IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN GOAL SCORER 2021 at June 30, 2021
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST WOMAN GOAL SCORER 2021 at June 30
JENNIFER HERMOSO SOVEREIGN !
In 2021, for the first time in History, the IFFHS publish the ranking of the Women World’s Best Top Goal Scorer !
We have taken in consideration the women best 30 nations in the World (official source : Top 30 FIFA Ranking Dezember 2020) and we add all the Goals in these countries from January 1, 2021 to Dezember 31, 2021 ( the same rules that the IFFHS has established in 1991 for the men).
Today, at July 1, 2021 , the IFFHS has the pleasure to publish the new ranking and each month, we will update until Dezember 31, 2021 to crown :
- THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN GOAL SCORER (all competitions Goals)
- THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER (only National league goals)
- THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER (only international Goals).
At the end of June 2021, Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/FC Barcelona) is always the leader of the WORLD’S TOP GOALSCORER ranking with 33 goals before her spanish teammate Esther Gonzales Rodriguez (Spain/Levante) 27 goals and FC Bayern München’s Lea Schüller (Germany) 24 goals. The same ranking like at end April !
Behind the trio, Alexia Putellas, Barcelona’s captain has taken the rank 4 before the newcomers from Poland and Czech Republic, Ewelina Kamczyk and Lucie Martinkowa, Mexican Alison Gonzales and England’s Fran Kirby with 21 goals, Alicia Cervantes the second Mexican Goalscorer complete the ranking of 20 goals or more with another Czech Goalscorer Teresa Kozarova.
Five football continents (UEFA, CONCACAF, CAF, CONMEBOL and AFC) are represented in the TOP 20 ! 57 players in the 30 best leagues in the World have scored 10 goals or more since the beginning of the year 2021 !
IFFHS WORLD'S BEST GOAL SCORER RANKING at June 30, 2021
| Place | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 22 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 33 |
| 2 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Levante UD | 19 | 1 | 7 | 27 | |
| 3 | Lea SCHUELLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| 5 | Fran KIRBY | England | Chelsea FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Alison GONZALES | Mexico | FC Atlas Guadalajara | 21 | 21 | |||
| Ewelina KAMCZYK | Poland | GKS Görnik Leczna | 21 | 21 | ||||
| Lucie MARTINKOVA | Czech Republic | Sparta Prag | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 9 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | CD Guadalajara | 20 | 20 | |||
| Teresa KOZAROVA | Czech Republic | Slavia Prag | 20 | 20 | ||||
| 11 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
| 12 | Emily GIELNIK | Australia | Brisbane/Vittsjö | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 13 | Gentjana ROCHI | North Macedonia | Kups Kuopio | 14 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 14 | Christiana GIRELLI | Italy | FC Juventus | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 |
| 15 | Gabi NUNES | Brazil | Corinthians | 9 | 7 | 16 | ||
| 16 | Asisat OSHOALA | Nigeria | FC Barcelona | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 17 | Ewa PAJOR | Poland | VFL Wolfsburg | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 | |
| 18 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | AC Milan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 19 | Stine BLACKSTENIUS | Sweden | Häcken FF | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| 20 | Stephany MAYOR | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 21 | Agnethe NIELSEN | Denmark | Bröndby IF | 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | |
| 22 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 14 | 14 | |||
| 23 | Vitoria ALMEIDA | Portugal | FC Famalicao | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 24 | Samantha MEWIS | USA | FC Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 25 | Mateja ZVER | Slovenia | St Pölten | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| 26 | Victoria ALBUQUERQUE | Brazil | Corinthians | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 27 | Lieke MARTENS | Netherlands | FC Barcelona | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 28 | Pernille HARDER | Denmark | Chelsea FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 29 | Daniela SOLIS | Mexico | Monterey | 13 | 13 | |||
| BEATRIZ | Brazil | SE Palmeiras | 13 | 13 | ||||
| 31 | Joelle SMITS | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | 10 | 3 | 13 | ||
| 32 | Cassandra KORHONEN | Finland | Aland United | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 33 | Ria KARJALAINEN | Finland | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 34 | Ellen WHITE | England | Manchester City FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 35 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 36 | Nicola KARCZEWSKA | Poland | Gornik Leczna | 12 | 12 | |||
| PALOMINHA | Brazil | Valadares FC | 12 | 12 | ||||
| 38 | Andrea STASKOVA | Czech Republic | FC Juventus | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 39 | Aitana BONMATI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 40 | Wendie RENARD | France | Olympique Lyon | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 41 | Barbara BONANSEA | Italy | FC Juventus | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 42 | Marta CARDONA | Spain | Real Madrid CF | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||
| 43 | Renae CUELLAR | Mexico | Club Tijuana | 11 | 11 | |||
| Aguka NISHIKAWA | Japan | FC Kunoichi | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Nelli KOROVKINA | Russia | Lokomotive Moscow | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Yana KALININA | Ukraine | Zhytlobud WFC | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Kyra CARUSA | Ireland | HB Koge | 11 | 11 | ||||
| 48 | Nicole BILLA | Austria | TSV Hoffenheim | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 49 | Vivianne MIEDEMA | Netherlands | Arsenal FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Laura FREIGANG | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 51 | Daniela SABATINO | Italy | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 52 | Marie MINNAERT | Belgium | Club Brugge | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Ami SUGITA | Japan | FC Kunoichi | 9 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 54 | Belen CRUZ | Mexico | Tgres UANL | 10 | 10 | |||
| Michelle HEYMANN | Australia | Canberra United | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Raquel FERNANDEZ | Portugal | Sporting Lisboa | 10 | 10 | ||||
| 57 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Girondins Bordeaux | 8 | 2 | 10 |
All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official international club tournaments, official games between national teams).
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team
Period: from January 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021.
Tiebreaking criteria in case of equal number of total goals:
1) international goals (ICC + NT), 2) goals scored for national team (NT), 3) goals scored in domestic league (NL), 4) strength of the league (according to IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.