In women's association football competitions, 87 players have scored 300 or more goals over the course of their career in both club and international football, according to research by Independent Football Data (IFD), an organisation run independently by an Englishman.[ citation needed ] FIFA, the international governing body of football, has never released a list detailing the highest women's goalscorers, and does not keep official records.[ citation needed ]
Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Ratio | Career span |
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1 | ![]() | 986 | 432+ | 2.28 | 1919–1951 [1] |
2 | ![]() | 976 [a] | ? | — | 1995–2012 [2] |
3 | ![]() | 876 | 679 | 1.29 | 1972–1984 [3] |
4 | ![]() | 871 | 403 | 2.16 | 2010– [4] |
5 | ![]() | 856 | 492+ | 1.74 | 1995–2017 [5] |
6 | ![]() | 763 | 795 | 0.96 | 1993–2016 |
7 | ![]() | 748 | 676 | 1.11 | 1995–2023 [6] |
8 | ![]() | 707 | 479+ | 1.48 | 1993–2016 [7] |
9 | ![]() | 655+ | 385+ | 1.7 | 1978–1998 |
10 | ![]() | 639 | ? | — | 1997–2023 [8] |
11 | ![]() | 604+ | 546+ | 1.11 | 1998–2022 [9] |
12 | ![]() | 604 | 267+ | 2.26 | 1970–1995 |
13 | ![]() | 574 | 570 | 1.01 | 1971–1990 |
14 | ![]() | 562 | 639 | 0.88 | 2001– [10] [11] [12] |
15 | ![]() | 561+ | 479+ | 1.17 | 1995–2014 [13] |
16 | ![]() | 557 | 540 | 1.03 | 2000–2019 [14] |
17 | ![]() | 547+ | 451+ | 1.21 | 2001– [15] |
18 | ![]() | 546+ | 310+ | 1.76 | 1996–2016 |
19 | ![]() | 522 | 321 | 1.63 | 2011– |
20 | ![]() | 521 | 643 | 0.81 | 1993–2011 [16] |
21 | ![]() | 519 | 779 | 0.67 | 2000– |
22 | ![]() | 513 | 745 | 0.69 | 2002– |
23 | ![]() | 510 | ? | - | 2008- |
23 | ![]() | 505 | 528 | 0.96 | 2006– [17] [18] [19] |
26 | ![]() | 495 | 212+ | 2.33 | 2009– [20] |
25 | ![]() | 495 | 426+ | 1.16 | 1988–2011 |
33 | ![]() | 494 | 483 | 1.02 | 2005– [21] |
27 | ![]() | 485+ | 483+ | 1 | 2002– |
28 | ![]() | 481 | 484 | 0.99 | 2006–2020 |
29 | ![]() | 480 | 268 | 1.79 | 2013– [22] |
30 | ![]() | 478 | 302 | 1.52 | 1999–2016 [5] |
31 | ![]() | 473 | 748 | 0.63 | 2004– |
32 | ![]() | 468+ | 511+ | 0.92 | 1985–2006 |
34 | ![]() | 463 | 413 | 1.12 | 1991–2010 [23] |
35 | ![]() | 461 | 399 | 1.16 | 2000–2018 |
36 | ![]() | 458 | 389+ | 1.18 | 1990–2009 |
37 | ![]() | 449 | 735 | 0.61 | 2001– |
38 | ![]() | 443 | ? | - | 2005– |
38 | ![]() | 437 | 578 | 0.76 | 2001–2018 |
39 | ![]() | 423 | 365 | 1.16 | 2009– [24] |
40 | ![]() | 420 | 483 | 0.87 | 2009– |
41 | ![]() | 416 | 182 | 2.29 | 2009– |
42 | ![]() | 414 | 460 | 0.88 | 1981–1998 [25] |
43 | ![]() | 414 | 511 | 0.81 | 2011– |
44 | ![]() | 410 | 646 | 0.63 | 1994–2015 [26] |
43 | ![]() | 409 | 448 | 0.91 | 2000–2017 |
45 | ![]() | 408 | 598 | 0.68 | 2007– [27] [28] |
50 | ![]() | 408 | 688 | 0.59 | 2005– |
51 | ![]() | 406+ | 700+ | 0.58 | 2001– [29] |
46 | ![]() | 402 | 231 | 1.74 | 2007– |
47 | ![]() | 402 | 716 | 0.56 | 2004– |
48 | ![]() | 401+ | ? | - | 2010- |
49 | ![]() | 396 | 433 | 0.91 | 2004– [30] |
57 | ![]() | 393+ | 458 | 0.86 | 1994–2013 [31] |
58 | ![]() | 381 | 159 | 2.4 | 2012– |
52 | ![]() | 386 | 251+ [b] | 1.54 | 2011– |
54 | ![]() | 373 | 407 | 0.92 | 2004– |
87 | ![]() | 373 | 426 | 0.88 | 2001–2024 |
55 | ![]() | 369 | 381 | 0.97 | 2014- [32] |
56 | ![]() | 368 | ? | — | 1917–1925 [33] |
59 | ![]() | 360 | 189+ | 1.9 | 1997–2018 |
60 | ![]() | 359 | 276 | 1.3 | 2009– |
61 | ![]() | 358 | 486 | 0.74 | 1977–1997 |
62 | ![]() | 351 | 188 | 1.87 | 2006- [34] |
63 | ![]() | 350 | 375+ | 0.93 | 1998–2014 |
64 | ![]() | 349 | 534 | 0.65 | 2005– |
65 | ![]() | 348 | 316 | 1.1 | 2008– |
66 | ![]() | 348 | 586 | 0.59 | 1998–2016 |
67 | ![]() | 346 | 475 | 0.73 | 2008– |
75 | ![]() | 349 | 225 | 1.55 | 2012– [35] |
68 | ![]() | 343 | 530 | 0.65 | 2009– |
69 | ![]() | 343 | 436+ | 0.79 | 2012– |
70 | ![]() | 332 | 570 | 0.58 | 2006– |
71 | ![]() | 328+ | 592+ | 0.55 | 1998– |
72 | ![]() | 326 | 508 | 0.54 | 2008– |
73 | ![]() | 326 | 458 | 0.71 | 1998–2015 |
74 | ![]() | 318 | 233 | 1.36 | 2011– [36] [37] |
77 | ![]() | 318 | 418 | 0.81 | 1994–2009 |
76 | ![]() | 317 | ? | — | 2011– |
78 | ![]() | 317 | 284 | 1.12 | 2008– |
79 | ![]() | 320 | 438 | 0.73 | 2010– |
80 | ![]() | 314+ | 455+ | 0.69 | 2002-2021 |
81 | ![]() | 312 | 261+ | 1.2 | 1992–2010 |
82 | ![]() | 311+ | 286+ | 1.09 | 2002– |
83 | ![]() | 306 | 399 | 0.77 | 2000- |
84 | ![]() | 306 | 417 | 0.73 | 1995–2018 |
84 | ![]() | 306 | ? | — | 1988-2012 |
85 | ![]() | 304 | 506 | 0.6 | 1998-2022 |
86 | ![]() | 303 | 404 | 0.75 | 2010– |
86 | ![]() | 300 | 706 | 0.42 | 2000–2018 |
Notes: + indicates that there may be more matches and goals.
Confederation | Countries | Players |
---|---|---|
AFC | 3 | 3 |
UEFA | 37 | 72 |
CONMEBOL | 4 | 4 |
CAF | 3 | 3 |
CONCACAF | 4 | 4 |
OFC | 1 | 1 |
Total | 52 | 87 |