THE IFFHS WOMAN TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING
Picture : Lieke Martens, Jennifer Hermoso and Alexia Putellas - the 3 best Goalscorers of FC Barcelona, winner of the UEFA Champions League 2020/21.
THE IFFHS WOMAN TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING
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 June 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 TOP GOAL SCORER (all competitions Goals)
- THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN NATIONAL LEAGUE GOAL SCORER (only National league goals)
- THE WORLD’S BEST WOMAN INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER (only international Goals).
At the end of May 2021, Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/FC Barcelona) is always the leader of the WORLD’S TOP GOALSCORER ranking with 26 goals before her spanish teammate Esther Gonzales Rodriguez (Spain/Levante) 25 goals and FC Bayern München’s Lea Schüller (Germany) 22 goals. The same ranking like at end April !
Behind the trio, a newcomer from Poland, Ewelina Kamczyk has joined 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.
Gentjana Rochi has already scored 16 goals in two months !
Five football continents (UEFA, CONCACAF, CAF, CONMEBOL and AFC) are represented in the TOP 20 ! 44 players in the 30 best leagues in the World have scored 10 goals or more.
THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD’S TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING at May 31, 2021
| Place | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 15 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Levante UD | 17 | 1 | 7 | 25 | |
| 3 | Lea SCHÜLLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
| 4 | Fran KIRBY | England | Chelsea FC | 13 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Alison GONZALES | Mexico | FC Atlas | 21 | 21 | |||
| Ewelina KAMCZYK | Poland | GKS Görnik Leczna | 21 | 21 | ||||
| 7 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | CD Guadalajara | 20 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC | 13 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
| 9 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 11 | 6 | 2 | 19 | |
| 10 | Emily GIELNIK | Australia | Brisbane/Vittsjö | 16 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 11 | Teresa KOZAROVA | Czech Republic | Slavia Prag | 17 | 17 | |||
| 12 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | AC Milan | 10 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| 13 | Christiana GIRELLI | Italy | FC Juventus | 11 | 4 | 1 | 16 | |
| 14 | Gentjana ROCHI | North Macedonia | Kups Kuopio | 12 | 4 | 16 | ||
| 15 | Stephany MAYOR | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 16 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 14 | 14 | |||
| 17 | Asisat OSHOALA | Nigeria | FC Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 18 | Pernille HARDER | Denmark | Chelsea FC | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| 19 | Lucie MARTINKOVA | Czech Republic | Sparta Prag | 13 | 13 | |||
| 20 | Cassandra KORHONEN | Finland | Aland United | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 21 | Ria KARJELAINEN | Finland | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 10 | 13 | ||
| 22 | Samantha MEWIS | USA | Manchester City | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 23 | Victoria ALBUQUERQUE | Brazil | Corinthians | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||
| 24 | Ellen WHITE | England | Manchester City FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 25 | Mateja ZVER | Slovenia | St Pölten | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 26 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 27 | Stine BLACKSTENIUS | Sweden | Häcken FF | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 28 | Agnethe NIELSEN | Denmark | Bröndby IF | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 29 | Daniela SOLIS | Mexico | Monterey | 12 | 12 | |||
| 30 | Andrea STASKOVA | Czech Republic | FC Juventus | 7 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 31 | Gabi NUNES | Brazil | Corinthians | 4 | 7 | 11 | ||
| 32 | Lieke MARTENS | Netherlands | FC Barcelona | 7 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| 33 | Barbara BONANSEA | Italy | FC Juventus | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| 34 | Nicola KARCZEWSKA | Poland | Gornik Leczna | 11 | 11 | |||
| 35 | Renae CUELLAR | Mexico | Club Tijuana | 11 | 11 | |||
| 36 | Joelle SMITS | Netherlands | PSV Eindhoven | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 37 | Wendie RENARD | France | Olympique Lyon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 38 | Laura FREIGANG | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| 39 | Daniela SABATINO | Italy | Fiorentina | 8 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 40 | Marie MINNAERT | Belgium | Club Brugge | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 41 | Belen CRUZ | Mexico | UANL Tigres | 10 | 10 | |||
| 42 | BEATRIZ | Brazil | Palmeiras | 10 | 10 | |||
| Michelle HEYMANN | Australia | Canberra United | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Aguka NUHIKAWA | Japan | FC Kunoichi | 10 | 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 May 31, 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.