List of women's footballers with 100 or more international caps
This list summarizes women's association football players with 100 or more international appearances.
As of 11 March 2020, a total of 342 females have played 100 or more international matches for their respective nations. The all-time leader in senior caps, Kristine Lilly of the United States, had 354 caps and retired from international football on 6 January 2011. Lilly is also fourth highest goal scorer in international football with 130 goals. The current active most capped women international football player is Christine Sinclair of Canada with 296 caps. Sinclair is also the leading active goal scorer in women international football with 186 goals.
Two American players, Kristine Lilly and Christie Pearce, have 300 or more caps. Nineteen players — nine of them American, two from Canada, China and Sweden, and one each from Denmark, Germany, Japan and Scotland — have 200 or more caps.
FIFA criteria
recognises only matches played within the FIFA World Cup, continental competitions, friendly matches between senior national teams and Olympic final and qualifying matches played up to and including 1960 as international "A" matches. This affects some players who were formerly included in FIFA's 'Century Club'. Therefore, the records established by the associations with regard to these players may differ from the FIFA Century Club.Caps
The names of currently active players are in bold.Indicates the most-capped player of the respective confederation. | |
Indicates the most-capped player of the respective nation. |
Footballers with 200 or more caps
Rank | Name | Nation | Confederation | Caps | First cap | Last cap |
1 | CONCACAF | 354 | ||||
2 | CONCACAF | 311 | ||||
3 | ' | CONCACAF | 296 | |||
4 | ' | CONCACAF | 294 | |||
5 | CONCACAF | 276 | ||||
6 | CONCACAF | 274 | ||||
7 | CONCACAF | 255 | ||||
8 | CONCACAF | 241 | ||||
9 | CONCACAF | 231 | ||||
10 | AFC | 219 | 1997 | |||
11 | UEFA | 214 | ||||
= | UEFA | 214 | ||||
13 | UEFA | 210 | ||||
14 | CONCACAF | 206 | ||||
= | ' | CONCACAF | 206 | |||
16 | AFC | 205 | ||||
17 | ' | UEFA | 204 | |||
18 | UEFA | 203 | 1998 | |||
19 | CONCACAF | 202 | ||||
20 | CONCACAF | 201 | ||||
21 | AFC | 200 | 1997 | 2008 |
Footballers with 100 or more caps
Most women with 100 or more caps by country
Number | Nation | Confederation |
40 | CONCACAF | |
26 | UEFA | |
23 | AFC | |
22 | UEFA | |
18 | UEFA | |
16 | CONCACAF | |
16 | UEFA | |
14 | UEFA | |
14 | UEFA | |
13 | AFC | |
13 | UEFA | |
11 | UEFA | |
10 | UEFA | |
10 | UEFA | |
10 | OFC | |
9 | UEFA | |
9 | CAF | |
7 | OFC through 2005 AFC 2006–present | |
7 | UEFA | |
7 | / | UEFA |
5 | CONMEBOL | |
5 | AFC | |
5 | UEFA | |
4 | CONCACAF | |
4 | AFC | |
3 | UEFA | |
3 | UEFA | |
3 | UEFA | |
2 | UEFA | |
2 | UEFA | |
2 | UEFA | |
2 | AFC | |
2 | UEFA | |
2 | UEFA | |
1 | UEFA | |
1 | CAF | |
1 | UEFA | |
342 | 37 | FIFA |
Most women with 100 or more caps by Confederations
Footballers | Confederation |
203 | UEFA |
60 | CONCACAF |
54 | AFC |
10 | CAF |
10 | OFC |
5 | CONMEBOL |
342 | Total |