Women's World Cup top scorers: All time and for every tournament
The Women's World Cup has created numerous legends since it was first played in 1991 but it is usually the players who score the goals that are most fondly remembered.
The United States have dominated the goalscoring charts over the year, both as a team and individual players, owing to their overall success in the competition. It is a similar story for Germany, who remain the only other nation to have lifted the trophy more than once.
But various Scandinavian and Chinese players have also come up big from time to time, while Brazilian players feature on the top scorer lists - both at single tournaments and all tme.
1991 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Michelle Akers | United States | 10 |
Heidi Mohr | Germany | 7 |
Linda Medalen | Norway | 6 |
Carin Jennings | United States | 6 |
Lina Videkull | Sweden | 5 |
Liu Ailing | China | 4 |
Carolina Morace | Italy | 4 |
Pia Sundhage | Sweden | 4 |
April Heinrichs | United States | 4 |
Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 3 |
Tina Svensson | Norway | 3 |
Anneli Andelen | Sweden | 3 |
1995 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Ann Kristine Aarones | Norway | 6 |
Hege Riise | Norway | 5 |
Shi Guihong | China | 3 |
Gitte Krogh | Denmark | 3 |
Heidi Mohr | Germany | 3 |
Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 3 |
Marianne Pettersen | Norway | 3 |
Kristin Sandberg | Norway | 3 |
Kristine Lilly | United States | 3 |
Tiffeny Milbrett | United States | 3 |
Tisha Venturini | United States | 3 |
1999 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Sissi | Brazil | 7 |
Sun Wen | China | 7 |
Ann Kristin Aarones | Norway | 5 |
Pretinha | Brazil | 3 |
Jin Yan | China | 3 |
Liu Ailing | China | 3 |
Inka Grings | Germany | 3 |
Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 3 |
Nkiru Okosieme | Nigeria | 3 |
Marianne Pettersen | Norway | 3 |
Hege Riise | Norway | 3 |
Tiffeny Milbrett | United States | 3 |
2003 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Birgit Prinz | Germany | 7 |
Katia | Brazil | 4 |
Kerstin Garefrekes | Germany | 4 |
Maren Meinert | Germany | 4 |
Marta | Brazil | 3 |
Christine Latham | Canada | 3 |
Christine Sinclair | Canada | 3 |
Mio Otani | Japan | 3 |
Homare Sawa | Japan | 3 |
Dagny Mellgren | Norway | 3 |
Hanna Ljungberg | Sweden | 3 |
Victoria Svensson | Sweden | 3 |
Abbay Wambach | United States | 3 |
2007 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Marta | Brazil | 7 |
Ragnhild Gulbrandsen | Norway | 6 |
Abby Wambach | United States | 6 |
Cristiane | Brazil | 5 |
Birgit Prinz | Germany | 5 |
Lisa De Vanna | Australia | 4 |
Kelly Smith | England | 4 |
Renate Lingor | Germany | 4 |
Christine Sinclair | Canada | 3 |
Sandra Smisek | Germany | 3 |
2011 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Homare Sawa | Japan | 5 |
Marta | Brazil | 4 |
Abby Wambach | Brazil | 4 |
Lisa Dahlkvist | Sweden | 3 |
2015 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Celia Sasic | Germany | 6 |
Carli Lloyd | United States | 6 |
Anja Mittag | Germany | 5 |
Kyah Simon | Australia | 3 |
Gaelle Enganamouit | Cameroon | 3 |
Fara Williams | England | 3 |
Marie-Laure Delie | France | 3 |
Eugenie Le Sommer | France | 3 |
Ada Hegerberg | Norway | 3 |
Ramona Bachmann | Switzerland | 3 |
Fabienne Humm | Switzerland | 3 |
2019 Women's World Cup top scorers
Player | Country | Goals |
|---|---|---|
Megan Rapinoe | United States | 6 |
Alex Morgan | United States | 6 |
Ellen White | England | 6 |
Sam Kerr | Australia | 5 |
Cristiane | Brazil | 4 |
Wendie Renard | France | 4 |
Sara Dabritz | Germany | 3 |
Aurora Galli | Italy | 3 |
Cristiana Girelli | Italy | 3 |
Vivianne Miedema | Netherlands | 3 |
Jennifer Hermoso | Spain | 3 |
Kosovare Asllani | Sweden | 3 |
Rose Lavelle | United States | 3 |
Carli Lloyd | United States | 3 |
Most all-time Women's World Cup goals
Player | Country | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
Marta | Brazil | 17 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Birgit Prinz | Germany | 14 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011 |
Abby Wambach | United States | 14 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Michelle Akers | United States | 12 | 1991, 1995, 1999 |
Cristiane | Brazil | 11 | 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Sun Wen | China | 11 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | 11 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003 |
Countries with most Women's World Cup goals
Country | Goals | World Cups |
|---|---|---|
United States | 138 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Germany | 121 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Norway | 93 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Sweden | 71 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Brazil | 66 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
China | 53 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019 |
England | 43 | 1995, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Japan | 39 | 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Australia | 38 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
Canada | 34 | 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
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