List of foreign Women's Super League players

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.

46 different nations have been represented in the WSL by 429 players. The Republic of Ireland is the most represented nation with 41 players. Hungary was the most recent nation to be newly-represented when Anna Csiki made their WSL debut playing for Tottenham Hotspur on 22 September 2024 against Crystal Palace.

As of 3 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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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 Netherlands Netherlands, Sweden Sweden 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, Turkey Türkiye, Venezuela Venezuela
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By continent

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Continent refers to the corresponding continental confederation of the player's nationality.

Rank Confederation Players Nations
1 Europe (UEFA) 273 25
2 Asia (AFC) 58 5
North America and Caribbean (CONCACAF) 59 5
4 Oceania (OFC) 17 2
5 South America (CONMEBOL) 12 4
6 Africa (CAF) 10 5

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