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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Where the players come from
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Hemisphere split
Northern vs Southern hemisphere national teams
Northern180 (83.3%)
Southern36 (16.7%)
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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 — 4 players (15.4%). Range: 0—4.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Oct — 11 players (16.2%). Range: 3—11.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Feb — 10 players (13.7%). Range: 2—10.
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: Jul — 7 players (14.3%). Range: 2—7.
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Every player from the 1991 squad. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adaku Okoroafor | Nigeria | Attacker | 1974-11-18 | Nov | Flying Angels | — | 1 | — |
 Adele Marsiletti | Italy | Midfielder | 1964-11-07 | Nov | Reggiana | — | 1 | — |
| Adriana | Brazil | Attacker | 1968-12-26 | Dec | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Agnete Carlsen | Norway | Midfielder | 1971-01-15 | Jan | SK Sprint/Jeløy | — | 1 | — |
| Akemi NodaC | Japan | Attacker | 1969-10-13 | Oct | Yomiuri Belleza | — | 1 | — |
 Amanda Crawford | New Zealand | Attacker | 1971-02-16 | Feb | West Auckland | — | 1 | — |
| Amy Allmann | United States | Goalkeeper | 1965-03-25 | Mar | University of Central Florida | — | 1 | — |
 Anette Hansson | Sweden | Defender | 1963-05-02 | May | Jitex BK | — | 1 | — |
| Anette Igland | Norway | Midfielder | 1971-10-02 | Oct | Kaupanger | — | 1 | — |
| Ann Chiejine | Nigeria | Goalkeeper | 1974-02-02 | Feb | Flying Angels | — | 1 | — |
| Ann Mukoro | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1975-04-27 | Apr | Ufuoma Babes | — | 1 | — |
| Anna Mega | Italy | Midfielder | 1962-10-21 | Oct | Reggiana | — | 1 | — |
| Anne Smith | New Zealand | Goalkeeper | 1951-09-27 | Sep | Waikato United | — | 1 | — |
| Anneli Andelén | Sweden | Attacker | 1968-09-21 | Sep | Öxabäck/Marks IF | — | 1 | — |
 Annette Thychosen | Denmark | Attacker | 1968-08-30 | Aug | Odense BK | — | 1 | — |
| Annie Gam-Pedersen | Denmark | Attacker | 1965-07-05 | Jul | Odense BK | — | 1 | — |
| April HeinrichsC | United States | Attacker | 1964-02-27 | Feb | University of North Carolina | — | 1 | — |
| Asako Takakura | Japan | Midfielder | 1968-04-09 | Apr | Yomiuri Belleza | — | 1 | — |
| Beate Wendt | Germany | Midfielder | 1971-09-21 | Sep | SC Poppenbüttel | — | 1 | — |
| Bente Nordby | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1974-07-23 | Jul | Raufoss | — | 1 | — |
| Bettina Wiegmann | Germany | Midfielder | 1971-10-07 | Oct | Grün-Weiß Brauweiler | — | 1 | — |
| Birgitt Austermühl | Germany | Defender | 1965-10-08 | Oct | TSV Battenberg | — | 1 | — |
| Birthe Hegstad | Norway | Attacker | 1966-07-23 | Jul | Klepp | — | 1 | — |
| Bonny Madsen | Denmark | Defender | 1967-08-10 | Aug | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Brandi Chastain | United States | Attacker | 1968-07-21 | Jul | Santa Clara University | — | 1 | — |
| Britta Unsleber | Germany | Defender | 1966-12-25 | Dec | FSV Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Camilla Fors | Sweden | Defender | 1969-04-24 | Apr | Jitex BK | — | 1 | — |
| Camilla Svensson-Gustafsson | Sweden | Defender | 1969-01-20 | Jan | GAIS | — | 1 | — |
| Carin Jennings | United States | Attacker | 1965-01-09 | Jan | UC Santa Barbara | — | 1 | — |
| Carla Werden | United States | Defender | 1968-05-09 | May | University of North Carolina | — | 1 | — |
| Carolina MoraceC | Italy | Attacker | 1964-02-05 | Feb | Milan '82 | — | 1 | — |
| Cathrine Zaborowski | Norway | Midfielder | 1971-08-02 | Aug | Asker | — | 1 | — |
| Cenira | Brazil | Attacker | 1965-02-12 | Feb | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Chen Hsiu-lin | Chinese Taipei | Defender | 1973-12-12 | Dec | Jinwen College | — | 1 | — |
| Chen Shu-chin | Chinese Taipei | Midfielder | 1974-09-19 | Sep | Jinwen College | — | 1 | — |
| Chen Shwu-ju | Chinese Taipei | Defender | 1965-03-02 | Mar | Ming Chuan University | — | 1 | — |
| Chen Xia | China PR | Defender | 1969-11-26 | Nov | Guangdong | — | 1 | — |
| Chioma Ajunwa | Nigeria | Attacker | 1971-12-25 | Dec | River Mermaids | — | 1 | — |
| Chou Tai-yingC | Chinese Taipei | Midfielder | 1963-08-16 | Aug | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Christine Paul | Germany | Midfielder | 1965-01-21 | Jan | FC Wacker München | — | 1 | — |
| Cinnamon Chaney | New Zealand | Defender | 1969-01-10 | Jan | Miramar | — | 1 | — |
| Danda | Brazil | Midfielder | 1964-04-01 | Apr | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Debbie Belkin | United States | Defender | 1966-05-27 | May | University of Massachusetts Amherst | — | 1 | — |
| Deborah Pullen | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1961-09-20 | Sep | Glenfield Rovers | — | 1 | — |
| Diana Nwaiwu | Nigeria | Defender | 1973-10-10 | Oct | Kakanfo Babes | — | 1 | — |
| Donna Baker | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1966-02-27 | Feb | South Auckland | — | 1 | — |
| Doralice | Brazil | Defender | 1963-10-23 | Oct | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Doris Fitschen | Germany | Defender | 1968-10-25 | Oct | VfR Eintracht Wolfsburg | — | 1 | — |
| Edith Eluma | Nigeria | Defender | 1958-09-27 | Sep | Princess Jegede | — | 1 | — |
| Elane | Brazil | Defender | 1968-06-04 | Jun | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Elisabeth Leidinge | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1957-03-06 | Mar | Jitex BK | — | 1 | — |
| Elisabetta Bavagnoli | Italy | Defender | 1963-09-03 | Sep | Milan '82 | — | 1 | — |
| Elke Walther | Germany | Goalkeeper | 1971-04-01 | Apr | VfL Sindelfingen | — | 1 | — |
| Ellen Scheel | Norway | Attacker | 1968-11-26 | Nov | Jardar | — | 1 | — |
| Emma Iozzelli | Italy | Defender | 1966-06-12 | Jun | Reggiana | — | 1 | — |
| Etsuko Handa | Japan | Attacker | 1965-05-10 | May | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Eva Zeikfalvy | Sweden | Defender | 1967-04-18 | Apr | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Fabiana Correra | Italy | Midfielder | 1967-10-01 | Oct | Turris | — | 1 | — |
| Fanta | Brazil | Midfielder | 1966-09-14 | Sep | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Federica D'Astolfo | Italy | Midfielder | 1966-10-27 | Oct | Sassari | — | 1 | — |
| Feriana Ferraguzzi | Italy | Midfielder | 1959-02-20 | Feb | Standard Liège | — | 1 | — |
| Fia | Brazil | Midfielder | 1964-04-01 | Apr | Radar | — | 1 | — |
| Florence Omagbemi | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1975-02-02 | Feb | Ufuoma Babes | — | 1 | — |
| Frauke Kuhlmann | Germany | Defender | 1966-09-27 | Sep | Schmalfelder SV | — | 1 | — |
| Futaba Kioka | Japan | Midfielder | 1965-11-22 | Nov | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Gift Showemimo | Nigeria | Attacker | 1974-05-24 | May | Kakanfo Babes | — | 1 | — |
| Giorgia Brenzan | Italy | Goalkeeper | 1967-08-21 | Aug | Sassari | — | 1 | — |
| Gitte Hansen | Denmark | Goalkeeper | 1961-09-21 | Sep | B 1909 | — | 1 | — |
| Gro Espeseth | Norway | Midfielder | 1972-10-30 | Oct | Sandviken | — | 1 | — |
| Gudrun Gottschlich | Germany | Attacker | 1970-05-23 | May | KBC Duisburg | — | 1 | — |
| Gunn Nyborg | Norway | Defender | 1960-03-21 | Mar | Asker | — | 1 | — |
| Hanne Nissen | Denmark | Attacker | 1970-11-21 | Nov | Odense BK | — | 1 | — |
| Hege Riise | Norway | Attacker | 1969-07-18 | Jul | Setskog FK | — | 1 | — |
| Heidi Mohr | Germany | Attacker | 1967-05-29 | May | TuS Niederkirchen | — | 1 | — |
| Heidi StøreC | Norway | Defender | 1963-07-04 | Jul | SK Sprint/Jeløy | — | 1 | — |
| Helen Johansson | Sweden | Attacker | 1965-07-09 | Jul | Jitex BK | — | 1 | — |
| Helen Nilsson | Sweden | Attacker | 1970-11-24 | Nov | Sundsvalls DFF | — | 1 | — |
| Helle Bjerregaard | Denmark | Goalkeeper | 1968-06-21 | Jun | Rødovre BK | — | 1 | — |
| Helle Jensen | Denmark | Attacker | 1969-03-23 | Mar | B 1909 | — | 1 | — |
| Helle Rotbøll | Denmark | Defender | 1963-10-08 | Oct | HEI Aarhus | — | 1 | — |
| Hilde Strømsvold | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1967-08-17 | Aug | Bøler | — | 1 | — |
| Hong Li-chyn | Chinese Taipei | Goalkeeper | 1970-05-23 | May | Taiwan PE College | — | 1 | — |
| Hsu Chia-cheng | Chinese Taipei | Defender | 1969-06-07 | Jun | Suzuyo Shimizu F.C. Lovely Ladies | — | 1 | — |
| Huang Yu-chuan | Chinese Taipei | Attacker | 1971-02-17 | Feb | Ming Chuan University | — | 1 | — |
| Ing-Marie Olsson | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1966-02-23 | Feb | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Ingrid Johansson | Sweden | Midfielder | 1965-07-09 | Jul | Jitex BK | — | 1 | — |
| Irene Stelling | Denmark | Midfielder | 1971-07-25 | Jul | HEI Aarhus | — | 1 | — |
| Janne Rasmussen | Denmark | Midfielder | 1970-07-18 | Jul | B 1909 | — | 1 | — |
| Jannie Hansen | Denmark | Defender | 1963-10-06 | Oct | Rødovre BK | — | 1 | — |
| Jocelyn Parr | New Zealand | Defender | 1967-03-05 | Mar | South Auckland | — | 1 | — |
| Joy Biefeld | United States | Defender | 1968-02-08 | Feb | UC Berkeley | — | 1 | — |
| Julia Campbell | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1965-04-01 | Apr | Nomads United | — | 1 | — |
| Julie Foudy | United States | Midfielder | 1971-01-23 | Jan | Stanford University | — | 1 | — |
| Jutta Nardenbach | Germany | Defender | 1968-10-13 | Oct | TuS Ahrbach | — | 1 | — |
| Kaori Nagamine | Japan | Attacker | 1968-06-03 | Jun | Reggiana | — | 1 | — |
| Karina SefronC | Denmark | Defender | 1967-07-02 | Jul | Malmö FF | — | 1 | — |
| Kim Maslin-Kammerdeiner | United States | Goalkeeper | 1964-08-12 | Aug | George Mason University | — | 1 | — |
| Kim Nye | New Zealand | Defender | 1961-05-10 | May | Waterside Karori | — | 1 | — |
| Ko Chiao-lin | Chinese Taipei | Attacker | 1973-09-14 | Sep | Ming Chuan University | — | 1 | — |
| Kristine Lilly | United States | Midfielder | 1971-07-22 | Jul | University of North Carolina | — | 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