01/06/2021

The 10 Best Female Football Players In The World Ever

Who are the best female football players? In the modern world of willingness and determination to achieve success at the highest level, gender plays no role in revealing someone’s true potential in the things they love to do.

Men’s football may be much more comprehensive than women’s football, but the latter is increasingly attracting the attention of many, as the beautiful and daring beasts take center stage to write their names in the history books.

FIFA started the first women’s World Cup in 1991, and in a decade, its popularity has grown considerably with 1,194,221 tickets sold for the 1999 Women’s World Cup.

Even UEFA started organizing tournaments for women in the middle of the 1980s, which contributed significantly to the configuration of the game in its current professional form. Over the years, many talented players have graced the field, however, only the best of the rest have reached the highest level.

Without further ado, let’s see some of the best female football players in the world so far, who have made history.

The 10 Best Female Football Players In The World

Below is the list of the top 10 best female soccer players currently;

1. Megan Rapinoe

Megan Rapinoe is one of the best female football players who has ever entered the field as part of the United States Women’s Team. Midfield, wing. Already has an Olympic gold medal, is twice champion of the World Cup. As one of the team’s co-captains, she is a leader on and off the field, helping to make the moves that win the games.

The way she plays, as one of the best football players in the world so far, it is not entirely absurd that she should feature in the 2023 World Cup. She played three World Cups and was twice nominated for the Best Player in the FIFA Year. She was the winner of the Ballon d’Or Féminin and voted the best FIFA player in 2019.

She currently plays for Reign FC, having previously played for Chicago Red Stars, Philadelphia Independence and magicJack on Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), as well as Olympique Lyonnais in France’s Division 1 Féminine.

2. Marta

Nicknamed “Pele with skirts” by the great man himself, Marta was born in the district of Dois Riachos, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Arguably she is one of the most awarded football athletes of all time, Marta started her senior career at Vasco da Gama in 2000 and went up to Santa Cruz before being present at Umea IK, where she scored 210 goals in just 103 matches. She also has more than 100 goals for Brazil in just over 130 matches in which she played.

Marta was voted FIFA’s Best Player of the Year for five consecutive years, from 2006 to 2010, and was also an important figure for the national team, which won silver at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games.

3. Ada Hegerberg

One of the most prolific strikers of her generation, the Norwegian prodigy Hegerberg. She started her youth career at Sunndal before joining Kolbotn in 2010, at the age of 16. After a brilliant first senior season, she joined Stabaek before joining Turbine Potsdam in 2013, where she finished second in the 2012-2013 Bundesliga and the 2012-2013 DFB-Pokal.

She was transferred to Olympique Lyonnais the following year and had a splendid season in France, scoring 26 goals in 22 league games, leading Lyon to their ninth consecutive first division title. Named the BBC’s 2017 Female Footballer, she has already been awarded the 2016 UEFA Best Female Player in Europe and the Norwegian Sportswoman of the Year 2016. Ada Hegerberg was also the first female Ballon d’Or winner in 2018.

4. Carli Lloyd

Lloyd of the United States plays as a midfielder for the National Women’s Football League’s Sky Blues FC and already has two Olympic gold medals, FIFA Women’s World Cup champion, FIFA Player of the Year 2015 and FIFA Player of the Year 2016. She is best remembered for her goals in winning the gold medal in the finals of the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and, since then, she has inscribed her name on the world football scene.

She played more than 250 games for the United States and has more than 90 goals scored. After a brief stint at the New Jersey Wildcats, Chicago Red Stars, Atlanta Beat, Western New York Flash and Houstan Dash for a period of ten years, she was loaned to Manchester City and later returned to Sky Blue FC in 2018.

5. Lieke Martens

FC Barcelona midfielder Martens started her football career at Heerenveen in 2009 at the age of 16. Born in Bergen, the Netherlands, she also plays as a striker and was elected the Best FIFA Women’s Player in October 2017. She has played in several leagues in her career, including the Belgian First Division and the German Bundesliga and now currently in the Spanish top division.

Martens made her international debut against China in a friendly in August 2011 and since then, has scored more than 80 games for the Dutch national team and also scored more than 35 goals. She was voted best player in the tournament at the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 and was also nominated for the UEFA Tournament Team at that time.

6. Dzsenifer Marozsán

Born in Budapest, Marozsán is a rare breed in the German game, very dominated by dominant players who seek to crush their opponent using their athletic superiority. Marozsán is virtuous with the ball, a classic ace. Think of Kevin De Bruyne, but with a better direction for the goal. Marozsan’s vision and dribbling skills have helped French giants conquer their impressive collection of trophies over the past two years.

The World Cup is the title she is still looking for after the Champions League triumphs and an Olympic gold medal with Germany in 2016. A World Cup title would help a lot to establish herself as the best female football player in the world.

7. Melanie Behringer

Born in the province of Lorrach, in western Germany, Behringer grew up to become one of the most awarded football players in her country. Having started her youth career at SpVgg Utzenfeld, she joined SC Freiburg in 2003 before moving to Bayern Munich in 2008, after having played more than 100 games for Freiburg. After a successful time in Frankfurt from 2010 to 2014, where she won two German Cups, she returned to Bayern and has since been crowned German champion twice.

Her long list of awards includes the FIFA World Cup (2007), the FIFA U-19 Women’s World Cup (2004), the UEFA European Championship (2009, 2013) and the Summer Olympic Games (Bronze 2008, Gold 2016). She was also the spearhead of the 2016 Olympic Games with 5 goals.

8. Christine Sinclair

Canadian striker Christine Sinclair has been one of the most complete players the country has ever produced. Born in Canada’s Burnaby district, the winner of Canada’s Best Player of the Year award is her country’s best scorer, with 172 goals, second only to Abby Wambach (184) in the world.

Sinclair has played in five FIFA Women’s World Cups (USA 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019) and in three Olympic football tournaments (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016), has been selected as World Player of the Annual FIFA Award of the Year on seven occasions. She currently plays for Portland Thorns FC, having previously starred in several other teams such as Vancouver Breakers and FC Gold Pride. Sinclair was introduced to Canada’s Walk of Fame in September 2013. Without a doubt, she is one of the best female football players in the world to date.

9. Alex Morgan

Central striker, Morgan has had several short spells with several clubs across the country. She played for California Storm, Pali Blues, Western New York Flash, Seattle Sounders Women, Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride before joining Lyon on loan in 2017. She has played over 165 games for the United States and more than 100 goals in her name.

In addition to being an excellent football player, she is also an actress, having participated in some television series. In July 2015, Morgan and her Portland Thorns teammates Christine Sinclair and Steph Catley were selected to be the first female athletes to appear on the cover of the FIFA 16 video game.

10. Deyna Castellanos

Venezuelan footballer Deyna Castellanos started her youth career at Escuela de Futbol Juan Arango in 2013 at just 14 years old. After having a splendid pass of goals in her university-level FSU Seminoles team, she was hired by Santa Clarita Blue Heat and has since been a regular face for her club and national team.

One of the best female football players in the world at the time, Castellanos, had already won the Golden Boot at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup with six goals and was awarded Player of the Year by United Women’s Soccer in her first season. Castellanos is currently the greatest scorer of all time in the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, with 11 goals.