IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022 at JULY 31
Picture : French striker Katoto leads the ranking but for the last time this year because of her serious injury.
IFFHS Women's World Best Top Goal Scorer 2022 :
Katoto and Wullaert 28 goals
Marie Antoinette Katoto is the new leader of the World Ranking, due to her two goals in July, but her serious knee injury in the EURO stage will probably mean that she will end 2022 with those 28 goals ! The same injury for BALLON D’OR and IFFHS WORLD’S BEST PLAYER 2021 Alexia Putellas, at the 7th place with 21 goals and also definitively out for the crown.
Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert counts 28 goals before Samantha Kerr (26), Mexican Alicia Cervantes (26) and Jamaica’s Kadisha Shaw (25). Beth Mead, Romee Leuchter and Lavdije Begolli made the greatest jumps in the ranking of July, and Alex Morgan (18 goals in 18 games) took place in the Top 20.
The most represented goal scorers in the Top 50 : UEFA (31), CONCACAF (12), CONMEBOL (4), AFC (2) and CAF (1). USA and England (5), Mexico, Netherlands and Brazil (4) are the most represented countries in the Top 50.
THE RANKING 2022 at JULY 31
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 10 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Anderlecht | 18 | 2 | 8 | 28 | |
| 3 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC (England) | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
| 4 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | Chivas Guadalajara | 20 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 5 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City FC | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | Lavdije BEGOLLI | Albania | KUPS (Finland) | 23 | 23 | |||
| 7 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Romee LEUCHTER | Netherlands | FC Ajax | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 | |
| 9 | Beth MEAD | England | Arsenal (England) | 7 | 1 | 12 | 20 | |
| 10 | Stephany MAYOR | Mexico | UANL Tigres | 15 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 11 | Gentjana ROCHI | North Macedonia | KUPS (Finland) | 17 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 12 | Lauren HEMP | England | Manchester City FC | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| 13 | Fanna KALMA | Netherlands | Twente | 14 | 5 | 19 | ||
| 14 | Charline WELLINGS | England | FC Celtic (Scotland) | 16 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 15 | Veronica Charlyn CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 19 | 19 | |||
| 16 | Georgia STANWAY | England | Manchester City FC | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| 17 | Alex MORGAN | USA | San Diego Wave | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| 18 | Catarina MACARIO | USA | Ol Lyon (France) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| 19 | Vivianne MIEDEMA | Netherlands | Arsenal (England) | 7 | 1 | 9 | 17 | |
| 20 | Katty MARTINEZ | Mexico | Club America | 11 | 6 | 17 | ||
| 21 | Nelli KOROVKINA | Russia | Lokomotiv Moscow | 14 | 2 | 1 | 17 | |
| 22 | Telma ENCARNACAO | Portugal | CSMaritimo | 11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |
| 23 | Sophia SMITH | USA | Thorns Portland | 9 | 2 | 5 | 16 | |
| 24 | Catalina USME | Colombia | America Cali | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||
| 25 | Dominika KOPINSKA | Poland | Lodz | 16 | 16 | |||
| 26 | Roselord BORGELLA | Haïti | Issy (France) | 3 | 12 | 15 | ||
| 27 | Jill ROORD | Netherlands | VFL Wolfsburg (Germany) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 28 | DEBINHA | Brazil | NCC Courage (USA) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| 29 | Mallory PUGH | USA | Washington Spirit | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 30 | Uchenna KANU | Nigeria | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 31 | Tabea WASSMUTH | Germany | VFL Wolfsburg | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 32 | Ria KARJALAINEN | Finland | HJK | 6 | 8 | 14 | ||
| 33 | Mia FISCHEL | USA | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 14 | 14 | |||
| 34 | Ada HEGERBERG | Norway | Olympique Lyon (France) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 35 | Jovana DAMNJANOVIC | Serbia | FC Bayern (Germany) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| 36 | Yuika SUGASAWA | Japan | Urawa | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 37 | Valentina BERGAMASCHI | Italy | Milan AC | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| 38 | GEYSE | Brazil | Madrid CFF (Spain) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 39 | Claudia PINA | Spain | FC Barcelona | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
| 40 | Lucie MARTINKOVA | Czech Rep | Sparta Prag | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
| 41 | Elise THORSNES | Norway | Valerenga | 13 | 13 | |||
| 42 | Christina BURKENROAD | USA | Monterrey (Mexico) | 13 | 13 | |||
| 43 | Stinia BLACKSTENIUS | Sweden | Arsenal (England) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 44 | BEATRIZ | Brazil | Palmeiras | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 45 | Kadidiatou DIANI | France | Paris SG | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| 46 | Guro REITEN | Norway | Chelsea FC (England) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 12 | |
| 47 | Pernille HARDER | Denmark | Chelsea FC (England) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |
| 48 | Wilma FORSBLOM | Finland | PK-35 | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 49 | Lindsey THOMAS | France | Milan AC (Italy) | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 50 | Fiona WORTS | England | Adelaide (Australia) | 12 | 12 | |||
| 51 | CHRISTIANE | Brazil | Santos FC | 12 | 12 | |||
| 52 | Amalie VANSGAARD | Denmark | Linkopings(Sweden) | 12 | 12 | |||
| 53 | Fabienne HUMM | Switzerland | FC Zurich | 9 | 3 | 12 |
All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official international club tournaments, official games between national teams). It concerns the 30 best countries in the World (FIFA Ranking December 2021).
Brazilian state championships Paulista and Carioca have status equal to national leagues (according to IFFHS decision).
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team
Period: from January 1 to July 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 (according to IFFHS ranking).