Top 29 Women's Footballers of All Time

Pioneers who played for almost nothing share this list with today's Champions League royalty, and the old guard has plenty of goals to argue with.

1. 1
   Marta

   Brazilian forward, six-time FIFA World Player of the Year and the Women's World Cup record scorer.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Julie Foudy

   US midfielder and captain through two World Cup titles and two Olympic golds.
   882pts
3. 3
   Alex Morgan

   US striker and two-time World Cup winner who scored over 120 international goals.
   832pts
4. 4
   Brandi Chastain

   US defender who scored the winning penalty in the 1999 World Cup final.
   741pts
5. 5
   Birgit Prinz

   German striker who won two World Cups and three FIFA World Player awards.
   680pts
6. 6
   Asisat Oshoala

   Nigerian striker and record six-time African Women's Footballer of the Year.
   680pts
7. 7
   Sam Kerr

   Australian striker and record scorer across the NWSL, W-League and WSL.
   680pts
8. 8
   Lotta Schelin

   Swedish striker and her country's record scorer, a Lyon great.
   680pts
9. 9
   Nadine Angerer

   German goalkeeper who kept a clean sheet through the 2007 World Cup.
   611pts
10. 10
    Abby Wambach

    US striker with 184 international goals and a 2015 World Cup title.
    529pts
11. 11
    Kelly Smith

    Arsenal and England forward widely seen as England's greatest women's player.
    529pts
12. 12
    Carolina Morace

    Italian striker who scored 105 international goals and later coached Italy.
    529pts
13. 13
    Ada Hegerberg

    Norwegian striker, first Ballon d'Or Féminin winner and Champions League record scorer with Lyon.
    433pts
14. 14
    Lucy Bronze

    English right-back and multiple Champions League winner, voted world's best in 2020.
    433pts
15. 15
    Mia Hamm

    US forward who became the face of the 1999 World Cup win and the sport's global boom.
    433pts
16. 16
    Homare Sawa

    Japanese midfielder who captained Japan to the 2011 World Cup title.
    433pts
17. 17
    Camille Abily

    French midfielder at the heart of Lyon's Champions League dynasty.
    433pts
18. 18
    Aitana Bonmatí

    Barcelona midfielder and three-time Ballon d'Or Féminin winner who led Spain to the 2023 World Cup.
    433pts
19. 19
    Wendie Renard

    French centre-back and Lyon captain with eight Champions League titles.
    433pts
20. 20
    Carli Lloyd

    US midfielder who scored a hat-trick in the 2015 World Cup final.
    433pts
21. 21
    Megan Rapinoe

    US winger who won the Golden Ball, Golden Boot and Ballon d'Or in 2019.
    433pts
22. 22
    Vivianne Miedema

    Dutch striker and the Netherlands' record goalscorer, men or women.
    433pts
23. 23
    Alexia Putellas

    Barcelona and Spain playmaker who won her record-equalling third Ballon d'Or Féminin in 2026.
    317pts
24. 24
    Christine Sinclair

    Canadian captain and the all-time leading international goalscorer, men or women.
    317pts
25. 25
    Michelle Akers

    US forward who won the first Women's World Cup Golden Boot in 1991.
    0pts
26. 26
    Hope Solo

    US goalkeeper who won two Olympic golds and the 2015 World Cup.
    0pts
27. 27
    Pernille Harder

    Danish forward and two-time UEFA Women's Player of the Year.
    0pts
28. 28
    Hege Riise

    Norwegian midfielder who won the 1995 World Cup and 2000 Olympic gold.
    0pts
29. 29
    Dzsenifer Marozsán

    German playmaker who won Olympic gold in 2016 and five Champions Leagues with Lyon.
    0pts

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