IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2021 at September 30, 2021


Picture : Lea Schueller scored 9 goals in September to take the leadership due to the more National Team Goals ! Jennifer Hermoso, leader since 3 months, has also 33 goals.


IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD BEST TOP  GOAL SCORER 2021 at September 30, 2021


In 2021, for the first time in History, the IFFHS publish the ranking of the Women's World 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). 

For the first time this year, Lea Schueller has joined longtime leader Jennifer Hermoso with a total of 33 goals since the beginning of the year ! The German striker took rank 1 due to the National team goals ! The World Ranking is very close, 8 players have already scored 30 or more goals ! 2 mexicans, 2 spanish, 1 german, 1 dutch, 1 australian and 1 czech : the 3 coming months will be fantastic to celebrate the first IFFHS WOMAN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER in the History !


Cervantes, Miedema, Kerr, Putellas, Gonzales, Martinkova - already 30 or more goals !

Lea Schueller and Vivianne Miedema made a great jump the last month, also Alexia Putellas, Valentina Giacinti, Mateja Zver and newcomers like Ukraine’s Olga Ovdiychuk , Iceland’s Agla Maria Albersdottir,  dutch Fenna Kalma and spanish Amaiur Sarriegi.

All continents are represented in the World’s Top 50 : 35 UEFA players, 9 CONCACAF, 3 Conmebol, 2 AFC and 1 CAF. Mexico is the most represented country in the Top 50 with 5 players before Spain (4), Netherlands, Czech Republic, Italy and USA (3).


THE RANKING at September 30, 2021 - WORLD'S TOP 50


RankPlayerCountryClubNLNCICCNTTOTAL
         
1Lea SCHUELLERGermanyFC Bayern München1673733
2Jennifer HERMOSOSpainFC Barcelona2215533
3Alicia CERVANTESMexicoCD Guadalajara Chivas31   31
4Vivianne MIEDEMANetherlandsArsenal FC (England)10151430
5Samantha KERRAustraliaChelsea FC (England)1752630
6Alexia PUTELLASSpainFC Barcelona2062230
7Lucie MARTINKOVACzech RepublicSparta Prag28  230
8Alison GONZALESMexicoFC Atlas Guadalajara29  130
9Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZSpainLevante UD/Real Madrid CF191 929
10Valentina GIACINTIItalyAC Milan1832629
11Gentjana ROCHINorth MacedoniaKups Kuopio (Finland)254  29
12Stine BLACKSTENIUSSwedenHäcken FF1353728
13Cassandra KORHONENSwedenAland United (Finland)2061 27
14Teresa KOZAROVACzech RepublicSlavia Prag26   26
15Mateja ZVERSloveniaSt Pölten (Austria)14 3825
16Christiana GIRELLIItalyFC Juventus1244525
17Fran KIRBYEnglandChelsea FC 1554125
18Tessa WULLAERTBelgiumRSC Anderlecht23 1125
19Stephany MAYORMexicoTigres UANL24  125
20Olga OVDIYCHUKUktraineWFC Zhytlobud1725125
21Agla Maria ALBERTSDOTTIRIcelandValur Reyjkavik1247 23
22Ellen WHITEEnglandManchester City FC5131322
23Fenna KALMANetherlandsFC Twente1228 22
24Andrea STASKOVACzech RepublicFC Juventus (Italy)1054322
25Asisat OSHOALANigeriaFC Barcelona (Spain)1512422
26Amaiur SARRIEGISpainReal Sociedad15  621
27Nelli KOROVKINARussiaLokomotive Moscow1711221
28Ewelina KAMCZYKPolandGKS Görnik Leczna/FC Fleury21   21
29Marie Antoinette KATOTOFranceParis SG11 3620
30Lieke MARTENSNetherlandsFC Barcelona12 2620
31Emily GIELNIKAustraliaBrisbane Roar/Vittsjö (Sweden)17  320
32Katty MARTINEZMexicoTigres UANL19  120
33Catalina USMEColombiaAmerica de Cali13 1519
34Ewa PAJORPolandVFL Wolfsburg (Gemany)1123319
35Pernille HARDERDenmarkChelsea FC (England)943218
36Stefanie ENZINGERAustriaSt Pölten  14 4 18
37Renae CUELLARMexicoClub Tijuana18   18
37Gwen DUIJSTERSBelgiumGenk18   18
39Nicole BILLAAustriaTSV Hoffenheim (Germany)9 1717
40Gabi NUNESBrazilCorinthians/Madrid CFF10 7 17
41Victoria ALBUQUERQUEBrazilCorinthians10 7 17
42Lise Marie UTLANDNorwayRosenborg BK823417
43Oona SEVENIUSFinlandPK35 Vantaa125  17
44Samantha MEWISUSAMan City (England)/NCC 514616
45Barbara BONANSEAItalyFC Juventus743216
46Cloe LACASSECanadaBenfica (Portugal)1033 16
47Rohsolaa KRAVCHUKUkraineWFC Zhilstroy16   16
48Ria KARJALAINENFinlandHJK Helsinki610  16
49Carli LLOYDUSAFC Gotham22 1115
50Megan RAPINOEUSAOL Reign6  915


 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                                                                                            
                                                                                                                    
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.