IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at MARCH 31
Picture : Kadisha Shaw has already scored 15 goals in 2023 !
IFFHS WOMEN’S WORLD BEST GOAL SCORER 2023 at MARCH 31
ASISAT OSHOALA SOVEREIGN
If Asisat Oshoala leads always the global ranking of all goals in 2023 with 17 goals, Tessa Wullaert jumped at the second place (from rank 20 in February), scoring 8 goals in March. With 15 goals, she counts now the same number of goals than Portugal’s Jessica Silva and Jamaica’s Kadisha Shaw, prolific with Manchester City. Samantha Kerr and Fenna Kalma complete the World’s Top 5 ! The confederations CAF, UEFA, CONCACAF and AFC are present for the first time together in the World’s Top 5 !
THE RANKING at MARCH 31, 2023
| Rank | Player | Country | Club | NL | NC | ICC | NT | TOTAL |
| 1 | Asisat OSHOALA | Nigeria | FC Barcelona (Spain) | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| 2 | Tessa WULLAERT | Belgium | Sittard (Netherlands) | 13 | 2 | 15 | ||
| 3 | Jessica SILVA | Portugal | Benfica | 10 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 4 | Kadisha SHAW | Jamaica | Manchester City (England) | 7 | 8 | 15 | ||
| 5 | Samantha KERR | Australia | Chelsea FC (England) | 2 | 11 | 1 | 14 | |
| 6 | Fenna KALMA | Netherlands | FC Twente | 14 | 14 | |||
| 7 | Esther GONZALES RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Real Madrid | 9 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |
| 8 | Rachel DALY | England | Aston Villa | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| 9 | Alba REDONDO FERRER | Spain | Levante UD | 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
| 10 | Lauren DAVIDSON | Scotland | Glasgow City | 12 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Veronica CORRAL | Mexico | Pachuca | 13 | 13 | |||
| 12 | Kadidiatou DIANI | France | Paris SG | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |
| 13 | Jennifer HERMOSO | Spain | Pachuca (Mexico) | 12 | 12 | |||
| 14 | Kiana PALACIOS | Mexico | Club America | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 15 | Tabita CHAWINGA | Malawi | Inter Milan (Italy) | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||
| 16 | Cloe LACASSE | Canada | Benfica (Portugal) | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| 17 | Francisca NAZARETH | Portugal | Benfica | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 18 | Caroline WEIR | Scotland | Real Madrid (Spain) | 9 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 19 | Cristiana GIRELLI | Italy | FC Juventus | 6 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Andressa ALVES | Brazil | AS Roma (Italy) | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 21 | Martina PIEMONTE | Italy | Milan AC | 7 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 22 | Christina BURKENROAD | USA | CF Monterrey (Mexico) | 10 | 10 | |||
| 23 | Salma PARALLUELO | Spain | FC Barcelona | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 24 | Aitana BONMATI | Spain | FC Barcelona | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 25 | Hannah KEANE | USA | Western Utd (Australia) | 9 | 9 | |||
| 26 | Carla BOYCE | Scotland | Motherwell | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||
| 27 | Stacey JOHN DAVIS | England | Swansea (Wales) | 9 | 9 |
All goals at top senior level are counted: top 40 best national leagues (NL), national cups (NC), official international club tournaments (ICC), official games between national teams (NT).
Period: from 1 January to 31 March 2023.
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).