IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at OCTOBER 31
Picture : Veronica Corral is the sovereign leader !
IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at OCTOBER 31
The podium has not changed since last month, Veronica Corral (38 goals) has always 4 goals more than Kiana Palacios and 5 more than Jennifer Hermoso. But the month of October allowed Portugal’s striker Francisca Nazareth to enter in the Top 10, Kenyan Marjolen Nekesa in the Top 12 and Melchie Dumornay in the Top 20 ! Malawi has 2 players in the Top 35 (the sisters Chawinga) and Mexico’s Liga MX is always represented by 6 players in the Top 10.
THE RANKING 2023 at OCTOBER 31
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Veronica CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 33 | 5 | 38 | ||
| 2 | Kiana PALACIOS | Mexico | Club America | 27 | 7 | 34 | ||
| 3 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | Pachuca (Mexico) | 25 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 4 | Racheal KUNDANANJI | Zambia | Madrid CFF | 20 | 9 | 29 | ||
| 5 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC (England) | 8 | 13 | 7 | 28 | |
| 6 | Jaqueline OVALLE | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 24 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 7 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | Chivas | 25 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 8 | Christina BURKENROAD | USA | CF Monterrey (Mexico) | 25 | 3 | 28 | ||
| 9 | Francisca NAZARETH | Portugal | Benfica | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Alba REDONDO FERRER | Spain | Levante UD | 16 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
| 11 | Asisat OSHOALA | Nigeria | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 20 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| 12 | Marjolen NEKESA | Kenya | Slavia Prag (Czech Republic) | 19 | 3 | 3 | 25 | |
| 13 | Kirsty HOWAT | Scotland | Rangers | 24 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 14 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Sittard (Netherlands) | 17 | 1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 15 | Rachel DALY | England | Aston Villa | 15 | 6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 16 | Riko UEKI | Japan | Beleza | 15 | 6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 17 | Barbra BANDA | Zambia | Shangai (China) | 12 | 11 | 23 | ||
| 18 | Alexandra POPP | Gemany | VFL Wolfsburg | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 19 | Temwa CHAWINGA | Malawi | Wuhan (China) | 15 | 8 | 23 | ||
| 20 | Melchie DUMORNAY | Haïti | Reims/OL Lyon (France) | 7 | 4 | 11 | 22 | |
| 21 | Romina NUNEZ | Argentina | Urquiza | 21 | 1 | 22 | ||
| 22 | Gentjana ROCHI | Madeconia | KUPS (Finland) | 13 | 8 | 1 | 22 | |
| 23 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City (England) | 13 | 9 | 22 | ||
| 24 | Catalina USME | Colombia | America Cali | 13 | 1 | 7 | 21 | |
| 25 | Jessica SILVA | Portugal | Benfica | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 26 | Lauren DAVIDSON | Scotland | Glasgow City | 18 | 2 | 1 | 21 | |
| 27 | Liz RIJSBERGEN | Netherlands | Den Haag/Twente | 17 | 2 | 2 | 21 | |
| 28 | Fenna KALMA | Netherlands | FC Twente | 17 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 29 | Marie Carmen REYES | Mexico | Tigres UANL | 21 | 21 | |||
| 30 | Lotta LINDSTROM | Finland | HJK | 17 | 4 | 21 | ||
| 31 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Real Madrid | 11 | 1 | 8 | 20 | |
| 32 | Romee LEUCHTER | Netherlands | Ajax | 11 | 2 | 7 | 20 | |
| 33 | Karina SAEVIK | Norway | Valerenga | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 34 | Evelyne VIENS | Canada | Kristiansand/AS Roma | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20 |
| 35 | Tabita CHAWINGA | Malawi | Inter Milan (I)/ PSG (France) | 16 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| 36 | Linda NATTER | Austria | Altach | 17 | 3 | 20 | ||
| 37 | Caroline WEIR | Scotland | Real Madrid (Spain) | 14 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 38 | Amy GALLACHER | Scotland | Celtic | 19 | 19 | |||
| 39 | Salma PARALLUELO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| 40 | PRISCILLA | Brazil | Internacional | 10 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 41 | Aitana BONMATI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 8 | 4 | 6 | 18 | |
| 43 | Lyneth BEERENSTEYN | Netherlands | Juventus (Italy) | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 | |
| 44 | Cristiana GIRELLI | Italy | Juventus | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 45 | Olivia SCHOUGH | Sweden | FC Rosengard | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| 46 | Katty MARTINEZ | Mexico | Club América | 18 | 18 | |||
| 47 | Ana DIAS | Portugal | Zenith (Russia) | 16 | 2 | 18 |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top national leagues (NL), national cups (NC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 October 2023.
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.