IFFHS WOMEN'S WORLD BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 2022
Picture : Samantha Kerr, crowned as Best payer of the season in England, is the new number 1 of the World's Best Scorers !
SAMANTHA KERR NEW LEADER !
Australian Samantha Kerr is the new leader of the World Top Goal Scorer Ranking 2022 ! She has scored 26 goals since the beginning of the year like Marie Antoinette Katoto and Tessa Wullaert. Due to her 10 internatioanl goals, she is solitary leader before French Katoto (9 international goals) and Belgium’s Tessa Wullaert (6 international goals).
Six players have already reached the 20 goals in the year and only one is not a striker : Alexia Putellas, the Spanish Ballon d’Or 2021, with already 22 goals ! All continents are represented in the Top 35. Netherlands, England and Mexico have 4 Goal Scorers in the Ranking.
Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
1 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC (England) | 11 | 5 | 10 | 26 | |
2 | Marie Antoinette KATOTO | France | Paris SG | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
3 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Anderlecht | 18 | 2 | 6 | 26 | |
4 | Alicia CERVANTES | Mexico | Chivas Guadalajara | 18 | 5 | 23 | ||
5 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City FC | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
6 | Alexia PUTELLAS | Spain | FC Barcelona | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
7 | Fanna KALMA | Netherlands | Twente | 14 | 5 | 19 | ||
8 | Charline WELLINGS | England | FC Celtic (Scotland) | 16 | 3 | 19 | ||
9 | Catarina MACARIO | USA | Ol Lyon (France) | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
10 | Stephany MAYOR | Mexico | UANL Tigres | 13 | 4 | 17 | ||
11 | Lauren HEMP | England | Manchester City FC | 6 | 9 | 2 | 17 | |
12 | Veronica Charlyn CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 17 | 17 | |||
13 | Katty MARTINEZ | Mexico | Club America | 10 | 6 | 16 | ||
14 | Dominika KOPINSKA | Poland | Lodz | 16 | 16 | |||
15 | Telma ENCARNACAO | Portugal | CSMaritimo | 11 | 5 | 16 | ||
16 | Vivianne MIEDEMA | Netherlands | Arsenal (England) | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |
17 | Georgia STANWAY | England | Manchester City FC | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
18 | Roselord BORGELLA | Haïti | Issy (France) | 3 | 11 | 14 | ||
19 | Tabea WASSMUTH | Germany | VFL Wolfsburg | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
20 | Catalina USME | Colombia | America Cali | 13 | 1 | 14 | ||
21 | Lavidge BERGOLLI | Albania | KUPS (Finland) | 14 | 14 | |||
22 | Jill ROORD | Netherlands | VFL Wolfsburg (Germany) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
23 | Jovana DAMNJANOVIC | Serbia | FC Bayern (Germany) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
24 | Yuika SUGASAWA | Japan | Urawa | 9 | 4 | 13 | ||
25 | Claudia PINA | Spain | FC Barcelona | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | |
26 | Romee LEUCHTER | Netherlands | FC Ajax | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
27 | Lucie MARTINKOVA | Czech Rep | Sparta Prag | 7 | 6 | 13 | ||
28 | Ada HEGERBERG | Norway | Olympique Lyon (France) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
29 | Gentjana ROCHI | North Macedonia | KUPS (Finland) | 9 | 3 | 12 | ||
30 | GEYSE | Brazil | Madrid CFF (Spain) | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | |
31 | Mia FISCHEL | USA | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 12 | 12 | |||
32 | Uchenna KANU | Nigeria | UANL Tigres (Mexico) | 12 | 12 | |||
33 | Lindsey THOMAS | France | Milan AC (Italy) | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
34 | Fiona WORTS | England | Adelaide (Australia) | 12 | 12 | |||
35 | Ria KARJALAINEN | Finland | HJK | 4 | 8 | 12 |
All goals at top senior level are counted (top national divisions, national cups, official international club tournaments, official games between national teams).
Abbreviatures:
NL – National League
NC – National Cups
ICC – International Club Competitions
NT – National Team
Period: from January 1 to May 31, 2022.
Tiebreaking 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 (according to IFFHS ranking), 5) number of total games played.