List of top international women's football goal scorers by country

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

For men's footballers, see List of top international men's football goal scorers by country.

Christine Sinclair of Canada is the all-time leading goalscorer for women's national teams

This page lists the top all-time goalscorer for each women's national football team. This list is not an all-time top international goalscorers list, as several countries have two or more players with more goals than another country's top scorer. It simply lists only the top scorer for each country.

Since January 2020, Canadian forward Christine Sinclair is the leading all-time international goalscorer.[1] She overtook Abby Wambach of the United States, who had held the top position for over six years.[2] Wambach's former teammate Mia Hamm topped the list between 1999 and 2013, who was preceded by Italian player Elisabetta Vignotto.[3]

List of top scorers by country

As of 23 February 2024
Players in bold are still active at international level.
Players in italics also hold the record for most caps for their nation.
Rank is a count of the FIFA nations. Sudan has a pair of players tied for national leader, and is counted as one nation.
Rank Player Country Goals Caps Goals per match First cap Last cap Ref.
1 Christine Sinclair  Canada 190 331 0.57 12 March 2000 5 December 2023 [1][4][5]
2 Abby Wambach  United States 184 255 0.72 9 September 2001 16 December 2015 [1][6]
3 Maysa Jbarah  Jordan 133 127 1.05 18 September 2005 29 February 2024 [7][8]
4 Birgit Prinz  Germany 128 214 0.6 27 July 1994 30 June 2011 [1][9][10]
5 Julie Fleeting  Scotland 116 121 0.96 1996 8 February 2015 [1][11]
6 Marta[a]  Brazil 115 186 0.62 19 November 2002 9 April 2024 [1][13][14][15]
7 Patrizia Panico  Italy 110 204 0.54 8 April 1996 27 November 2014 [1][16]
8 Sun Wen  China 106 152 0.7 1990 2003 [17][citation needed]
9 Portia Modise  South Africa 101 124 0.81 14 November 2000 11 March 2015 [18]
10 Vivianne Miedema  Netherlands 95 118 0.81 26 September 2013 23 February 2024 [19][20]
11 Eugénie Le Sommer  France 93 192 0.48 12 February 2009 9 April 2024 [21][22]
12 Lotta Schelin  Sweden 88 185 0.48 16 March 2004 29 July 2017 [23]
13 Homare Sawa  Japan 83 205 0.4 6 December 1993 5 July 2015 [24]
14 Maribel Domínguez  Mexico 82 116 0.71 18 August 1998 15 February 2016 [25][citation needed]
Tessa Wullaert  Belgium 82 131 0.63 20 August 2011 9 April 2024 [26][27][28]
16 Perpetua Nkwocha  Nigeria 80 99 0.81 1999 12 June 2015 [29]
17 Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir  Iceland 79 124 0.64 14 June 2003 8 October 2019 [30][citation needed]
18
Pernille Harder
 		 Denmark 75 150 0.5 24 October 2009 9 April 2024 [31][citation needed]
19 Fanny Vágó  Hungary 74 146 0.51 14 March 2007 22 February 2023 [32]
20 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević  Switzerland 72 157 0.46 12 August 2009 27 February 2024 [33][citation needed]
21 Ji So-yun  South Korea 71 158 0.45 30 October 2006 8 April 2024 [34][35]
22 Sam Kerr  Australia 69 128 0.54 7 February 2009 1 November 2023 [36]
23 Huỳnh Như  Vietnam 68 109 0.62 2011 1 November 2023 [37][citation needed]
24 Isabell Herlovsen  Norway 67 133 0.5 11 March 2005 8 October 2019 [38]
Win Theingi Tun  Myanmar 67 71 0.94 2014 3 May 2023 [39][40][citation needed]
26 Daryna Apanashchenko  Ukraine 64 145 0.44 12 May 2002 9 April 2024
27 Linda Sällström  Finland 59 137 0.43 31 May 2007 9 April 2024 [41][42][43]
Raquel Rodríguez
 		 Costa Rica 59 110 0.54 20 October 2007 9 April 2024
Ewa Pajor  Poland 59 85 0.69 20 August 2013 9 April 2024 [44]
30 Khadija Shaw  Jamaica 55 41 1.34 2015 27 September 2023 [45]
Jennifer Hermoso
 		 Spain 55 113 0.49 21 June 2012 9 April 2024 [46][47]
32 Olivia O'Toole  Republic of Ireland 54 130 0.42 8 December 1991 30 October 2008 [48]
Amber Hearn  New Zealand 54 125 0.43 18 February 2004 9 June 2018 [49][50]
34 Nina Burger  Austria 53 108 0.49 1 September 2005 9 April 2019 [51][citation needed]
Sabitra Bhandari  Nepal 53 46 1.15 12 November 2014 27 February 2024 [52]
36 Bala Devi  India 52 61 0.85 2007 2020 [53]
Gabriela Chlumecká  Czech Republic 52 66 0.79 21 June 1993 26 May 2007 [54][citation needed]
Ellen White  England 52 113 0.46 25 March 2010 31 July 2022 [55]
39 Reem Al-Hashmi  Bahrain 51 58 0.88 [citation needed]
40 Madeleine Ngono Mani  Cameroon 49 109 0.45 2002 2020 [56]
41 Helen Ward  Wales 44 105 0.42 30 September 2008 21 February 2023 [57]
42 Anastassia Morkovkina  Estonia 40 75 0.53 7 March 1997 28 August 2015 [58][citation needed]
43 Edite Fernandes  Portugal 39 132 0.3 21 December 1997 16 September 2016 [59][citation needed]
44 Rachel Furness  Northern Ireland 38 95 0.4 9 March 2005 27 October 2023
45 Sabina Khatun  Bangladesh 34 53 0.64 2010 4 December 2023 [citation needed]
46 Silvi Jan  Israel 29 23 1.26 2 November 1997 10 May 2007 [60][61]
Nérilia Mondésir  Haiti 29 19 1.53 2016 30 October 2023
48 Sarina Bolden  Philippines 28 44 0.64 6 April 2018 26 October 2023 [62]
49 Yağmur Uraz  Turkey 26 73 0.36 2006 31 October 2023 [63][citation needed]
Patrícia Hmírová  Slovakia 26 116 0.22 27 May 2012 9 April 2024
51 Ghizlane Chebbak  Morocco 22 69 0.32 8 March 2008 31 October 2023 [64]
Mariana Larroquette  Argentina 22 83 0.27 21 May 2015 2 March 2024 [65]
53 Zahra Ghanbari  Iran 17 65 0.26 21 May 2013 25 September 2021 [66][67]
54 Lili Iskandar  Lebanon 12 23 0.52 8 November 2018 23 February 2024 [68][69]
55
Megi Doçi
 		 Albania 11 43 0.26 22 October 2015 22 February 2024 [70][citation needed]
56 Al Bandari Mobarak  Saudi Arabia 10 17 0.59 20 February 2022 23 February 2024 [71][72]
57 Marjan Haydaree  Afghanistan 5 2012 [73][citation needed]
58 Rawan Abdelmoneim  Sudan 1 24 August 2021 20 October 2021 [74]
Rayan Ragab 1 24 August 2021 20 October 2021 [74]

Record progression

Since the early 1980s there have been four players who have topped the all-time global goal scorers list.

Goals Name Country Start End Span Ref
107 Elisabetta Vignotto[b]  Italy 1982 22 May 1999 16–17 years [3][76]
158 Mia Hamm  United States 22 May 1999 20 June 2013 14 years, 29 days [2]
184 Abby Wambach  United States 20 June 2013 30 January 2020 6 years, 224 days [2]
190 Christine Sinclair  Canada 30 January 2020 ongoing 4 years, 88 days [1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Only Marta's goals scored in full international matches (senior international team v senior international team) count toward international goal totals.[12]
  2. ^ Vignotto reportedly scored 107 or 108 goals.[3] The Italian Football Federation lists her record as 97 goals in 95 matches.[75]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Christine Sinclair: Canada striker beats all-time record". BBC Sport. 30 January 2020. Archived from the original on 31 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Canada's Christine Sinclair ties Abby Wambach for most international goals". Sportsnet Canada. 29 January 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Lisette Hilton (30 August 2004). "Feet of Gold". ESPN. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Match Details, Japan vs Canada, Jul 21, 2021". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Christine Sinclair". Canadian Soccer Association. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Abby Wambach". United States Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  7. ^ Hill, Courtney (22 July 2023). "Top scorer in international women's football: From Alex Morgan and Marta to Christine Sinclair". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Senior National Team – Players". Jordan Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Birgit Prinz" (in German). German Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Birgit Prinz: Ausnahmespielerin und Legende" [Birgit Prinz: Exceptional player and legend] (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Julie Fleeting". Scottish Football Association. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Marta scores as Brazil defeats Argentina 4-1". Yahoo Sports. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  14. ^ Hill, Courtney (22 July 2023). "Top scorer in international women's football: From Alex Morgan and Marta to Christine Sinclair". Olympics.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Marta". soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Patrizia Panico" (in Italian). Italian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  17. ^ Xinhua (6 October 2003). "Sun's retirement leaves China to suffer wait for new genius". China Daily. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Portia: SA's centurion in numbers". SAFA. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Vivianne Miedema" (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Van Dijk, Miedema en Wiegman genomineerd voor FIFA-prijzen" [Van Dijk, Miedema and Wiegman nominated for FIFA awards] (in Dutch). Royal Dutch Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  21. ^ "Bleues : Eugénie Le Sommer dépasse le record de buts en équipe de France de Marinette Pichon" (in French). L'Équipe. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Eugénie LE SOMMER" (in French). French Football Federation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  23. ^ "Lotta SCHELIN (SWE)". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  24. ^ "Homare SAWA (JPN)". FIFA. 26 April 2018. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  25. ^ Tuckman, Jo (5 January 2005). "It's a man's game". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 14 March 2020. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  26. ^ "Tessa Wullaert named Belgian Player of the Year". Manchester City F.C. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  27. ^ "T. Wullaert". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 1 May 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  28. ^ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  29. ^ "African legand of the week: Perpetua Nkwocha". Goal.com. 9 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  30. ^ "Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  31. ^ "Pernille Harder" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Fanny Vágó". Hungarian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  33. ^ "Ana-Maria Crnogorčević". Swiss Football Association. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  34. ^ "각종기록" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  35. ^ "Ji So-yun profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  36. ^ Woodcock, Mitchell (5 August 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Sam Kerr becomes Matildas' all-time goalscorer as USA claim victory in bronze medal match". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021."Sam Kerr". Football Australia. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  37. ^ "Monsterzege op Vietnam wordt lastig, maar: 'Meer dan drie doelpunten zit er wel in'". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  38. ^ "Pettersen-stikk etter Herlovsen-rekord: – Får trøste meg med at hun brukte 35 kamper mer enn meg" (in Norwegian). NRK. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  39. ^ Farzan, Mohamed (8 October 2021). "Gokulam Kerala FC sign Myanmar forward Win Theingi Tun". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  40. ^ "Win Theingi Tun". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  41. ^ "Linda Sällström". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  42. ^ Pietarinen, Heikki. "Finland - Women International Player Records". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  43. ^ "L. Sällström". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  44. ^ Media, Wirtualna Polska (7 September 2022). "To już najlepsza strzelczyni w historii reprezentacji Polski. Ewa Pajor pobiła rekord". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  45. ^ Clarke, Athena (11 August 2020). "'Never gonna stop' - Khadija Shaw looking for more achievements after Order of Distinction bestowal". The Jamaica Star. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021. ...her 42 goals also saw her become the nation's top scorer of all time, whether male or female.
  46. ^ "Spain qualify for Women's Euro 2022 with 13-0 win". Channel News Asia. 19 February 2021. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  47. ^ "JENNI HERMOSO". www.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  48. ^ Farrell, Sinead (8 April 2018). "I saw people taking drugs, taking tablets and drinking. I said, 'I don't want this life'". The42. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021. She's the country's all-time female top scorer with 54 goals...
  49. ^ Voerman, Andrew (26 February 2020). "Football Ferns' leading goalscorer Amber Hearn slips quietly into retirement". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021. Amber Hearn has played her last game for the national women's football team and won't add to her 125 caps or her 54 goals.
  50. ^ "Goalscorers". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  51. ^ "Nina Burger verkündet Karriere-Ende". oefb.at (in German). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  52. ^ "Sabitra Bhandari Honored With The Female Player Of The Decade Award". GoalNepal. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  53. ^ "Beacons who lit the way for women's football in India". 30 September 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  54. ^ "Gabriela Chlumecká" (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  55. ^ "England Women's player profile: Ellen White". England Football. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  56. ^ Enow, Njie (4 June 2019). "Women's World Cup 2019 team guide No 18: Cameroon". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  57. ^ Sanders, Emma (5 January 2021). "Wales' Helen Ward: 'I won't make any rash decisions on retirement'". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021. The striker, who is the country's all-time record goalscorer with 42 goals in 89 appearances...
  58. ^ "Anastassia Morkovkina" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  59. ^ "Edite" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  60. ^ "סילבי ז'אן" [Silvi Jan] (in Hebrew). Israel Football Association. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  61. ^ Talshir, Uri (18 October 2009). "כדורגל נשים: שרית שנער רוצה למלא את מקומה של סילבי ז'אן" [Women's football: Sarit Shenar wants to fill Silvi Jan's place]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  62. ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (27 October 2023). "'Early goal lit a fire under us,' says Bolden after Filipinas' win vs Chinese-Taipei". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  63. ^ "Yağmur Uraz" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  64. ^ Mikkelsen, Sebastian (25 July 2023). "Morocco's football star Ghizlane Chebbak: Walking in the footsteps of my late father". Olympics. Archived from the original on 25 July 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  65. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Argentina in need of a win to keep its dream alive". Buenos Aires Herald. 27 July 2023.
  66. ^ @afcasiancup (26 December 2021). "1️⃣3️⃣ x ⚽️ Zahra Ghanbari is 🇮🇷 Team Melli Baanovaan's highest goal-scorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
  67. ^ "Zahra Ghanbari". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  68. ^ "Lebanon National Team All-Time Stats Women". FA Lebanon. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  69. ^ "Layla Iskandar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  70. ^ "Megi Doçi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  71. ^ "Saudi Arabia". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  72. ^ "Al-Bandari Mubarak". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  73. ^ "Marjan Haydaree: Afghanistan far from the eyes, but close to the heart". Coeur de Foot. 28 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  74. ^ a b "Matches Archive for: Sudan". goalzz.com. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  75. ^ "Classifica Marcatori – Nazionale A Femminile". Italian Football Federation. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  76. ^ Giuffrida, Angela (28 June 2019). "'Winning helps' and boosts women's football revival in Italy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_top_international_women%27s_football_goal_scorers_by_country&oldid=1219713514"