IFFHS AWARDS 2022 - WOMEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER
FENNA KALMA SOVEREIGN !
She is the sovereign winner of IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER AWARD 2022. Fenna Kalma scored 45 goals (all competitions included) in the year 2022 with her club Twente and her national team of Netherlands. Samantha Kerr, IFFHS Award winner of international goals, and Tessa Wullaert, Belgium’s star player, scored each 38 goals to take the two other places on the podium.
Mexico’s MX League and Netherlands Eredivisie have each 3 players in the Top 10, UEFA (31) and CONCACAF (10) are the most represented in the Top 48 (players with 20 or more goals in 2022). Top 48 : USA (4), Mexico (4), Netherlands (4), England (3) and Brazil (3) .
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Fenna KALMA | Netherlands | Twente | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 45 |
| 2 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC (England) | 16 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 38 |
| 3 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Anderlecht/Sittard (NL) | 24 | 2 | 12 | 38 | |
| 4 | Romee LEUCHTER | Netherlands | FC Ajax | 26 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
| 5 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City FC | 15 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Mia FISCHEL | USA | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 33 | 33 | |||
| 7 | Ewa PAJOR | Poland | VFL Wolfsburg | 15 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 |
| 8 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | Chivas Guadalajara | 27 | 5 | 32 | ||
| 9 | Stephany MAYOR | Mexico | UANL Tigres | 26 | 5 | 31 | ||
| 10 | Kadidiatou DIANI | France | Paris SG | 16 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 29 |
| 11 | Fabienne HUMM | Switzerland | FC Zurich | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 29 |
| 12 | Veronica Charlyn CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 29 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 14 | Sophia SMITH | USA | Portland Thorns | 15 | 2 | 11 | 28 | |
| 15 | DEBINHA | Brazil | NCC Courage (USA) | 12 | 6 | 10 | 28 | |
| 16 | Gentjana ROCHI | North Macedonia | KUPS (Finland) | 22 | 2 | 4 | 28 | |
| 17 | Dominika KOPINSKA | Poland | Lodz | 26 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 18 | Beth MEAD | England | Arsenal (England) | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 26 |
| 19 | Georgia STANWAY | England | Man City/FC Bayern | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| 20 | Lavdie BEGOLLI | Albania | KUPS (Finland) | 25 | 1 | 26 | ||
| 21 | Vivianne MIEDEMA | Netherlands | Arsenal (England) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 22 | Lea SCHUELLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 25 |
| 23 | Esther GONZALES | Spain | Real Madrid | 12 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 25 |
| 24 | Christina BURKENROAD | USA | Monterrey (Mexico) | 25 | 25 | |||
| 25 | Amalie VANSGAARD | Denmark | Linkopings(Sweden) | 22 | 3 | 25 | ||
| 26 | Lauren HEMP | England | Manchester City FC | 8 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 24 |
| 27 | Alex MORGAN | USA | San Diego Wave | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
| 28 | Lucie MARTINKOVA | Czech Rep | Sparta Prag | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| 29 | Alba REDONDO FERRER | Spain | Levante UD | 17 | 3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 30 | Jill ROORD | Netherlands | VFL Wolfsburg (Germany) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 23 |
| 31 | GEYSE | Brazil | Madrid CFF/FC Barcelona | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| 32 | Uchenna KANU | Nigeria | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 18 | 4 | 22 | ||
| 33 | Evelyne VIENS | Canada | Kristianstads (Sweden) | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 34 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 35 | Adriana MAGA | Brazil | Corinthians | 11 | 1 | 9 | 21 | |
| 36 | Christiana GIRELLI | Italy | Juventus | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 21 |
| 37 | Katty MARTINEZ | Mexico | Club America | 15 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 38 | Claudia PINA | Spain | FC Barcelona | 15 | 2 | 4 | 21 | |
| 39 | Nelli KOROVKINA | Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow | 17 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |
| 40 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | Fiorentina/AS Roma | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 41 | Stenia BLACKSTENIUS | Sweden | Arsenal (England) | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 20 |
| 42 | Alexandra POPP | Germany | VFL Wolfsburg | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |
| 43 | Caroline WEIR | Scotland | Man City/Real Madrid (Sp) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 20 |
| 44 | Catalina USME | Colombia | America Cali | 15 | 2 | 3 | 20 | |
| 45 | Tabitha CHAWINGA | Malawi | Wuhan/inter (Italy) | 17 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 46 | Davinia VAN MECHELEN | Belgium | Club Brugge | 17 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 47 | Tereza SZEWIECZKOVA | Czech Republc | Slavia Praha | 18 | 2 | 20 | ||
| 48 | Lizzie ARNOT | Scotland | Rangers | 18 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official international club tournaments, official games between national teams). The 30 best national divisions are considered in the ranking.
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team
Period: from January 1 to December 31, 2022.
Tie-breaking 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 (on IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.