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List of foreign Women's Super League players

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The Women's Super League (WSL) is the highest league of women's football in England. The league, which started in 2011, was divided in two separate divisions (WSL 1 and WSL 2) from 2014 with the latter rebranded as the FA Women's Championship following a restructure in 2019; only the WSL 1 is considered in this list. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one WSL game. Players who were signed by WSL clubs, but only played in lower leagues, cup games and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside United Kingdom determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if they are not eligible to play for the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

More specifically:

  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if they have been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include British players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, their country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from British parents or moved to the United Kingdom at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched their nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one WSL game. Seasons are those in which the player has played at least one Women's Super League game. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. Until the end of the 2017 spring series, seasons were aligned with calendar years and therefore one year may be listed. Beginning with the 2017–18 season, seasons were played across two years. For example, "2017–22" indicates that the player has played in every season from 2017–18 to 2021–22, but not necessarily every calendar year from 2017 to 2022. Therefore, a player who debuted during or after the 2017–18 season should always have a listing of least two years – for instance, a player making their debut in 2019, during the 2018–19 season, will have '2018–19' after their name despite not playing in 2018. Similarly, a player making their debut in 2019, during the 2019–20 season, will have '2019–20' after their name but this does not necessarily mean they played in 2020.

In bold: players who are currently under contract by a WSL club. For each country, the leading appearance-maker is indicated by the number of matches that they played in the Women's Super League as of the end of the 2023–24 season.

47 different nations have been represented in the WSL by 431 players. The Republic of Ireland is the most represented nation with 41 players. Tanzania was the most recent nation to be newly-represented when Aisha Masaka made their WSL debut playing for Brighton & Hove Albion on 8 November 2024 against Arsenal.

As of 17 November 2024.

Africa (CAF)

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

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Ghana Ghana

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Morocco Morocco

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Rosella Ayane has the most WSL appearances of any African player with 97. A former England youth international, she made her Morocco debut in 2021.

Nigeria Nigeria

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Tanzania Tanzania

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Asia (AFC)

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Australia Australia

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Mackenzie Arnold played 73 times for West Ham United, keeping 12 clean sheets and captaining the club during the 2023–24 season.

China PR China

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In 2021, Tang Jiali became the first Chinese national to play in the WSL.

Japan Japan

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South Korea South Korea

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Ji So-yun made 124 appearances and won six WSL titles with Chelsea.

Syria Syria

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Europe (UEFA)

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Austria Austria

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Belgium Belgium

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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Czechia Czech Republic

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Denmark Denmark

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Following a world record fee move, Pernille Harder played three seasons in the WSL, winning the title with Chelsea in all three.

Finland Finland

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France France

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Kenza Dali is France's leading WSL appearance maker.

Germany Germany

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Ann-Katrin Berger won the golden glove in Chelsea's 2020–21 title-winning season with 12 clean sheets.

Greece Greece

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Hungary Hungary

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Iceland Iceland

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Dagný Brynjarsdóttir is Iceland's leading appearance maker in the WSL and was named West Ham United captain in 2022.

Italy Italy

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Kosovo Kosovo

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Malta Malta

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Netherlands Netherlands

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Vivianne Miedema scored 80 WSL goals in 106 appearances for Arsenal, winning two consecutive golden boots 2018–20.

Norway Norway

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Poland Poland

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Portugal Portugal

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Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

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Katie McCabe won one WSL title with Arsenal and was named in the 2020–21 WSL Team of the Year.

Russia Russia

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Serbia Serbia

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Spain Spain

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Ona Batlle was named to back to back WSL Team of the Year teams 2021–23.

Sweden Sweden

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Magdalena Eriksson made 104 league appearances for Chelsea, winning the WSL title five times.

Switzerland Switzerland

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Alisha Lehmann is Switzerland's leading WSL appearance maker, playing 108 games for three different clubs.

Türkiye Turkey

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North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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Canada Canada

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Adriana Leon is Canada's leading WSL appearance maker and has played for three different clubs.

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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Jamaica Jamaica

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Khadija Shaw won the WSL golden boot during the 2023–24 season, scoring 21 goals in 18 games.

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

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United States United States

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Sam Mewis was named to the 2020–21 WSL Team of the Year during her only season in the WSL.

Oceania (OFC)

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New Zealand New Zealand

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New Zealand international Ria Percival has made 73 WSL appearances, the most of any OFC player.

Samoa Samoa

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South America (CONMEBOL)

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Brazil Brazil

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Chile Chile

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Colombia Colombia

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Mayra Ramírez joined Chelsea for a world-record fee in 2024.

Venezuela Venezuela

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Summary

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By nationality

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Rank Nation(s) Players
1 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland 42
2 Sweden Sweden 34
3 Netherlands Netherlands 33
4 Australia Australia 32
5 United States United States 28
6 Norway Norway 25
7 Denmark Denmark 24
8 Germany Germany 23
9 France France 19
10 Spain Spain 18
11 Canada Canada 17
12 New Zealand New Zealand, Japan Japan 16
14 Jamaica Jamaica 12
15 Belgium Belgium, Finland Finland 9
17 Switzerland Switzerland 7
18 Brazil Brazil 6
19 Austria Austria, Iceland Iceland, Nigeria Nigeria, Portugal Portugal, South Korea South Korea 5
24 China China 4
25 Colombia Colombia, Poland Poland 3
27 Chile Chile, Czech Republic Czechia, Italy Italy, Morocco Morocco, Serbia Serbia 2
32 Bulgaria Bulgaria, Cameroon Cameroon, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea, Ghana Ghana, Greece Greece,
Hungary Hungary, Kosovo Kosovo, Malta Malta, Russia Russia, Saint Lucia Saint Lucia, Samoa Samoa, Syria Syria, Tanzania Tanzania, Turkey Türkiye, Venezuela Venezuela
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Continent refers to the corresponding continental confederation of the player's nationality.

Rank Confederation Players Nations
1 Europe (UEFA) 274 25
2 North America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) 59 5
3 Asia (AFC) 58 5
4 Oceania (OFC) 17 2
5 South America (CONMEBOL) 12 4
6 Africa (CAF) 11 6

Notes

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    Born in Afghanistan
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    Born in Brazil
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    Born in Canada
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    Born in England
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    Born in France
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    Born in Germany
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    Born in New Zealand
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    Born in Scotland
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    Born in Sweden
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    Born in Spain
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References

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  1. ^ Easther Mayi Kith
  2. ^ Jade Boho
  3. ^ Freda Ayisi
  4. ^ Rosella Ayane
  5. ^ Anissa Lahmari
  6. ^ Rinsola Babajide
  7. ^ Asisat Oshoala
  8. ^ Toni Payne
  9. ^ Ashleigh Plumptre
  10. ^ Ini-Abasi Umotong
  11. ^ Aisha Masaka
  12. ^ Laura Alleway
  13. ^ Mackenzie Arnold
  14. ^ Danielle Brogan
  15. ^ Steph Catley
  16. ^ Kyra Cooney-Cross
  17. ^ Isobel Dalton
  18. ^ Caitlin Foord
  19. ^ Mary Fowler
  20. ^ Caitlin Friend
  21. ^ Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
  22. ^ Emily Gielnik
  23. ^ Katrina Gorry
  24. ^ Charlotte Grant
  25. ^ Alexandra Gummer
  26. ^ Clare Hunt
  27. ^ Alanna Kennedy
  28. ^ Sam Kerr
  29. ^ Chloe Logarzo
  30. ^ Aivi Luik
  31. ^ Ella Mastrantonio
  32. ^ Collette McCallum
  33. ^ Teagan Micah
  34. ^ Courtney Nevin
  35. ^ Tanya Oxtoby
  36. ^ Hayley Raso
  37. ^ Charlize Rule
  38. ^ Remy Siemsen
  39. ^ Kyah Simon
  40. ^ Emily van Egmond
  41. ^ Clare Wheeler
  42. ^ Lydia Williams
  43. ^ Tameka Yallop
  44. ^ Tang Jiali
  45. ^ Zhang Linyan
  46. ^ Li Mengwen
  47. ^ Wang Shaung
  48. ^ Aoba Fujino
  49. ^ Maika Hamano
  50. ^ Yui Hasegawa
  51. ^ Honoka Hayashi
  52. ^ Mana Iwabuchi
  53. ^ Yukari Kinga
  54. ^ Hinata Miyazawa
  55. ^ Yuka Momiki
  56. ^ Fuka Nagano
  57. ^ Yūki Nagasato
  58. ^ Shinobu Ohno
  59. ^ Kiko Seike
  60. ^ Risa Shimizu
  61. ^ Saori Takarada
  62. ^ Riko Ueki
  63. ^ Ayaka Yamashita
  64. ^ Cho So-hyun
  65. ^ Jeon Ga-eul
  66. ^ Ji So-yun
  67. ^ Lee Geum-min
  68. ^ Park Ye-eun
  69. ^ Nor Mustafa
  70. ^ Marie Höbinger
  71. ^ Simona Koren
  72. ^ Viktoria Schnaderbeck
  73. ^ Laura Wienroither
  74. ^ Manuela Zinsberger
  75. ^ Julie Biesmans
  76. ^ Janice Cayman
  77. ^ Yana Daniëls
  78. ^ Nicky Evrard
  79. ^ Sari Kees
  80. ^ Amber Tysiak
  81. ^ Lorca van de Putte
  82. ^ Justine Vanhaevermaet
  83. ^ Tessa Wullaert
  84. ^ Evdokiya Popadinova
  85. ^ Kateřina Svitková
  86. ^ Barbora Votíková
  87. ^ Janni Arnth
  88. ^ Simone Boye Sørensen
  89. ^ Signe Bruun
  90. ^ Nina Frausing Pedersen
  91. ^ Mille Gejl
  92. ^ Pernille Harder
  93. ^ Karen Holmgaard
  94. ^ Sara Holmgaard
  95. ^ Stine Larsen
  96. ^ Mie Leth Jans
  97. ^ Sofie Lundgaard
  98. ^ Matilde Lundorf
  99. ^ Rikke Madsen
  100. ^ Kathrine Møller Kühl
  101. ^ Nadia Nadim
  102. ^ Karoline Olesen
  103. ^ Cecilie Sandvej
  104. ^ Rikke Sevecke
  105. ^ Emma Snerle
  106. ^ Nicoline Sørensen
  107. ^ Sille Struck
  108. ^ Amalie Thestrup
  109. ^ Sanne Troelsgaard
  110. ^ Katrine Veje
  111. ^ Olga Ahtinen
  112. ^ Adelina Engman
  113. ^ Nora Heroum
  114. ^ Juliette Kemppi
  115. ^ Emma Koivisto
  116. ^ Tinja-Riikka Korpela
  117. ^ Jutta Rantala
  118. ^ Oona Siren
  119. ^ Eveliina Summanen
  120. ^ Viviane Asseyi
  121. ^ Sandy Baltimore
  122. ^ Karima Benameur
  123. ^ Estelle Cascarino
  124. ^ Shana Chossenotte
  125. ^ Hawa Cissoko
  126. ^ Maéva Clemaron
  127. ^ Daphne Corboz
  128. ^ Kenza Dali
  129. ^ Valérie Gauvin
  130. ^ Oriane Jean-François
  131. ^ Léa Le Garrec
  132. ^ Melvine Malard
  133. ^ Noémie Mouchon
  134. ^ Maelys Mpomé
  135. ^ Ève Périsset
  136. ^ Pauline Peyraud-Magnin
  137. ^ Julie Thibaud
  138. ^ Aïssatou Tounkara
  139. ^ Katharina Baunach
  140. ^ Ann-Katrin Berger
  141. ^ Pauline Bremer
  142. ^ Marisa Ewers
  143. ^ Josephine Henning
  144. ^ Tabea Kemme
  145. ^ Turid Knaak
  146. ^ Janina Leitzig
  147. ^ Melanie Leupolz
  148. ^ Isabelle Linden
  149. ^ Melina Loeck
  150. ^ Leonie Maier
  151. ^ Sjoeke Nüsken
  152. ^ Lena Petermann
  153. ^ Ramona Petzelberger
  154. ^ Anke Preuß
  155. ^ Kathleen Radtke
  156. ^ Nicole Rolser
  157. ^ Corina Schröder
  158. ^ Caroline Siems
  159. ^ Julia Simic
  160. ^ Laura Vetterlein
  161. ^ Lisa Weiß
  162. ^ Veatriki Sarri
  163. ^ Anna Csiki
  164. ^ Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
  165. ^ Edda Garðarsdóttir
  166. ^ Rakel Hönnudóttir
  167. ^ Katrín Ómarsdóttir
  168. ^ Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir
  169. ^ Aurora Galli
  170. ^ Martina Piemonte
  171. ^ Elizabeta Ejupi
  172. ^ Emma Lipman
  173. ^ Marit Auée
  174. ^ Dominique Bruinenberg
  175. ^ Marije Brummel
  176. ^ Kerstin Casparij
  177. ^ Esmee de Graaf
  178. ^ Damaris Egurrola
  179. ^ Chasity Grant
  180. ^ Jackie Groenen
  181. ^ Nadine Hanssen
  182. ^ Anouk Hoogendijk
  183. ^ Dominique Janssen
  184. ^ Inessa Kaagman
  185. ^ Wieke Kaptein
  186. ^ Danique Kerkdijk
  187. ^ Lize Kop
  188. ^ Tessel Middag
  189. ^ Vivianne Miedema
  190. ^ Marthe Munsterman
  191. ^ Aniek Nouwen
  192. ^ Marisa Olislagers
  193. ^ Victoria Pelova
  194. ^ Lucienne Reichardt
  195. ^ Jill Roord
  196. ^ Katja Snoeijs
  197. ^ Daniëlle van de Donk
  198. ^ Shanice van de Sanden
  199. ^ Mandy van den Berg
  200. ^ Vita van der Linden
  201. ^ Daphne van Domselaar
  202. ^ Kika van Es
  203. ^ Sari van Veenendaal
  204. ^ Ashleigh Weerden
  205. ^ Siri Worm
  206. ^ Guro Bergsvand
  207. ^ Celin Bizet
  208. ^ Kristine Bjørdal Leine
  209. ^ Julie Blakstad
  210. ^ Vilde Bøe Risa
  211. ^ Amalie Eikeland
  212. ^ Cecilie Fiskerstrand
  213. ^ Benedicte Håland
  214. ^ Andrine Hegerberg
  215. ^ Hilde Gunn Olsen
  216. ^ Cecilie Kvamme
  217. ^ Thea Kyvåg
  218. ^ Frida Maanum
  219. ^ Aurora Mikalsen
  220. ^ Maren Mjelde
  221. ^ Ingrid Moe Wold
  222. ^ Lisa Naalsund
  223. ^ Guro Reiten
  224. ^ Sophie Román Haug
  225. ^ Ingrid Ryland
  226. ^ Line Smørsgård
  227. ^ Elise Stenevik
  228. ^ Elisabeth Terland
  229. ^ Maria Thorisdottir
  230. ^ Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland
  231. ^ Nikola Karczewska
  232. ^ Wiktoria Kiszkis
  233. ^ Kinga Szemik
  234. ^ Ana Borges
  235. ^ Amanda DaCosta
  236. ^ Matilde Fidalgo
  237. ^ Tatiana Pinto
  238. ^ Diana Silva
  239. ^ Lily Agg
  240. ^ Isibeal Atkinson
  241. ^ Courtney Brosnan
  242. ^ Emma Byrne
  243. ^ Diane Caldwell
  244. ^ Megan Campbell
  245. ^ Megan Connolly
  246. ^ Stef Curtis
  247. ^ Niamh Fahey
  248. ^ Lillie Fenlon-Billson
  249. ^ Jamie Finn
  250. ^ Ciara Grant
  251. ^ Marie Hourihan
  252. ^ Rianna Jarrett
  253. ^ Leanne Kiernan
  254. ^ Harriet Lambe
  255. ^ Abbie Larkin
  256. ^ Ruesha Littlejohn
  257. ^ Aoife Mannion
  258. ^ Katie McCabe
  259. ^ Grace Moloney
  260. ^ Emily Murphy
  261. ^ Chloe Mustaki
  262. ^ Áine O'Gorman
  263. ^ Denise O'Sullivan
  264. ^ Fiona O'Sullivan
  265. ^ Anna Patten
  266. ^ Heather Payne
  267. ^ Sophie Perry
  268. ^ Louise Quinn
  269. ^ Lucy Quinn
  270. ^ Lois Roche
  271. ^ Stephanie Roche
  272. ^ Julie-Ann Russell
  273. ^ Eleanor Ryan-Doyle
  274. ^ Harriet Scott
  275. ^ Jessie Stapleton
  276. ^ Tyler Toland
  277. ^ Yvonne Tracy
  278. ^ Megan Walsh
  279. ^ Emily Whelan
  280. ^ Jessica Ziu
  281. ^ Alsu Abdullina
  282. ^ Jelena Čanković
  283. ^ Dejana Stefanović
  284. ^ Laia Aleixandri
  285. ^ Ona Batlle
  286. ^ Mariona Caldentey
  287. ^ Laia Codina
  288. ^ Marta Corredera
  289. ^ Laura del Río
  290. ^ Inma Gabarro
  291. ^ Lucía García
  292. ^ Irene Guerrero
  293. ^ Keka Vega
  294. ^ Vicky Losada
  295. ^ Adriana Martín
  296. ^ Maite Oroz
  297. ^ Leila Ouahabi
  298. ^ Natalia Pablos
  299. ^ Paula Tomás
  300. ^ Cristina Torkildsen
  301. ^ Bruna Vilamala
  302. ^ Jonna Andersson
  303. ^ Filippa Angeldal
  304. ^ Anna Anvegård
  305. ^ Kosovare Asllani
  306. ^ Marija Banušić
  307. ^ Hanna Bennison
  308. ^ Marika Bergman-Lundin
  309. ^ Nathalie Björn
  310. ^ Stina Blackstenius
  311. ^ My Cato
  312. ^ Magdalena Eriksson
  313. ^ Lina Hurtig
  314. ^ Amanda Ilestedt
  315. ^ Sofia Jakobsson
  316. ^ Rosa Kafaji
  317. ^ Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
  318. ^ Cornelia Kapocs
  319. ^ Maria Karlsson
  320. ^ Maja Krantz
  321. ^ Emma Kullberg
  322. ^ Hedvig Lindahl
  323. ^ Emma Lundh
  324. ^ Zećira Mušović
  325. ^ Amanda Nildén
  326. ^ Lotta Ökvist
  327. ^ Emilia Pelgander
  328. ^ Anna Sandberg
  329. ^ Louise Fors
  330. ^ Julia Spetsmark
  331. ^ Matilda Vinberg
  332. ^ Filippa Wallén
  333. ^ Jessica Wik
  334. ^ Emma Wilhelmsson
  335. ^ Julia Zigiotti Olme
  336. ^ Ramona Bachmann
  337. ^ Luana Bühler
  338. ^ Malin Gut
  339. ^ Alisha Lehmann
  340. ^ Noelle Maritz
  341. ^ Seraina Piubel
  342. ^ Lia Wälti
  343. ^ Halle Houssein
  344. ^ Simi Awujo
  345. ^ Janine Beckie
  346. ^ Kadeisha Buchanan
  347. ^ Sabrina D'Angelo
  348. ^ Jessie Fleming
  349. ^ Maddie Hill
  350. ^ Cloé Lacasse
  351. ^ Alyssa Lagonia
  352. ^ Ashley Lawrence
  353. ^ Adriana Leon
  354. ^ Jayde Riviere
  355. ^ Deanne Rose
  356. ^ Desiree Scott
  357. ^ Kylla Sjoman
  358. ^ Olivia Smith
  359. ^ Sarah Stratigakis
  360. ^ Shelina Zadorsky
  361. ^ Lucia Leon
  362. ^ Jade Bailey
  363. ^ Paige Bailey-Gayle
  364. ^ Shania Hayles
  365. ^ Satara Murray
  366. ^ Lachante Paul
  367. ^ Atlanta Primus
  368. ^ Vyan Sampson
  369. ^ Khadija Shaw
  370. ^ Drew Spence
  371. ^ Rebecca Spencer
  372. ^ Chantelle Swaby
  373. ^ Victoria Williams
  374. ^ Eartha Pond
  375. ^ Abby Dahlkemper
  376. ^ Crystal Dunn
  377. ^ Whitney Engen
  378. ^ Mia Fishel
  379. ^ Emily Fox
  380. ^ Lucy Gillett
  381. ^ Madison Haley
  382. ^ Tobin Heath
  383. ^ Brooke Hendrix
  384. ^ Adrienne Jordan
  385. ^ Rose Lavelle
  386. ^ Beverly Leon
  387. ^ Carli Lloyd
  388. ^ Catarina Macario
  389. ^ Kaylan Marckese
  390. ^ Kristie Mewis
  391. ^ Sam Mewis
  392. ^ Alex Morgan
  393. ^ Zoe Morse
  394. ^ Heather O'Reilly
  395. ^ Christen Press
  396. ^ Erin Simon
  397. ^ Katie Stengel
  398. ^ Libby Stout
  399. ^ Phallon Tullis-Joyce
  400. ^ Brianna Visalli
  401. ^ Zaneta Wyne
  402. ^ Shae Yáñez
  403. ^ CJ Bott
  404. ^ Hayley Bowden
  405. ^ Olivia Chance
  406. ^ Aroon Clansey
  407. ^ Katie Hoyle
  408. ^ Anna Green
  409. ^ Sarah Gregorius
  410. ^ Betsy Hassett
  411. ^ Emma Kete
  412. ^ Anna Leat
  413. ^ Ria Percival
  414. ^ Ali Riley
  415. ^ Indiah-Paige Riley
  416. ^ Katie Rood
  417. ^ Rebekah Stott
  418. ^ Rosie White
  419. ^ Monique Fischer
  420. ^ Ester
  421. ^ Ivana Fuso
  422. ^ Geyse
  423. ^ Gabi Nunes
  424. ^ Giovana Queiroz
  425. ^ Rafaelle Souza
  426. ^ Christiane Endler
  427. ^ Camila Sáez
  428. ^ Jorelyn Carabalí
  429. ^ Manuela Paví
  430. ^ Mayra Ramírez
  431. ^ Deyna Castellanos