sommer ♦#	France	8	20	0.40	(2011), 2015, 2019, 2023
	Mia Hamm	United States	8	23	0.35	1991†, 1995, 1999†, 2003
	Homare Sawa ♦	Japan	8	24	0.33	(1995), (1999), 2003, (2007), 2011†, (2015)
	Kristine Lilly	United States	8	30	0.27	(1991)†, 1995, 1999†, 2003, 2007

Timeline

Key
	Goal set a new record
	Goal equalled the existing record

Progressive list of footballers that have held the record for most goals scored at the FIFA Women's World Cup final tournaments

Goals	Date	Player	Team	Goal	Opponent	Score	Tournament & Stage	Previous goals
1	16 November 1991	Ma Li	China	1–0	Norway	4–0	1991, China Group stage	N/A
	16 November 1991	Liu Ailing	China	2–0	Norway	4–0	1991, China Group stage	N/A
2	16 November 1991		China	3–0	Norway	4–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Norway
	17 November 1991	Heidi Mohr	Germany	3–0	Nigeria	4–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Nigeria
	17 November 1991	Helle Jensen	Denmark	2–0	New Zealand	3–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs New Zealand
	17 November 1991	Carin Jennings	United States	2–0	Sweden	3–2	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Sweden
	17 November 1991	Carolina Morace	Italy	4–0	Chinese Taipei	5–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Chinese Taipei
3	17 November 1991		Italy	5–0	Chinese Taipei	5–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Chinese Taipei (2)
4	19 November 1991		Italy	1–0	Nigeria	1–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Chinese Taipei (3)
	19 November 1991	Heidi Mohr	Germany	3–0	Chinese Taipei	3–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Nigeria (2), Chinese Taipei
	21 November 1991	Liu Ailing	China	4–0	New Zealand	4–1	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Norway (2), New Zealand
5	21 November 1991	Heidi Mohr	Germany	1–0	Italy	2–0	1991, China Group stage	1991 vs Nigeria (2), Chinese Taipei (2)
6	24 November 1991		Germany	2–1	Denmark	2–1	1991, China Quarter-final	1991 vs Nigeria (2), Chinese Taipei (2), Italy
	24 November 1991	Michelle Akers-Stahl	United States	3–0	Chinese Taipei	7–0	1991, China Quarter-final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (2)
7	24 November 1991		United States	5–0	Chinese Taipei	7–0	1991, China Quarter-final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (3)
8	24 November 1991		United States	6–0	Chinese Taipei	7–0	1991, China Quarter-final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (4)
9	30 November 1991		United States	1–0	Norway	2–1	1991, China Final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (5)
10	30 November 1991		United States	2–1	Norway	2–1	1991, China Final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (5), Norway
	13 June 1995	Heidi Mohr	Germany	3–0	England	3–0	1995, Sweden Quarter-final	1991 vs Nigeria (2), Chinese Taipei (2), Italy, Denmark, United States 1995 vs Brazil (2)
11	24 June 1999	Michelle Akers	United States	5–1	Nigeria	7–1	1999, United States Group stage	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (5), Norway (2)
12	4 July 1999		United States	2–0	Brazil	2–0	1999, United States Semi-final	1991 vs Brazil, Japan (2), Chinese Taipei (5), Norway (2) 1999 vs Nigeria
	10 September 2007	Birgit Prinz	Germany	8–0	Argentina	11–0	2007, China Group stage	1995 vs Brazil 1999 vs Brazil 2003 vs Canada, Japan (2), Argentina, Russia (2), United States 2007 vs Argentina (2)
13	17 September 2007		Germany	1–0	Japan	2–0	2007, China Group stage	1995 vs Brazil 1999 vs Brazil 2003 vs Canada, Japan (2), Argentina, Russia (2), United States 2007 vs Argentina (3)
14	30 September 2007		Germany	1–0	Brazil	2–0	2007, China Final	1995 vs Brazil 1999 vs Brazil 2003 vs Canada, Japan (2), Argentina, Russia (2), United States 2007 vs Argentina (3), Japan
	10 July 2011	Marta	Brazil	2–1	United States	2–2 (a.e.t.)	2011, Germany Quarter-final	2003 vs South Korea, Norway, Sweden 2007 vs New Zealand (2), China (2), Australia, United States (2) 2011 vs Norway (2), United States
15	9 June 2015		Brazil	2–0	South Korea	2–0	2015, Canada Group stage	2003 vs South Korea, Norway, Sweden 2007 vs New Zealand (2), China (2), Australia, United States (2) 2011 vs Norway (2), United States (2)
16	13 June 2019		Brazil	1–0	Australia	2–3	2019, France Group stage	2003 vs South Korea, Norway, Sweden 2007 vs New Zealand (2), China (2), Australia, United States (2) 2011 vs Norway (2), United States (2) 2015 vs South Korea
17	18 June 2019		Brazil	1–0	Italy	1–0	2019, France Group stage	2003 vs South Korea, Norway, Sweden 2007 vs New Zealand (2), China (2), Australia, United States (2) 2011 vs Norway (2), United States (2) 2015 vs South Korea 2019 vs Australia

Top goalscorers for each tournament

Top goalscorers at each FIFA Women's World Cup final tournament

World Cup	Player	Team	Goals scored	Matches played	Golden Boot	Other FIFA Awards
China 1991	Michelle Akers-Stahl	United States	10	6		Silver Ball
Sweden 1995	Ann Kristin Aarønes	Norway	6	6		Bronze Ball
United States 1999	Sissi	Brazil	7	6		Silver Ball
	Sun Wen	China	6		Golden Ball
United States 2003	Birgit Prinz	Germany	7	6		Golden Ball
China 2007	Marta	Brazil	7	6		Golden Ball
Germany 2011	Homare Sawa	Japan	5	6		Golden Ball
Canada 2015	Célia Šašić	Germany	6	7
	Carli Lloyd	United States	7		Silver Boot, Golden Ball
France 2019	Megan Rapinoe	United States	6	6		Golden Ball
	Alex Morgan	United States	6		Silver Boot
	Ellen White	England	6		Bronze Boot
Australia/New Zealand 2023	Hinata Miyazawa	Japan	5	5

Goalscorers at multiple tournaments

Players who scored at 3 or more separate World Cups

Rank	Player	Team	Tournaments with goals	Goals scored	Matches played	Goals per match	Tournaments with goals
1	Marta	Brazil	5	17	23	0.74	2003, 2007 2011, 2015, 2019
	Christine Sinclair	Canada	5	10	24	0.42	2003, 2007 2011, 2015, 2019
2	Birgit Prinz	Germany	4	14	24	0.58	1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
	Abby Wambach	United States	4	14	25	0.56	2003, 2007 2011, 2015
	Sun Wen	China	4	11	20	0.55	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
	Bettina Wiegmann	Germany	4	11	22	0.50	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
	Mia Hamm	United States	4	8	23	0.35	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
	Kristine Lilly	United States	4	8	30	0.27	1995, 1999, 2003, 2007
	Julie Foudy	United States	4	4	24	0.17	1991, 1995, 1999, 2003
3	Linda Medalen	Norway	3	9	17	0.53	1991, 1995, 1999
	Marianne Pettersen	Norway	3	8	15	0.53	1995, 1999, 2003
	Cristiane	Brazil	3	11	21	0.52	2007, 2011, 2019
	Kerstin Garefrekes	Germany	3	8	16	0.50	2003, 2007, 2011
	Liu Ailing	China	3	8	16	0.50	1991, 1995, 1999
	Lisa De Vanna	Australia	3	7	15	0.47	2007, 2011, 2015
	Victoria Sandell Svensson	Sweden	3	6	13	0.46	1999, 2003, 2007
	Megan Rapinoe	United States	3	9	20	0.45	2011, 2015, 2019
	Alex Morgan	United States	3	9	22	0.41	2011, 2015, 2019
	Hege Riise	Norway	3	9	22	0.41	1991, 1995, 1999
	Isabell Herlovsen	Norway	3	6	15	0.40	2007, 2015, 2019
	Eugénie Le Sommer	France	3	8	20	0.40	2015, 2019, 2023
	Carli Lloyd	United States	3	10	25	0.40	2011, 2015, 2019
	Tiffeny Milbrett	United States	3	7	18	0.39	1995, 1999, 2003
	Alexandra Popp	Germany	3	7	18	0.39	2015, 2019, 2023
	Fara Williams	England	3	5	13	0.38	2007, 2011, 2015
	Pretinha	Brazil	3	5	14	0.36	1995, 1999, 2007
	Aya Miyama	Japan	3	6	17	0.35	2007, 2011, 2015
	Asisat Oshoala	Nigeria	3	3	10	0.30	2015, 2019, 2023
	Hannah Wilkinson	New Zealand	3	3	11	0.27	2011, 2015, 2023
	Lieke Martens	Netherlands	3	4	16	0.25	2015, 2019, 2023
	Yūki Nagasato	Japan	3	4	16	0.25	2007, 2011, 2015
	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Norway	3	4	19	0.21	1999, 2003, 2015
	Simone Laudehr	Germany	3	3	15	0.20	2007, 2011, 2015
	Jill Scott	England	3	4	21	0.19	2007, 2011, 2019
	Joy Fawcett	United States	3	3	23	0.13	1991, 1995, 1999

See also

• List of FIFA Women's World Cup hat-tricks
• List of FIFA Women's World Cup own goals

References

1. "Women World Cup » All-time Topscorers". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
2. "Every FIFA Women's World Cup top scorer". FIFA. Retrieved 2023-03-23.