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: Feb — 4 players (13.3%). Range: 0—4.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Feb — 9 players (11.0%). Range: 3—9.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Mar — 11 players (12.5%). Range: 5—11.
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 — 8 players (13.6%). Range: 2—8.
All players· Northern hemisphere only
Every player from the 2003 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Wambach | United States | Attacker | 1980-06-02 | Jun | Washington Freedom | — | 1 | — |
 Adjoa Bayor | Ghana | Attacker | 1979-05-17 | May | Robert Morris College | — | 1 | — |
| Akiko Sudo | Japan | Attacker | 1984-04-07 | Apr | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Akua Anokyewaa | Ghana | Attacker | 1984-10-15 | Oct | Ashtown Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Alberta SackeyC | Ghana | Attacker | 1972-11-06 | Nov | Robert Morris College | — | 1 | — |
 Alexandra Svetlitskaya | Russia | Midfielder | 1971-08-20 | Aug | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Alla Volkova | Russia | Goalkeeper | 1968-04-12 | Apr | Lada Togliatti | — | 1 | — |
| Aly Wagner | United States | Midfielder | 1980-08-10 | Aug | Boston Breakers | — | 1 | — |
 Amélie Coquet | France | Midfielder | 1984-12-31 | Dec | Hénin-Beaumont | — | 1 | — |
| Aminatu Ibrahim | Ghana | Defender | 1979-01-03 | Jan | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Anastasia Pustovoitova | Russia | Defender | 1981-02-10 | Feb | Ryazan | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Neil | Canada | Midfielder | 1971-10-26 | Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Ane Stangeland | Norway | Defender | 1980-06-02 | Jun | Klepp | — | 1 | — |
| Angela Hucles | United States | Midfielder | 1978-07-05 | Jul | San Diego Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Anita Rapp | Norway | Attacker | 1976-07-24 | Jul | Asker | — | 1 | — |
 Anna Sjöström | Sweden | Midfielder | 1977-04-23 | Apr | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Anne Tønnessen | Norway | Defender | 1974-03-18 | Mar | Klepp | — | 1 | — |
| Anne-Laure Casseleux | France | Defender | 1984-01-13 | Jan | Soyaux | — | 1 | — |
| Ariane Hingst | Germany | Defender | 1979-07-25 | Jul | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
| Aya Miyama | Japan | Midfielder | 1985-01-28 | Jan | Okayama Yunogo Belle | — | 1 | — |
| Bai Jie | China PR | Attacker | 1972-03-28 | Mar | Washington Freedom | — | 1 | — |
| Basilea Amoa-Tetteh | Ghana | Attacker | 1984-03-07 | Mar | Robert Morris College | — | 1 | — |
| Belinda Kanda | Ghana | Midfielder | 1982-11-03 | Nov | Mawuena Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Bente Nordby | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1974-07-23 | Jul | Kolbotn | — | 1 | — |
| Bérangère Sapowicz | France | Goalkeeper | 1983-02-06 | Feb | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 1 | — |
| Bettina WiegmannC | Germany | Midfielder | 1971-10-07 | Oct | FFC Brauweiler Pulheim | — | 1 | — |
| Bi Yan | China PR | Midfielder | 1984-02-17 | Feb | Dalian | — | 1 | — |
| Birgit Prinz | Germany | Attacker | 1977-10-25 | Oct | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Brandi Chastain | United States | Defender | 1968-07-21 | Jul | San Jose CyberRays | — | 1 | — |
| Briana Scurry | United States | Goalkeeper | 1971-09-07 | Sep | Atlanta Beat | — | 1 | — |
| Brit Sandaune | Norway | Defender | 1972-06-05 | Jun | Trondheims-Ørn | — | 1 | — |
| Brittany Timko | Canada | Midfielder | 1985-09-05 | Sep | Nebraska Cornhuskers | — | 1 | — |
 Bunmi Kayode | Nigeria | Defender | 1985-04-13 | Apr | Inneh Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Carmelina Moscato | Canada | Midfielder | 1984-05-02 | May | Penn State | — | 1 | — |
| Caroline Jönsson | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1977-11-22 | Nov | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Cat Reddick | United States | Defender | 1982-02-10 | Feb | University of North Carolina | — | 1 | — |
| Céline Marty | France | Goalkeeper | 1976-03-30 | Mar | Toulouse | — | 1 | — |
| Charmaine HooperC | Canada | Attacker | 1968-01-15 | Jan | Atlanta Beat | — | 1 | — |
 Chon Kyong-hwa | North Korea | Goalkeeper | 1983-08-07 | Aug | Rimyongsu | — | 1 | — |
| Christie Pearce | United States | Defender | 1975-06-24 | Jun | New York Power | — | 1 | — |
| Christine Latham | Canada | Attacker | 1981-09-15 | Sep | San Diego Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Christine Sinclair | Canada | Attacker | 1983-06-12 | Jun | Portland Pilots | — | 1 | — |
| Cindy Parlow | United States | Attacker | 1978-05-08 | May | Atlanta Beat | — | 1 | — |
| Conny Pohlers | Germany | Attacker | 1978-11-16 | Nov | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
| Corinne DiacreC | France | Defender | 1974-08-04 | Aug | Soyaux | — | 1 | — |
| Dagny MellgrenC | Norway | Attacker | 1978-06-19 | Jun | Boston Breakers | — | 1 | — |
| Danielle Slaton | United States | Defender | 1980-06-10 | Jun | Carolina Courage | — | 1 | — |
| Diana Matheson | Canada | Midfielder | 1984-04-16 | Apr | Toronto Inferno | — | 1 | — |
| Efioanwan Ekpo | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1984-01-25 | Jan | Beijing Chengjian | — | 1 | — |
| Elena Danilova | Russia | Attacker | 1987-06-17 | Jun | Voronezh | — | 1 | — |
| Elena Denchtchik | Russia | Midfielder | 1973-11-11 | Nov | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Elena Fomina | Russia | Midfielder | 1979-04-05 | Apr | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Elizabeth Baidu | Ghana | Defender | 1978-04-28 | Apr | Robert Morris College | — | 1 | — |
| Élodie Woock | France | Midfielder | 1976-01-13 | Jan | Toulouse | — | 1 | — |
| Emi Yamamoto | Japan | Midfielder | 1982-03-09 | Mar | Tasaki Perule | — | 1 | — |
| Emmanuelle Sykora | France | Defender | 1976-02-21 | Feb | Lyon | — | 1 | — |
| Eriko Arakawa | Japan | Attacker | 1979-10-30 | Oct | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Erin McLeod | Canada | Goalkeeper | 1983-02-26 | Feb | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Esther Okhae | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1986-03-12 | Mar | Sunshine Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Faith Ikidi | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1987-02-28 | Feb | Bayelsa Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Fan Yunjie | China PR | Defender | 1972-04-29 | Apr | Henan | — | 1 | — |
| Fati Mohammed | Ghana | Goalkeeper | 1979-06-04 | Jun | Post Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Ajayi | Nigeria | Defender | 1977-04-28 | Apr | Police Machine | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Iweta | Nigeria | Defender | 1983-03-29 | Mar | Delta Queens | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Okoe | Ghana | Midfielder | 1984-11-12 | Nov | La Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Florence OmagbemiC | Nigeria | Defender | 1975-02-02 | Feb | Hampton Roads Piranhas | — | 1 | — |
| Frida Nordin | Sweden | Midfielder | 1982-05-23 | May | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Frida Östberg | Sweden | Defender | 1977-12-10 | Dec | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Galina Komarova | Russia | Midfielder | 1977-08-12 | Aug | Samara | — | 1 | — |
| Gao Hongxia | China PR | Defender | 1973-12-07 | Dec | Shanghai SVA | — | 1 | — |
| Genevive Clottey | Ghana | Midfielder | 1969-04-25 | Apr | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Gladys Enti | Ghana | Goalkeeper | 1975-04-21 | Apr | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Gloria Foriwa | Ghana | Attacker | 1981-05-11 | May | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Gunhild Følstad | Norway | Defender | 1981-11-03 | Nov | Trondheims-Ørn | — | 1 | — |
| Han Duan | China PR | Attacker | 1983-06-15 | Jun | Dalian | — | 1 | — |
 Han Jin-sook | South Korea | Midfielder | 1979-12-15 | Dec | Daekyo Kangaroos | — | 1 | — |
| Han Wenxia | China PR | Goalkeeper | 1976-08-23 | Aug | Dalian | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Ljungberg | Sweden | Attacker | 1979-01-08 | Jan | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Marklund | Sweden | Defender | 1977-11-26 | Nov | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Hege Riise | Norway | Midfielder | 1969-07-18 | Jul | Carolina Courage | — | 1 | — |
| Hiromi Isozaki | Japan | Defender | 1975-12-22 | Dec | Tasaki Perule | — | 1 | — |
| Ho Sun-hui | North Korea | Midfielder | 1980-03-05 | Mar | Amnokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Hoda Lattaf | France | Attacker | 1978-08-31 | Aug | Montpellier | — | 1 | — |
| Homare Sawa | Japan | Attacker | 1978-09-06 | Sep | Atlanta Beat | — | 1 | — |
| Hong Kyung-suk | South Korea | Midfielder | 1984-10-14 | Oct | Yeojoo Institute of Technology | — | 1 | — |
| Hwang In-sun | South Korea | Midfielder | 1976-02-02 | Feb | INI Steel | — | 1 | — |
| Ifeanyi Chiejine | Nigeria | Defender | 1983-05-17 | May | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Ingrid Camilla Fosse Sæthre | Norway | Attacker | 1978-01-19 | Jan | Arna-Bjørnar | — | 1 | — |
| Isabelle Morneau | Canada | Defender | 1976-04-18 | Apr | Ottawa Fury | — | 1 | — |
| Jane Törnqvist | Sweden | Defender | 1975-05-09 | May | Djurgården/Älvsjö | — | 1 | — |
| Jang Ok-gyong | North Korea | Defender | 1980-01-29 | Jan | Amnokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Jin Pyol-hui | North Korea | Attacker | 1980-08-19 | Aug | Wolmido | — | 1 | — |
| Jin Suk-hee | South Korea | Defender | 1978-07-09 | Jul | INI Steel | — | 1 | — |
| Jon Hye-yong | North Korea | Defender | 1977-02-16 | Feb | Amnokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Josefine Öqvist | Sweden | Attacker | 1983-07-23 | Jul | Bälinge IF | — | 1 | — |
| Joy Fawcett | United States | Defender | 1968-02-08 | Feb | San Diego Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Julie FoudyC | United States | Midfielder | 1971-01-23 | Jan | San Diego Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Jung Ho-jung | South Korea | Goalkeeper | 1976-05-11 | May | INI Steel | — | 1 | — |
| Kara Lang | Canada | Midfielder | 1986-10-22 | Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Karin Bredland | Norway | Midfielder | 1978-01-07 | Jan | Røa | — | 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