IFFHS AWARDS 2024 - CHARLYN CORRAL, WOMEN'S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2024
IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOALSCORER 2024
CHARLYN CORRAL NUMBER 1 !
Mexican Charlyn Veronica Corral is the World’s Best Goalscorer 2024 without any contestation ! 9th in 2022 and second in 2023, she won in 2024 the Global Award after already winning the IFFHS Awards of the World’s Best National Top Division Goalscorer 2023 and 2024 ! 3 IFFHS Awards in 2 years : Charlyn Corral has beaten all records. At 33, she has a great career with 94 goals in Spain (2015 to 2021 with Levante and Atlético Madrid) before joining Pachuca to win all titles in Mexico ! Caroline Hansen, Norway’s striker of Barcelona, has never scored so many goals as this year (36), taking the second place before Poland’s Ewa Pajor (35), who scored in Wolfsburg and in Barcelona since September. Salma Paralluelo, 28 goals and leader of the ranking in July, was injured since 5 months and remains despite her absence since July in the World’s Top 10 ! UEFA 23, CONCACAF 10, AFC 4 and CAF 4 are represented in the Top 41.
Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
1 | Charlyn Veronica CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 42 | 2 | 44 | ||
2 | Caroline HANSEN GRAHAM | Norway | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 19 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
3 | Ewa PAJOR | Poland | Wolfsburg (Ger)/FC Barcelona (Spain) | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 |
4 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Sittard (Neth)/Inter Milan (Italy) | 19 | 4 | 10 | 33 | |
5 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 17 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 32 |
6 | Lizbeth OVALLE | Mexico | UANL Tigres | 25 | 1 | 6 | 32 | |
7 | Sandra JESSEN | Iceland | Thor/KA | 22 | 10 | 32 | ||
8 | Christina MARTIN PRIETO | Spain | Sevilla/Benfica (Portugal) | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 30 |
9 | Lea SCHUELLER | Germany | FC Bayern München | 12 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 28 |
10 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City (England) | 21 | 5 | 2 | 28 | |
11 | Salma PARALLUELO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 28 |
12 | Barbra BANDA | Zambia | Shangai(China)/Orlando (USA) | 19 | 8 | 27 | ||
13 | Alissia RUSSO | England | Arsenal | 14 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
14 | Katie WILKINSON | England | Rangers (Scotland) | 22 | 4 | 26 | ||
15 | Aitana BONMATI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
16 | Nikee VAN DIJK | Netherlands | Leuwen (Bel)/Twente | 13 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |
17 | Tabitha CHAWINGA | Malawi | Paris SG/Lyon (France) | 19 | 2 | 4 | 25 | |
18 | Sarah LUEBBERT | USA | Club America (Mexico) | 23 | 2 | 25 | ||
19 | Kiko SEIKE | Japan | Urawa/Brighton (England) | 22 | 2 | 1 | 25 | |
20 | Stephanie RIBEIRO | USA | UNAM Pumas (Mexico) | 25 | 25 | |||
21 | Mariona CALDENTEY | Spain | FC Barcelona/Arsenal (England) | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 24 |
22 | Claudia PINA | Spain | FC Barcelona | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
23 | Temwa CHAWINGA | Malawi | Kansas City (USA) | 21 | 3 | 24 | ||
24 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | Chivas | 23 | 1 | 24 | ||
25 | Chinwendu IHUEZO | Nigeria | Pachuca (Mexico) | 24 | 24 | |||
26 | Kathleen MC GOVERN | Scotland | Hibernians | 18 | 6 | 24 | ||
27 | Kadidiatou DIANI | France | Olympique Lyon | 9 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 23 |
28 | Kiana PALACIOS | Mexico | Club America | 17 | 5 | 1 | 23 | |
29 | Aisha SOLARZANO GARCIA | Guatemala | Club Tijuana (Mexico) | 18 | 4 | 1 | 23 | |
30 | Sophia SMITH | USA | Portland Thorns | 12 | 1 | 9 | 22 | |
31 | Pernille HARDER | Denmark | FC Bayern München (Germany) | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | |
32 | Alba REDONDO | Spain | Levante/Real Madrid | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
33 | Cathinka TANDBERG | Norway | Hammarby (Sweden) | 15 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |
34 | Mai KYOKAWA | Japan | Gyeongju (South Korea) | 22 | 22 | |||
35 | Michelle HEYMAN | Australia | Canberra | 13 | 8 | 21 | ||
36 | Laura FREIGANG | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 21 |
37 | Valentina GIACINTI | Italy | AS Roma | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
38 | Hlin EIREIKSDOTTIR | Iceland | Kristiansand (Sweden) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 20 | |
39 | Momoko TANIKAWA | Japan | Rosengard (Sweden) | 15 | 3 | 2 | 20 | |
40 | Clara MATEO | France | Paris FC | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
41 | Eiliah ADAMS | Scotland | Hibernians | 20 | 20 |
All goals at top senior level (40 best leagues in the World) 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 December 2024.
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.