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: Jun — 5 players (13.9%). Range: 0—5.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Jun — 10 players (12.5%). Range: 3—10.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Jan — 9 players (11.5%). Range: 4—9.
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 — 9 players (15.8%). Range: 0—9.
All players· Northern hemisphere only
Every player from the 2007 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 | Florida | — | 1 | — |
 Adjoa BayorC | Ghana | Midfielder | 1979-05-17 | May | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
 Aladi Ayegba | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1986-06-25 | Jun |  Kokkolan Palloveikot | — | 1 | — |
 Alex Scott | England | Defender | 1984-12-14 | Dec | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Aly Wagner | United States | Midfielder | 1980-08-10 | Aug | Santa Clara | — | 1 | — |
| Aminatu Ibrahim | Ghana | Defender | 1979-01-03 | Jan | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Amy Walsh | Canada | Midfielder | 1977-09-13 | Sep | Laval Comets | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Neil | Canada | Midfielder | 1971-10-26 | Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Ane Stangeland HorpestadC | Norway | Defender | 1980-06-02 | Jun | Klepp | — | 1 | — |
| Angela Hucles | United States | Midfielder | 1978-07-05 | Jul | Virginia | — | 1 | — |
| Anita Amankwa | Ghana | Attacker | 1989-09-02 | Sep | Takoradi Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Anita Amenuku | Ghana | Attacker | 1985-07-27 | Jul | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Anita Asante | England | Defender | 1985-04-27 | Apr | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Anja Mittag | Germany | Attacker | 1985-05-16 | May | FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
 Anna Paulson | Sweden | Defender | 1984-02-29 | Feb | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
 Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1975-11-06 | Nov | Brøndby IF | — | 1 | — |
| Annike Krahn | Germany | Defender | 1985-07-01 | Jul | FCR Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Ariane Hingst | Germany | Defender | 1979-07-25 | Jul | Djurgårdens IF | — | 1 | — |
| Aya Miyama | Japan | Midfielder | 1985-01-28 | Jan | Okayama Yunogo Belle | — | 1 | — |
| Ayisat Yusuf | Nigeria | Defender | 1985-03-06 | Mar | NiceFutis | — | 1 | — |
| Ayumi Hara | Japan | Midfielder | 1979-02-21 | Feb | INAC Leonessa | — | 1 | — |
| Azusa Iwashimizu | Japan | Defender | 1986-10-14 | Oct | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Babett Peter | Germany | Defender | 1988-05-12 | May | FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
| Belinda Kanda | Ghana | Midfielder | 1982-11-03 | Nov | University of Alabama | — | 1 | — |
| Bente Nordby | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1974-07-23 | Jul | Djurgårdens IF Dam | — | 1 | — |
| Bettina Falk | Denmark | Defender | 1981-03-31 | Mar | Brøndby IF | — | 1 | — |
| Bi YanC | China PR | Midfielder | 1984-02-17 | Feb | Dalian Shide | — | 1 | — |
| Birgit PrinzC | Germany | Attacker | 1977-10-25 | Oct | FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Briana Scurry | United States | Goalkeeper | 1971-09-07 | Sep | Massachusetts | — | 1 | — |
| Brittany Timko | Canada | Defender | 1985-09-05 | Sep | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Camilla Huse | Norway | Defender | 1979-08-31 | Aug | Kolbotn IL | — | 1 | — |
| Camilla Sand Andersen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1986-02-14 | Feb | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Candace Chapman | Canada | Midfielder | 1983-04-21 | Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Carli Lloyd | United States | Midfielder | 1982-07-16 | Jul | Rutgers | — | 1 | — |
| Carly Telford | England | Goalkeeper | 1987-07-07 | Jul | Leeds United | — | 1 | — |
| Caroline Seger | Sweden | Midfielder | 1985-03-19 | Mar | Linköping FC | — | 1 | — |
| Casey Stoney | England | Defender | 1982-05-13 | May | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Cat Whitehill | United States | Defender | 1982-02-10 | Feb | New Jersey Wildcats | — | 1 | — |
| Cathrine Paaske Sørensen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1978-06-14 | Jun | Brøndby IF | — | 1 | — |
| Charlotte Rohlin | Sweden | Defender | 1980-12-02 | Dec | Linköping FC | — | 1 | — |
| Chi-Chi Igbo | Nigeria | Attacker | 1986-05-01 | May | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Christie GeorgeC | Nigeria | Defender | 1984-05-10 | May | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Christie Rampone | United States | Defender | 1975-06-24 | Jun | Monmouth | — | 1 | — |
| Christina Ørntoft | Denmark | Defender | 1985-07-02 | Jul | Skovlunde | — | 1 | — |
| Christine Colombo Nilsen | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1982-04-30 | Apr | Kolbotn IL | — | 1 | — |
| Christine SinclairC | Canada | Attacker | 1983-06-12 | Jun | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Cynthia Uwak | Nigeria | Attacker | 1986-07-15 | Jul | Falköpings KIK | — | 1 | — |
| Diana Matheson | Canada | Midfielder | 1984-04-16 | Apr | Ottawa Fury | — | 1 | — |
| Doreen Awuah | Ghana | Midfielder | 1989-12-12 | Dec | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Dorte Dalum Jensen | Denmark | Defender | 1978-07-03 | Jul | Djurgårdens IF Dam | — | 1 | — |
| Efioanwan Ekpo | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1984-01-25 | Jan | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Eniola Aluko | England | Attacker | 1987-02-21 | Feb | Chelsea | — | 1 | — |
| Erika Skarbø | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1987-06-12 | Jun | Arna-Bjørnar | — | 1 | — |
| Eriko Arakawa | Japan | Attacker | 1979-10-30 | Oct | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Erin McLeod | Canada | Goalkeeper | 1983-02-26 | Feb | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Faith Ikidi | Nigeria | Defender | 1987-02-28 | Feb | Linköpings FC | — | 1 | — |
| Fara Williams | England | Midfielder | 1984-01-25 | Jan | Everton | — | 1 | — |
| Fati Mohammed | Ghana | Goalkeeper | 1979-06-04 | Jun | Robert Morris College | — | 1 | — |
| Fatmire Bajramaj | Germany | Midfielder | 1988-04-01 | Apr | FCR Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Faye WhiteC | England | Defender | 1978-02-02 | Feb | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Okoe | Ghana | Midfielder | 1984-11-12 | Nov | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Frida Östberg | Sweden | Defender | 1977-12-10 | Dec | Linköping FC | — | 1 | — |
| Gift Otuwe | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1984-07-15 | Jul | Bayelsa Queens FC | — | 1 | — |
| Gitte Andersen | Denmark | Defender | 1977-04-28 | Apr | Brøndby IF | — | 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 SK | — | 1 | — |
| Guro Knutsen | Norway | Attacker | 1985-01-10 | Jan | Røa IL | — | 1 | — |
| Hamdya Abass | Ghana | Defender | 1982-08-01 | Aug | Ghatel Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Han Duan | China PR | Attacker | 1983-06-15 | Jun | Dalian Shide | — | 1 | — |
| Han Wenxia | China PR | Goalkeeper | 1976-08-23 | Aug | Dalian Shide | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Ljungberg | Sweden | Attacker | 1979-01-08 | Jan | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Hanna Marklund | Sweden | Defender | 1977-11-26 | Nov | Sunnanå SK | — | 1 | — |
| Heather O'Reilly | United States | Attacker | 1985-01-02 | Jan | New Jersey Wildcats | — | 1 | — |
| Hedvig Lindahl | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1983-04-29 | Apr | Linköping FC | — | 1 | — |
| Heidi Johansen | Denmark | Goalkeeper | 1983-06-09 | Jun | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Hiromi IsozakiC | Japan | Defender | 1975-12-22 | Dec | Tasaki Perule | — | 1 | — |
 Ho Sun-hui | North Korea | Midfielder | 1980-03-05 | Mar | Amrokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Ho Un-byol | North Korea | Attacker | 1992-01-19 | Jan | 25 April | — | 1 | — |
| Homare Sawa | Japan | Midfielder | 1978-09-06 | Sep | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Hong Myong-gum | North Korea | Defender | 1986-07-10 | Jul | Amrokgang | — | 1 | — |
| Hope Solo | United States | Goalkeeper | 1981-07-30 | Jul | Washington | — | 1 | — |
| Ifeanyi Chiejine | Nigeria | Attacker | 1983-05-17 | May | Bayelsa Queens FC | — | 1 | — |
| Ingvild Stensland | Norway | Midfielder | 1981-08-03 | Aug | Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | — | 1 | — |
| Isabell Herlovsen | Norway | Attacker | 1988-06-23 | Jun | Kolbotn IL | — | 1 | — |
| Jang Yong-ok | North Korea | Defender | 1982-09-17 | Sep | 25 April | — | 1 | — |
| Janne Madsen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1978-03-12 | Mar | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Jill Scott | England | Midfielder | 1987-02-02 | Feb | Everton | — | 1 | — |
| Jodi-Ann Robinson | Canada | Attacker | 1989-04-17 | Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Jody Handley | England | Attacker | 1979-03-12 | Mar | Everton | — | 1 | — |
| Johanna Rasmussen | Denmark | Attacker | 1983-07-02 | Jul | Fortuna Hjørring | — | 1 | — |
| Jon Myong-hui | North Korea | Goalkeeper | 1986-08-07 | Aug | Rimyongsu | — | 1 | — |
| Jong Pok-sim | North Korea | Attacker | 1985-07-31 | Jul | 25 April | — | 1 | — |
| Julie Rydahl Bukh | Denmark | Midfielder | 1982-01-09 | Jan | Brøndby IF | — | 1 | — |
| Kara Lang | Canada | Attacker | 1986-10-22 | Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps | — | 1 | — |
| Karen Carney | England | Midfielder | 1987-08-01 | Aug | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Karina LeBlanc | Canada | Goalkeeper | 1980-03-30 | Mar | New Jersey Wildcats | — | 1 | — |
| Karolina Westberg | Sweden | Defender | 1978-05-16 | May | Umeå IK | — | 1 | — |
| Kate Markgraf | United States | Defender | 1976-08-23 | Aug | Notre Dame | — | 1 | — |
| Katie Chapman | England | Midfielder | 1982-06-15 | Jun | Arsenal | — | 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