Players analysis, in distribution.
What month were most goalkeepers born? Do attackers cluster differently from defenders? Where do the GOATs (Marta, Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Birgit Prinz, Homare Sawa…) fall on the curve — on the modal month or as outliers?
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Birth month, by position
One chart per role. GOAT pin-marks (gold dots above the bars) call out where iconic players sit. Look for the “relative-age effect” — many youth-academy systems privilege Q1 birthdays (Jan-Mar) for early physical development, and you sometimes see the same skew in elite squads.
Goalkeepers
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Oct — 44 players (12.3%). Range: 14—44.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: May — 91 players (10.3%). Range: 53—91.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Jan — 94 players (10.7%). Range: 56—94.
Attackers
Birth-month distribution + 9 GOAT markers
Marta· FebMia Hamm· MarAbby Wambach· JunBirgit Prinz· OctMichelle Akers· FebSun Wen· AprMegan Rapinoe· JulChristine Sinclair· JunAlex Morgan· JulModal month: May — 68 players (10.2%). Range: 39—68.
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Every player from all played Women's World Cup tournaments on Northern-hemisphere national teams. Search by name or filter by country, position, birth year or birth month. The C badge marks captains. Change the hemisphere filter in the hero above.
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| Player | Country | Position | DOB | Birth month | Club | Ht | WCs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine SinclairC | Canada | Attacker | 1983-06-12 | Jun | Portland Thorns | — | 6 | — |
| Homare SawaC | Japan | Midfielder | 1978-06-09 | Jun | INAC Kobe Leonessa | — | 6 | — |
 Onome EbiC | Nigeria | Defender | 1983-05-08 | May | Abia Angels | — | 6 | — |
| Bente Nordby | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1974-07-23 | Jul |  Djurgårdens IF Dam | — | 5 | — |
| Birgit PrinzC | Germany | Attacker | 1977-10-25 | Oct | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 5 | — |
| Caroline SegerC | Sweden | Midfielder | 1985-03-19 | Mar | Rosengård | — | 5 | — |
| Karina LeBlanc | Canada | Goalkeeper | 1980-03-30 | Mar | Chicago Red Stars | — | 5 | — |
| Kristine LillyC | United States | Midfielder | 1971-07-22 | Jul | UNC | — | 5 | — |
| Nadine AngererC | Germany | Goalkeeper | 1978-11-10 | Nov | Portland Thorns | — | 5 | — |
| Sophie Schmidt | Canada | Midfielder | 1988-06-28 | Jun | Houston Dash | — | 5 | — |
| Abby Wambach | United States | Attacker | 1980-06-02 | Jun | Unattached | — | 4 | — |
| Alex Morgan | United States | Attacker | 1989-07-02 | Jul | San Diego Wave | — | 4 | — |
| Alexandra PoppC | Germany | Attacker | 1991-04-06 | Apr | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 4 | — |
| Andrea Neil | Canada | Defender | 1971-10-26 | Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 4 | — |
| Ariane Hingst | Germany | Defender | 1979-07-25 | Jul | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 4 | — |
| Aya MiyamaC | Japan | Midfielder | 1985-01-28 | Jan | Okayama Yunogo Belle | — | 4 | — |
| Bettina WiegmannC | Germany | Midfielder | 1971-10-07 | Oct | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | — | 4 | — |
| Briana Scurry | United States | Goalkeeper | 1971-09-07 | Sep | Massachusetts | — | 4 | — |
| Carli Lloyd | United States | Midfielder | 1982-07-16 | Jul | Sky Blue FC | — | 4 | — |
| Desire OparanozieC | Nigeria | Attacker | 1993-12-17 | Dec | Wuhan Jianghan University | — | 4 | — |
| Diana Matheson | Canada | Midfielder | 1984-04-16 | Apr | Washington Spirit | — | 4 | — |
| Emilie Haavi | Norway | Attacker | 1992-06-16 | Jun |  Roma | — | 4 | — |
| Erin McLeod | Canada | Goalkeeper | 1983-02-26 | Feb | Houston Dash | — | 4 | — |
 Eugénie Le Sommer | France | Attacker | 1989-05-18 | May | Lyon | — | 4 | — |
| Florence OmagbemiC | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1975-02-02 | Feb | Hampton Roads Piranhas | — | 4 | — |
| Francisca Ordega | Nigeria | Attacker | 1993-10-19 | Oct |  CSKA Moscow | — | 4 | — |
| Hedvig Lindahl | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1983-04-29 | Apr |  Chelsea | — | 4 | — |
| Hege Riise | Norway | Attacker | 1969-07-18 | Jul | Carolina Courage | — | 4 | — |
| Isabell Herlovsen | Norway | Attacker | 1988-06-23 | Jun | Kolbotn | — | 4 | — |
| Jill Scott | England | Midfielder | 1987-02-02 | Feb | Manchester City | — | 4 | — |
| Julie FoudyC | United States | Midfielder | 1971-01-23 | Jan | San Diego Spirit | — | 4 | — |
| Karen Carney | England | Midfielder | 1987-08-01 | Aug | Chelsea | — | 4 | — |
| Kelley O'Hara | United States | Midfielder | 1988-08-04 | Aug | NJ/NY Gotham FC | — | 4 | — |
| Kozue Ando | Japan | Attacker | 1982-07-09 | Jul | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 4 | — |
| Linda Sembrant | Sweden | Defender | 1987-05-15 | May | Juventus | — | 4 | — |
| Maren MjeldeC | Norway | Defender | 1989-11-06 | Nov | Chelsea | — | 4 | — |
| Maureen Mmadu | Nigeria | Attacker | 1975-07-05 | Jul | Linköpings FC | — | 4 | — |
| Megan Rapinoe | United States | Midfielder | 1985-07-05 | Jul | OL Reign | — | 4 | — |
| Mia Hamm | United States | Midfielder | 1972-03-17 | Mar | Washington Freedom | — | 4 | — |
| Mizuho Sakaguchi | Japan | Midfielder | 1987-10-15 | Oct | Nippon TV Beleza | — | 4 | — |
| Nilla Fischer | Sweden | Midfielder | 1984-08-02 | Aug | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 4 | — |
| Nkiru OkosiemeC | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1972-03-01 | Mar | Charlotte Eagles | — | 4 | — |
| Nozomi Yamago | Japan | Goalkeeper | 1975-01-16 | Jan | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | — | 4 | — |
| Osinachi Ohale | Nigeria | Defender | 1991-12-21 | Dec |  Alavés | — | 4 | — |
| Perpetua Nkwocha | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1976-01-03 | Jan | Clemensnäs IF | — | 4 | — |
| Precious DedeC | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1980-01-18 | Jan | Ibom Queens | — | 4 | — |
| Rhian Wilkinson | Canada | Midfielder | 1982-05-12 | May | Portland Thorns | — | 4 | — |
| Rumi Utsugi | Japan | Defender | 1988-12-05 | Dec | Reign FC | — | 4 | — |
| Saki KumagaiC | Japan | Defender | 1990-10-17 | Oct | Bayern Munich | — | 4 | — |
| Sandra Minnert | Germany | Defender | 1973-04-07 | Apr | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr | — | 4 | — |
| Sandra Smisek | Germany | Midfielder | 1977-07-03 | Jul | FFC Frankfurt | — | 4 | — |
| Shannon Boxx | United States | Midfielder | 1977-06-29 | Jun | Chicago Red Stars | — | 4 | — |
| Sofia Jakobsson | Sweden | Midfielder | 1990-04-23 | Apr | San Diego Wave | — | 4 | — |
| Solveig Gulbrandsen | Norway | Midfielder | 1981-01-12 | Jan | Kolbotn | — | 4 | — |
| Stella Mbachu | Nigeria | Attacker | 1978-04-16 | Apr | Rivers Angels | — | 4 | — |
| Sun WenC | China PR | Midfielder | 1973-04-06 | Apr | Shanghai SVA | — | 4 | — |
| Therese Sjögran | Sweden | Midfielder | 1977-08-04 | Aug | FC Rosengård | — | 4 | — |
| Tochukwu Oluehi | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1987-05-02 | May |  Hakkarigücü Spor | — | 4 | — |
| Trine RønningC | Norway | Attacker | 1982-06-14 | Jun | Stabæk | — | 4 | — |
| Wendie RenardC | France | Defender | 1990-07-20 | Jul | Lyon | — | 4 | — |
 Adjoa BayorC | Ghana | Attacker | 1979-05-17 | May | Ghatel Ladies | — | 3 | — |
| Adriana Leon | Canada | Attacker | 1992-10-02 | Oct | Manchester United | — | 3 | — |
| Alex Greenwood | England | Defender | 1993-09-07 | Sep | Manchester City | — | 3 | — |
| Alex Scott | England | Defender | 1984-12-14 | Dec | Arsenal | — | 3 | — |
| Alexia Putellas | Spain | Midfielder | 1994-02-04 | Feb | Barcelona | — | 3 | — |
| Ali Krieger | United States | Defender | 1984-07-28 | Jul | Orlando Pride | — | 3 | — |
| Allysha Chapman | Canada | Defender | 1989-01-25 | Jan | Houston Dash | — | 3 | — |
| Almuth Schult | Germany | Goalkeeper | 1991-02-09 | Feb | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 3 | — |
| Alyssa Naeher | United States | Goalkeeper | 1988-04-20 | Apr | Chicago Red Stars | — | 3 | — |
| Amanda Ilestedt | Sweden | Defender | 1993-01-17 | Jan | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 3 | — |
| Amel Majri | France | Defender | 1993-01-25 | Jan | Lyon | — | 3 | — |
| Ann Chiejine | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1974-02-02 | Feb | Pelican Stars | — | 3 | — |
| Annike Krahn | Germany | Defender | 1985-07-01 | Jul | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 3 | — |
| Ashley Lawrence | Canada | Defender | 1995-06-11 | Jun | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 3 | — |
| Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | Attacker | 1994-10-09 | Oct | Barcelona | — | 3 | — |
| Aya Sameshima | Japan | Defender | 1987-06-16 | Jun | INAC Kobe Leonessa | — | 3 | — |
| Azusa Iwashimizu | Japan | Defender | 1986-10-14 | Oct | NTV Beleza | — | 3 | — |
| Babett Peter | Germany | Defender | 1988-05-12 | May | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 3 | — |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | United States | Defender | 1985-06-06 | Jun | Utah Royals | — | 3 | — |
| Brandi Chastain | United States | Attacker | 1968-07-21 | Jul | San Jose CyberRays | — | 3 | — |
| Brittany Timko | Canada | Midfielder | 1985-09-05 | Sep | Unattached | — | 3 | — |
| Carly Telford | England | Goalkeeper | 1987-07-07 | Jul | Chelsea | — | 3 | — |
| Carmelina Moscato | Canada | Midfielder | 1984-05-02 | May | Unattached | — | 3 | — |
| Casey Stoney | England | Defender | 1982-05-13 | May | Arsenal | — | 3 | — |
 Catalina Usme | Colombia | Attacker | 1989-12-25 | Dec | América de Cali | — | 3 | — |
| Cecilie Fiskerstrand | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1996-03-20 | Mar | Lillestrøm | — | 3 | — |
| Charlotte Rohlin | Sweden | Defender | 1980-12-02 | Dec | Linköpings FC | — | 3 | — |
| Charmaine HooperC | Canada | Attacker | 1968-01-15 | Jan | Atlanta Beat | — | 3 | — |
 Cho So-hyunC | South Korea | Midfielder | 1988-06-24 | Jun | Tottenham Hotspur | — | 3 | — |
| Christie RamponeC | United States | Defender | 1975-06-24 | Jun | Sky Blue | — | 3 | — |
| Daniela MontoyaC | Colombia | Midfielder | 1990-08-22 | Aug | Atlético Nacional | — | 3 | — |
 Daniëlle van de Donk | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1991-08-05 | Aug | Lyon | — | 3 | — |
| Desiree Scott | Canada | Midfielder | 1987-07-31 | Jul | Utah Royals | — | 3 | — |
| Diana Ospina | Colombia | Midfielder | 1989-03-03 | Mar | América de Cali | — | 3 | — |
| Elin Rubensson | Sweden | Defender | 1993-05-11 | May | BK Häcken | — | 3 | — |
| Élise Bussaglia | France | Midfielder | 1985-09-24 | Sep | Dijon | — | 3 | — |
| Elise Thorsnes | Norway | Attacker | 1988-08-14 | Aug | LSK Kvinner | — | 3 | — |
| Ellen White | England | Attacker | 1989-05-09 | May | Birmingham City | — | 3 | — |
| Eniola Aluko | England | Attacker | 1987-02-21 | Feb | Chelsea | — | 3 | — |
| Faith Ikidi | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1987-02-28 | Feb | Piteå IF | — | 3 | — |
GOAT reference
Curated. Inclusion in this list isn't a championship ranking — it's a span of Ballon-d'Or winners + nominees + commonly-cited GOATs across eras, used for the overlay above.
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| Player | Country | Position | DOB | Birth month | Club | Ht | WCs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marta | Brazil | Attacker | 1986-02-19 | Feb | — | — | 0 | — |
| Mia Hamm | United States | Attacker | 1972-03-17 | Mar | — | — | 0 | — |
| Abby Wambach | United States | Attacker | 1980-06-02 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Birgit Prinz | Germany | Attacker | 1977-10-25 | Oct | — | — | 0 | — |
| Homare Sawa | Japan | Midfielder | 1978-01-06 | Jan | — | — | 0 | — |
| Michelle Akers | United States | Attacker | 1966-02-01 | Feb | — | — | 0 | — |
| Sun Wen | China PR | Attacker | 1973-04-06 | Apr | — | — | 0 | — |
| Megan Rapinoe | United States | Attacker | 1985-07-05 | Jul | — | — | 0 | — |
| Carli Lloyd | United States | Midfielder | 1982-07-16 | Jul | — | — | 0 | — |
| Christine Sinclair | Canada | Attacker | 1983-06-12 | Jun | — | — | 0 | — |
| Hege Riise | Norway | Midfielder | 1969-07-18 | Jul | — | — | 0 | — |
| Kristine Lilly | United States | Midfielder | 1971-07-22 | Jul | — | — | 0 | — |
| Formiga | Brazil | Midfielder | 1978-03-03 | Mar | — | — | 0 | — |
| Alex Morgan | United States | Attacker | 1989-07-02 | Jul | — | — | 0 | — |
Hat-tricks (3+ goals in a match)
Every individual 3+ goal performance in World Cup history. Oleg Salenko's 5-goal haul in 1994 v Cameroon is the all-time single-match record.
| # | Player | Team | Opponent | Stage | Year | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oleg Salenko | Russia |  Cameroon | Group | 1994 | 5 |
| 2 |  Ernst Wilimowski | Poland | Brazil | Round of 16 | 1938 | 4 |
| 3 | Ademir | Brazil | Sweden | Final round | 1950 | 4 |
| 4 |  Sándor Kocsis | Hungary |  West Germany | Group | 1954 | 4 |
| 5 |  Eusébio | Portugal |  North Korea | Quarter-final | 1966 | 4 |
| 6 | Emilio Butragueño | Spain |  Denmark | Round of 16 | 1986 | 4 |
| 7 | Bert Patenaude | United States |  Paraguay | Group | 1930 | 3 |
| 8 |  Pedro Cea | Uruguay |  Yugoslavia | Semi-final | 1930 | 3 |
| 9 |  Guillermo Stábile | Argentina |  Mexico | Group | 1930 | 3 |
| 10 | Edmund Conen | Germany |  Belgium | Round of 16 | 1934 | 3 |
| 11 | Angelo Schiavio | Italy | United States | Round of 16 | 1934 | 3 |
| 12 |  Oldřich Nejedlý | Czechoslovakia | Germany | Semi-final | 1934 | 3 |
| 13 | Leônidas | Brazil | Poland | Round of 16 | 1938 | 3 |
| 14 | Gyula Zsengellér | Hungary |  Dutch East Indies | Round of 16 | 1938 | 3 |
| 15 | Harry Andersson | Sweden |  Cuba | Quarter-final | 1938 | 3 |
| 16 | Gustav Wetterström | Sweden | Cuba | Quarter-final | 1938 | 3 |
| 17 | Oscar Míguez | Uruguay |  Bolivia | Group | 1950 | 3 |
| 18 | Estanislao Basora | Spain | Uruguay | Final round | 1950 | 3 |
| 19 | Sándor Kocsis | Hungary | South Korea | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 20 |  Erich Probst | Austria | Czechoslovakia | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 21 | Carlos Borges | Uruguay |  Scotland | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 22 | Suat Mamat | Turkey | South Korea | Group | 1954 | 3 |
| 23 |  Josef Hügi | Switzerland | Austria | Quarter-final | 1954 | 3 |
| 24 | Just Fontaine | France | Paraguay | Group | 1958 | 3 |
| 25 | Just Fontaine | France | West Germany | Third place | 1958 | 3 |
| 26 | Pelé | Brazil | France | Semi-final | 1958 | 3 |
| 27 | Florian Albert | Hungary |  Bulgaria | Group | 1962 | 3 |
| 28 | Geoff Hurst | England | West Germany | Final | 1966 | 3 |
| 29 | Franz Beckenbauer | West Germany | Switzerland | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 30 | Helmut Haller | West Germany | Switzerland | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 31 | Eusébio | Portugal | Brazil | Group | 1966 | 3 |
| 32 | Gerd Müller | West Germany | Bulgaria | Group | 1970 | 3 |
| 33 | Gerd Müller | West Germany |  Peru | Quarter-final | 1970 | 3 |
| 34 | Andrzej Szarmach | Poland |  Haiti | Group | 1974 | 3 |
| 35 | Dušan Bajević | Yugoslavia |  Zaire | Group | 1974 | 3 |
| 36 | Robbie Rensenbrink | Netherlands |  Iran | Group | 1978 | 3 |
| 37 | Teófilo Cubillas | Peru | Iran | Group | 1978 | 3 |
| 38 | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge | West Germany |  Chile | Group | 1982 | 3 |
| 39 | Zbigniew Boniek | Poland | Belgium | Second round | 1982 | 3 |
| 40 | László Kiss | Hungary |  El Salvador | Group | 1982 | 3 |
| 41 | Paolo Rossi | Italy | Brazil | Second round | 1982 | 3 |
| 42 | Gary Lineker | England | Poland | Group | 1986 | 3 |
| 43 |  Igor Belanov | Soviet Union | Belgium | Round of 16 | 1986 | 3 |
| 44 | Tomáš Skuhravý | Czechoslovakia |  Costa Rica | Round of 16 | 1990 | 3 |
| 45 | Míchel | Spain | South Korea | Group | 1990 | 3 |
| 46 | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina |  Greece | Group | 1994 | 3 |
| 47 | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina |  Jamaica | Group | 1998 | 3 |
| 48 | Miroslav Klose | Germany |  Saudi Arabia | Group | 2002 | 3 |
| 49 | Pauleta | Portugal | Poland | Group | 2002 | 3 |
| 50 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Argentina | South Korea | Group | 2010 | 3 |
| 51 | Thomas Müller | Germany | Portugal | Group | 2014 | 3 |
| 52 | Xherdan Shaqiri | Switzerland |  Honduras | Group | 2014 | 3 |
| 53 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | Spain | Group | 2018 | 3 |
| 54 | Harry Kane | England |  Panama | Group | 2018 | 3 |
| 55 | Gonçalo Ramos | Portugal | Switzerland | Round of 16 | 2022 | 3 |
| 56 | Kylian Mbappé | France | Argentina | Final | 2022 | 3 |
56 hat-tricks · 6with 4+ goals · Salenko's 5 (1994) is the only 5-goal haul on record