In women's association football competitions, 73 players have scored 300 or more goals over the course of their career in both club and international football, according to research by Independent Football Data (IFD), an organisation ran independently by an English man. FIFA, the international governing body of football, has never released a list detailing the highest women's goalscorers and does not keep official records.
+ indicates player may have scored and played more.
Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Ratio | Career span |
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1 | Lily Parr | 986+ | 432+ | 1919–1951[1] | |
2 | Silvi Jan | 976 | ? | — | 1995–2012[2] |
3 | Ann Jansson | 876 | 679 | 1972–1984[3] | |
4 | Anastassia Morkovkina | 856 | 492+ | 1995–2017[4] | |
5 | Megi Doci | 855+ | 390+ | 2010–[5] | |
6 | Patrizia Panico | 763 | 795 | 1993–2016 | |
7 | Rannvá Andreasen | 733 | 672 | 1995– | |
8 | Anita Pádár | 660 | 440 | 1993–2016 | |
9 | Carolina Morace | 655+ | 385+ | 1978–1998 | |
10 | Irma Cuevas | 639 | ? | — | 1997–2023[6] |
11 | Maria Gstöttner | 604+ | 546+ | 1998–2022[7] | |
12 | Susanne Augustesen | 604 | 267+ | 1970–1995 | |
13 | Elisabetta Vignotto | 574 | 570 | 1971–1990 | |
14 | Mateja Zver | 561 | 620 | 2001–[8] [9] [10] | |
15 | Margrét Lára Viðarsdóttir | 557 | 540 | 2000–2019[11] | |
16 | Julie Fleeting | 546+ | 310+ | 1996–2016 | |
17 | Inka Grings | 533+ | 433+ | 1995–2014 | |
18 | Daniela Sabatino | 506 | 715 | 2002– | |
19 | Marta | 502 | 748 | 2000–2023 | |
20 | Angeles Parejo | 495 | 426+ | 1988–2011 | |
21 | Mari Paz Vilas | 485+ | 482+ | 2002– | |
22 | Katrin Loo | 481 | 484 | 2006–2020 | |
23 | Ave Pajo | 478 | 302 | 1999–2016 | |
24 | Birgit Prinz | 477 | 505+ | 1993–2011[12] | |
25 | Lorena Balić | 476 | 258 | 2013–[13] | |
26 | Rita Guarino | 468+ | 511+ | 1985–2006 | |
27 | Eugenie Le Sommer | 466 | 728 | 2004– | |
28 | Olga Færseth | 463 | 413 | 1991–2010[14] | |
29 | Natalia Pablos | 461 | 399 | 2000–2018 | |
30 | Nina Burger | 460+ | 355+ | 2001–[15] | |
31 | Olga Letyushova | 458 | 389+ | 1990–2009 | |
32 | Fanny Vágó | 453 | 488 | 2006–[16] [17] | |
33 | Christine Sinclair | 449 | 735 | 2001– | |
34 | Gulnara Gabelia | 448 | ? | — | 2009– |
35 | Lotta Schelin | 437 | 578 | 2001–2018 | |
36 | Krystyna Freda | 430+ | 228+ | 2011– | |
37 | Izabela Lojna | 421 | 353 | 2009–[18] | |
38 | Heidi Sevdal | 415 | 406 | 2005– | |
39 | Lena Videkull | 414 | 460 | 1981–1998[19] | |
40 | Ada Hegerberg | 413 | 464 | 2009– | |
41 | Melania Gabbiadini | 409 | 448 | 2000–2017 | |
42 | Malena Josephsen | 403 | 642 | 1994–2015 | |
43 | Cosmina Dusa | 402 | 231 | 2007– | |
44 | Jenni Hermoso | 396 | 703 | 2004– | |
45 | Tjasa Tibaut | 396 | 433 | 2004–[20] | |
46 | Pernille Harder | 395 | 579 | 2007–[21] [22] | |
47 | Vivianne Miedema | 395 | 462 | 2011– | |
48 | Anja Mittag | 387+ | 607+ | 2001–[23] | |
49 | Loza Abera | 386 | 251+ | 2011– | |
50 | Sabina Khatun | 380 | 162 | 2009– | |
51 | Cristiana Girelli | 380 | 647 | 2005– | |
52 | Ylenia Carabott | 373 | 406 | 2004– | |
53 | Florrie Redford | 368 | ? | — | 1917–1925[24] |
54 | Marta Cubí | 360 | 189+ | 1997–2018 | |
55 | Tabitha Chawinga | 356 | 258 | 2009– | |
56 | Conny Pohlers | 354 | 403 | 1994–2013[25] | |
57 | Špela Kolbl | 351 | 364 | 2014-[26] | |
58 | Tanja Vrabel | 351 | 188 | 2006–2015[27] | |
59 | Abby Wambach | 350 | 375+ | 1998–2014 | |
60 | Marie-Laure Delie | 349 | 534 | 2005–2020 | |
61 | Mariana Larroquette | 348 | 316 | 2008– | |
62 | Damaris Quélez | 346 | 142 | 2012– | |
63 | Yagmur Uraz | 336 | 462 | 2008– | |
64 | Valentina Giacinti | 336+ | 511 | 2009– | |
65 | Kim Little | 331 | 550 | 2006– | |
66 | Valentina Boni | 328+ | 592+ | 1998–2021 | |
67 | Sam Kerr | 325 | 599 | 2008– | |
68 | Monika Conjar | 318 | 233 | 2011–2019[28] [29] | |
69 | Sheyla Flores | 317 | ? | — | 2011– |
70 | Hanna Ljungberg | 317 | 393+ | 1994–2009 | |
71 | Karolina Borizamberri | 316 | 283 | 2008– | |
72 | Natalia Barbashina | 312 | 261+ | 1992–2010 | |
73 | Slađana Bulatović | 301 | 394 | 2010– | |
scope=col | Confederation | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Countries | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Players |
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AFC | 2 | 2 | |||
UEFA | 26 | 60 | |||
CONMEBOL | 4 | 4 | |||
CAF | 2 | 2 | |||
CONCACAF | 4 | 4 | |||
OFC | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 39 | 73 |