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The best woman footballer in the world, from the Ballon d'Or Féminin, The Guardian's 100 best, IFFHS and ESPN.

The 2025 editions of 4 trusted rankings. The more rankings name an entry, the higher its place; entries named by the same number of rankings share the place. Inside a shared place, votes ($1.99) decide the order. Under each entry: its place in every ranking, with the link.

  1. =1Aitana BonmatíIn 4 of 4 rankings · average place 1 · SpainESPN (No. 1) · France Football / L'Équipe (No. 1) · IFFHS (No. 1) · The Guardian (No. 1)0 votes
  2. =1Mariona CaldenteyIn 4 of 4 rankings · average place 2.5 · SpainFrance Football / L'Équipe (No. 2) · The Guardian (No. 2) · ESPN (No. 3) · IFFHS (No. 3)0 votes
  3. =1Alessia RussoIn 4 of 4 rankings · average place 3 · EnglandIFFHS (No. 2) · France Football / L'Équipe (No. 3) · The Guardian (No. 3) · ESPN (No. 4)0 votes
  4. =1Ewa PajorIn 4 of 4 rankings · average place 9 · PolandFrance Football / L'Équipe (No. 8) · The Guardian (No. 8) · ESPN (No. 10) · IFFHS (No. 10)0 votes
  5. =2Alexia PutellasIn 3 of 4 rankings · average place 3.3 · SpainESPN (No. 2) · France Football / L'Équipe (No. 4) · The Guardian (No. 4)0 votes
  6. =2Temwa ChawingaIn 3 of 4 rankings · average place 6 · Kansas City Current, MalawiESPN (No. 5) · The Guardian (No. 6) · IFFHS (No. 7)0 votes
  7. =2Hannah HamptonIn 3 of 4 rankings · average place 7.3 · EnglandThe Guardian (No. 5) · ESPN (No. 7) · France Football / L'Équipe (No. 10)0 votes
  8. =2Leah WilliamsonIn 3 of 4 rankings · average place 8.3 · EnglandFrance Football / L'Équipe (No. 7) · IFFHS (No. 8) · The Guardian (No. 10)0 votes
  9. =3Chloe KellyIn 2 of 4 rankings · average place 5.5 · EnglandFrance Football / L'Équipe (No. 5) · IFFHS (No. 6)0 votes
  10. =3Patri GuijarroIn 2 of 4 rankings · average place 6.5 · Barcelona, SpainESPN (No. 6) · The Guardian (No. 7)0 votes
  11. =3Barbra BandaIn 2 of 4 rankings · average place 9 · Orlando Pride, ZambiaESPN (No. 9) · IFFHS (No. 9)0 votes

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