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: Jan — 5 players (15.6%). Range: 0—5.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Apr — 13 players (14.8%). Range: 3—13.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Dec — 12 players (12.6%). Range: 5—12.
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: Mar — 7 players (10.8%). Range: 4—7.
All players· Northern hemisphere only
Every player from the 1999 squad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adanna Nwaneri | Nigeria | Defender | 1975-08-31 | Aug | Capital Queens | — | 1 | — |
 Adele Frollani | Italy | Defender | 1974-08-04 | Aug | Lazio | — | 1 | — |
 Adjoa Bayor | Ghana | Attacker | 1979-05-17 | May | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Alberta SackeyC | Ghana | Attacker | 1972-11-06 | Nov | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Alessandra Pallotti | Italy | Midfielder | 1974-09-07 | Sep | Agliana | — | 1 | — |
 Alexandra Svetlitskaya | Russia | Midfielder | 1971-08-20 | Aug | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Alla Volkova | Russia | Goalkeeper | 1968-04-12 | Apr | Dynamo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Amy Walsh | Canada | Midfielder | 1977-09-13 | Sep | Nebraska Cornhuskers | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Neil | Canada | Defender | 1971-10-26 | Oct | UBC Alumni | — | 1 | — |
 Andrea Rodebaugh | Mexico | Midfielder | 1966-10-08 | Oct | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anita Rapp | Norway | Midfielder | 1977-07-24 | Jul | Asker | — | 1 | — |
| Ann Chiejine | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1974-02-02 | Feb | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Ann Kristin Aarønes | Norway | Midfielder | 1973-01-19 | Jan | Trondheims-Ørn | — | 1 | — |
| Anna Duò | Italy | Defender | 1972-08-08 | Aug | Bardolino | — | 1 | — |
| Anne Nymark Andersen | Norway | Defender | 1972-09-28 | Sep | Bjørnar | — | 1 | — |
| Anne Tønnessen | Norway | Defender | 1974-03-18 | Mar | Kolbotn | — | 1 | — |
 Anne-Mette Christensen | Denmark | Defender | 1973-03-04 | Mar | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Antonella CartaC | Italy | Midfielder | 1967-03-01 | Mar | Autolelli Picenum | — | 1 | — |
| Ariane Hingst | Germany | Defender | 1979-07-25 | Jul | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
 Åsa Lönnqvist | Sweden | Defender | 1970-04-14 | Apr | Älvsjö | — | 1 | — |
| Astrid Johannessen | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1978-01-10 | Jan | Asker | — | 1 | — |
| Ayumi Hara | Japan | Midfielder | 1979-02-21 | Feb | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Bai Jie | China PR | Defender | 1972-03-28 | Mar | Army | — | 1 | — |
| Bárbara Almaraz | Mexico | Defender | 1979-05-04 | May | USC Trojans | — | 1 | — |
| Barikisu Tettey-Quao | Ghana | Defender | 1980-08-28 | Aug | La Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Bente Nordby | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1974-07-23 | Jul | Athene Moss | — | 1 | — |
| Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | Midfielder | 1971-10-07 | Oct | Sportfreunde Siegen | — | 1 | — |
| Birgit Prinz | Germany | Attacker | 1977-10-25 | Oct | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Brandi Chastain | United States | Defender | 1968-07-21 | Jul | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Briana Scurry | United States | Goalkeeper | 1971-09-07 | Sep | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Brit Sandaune | Norway | Defender | 1972-06-05 | Jun | Trondheims-Ørn | — | 1 | — |
| Carla OverbeckC | United States | Defender | 1968-05-09 | May | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Cecilia Sandell | Sweden | Defender | 1968-06-10 | Jun | Älvsjö | — | 1 | — |
| Charmaine Hooper | Canada | Attacker | 1968-01-15 | Jan | Chicago Cobras | — | 1 | — |
| Christie Pearce | United States | Defender | 1975-06-24 | Jun | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Christina Jensen | Denmark | Goalkeeper | 1974-01-21 | Jan | BK Rødovre | — | 1 | — |
| Christina Petersen | Denmark | Attacker | 1974-09-17 | Sep | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Cindy Parlow | United States | Attacker | 1978-05-08 | May | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Claudia Müller | Germany | Attacker | 1974-05-21 | May | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Dagny Mellgren | Norway | Midfielder | 1978-06-19 | Jun | Bjørnar | — | 1 | — |
| Damiana Deiana | Italy | Defender | 1970-06-26 | Jun | Torres | — | 1 | — |
| Daniela Tavalazzi | Italy | Defender | 1972-08-08 | Aug | Torres | — | 1 | — |
| Danielle Fotopoulos | United States | Attacker | 1976-03-24 | Mar | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Denise Ireta | Mexico | Midfielder | 1980-01-04 | Jan | — | — | 1 | — |
| Doris FitschenC | Germany | Defender | 1968-10-25 | Oct | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Dorthe Larsen | Denmark | Goalkeeper | 1969-08-08 | Aug | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Eberechi Opara | Nigeria | Defender | 1976-03-06 | Mar | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Elena Fomina | Russia | Midfielder | 1979-04-05 | Apr | Chertanovo Moscow | — | 1 | — |
| Elena Lissacheva | Russia | Midfielder | 1973-11-25 | Nov | Lada Togliatti | — | 1 | — |
| Elisa Miniati | Italy | Defender | 1974-01-06 | Jan | Autolelli Picenum | — | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Baidu | Ghana | Defender | 1978-04-28 | Apr | Bluna Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Fabiana Comin | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1970-03-20 | Mar | Bardolino | — | 1 | — |
| Fan Chunling | China PR | Attacker | 1972-02-02 | Feb | Beijing Chengjian | — | 1 | — |
| Fan Yunjie | China PR | Defender | 1972-04-29 | Apr | Henan | — | 1 | — |
| Fátima Leyva | Mexico | Midfielder | 1980-02-14 | Feb | Laguna de Iztacalco | — | 1 | — |
| Federica D'Astolfo | Italy | Midfielder | 1966-10-27 | Oct | Pisa | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Ajayi | Nigeria | Defender | 1977-04-28 | Apr | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Iweta | Nigeria | Defender | 1983-03-29 | Mar | Capital Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Florence OmagbemiC | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1975-02-02 | Feb | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Galina Komarova | Russia | Defender | 1977-08-12 | Aug | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Gao Hong | China PR | Goalkeeper | 1967-11-27 | Nov | Guangdong | — | 1 | — |
| Gao Hongxia | China PR | Defender | 1973-12-07 | Dec | Shanghai SVA | — | 1 | — |
| Genevive Clottey | Ghana | Midfielder | 1969-04-29 | Apr | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Geri Donnelly | Canada | Midfielder | 1965-11-30 | Nov | Metro-Ford | — | 1 | — |
| Gina OcegueraC | Mexico | Defender | 1977-04-09 | Apr | Cal Poly Mustangs | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgia Brenzan | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1967-08-21 | Aug | AC Milan | — | 1 | — |
| Gitte Krogh | Denmark | Attacker | 1977-05-13 | May | OB | — | 1 | — |
| Gladys Enti | Ghana | Attacker | 1975-04-21 | Apr | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Gloria Usieta | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1977-06-19 | Jun | Oladimeji Tigress | — | 1 | — |
| Gøril Kringen | Norway | Defender | 1972-01-28 | Jan | Trondheims-Ørn | — | 1 | — |
| Han Wenxia | China PR | Goalkeeper | 1976-08-23 | Aug | Dalian | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Ljungberg | Sweden | Midfielder | 1979-01-08 | Jan | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Marklund | Sweden | Defender | 1977-11-26 | Nov | Sunnanå SK | — | 1 | — |
| Hanne Nørregaard | Denmark | Midfielder | 1968-12-21 | Dec | Frederiksberg Boldklub | — | 1 | — |
| Hanne Sand Christensen | Denmark | Attacker | 1973-09-22 | Sep | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Hege Riise | Norway | Midfielder | 1969-07-18 | Jul | Setskog/Høland FK | — | 1 | — |
| Henriette Viker | Norway | Defender | 1973-08-05 | Aug | Asker | — | 1 | — |
| Hiromi Isozaki | Japan | Defender | 1975-12-22 | Dec | Tasaki Perule | — | 1 | — |
| Homare SawaC | Japan | Midfielder | 1978-09-06 | Sep | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Ifeanyi Chiejine | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1983-05-17 | May | Capital Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Inka Grings | Germany | Attacker | 1978-10-31 | Oct | FCR Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Irina GrigorievaC | Russia | Midfielder | 1972-02-21 | Feb | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Iris Mora | Mexico | Attacker | 1981-09-22 | Sep | Bugatti | — | 1 | — |
| Isabelle Harvey | Canada | Attacker | 1975-03-27 | Mar | University of Southern California | — | 1 | — |
| Isabelle Morneau | Canada | Defender | 1976-04-18 | Apr | Nebraska Cornhuskers | — | 1 | — |
| Jane Törnqvist | Sweden | Defender | 1975-05-09 | May | Älvsjö | — | 1 | — |
 Jang Ok-gyong | North Korea | Defender | 1980-01-29 | Jan | Amnokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Janine Helland | Canada | Defender | 1970-04-24 | Apr | Edmonton Angels | — | 1 | — |
| Janne Rasmussen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1970-07-18 | Jul | OB | — | 1 | — |
| Janni Johansen | Denmark | Attacker | 1976-01-14 | Jan | Frederiksberg Boldklub | — | 1 | — |
| Jeanette Haas | Canada | Midfielder | 1976-01-03 | Jan | Victoria Vikes | — | 1 | — |
| Jeanne Axelsen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1968-01-03 | Jan | Frederiksberg Boldklub | — | 1 | — |
| Jessika Sundh | Sweden | Defender | 1974-07-09 | Jul | Djurgårdens IF | — | 1 | — |
| Jin Pyol-hui | North Korea | Attacker | 1980-08-19 | Aug | Wolmido | — | 1 | — |
| Jin Yan | China PR | Attacker | 1972-07-27 | Jul | Beijing Chengjian | — | 1 | — |
| Jo Jong-ran | North Korea | Attacker | 1971-09-18 | Sep | Rimyongsu | — | 1 | — |
| Jo Song-ok | North Korea | Attacker | 1974-03-18 | Mar | Pyongyang | — | 1 | — |
| Joy Fawcett | United States | Defender | 1968-02-08 | Feb | U.S. Soccer | — | 1 | — |
| Judith Chime | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1978-05-20 | May | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Juliana Kakraba | Ghana | Midfielder | 1979-12-29 | Dec | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
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