IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER 2023
IFFHS AWARDS 2023 – BARBRA BANDA FIRST
After Ellen White (2021) and Samantha Kerr (2022), Zambia’s Barbra Banda is the third player to win the IFFHS Award of WOMEN’S WORLD BEST INTERNATIONAL GOAL SCORER in 2023 !
Playing in China, Barbra Banda became the second Goalscorer in the Super League with Shangaï, but she was very effective with Zambia’s National Team, scoring 15 international goals in 2023. Those 15 goals allowed her to keep the World leadership for international goals in 2023, before IFFHS Women’s World Best Youth (U20) Player, Salma Paralluelo with 14 goals (6 for FC Barcelona, 8 for Spain) and last year winner Samantha Kerr with 13 goals (5 for Chelsea and 8 for Australia). All continents are represented in the World Top 30, two players from Zambia shine in the Top 5 ! Samantha Kerr (ranked 8 in 2021, 1 in 2022 and now 3 in 2023) shows one more time that she belongs to the History of women Goalscorers.
| Rank | Name | Country | Club | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Barbra BANDA | Zambia | Shangai (China) | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | Salma PARALLUELO | Spain | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 3 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea (England) | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Temwa CHAWINGA | Malawi | Wuhan (China) | 12 | 12 | |
| 5 | Racheal KUNDANANJI | Zambia | Madrid CFF (Spain) | 12 | 12 | |
| 6 | Melchie DUMORNAY | Haïti | Reims/Olympique Lyon | 11 | 11 | |
| 7 | Alexandra POPP | Germany | VFK Wolfsburg | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | Lineth BEERENSTEYN | Netherlands | Juventus (Italy) | 10 | 10 | |
| 9 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Real Madrid | 9 | 9 | |
| 10 | Kiana PALACIOS | Mexico | Club America | 9 | 9 | |
| 11 | Wang SHUANG | China | Louisville (USA) | 9 | 9 | |
| 12 | Haley BUGEJA | Malta | Inter Milan (italy) | 9 | 9 | |
| 13 | Sharon BECK | Israel | Köln (Germany) | 9 | 9 | |
| 14 | Ewa PAJOR | Poland | Wolfsburg (Germany) | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 15 | Aitana BONMATI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 16 | Kaditianou DIANI | France | PSG/Lyon | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | Bia ZANERATTO | Brazil | Palmeiras | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 18 | Kiko SEIKE | Japan | Urawa RD | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 19 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | Pachuca (Mexico) | 8 | 8 | |
| 20 | Linda SALLSTRÖM | Finland | Vittsjö (Sweden) | 8 | 8 | |
| 21 | Catalina USME | Colombia | America Cali | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 22 | Alba REDONDO FERRER | Spain | Levante UD | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 23 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | AS Roma | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 24 | Romee LEUCHTER | Netherlands | Ajax | 8 | 8 | |
| 25 | PRISCILLA | Brazil | Internacional | 8 | 8 | |
| 26 | Mallory PUGH-SWANSON | USA | Chicago RS | 7 | 7 | |
| 27 | Lea SCHULLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | Alessia RUSSO | England | Man United/Arsenal | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 29 | Ada HEGERBERG | Norway | Lyon (France) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 30 | Fridolina RÖLFO | Sweden | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 3 | 4 | 7 |
All “full international” games for country and the major international club competitions (without qualifiers) are taken in consideration in the ranking.
ICC = International Club Competitions, NT = National Team.
Period: from 1 January to 31 December 2023.
The tie-breaker at the equal number of total goals is the number of NT goals.
