The 30 best female soccer players in history

 

1. Mia Hamm (USA)

2. Marta (Brazil)

3. Birgit Prinz (Germany)

4. Christine Sinclair (Canada)

5. Abby Wambach (USA)

6. Sun Wen (China)

7. Homare Sawa (Japan)

8. Michelle Akers (USA)

9. Kristine Lilly (USA)

10. Nadine Angerer (Germany)

11. Carli Lloyd (USA)

12. Hege Riise (Norway)

13. Cristiane (Brasil)

14. Kelly Smith (England)

15. Julie Foudy (USA)

16. Hope Solo (USA)

17. Alex Morgan (USA)

18. Lotta Schelin (Sweden)

19. Christie Pearce (USA)

20. Joy Fawcett (USA)

21. Megan Rapinoe (USA)

22. Julie Fleeting (Scotland)

23. Tiffany Milbrett (USA)

24. Bente Nordby (Norway)

25. Heidi Mohr (Germany)

26. Brianna Scurry (USA)

27. Louisa Necib (France)

28. Renate Lingor (Germany)

29. Formiga (Brazil)

30. Sissi (Brazil)

Player ratings Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona Femení [CL final]

 

1-0 74' Stina Blackstenius r.  (Beth Mead). Att: 38.356 (Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon). 

Arsenal: Daphne van Domselaar 6,20 - Emily Fox 6,40, Leah Williamson 7,20, Stephanie Catley 6,50, Katie McCabe 6,70, Mariona Caldentey 6,30, Kim Little 6,60, Frida Maanum 6,20 (67' Stina Blackstenius 7,00), Chloe Kelly 5,40 (67' Beth Mead 6,40), Caitlin Foord 6,60 (86' Lina Hurtig), Alessia Russo 6,10 (90'+1 Carlotte Wubben-Moy). - coach: Renée Slegers 7,30. = average: 6,43 [strong]

Barcelona Femení: Cata Coll 6,20 - Paredes 6,10, María León 5,80 (78' Esmee Brugts), Ona Batlle 5,20, Alexia 5,30, Patri 5,90, Aitana 6,20, Pina 6,00 (62' Paralluelo 5,40), Caroline Graham Hansen 5,70, Fridolina Rolfö 5,90 (78' Ingrid Engen), Ewa Pajor 5,40. - coach: Pere Romeu 5,80. = average: 5,76 [mediocre]

Top 25 female players in the world in 2024

According to The Guardian.

1. Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona)

2. Caroline Graham Hansen (Barcelona)

3. Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns)

4. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City)

5. Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit)

6. Lindsey Horan (Lyon)

7. Barbra Banda (Orlando Pride)

8. Salma Paralluelo (Barcelona)

9. Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars

10. Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave

11. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)

12. Alexia Putellas (Barcelona)

13. Patri Guijarro (Barcelona)

14. Tabitha Chawinga (Lyon)

15. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea)

16. Lauren James (Chelsea)

17. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG)

18. Keira Walsh (Barcelona)

19. Temwa Chawinga (Kansas City Current)

20. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

21. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)

22. Ewa Pajor (Barcelona)

23. Kadidiatou Diani (Lyon)

24. Lucy Bronze (Chelsea)

25. Linda Caicedo (Real Madrid)

The 30 best female soccer players in history

 

1. Mia Hamm (USA)
2. Marta (Brazil)
3. Birgit Prinz (Germany)
4. Christine Sinclair (Canada)
5. Abby Wambach (USA)
6. Sun Wen (China)
7. Homare Sawa (Japan)
8. Michelle Akers (USA)
9. Kristine Lilly (USA)
10. Nadine Angerer (Germany)
11. Carli Lloyd (USA)
12. Hege Riise (Norway)
13. Cristiane (Brasil)
14. Kelly Smith (England)
15. Julie Foudy (USA)
16. Hope Solo (USA)
17. Alex Morgan (USA)
18. Lotta Schelin (Sweden)
19. Christie Pearce (USA)
20. Joy Fawcett (USA)
21. Megan Rapinoe (USA)
22. Julie Fleeting (Scotland)
23. Tiffany Milbrett (USA)
24. Bente Nordby (Norway)
25. Heidi Mohr (Germany)
26. Brianna Scurry (USA)
27. Louisa Necib (France)
28. Renate Lingor (Germany)
29. Formiga (Brazil)
30. Sissi (Brazil)

Player ratings Chelsea 0-4 Barcelona [WCL]

 0-1 33 sec og Melanie Leupolz, 0-2 14' Alexia PK, 0-3 21' Aitana (Alexia), 0-4 36' Caroline Graham Hansen (Lieke Martens). Att: 0 (Gamla Ullevi, Göteborg).

Chelsea: Ann-Katrin Berger 5,70 - Niamh Charles 4,90, Millie Bright 5,40, Magdalena Eriksson 5,40, Jess Carter 4,50, Melanie Leupolz 4,90 (46' Guro Reiten 5,70), Sophie Ingle 5,00, So-yun Ji 5,90 (73' Beth England 5,70), Fran Kirby 5,90, Pernille Harder 4,70, Sam Kerr 5,70 (73' Erin Cuthbert 5,90). - coach: Emma Hayes. = average: 5,38 [feeble]

Barcelona: Sandra Paños 6,40 - Marta Torrejón 6,90 (82' Melanie Serrano), Patri 7,00, María León 6,70, Leila 6,40 (82' Ana-Maria Crnogorčević), Aitana 7,70, Kheira Hamraoui 7,00, Alexia 7,40 (71' Asisat Oshoala 5,70), Lieke Martens 7,70, Jenni Hermoso 7,00 (71' Vicky Losada 5,90), Caroline Graham Hansen 7,20 (62' Mariona 5,90). - coach: Lluís Cortés. = average: 6,78 [first-class]

Player ratings USA W 2-0 Holland W

1-0 61' Megan Rapinoe PK, 2-0 69' Rose Lavelle. Att: 57.900 (Groupama Stadium, Lyon).

USA: Alyssa Naeher 6,20 - Kelley O'Hara 5,30 (46' Ali Krieger 5,50), Becky Sauerbrunn 6,30, Abby Dahlkemper 5,60, Crystal Dunn 6,30, Rose Lavelle 7,00, Julie Ertz 6,90, Samantha Mewis 6,20, Tobin Heath 5,60 (87' Carli Lloyd), Alex Morgan 6,50, Megan Rapinoe 7,20 (79' Christen Press). - coach: Jill Ellis. = average: 6,22.

Holland: Sari van Veenendaal 7,30 - Desiree van Lunteren 5,20, Stefanie van der Gragt 4,70, Anouk Dekker 5,60 (73' Shanice van de Sanden), Dominique Bloodworth 5,20, Sherida Spitse 5,50, Jackie Groenen 5,40, Daniëlle van de Donk 6,10, Lineth Beerensteyn 5,50, Vivianne Miedema 5,20, Lieke Martens 4,40 (70' Jill Roord). - coach: Sarina Wiegman. = average: 5,46.

Player ratings Holland W 1-0 aet Sweden W

1-0 99' Jackie Groenen (Vivianne Miedema). Att: 48.452 (Groupama Stadium, Lyon).

Holland: Sari van Veenendaal 7,10 - Desiree van Lunteren 5,90, Stefanie van der Gragt 5,90, Dominique Bloodworth 6,10, Merel van Dongen 6,10, Jackie Groenen 6,90, Daniëlle van de Donk 5,90, Sherida Spitse 5,70, Lineth Beerensteyn 5,50 (71' Shanice van de Sanden 6,30), Vivianne Miedema 5,90, Lieke Martens 5,10 (46' Jill Roord 5,70). - coach: Sarina Wiegman. = average: 6,01.

Sweden: Hedvig Lindahl 6,50 - Hanna Glas 5,50, Nilla Fischer 6,30, Linda Sembrant 6,10, Magdalena Ericsson 5,90, Elin Rubensson 6,10 (79' Julia Zigiotti Olme), Kosovare Asllani 5,90, Caroline Seger 6,10, Stina Blackstenius 5,70 (111' Jonna Andersson), Lina Hurtig 5,30 (79' Madelen Janogy 5,80), Sofia Jakobsson 5,70. - coach: Peter Gerhardsson. = average: 5,91.

Player ratings England W 1-2 USA W

0-1 10' Christen Press h. (Kelley O'Hara), 1-1 19' Ellen White (Bethany Mead), 1-2 31' Alex Morgan h. (Lindsey Horan). Sent off: 86' Millie Bright. Steph Houghton missed a PK (84'). Att: 53.512 (Groupama Stadium, Lyon).

England: Carly Telford 5,50 - Lucy Bronze 5,50, Steph Houghton 4,67, Millie Bright 4,33, Demi Stokes 4,67, Keira Walsh 5,83 (71' Jade Moore), Jill Scott 6,50, Bethany Mead 5,50 (58' Fran Kirby), Rachel Daly 5,33 (89' Georgia Stanway), Nikita Parris 4,67, Ellen White 6,83. - coach: Phil Neville. = average: 5,39.

USA: Alyssa Naeher 7,00 - Kelley O'Hara 6,33 (87' Ali Krieger), Abby Dahlkemper 5,67, Becky Sauerbrunn 5,33, Crystal Dunn 5,67, Lindsey Horan 6,17, Julie Ertz 5,83, Rose Lavelle 6,67 (65' Samantha Mewis), Tobin Heath 6,50 (80' Carli Lloyd), Alex Morgan 6,67, Christen Press 6,50. - coach: Jill Ellis. = average: 6,21.

Player ratings Germany W 1-2 Sweden W

1-0 16' Lina Magull (Sara Däbritz), 1-1 22' Sofia Jakobsson (Linda Sembrant), 1-2 48' Stina Blackstenius. Att: 25.301 (Roazhon Park, Rennes).

Germany: Almuth Schult 6,00 - Giulia Gwinn 5,00, Sara Doorsoun 4,67, Marina Hegering 4,67, Carolin Simon 5,00 (43' Leonie Maier 5,00), Sara Däbritz 6,00, Lina Magull 6,33, Svenja Huth 5,00, Alexandra Popp 5,00, Lea Schüller 4,33 (69' Lena Oberdorf), Linda Dallmann 5,00 (46' Dzsenifer Marozsán 4,67). - coach: Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. = average: 5,13.

Sweden: Hedvig Lindahl 6,00 - Hanna Glas 6,00, Nilla Fischer 6,00 (66' Amanda Ilestedt), Linda Sembrant 6,67, Magdalena Ericsson 5,33, Elin Rubensson 5,33 (86' Nathalie Björn), Kosovare Asllani 6,33, Caroline Seger 6,33, Sofia Jakobsson 8,00, Stina Blackstenius 7,67, Fridolina Rolfö 7,00 (90' Lina Hurtig). - coach: Peter Gerhardsson. = average: 6,42.

Player ratings Italy W 0-2 Holland W

0-1 70' Vivianne Miedema h. (Sherida Spitse), 0-2 80' Stefanie van der Gragt h. (Sherida Spitse). Att: 22.600 (Stade du Hainaut, Valenciennes).

Italy: Laura Giuliani 5,17 - Elisa Bartoli 5,00 (46' Lisa Boattin 5,00), Sara Gama 6,33, Elena Linari 4,83, Alia Guagni 5,50, Valentina Bergamaschi 5,50 (75' Annamaria Serturini), Aurora Galli 4,83, Manuela Giugliano 4,67, Valentina Cernoia 5,00, Valentina Giacinti 4,50, Barbara Bonansea 5,33 (55' Daniela Sabatino). - coach: Milena Bertolini. = average: 5,14.
   
Holland: Sari van Veenendaal 5,83 - Desiree van Lunteren 5,83, Stefanie van der Gragt 6,33 (87' Anouk Dekker), Dominique Bloodworth 5,50, Merel van Dongen 5,00, Jackie Groenen 6,50, Daniëlle van de Donk 7,17, Sherida Spitse 6,83, Shanice van de Sanden 5,17 (56' Lineth Beerensteyn), Vivianne Miedema 6,50 (87' Jill Roord), Lieke Martens 6,33. - coach: Sarina Wiegman. = average: 6,09.

Player ratings France W 1-2 USA W

0-1 5' Megan Rapinoe freekick (Alex Morgan), 0-2 65' Megan Rapinoe (Tobin Heath), 1-2 81' Wendie Renard h. (Gaëtane Thiney). Att: 45.595 (Parc des Princes, Paris).

France: Sarah Bouhaddi 5,33 - Marion Torrent 4,33, Griedge Mbock Bathy 4,67, Wendie Renard 5,83, Amel Majri 4,67, Amandine Henry 5,67, Élise Bussaglia 5,00, Kadidiatou Diani 5,83, Gaëtane Thiney 5,17, Eugénie Le Sommer 4,33 (82' Viviane Asseyi), Valérie Gauvin 4,00 (77' Delphine Cascarino). - coach: Corinne Diacre. = average: 4,98.

USA: Alyssa Naeher 5,33 - Kelley O'Hara 5,50, Abby Dahlkemper 5,33, Becky Sauerbrunn 5,33, Crystal Dunn 5,50, Rose Lavelle 5,00 (63' Lindsey Horan), Julie Ertz 5,83, Samantha Mewis 5,83 (82' Carli Lloyd), Tobin Heath 6,67, Alex Morgan 5,33, Megan Rapinoe 7,50 (87' Christen Press). - coach: Jill Ellis. = average: 5,74.

Player ratings Norway W 0-4 England W

0-1 3' Jill Scott r. (Lucy Bronze), 0-2 40' Ellen White r. (Nikita Parris), 0-3 57' Lucy Bronze r.  (Bethany Mead). Nikita Parris missed a PK (83'). Att: 21.111 (Stade Océane, Le Havre).

Norway: Ingrid Hjelmseth 5,00 - Ingrid Wold 4,00 (85' Synne Skinnes Hansen), Maren Mjelde 4,67, Maria Thorisdottir 3,67, Kristine Hegland-Minde 3,67, Karina Sævik 4,00 (64' Lisa-Marie Utland), Vilde Bøe Risa 4,33, Ingrid Engen 4,33, Guro Reiten 4,33 (74' Amalie Vevle Eikeland), Caroline Graham Hansen 4,00, Isabell Herlovsen 5,33. - coach: Martin Sjögren. = average: 4,30.

England: Karen Bardsley 6,33 - Lucy Bronze 7,83, Steph Houghton 6,67, Millie Bright 5,50, Demi Stokes 5,67, Keira Walsh 5,83, Fran Kirby 5,83 (74' Georgia Stanway), Jill Scott 6,33, Nikita Parris 6,67 (88' Rachel Daly), Ellen White 7,00, Toni Duggan 5,00 (54' Bethany Mead). - coach: Phil Neville. = average: 6,24.

Player ratings USA 5-2 Japan [Women's World Cup final]

1-0 3' Carli Lloyd l. (Megan Rapinoe), 2-0 5' Carli Lloyd r. (Julie Johnston), 3-0 14' Lauren Holiday r., 4-0 16' Carli Lloyd r., 4-1 27' Yūki Ōgimi l. (Nahomi Kawasumi), 4-2 52' og Julie Johnston, 5-2 54' Tobin Heath r. (Morgan Brian). Att: 53.341 (BC Place, Vancouver).

USA: Hope Solo 5,80 - Becky Sauerbrunn 6,70, Ali Krieger 6,80, Julie Johnston 4,40, Carli Lloyd 9,20, Lauren Holiday 7,60, Morgan Brian 7,60, Megan Rapinoe 6,70 (61' Kelley O'Hara 6,00), Tobin Heath 7,80 (79' Abby Wambach 6,00), Meghan Klingenberg 6,60, Alex Morgan 5,70 (86' Christie Rampone). - coach: Jill Ellis. = average: 6,68 [first-class]

Japan: Ayumi Kaihori - Azusa Iwashimizu (33' Homare Sawa), Saki Kumagai, Aya Sameshima, Saori Ariyoshi, Mizuho Sakaguchi, Aya Miyama, Nahomi Kawasumi (39' Yuika Sugasawa), Rumi Utsugi, Shinobu Ohno (60' Mana Iwabuchi), Yūki Ōgimi. - coach: Norio Sasaki.

Womens' Euro 1997-2013.

Host country - champions/runners up - goals per match - average attendance
1997 in Norway/Sweden: 1) Germany, 2) Italy - 2,33 - 2379
2001 in Germany: 1) Germany, 2) Sweden - 2,67 - 6180
2005 in England: 1) Germany, 2) Norway - 3,33 - 7894
2009 in Finland: 1) Germany, 2) England - 3,00 - 5396
2013 in Sweden: 1) Germany, 2) Norway - 2,24 - 8676
2017 in Holland: 1) Holland, 2) Denmark - 2,19 - 7969