Currently, eight completed editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup has taken place in various countries across the world and each of them have seen various milestones and records being broken. Overall, many players have played multiple editions of the tournament and their names have gone down in the competition’s rich history too.
While there are many celebrated players and winning teams in the Women’s FIFA World Cup over time, we’re going to peer into some individual records today on this page. In particular, we’re looking at the top 10 goal scorers in the history of this competition, including both retired as well as active international players…
The leading goal scorer in the FIFA Women’s World Cup is Marta from Brazil who has enjoyed a very long international career and the 37-year old has participated in a record 6 editions of the tournament too. The Brazilian striker ended her WWC career with a total of 17 goals to her name, a few goals clear of everyone else on this top goal scorers list.
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Take a look at the table below for our complete FIFA Women’s World Cup goal scorers list, (updated as of 5th August 2023), during the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. As on this date, 50 players have scored 5 or more goals in this tournament, and we expect this number to only go up as more editions of the tournament are played over time. See the full list here:
List of Women’s FIFA World Cup top goal scorers
| Rank | Player | Goals | Country | Years active |
| 1 | Marta | 17 | Brazil | 2002-present |
| 2 | Birgit Prinz | 14 | Germany | 1994–2011 |
| 3 | Abby Wambach | 14 | USA | 2001-2015 |
| 4 | Michelle Akers | 12 | USA | 1985-2000 |
| 5 | Cristiane | 11 | Brazil | 2003-present |
| 6 | Sun Wen | 11 | China | 1990-2006 |
| 7 | Bettina Wiegmann | 11 | Germany | 1989-2003 |
| 8 | Christine Sinclair | 10 | Canada | 2000-present |
| 9 | Ann Kristin Aarønes | 10 | Norway | 1990-1999 |
| 10 | Carli Lloyd | 10 | USA | 2005-2021 |
USA is the most successful team in the FIFA WWC, winning four of the completed eight editions so far, so it’s not surprising to see as many as three players from USA on this top 10 list of top women’s goal scorers. From them, three are still active international players including the topper Marta, as well as her teammate Cristiane and Canada’s Christine Sinclair.
Narrowly missing out on featuring on this list are Linda Medalen (Norway), Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe (both USA), and Alexandra Popp (Germany), all of whom have 9 goals each in this tournament. All of Morgan, Rapinoe, and Popp are active players, so we may very well see them enter this list in years to come as well.
The numbers aren’t as high as the men’s world cup because that tournament has been around for much longer, but we’re sure to see more records in the women’s sport as well. For more updates from the FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) and other football events from around the world, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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