FIFA Women’s World Cup goalscorers
       
Brazil’s Marta tops the table of most prolific scorers at the Women’s World Cup Finals. The 2023 edition will likely include the 1000th goal scored since the first tournament in 1991


MOST FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP GOALS

Marta (right), 37, aiming to play in 6th World Cup but struggling for fitness after missing Finalissima clash with England in April

Marta 		BRA				17 goals
Tournaments: 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019	(20 matches)
   
Birgit Prinz 	GER				14
1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011			(24)

Abby Wambach 	USA 				14
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015				(25)
      
Michelle Akers	USA				12
1991, 1995, 1999				(13)

Sun Wen		CHN				11
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003				(20)

Cristiane* 	BRA				11
2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019			(21)

Bettina Wiegmann GER 				11
1991, 1995, 1999, 2003				(22)
    

MILESTONE GOALS 
1   1991 Ma Li			CHN 
100 1995 Silvia Neid 		GER 
200 1999 Julie Foudy 		USA 
300 1999 Marianne Pettersen 	NOR 
400 2003 Alberta Sackey 	GHA 
500 2007 Ragnhild Gulbrandsen 	NOR 
600 2011 Jill Scott 		ENG 
700 2015 Melanie Leupolz 	GER 
800 2019 Samantha Mewis 	USA 
900 2019 Lucy Bronze (left) 	ENG

*Last appearance 2021 – may be selected for tournament 


Source: FIFA 
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