THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD'S TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING at April 30, 2021
Picture : Jennifer Hermoso is the leader of the WORLD'S TOP GOAL SCORER Ranking.
THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD'S TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING at April 30, 2021
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 May 1, 2021 , the IFFHS has the pleasure to publish the second ranking of the year 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 April 2021, Jennifer Hermoso (Spain/FC Barcelona) is the leader of the WORLD’S TOP GOALSCORER ranking before her spanish teammate Esther Gonzales Rodriguez (Spain/Levante) and FC Bayern München’s Lea Schüller (Germany). The 3 players have scored 20 or more goals since January 1, 2021 and lead the ranking. Behind the trio, Fran Kirby (England/Chelsea FC) and Alison Gonzales (Mexico/Atlas FC) added 17 goals each.
Five football continents (UEFA, CONCACAF, CAF, CONMEBOL and AFC) are represented in the TOP 20 !
THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD’S TOP GOAL SCORER RANKING at April 30, 2021
| Place | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 1 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Levante UD | 14 | 1 | 7 | 22 | |
| 3 | Lea SCHÜLLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| 4 | Fran KIRBY | England | Chelsea FC | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 5 | Alison GONZALES | Mexico | FC Atlas | 17 | 17 | |||
| 6 | Emily GIELNIK | Australia | Brisbane R/ Vittsjö | 14 | 2 | 16 | ||
| 7 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | CD Guadalajara | 16 | 16 | |||
| 8 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | AC Milan | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 9 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 10 | Cristiana GIRELLI | Italy | FC Juventus | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| 11 | Asisat OSHOALA | Nigeria | FC Barcelona | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 12 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 13 | Pernille HARDER | Denmark | Chelsea FC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| 14 | Ewelina KAMCZYK | Poland | GKS Görnik Leczna | 12 | 12 | |||
| 15 | Samantha MEWIS | USA | Manchester City FC | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 | Ellen WHITE | England | Manchester City FC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Agnethe NIELSEN | Denmark | Bröndby IF | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| 18 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 19 | Michelle HEYMAN | Australia | Canberra United | 10 | 10 | |||
| 20 | Wendie RENARD | France | Olympique Lyon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 21 | Gabi NUNES | Brazil | Corinthians | 2 | 7 | 9 | ||
| 22 | Mateja ZVER | Slovenia | St Pölten | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 23 | Linda DALLMANN | Germany | FC Bayern München | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 24 | Lina HURTIG | Sweden | FC Juventus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 25 | Vivianne MIEDEMA | Netherlands | Arsenal FC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 26 | Andrea STASKOVA | Czech Republic | FC Juventus | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||
| 27 | Daniela SOLIS | Mexico | Monterey | 9 | 9 | |||
| Nicola KARCZEWSKA | Poland | Gornik Leczna | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Martyna WIANKOSCHA | Poland | KKS Czerni | 9 | 9 | ||||
| 30 | Laura FREIGANG | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 31 | Barbara BONANSEA | Italy | FC Juventus | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 32 | Tine DE CAIGNY | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 33 | GRAZIELLE | Brazil | Corinthians | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 34 | Lauren HEMP | England | Manchester City FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 35 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | RSC Anderlecht | 8 | 8 | |||
| Melina AYRES | Australia | Melbourne Victory | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Renae CUELLAR | Mexico | Club Tijuana | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Sandra MAYOR | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Aylin AVILEZ | Mexico | Royados Monterrey | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 40 | Khadija SHAW | Jamaica | Bordeaux | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Natasha DOWIE | England | Milan AC | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Fenna KALMA | Netherlands | FC Twente | 6 | 2 | 8 |
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.