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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Northern414 (75.0%)
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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 — 11 players (15.3%). Range: 4—11.
Defenders
Birth-month distribution + 0 GOAT markers
Modal month: Jan — 19 players (10.9%). Range: 9—19.
Midfielders
Birth-month distribution + 5 GOAT markers
Homare Sawa· JanCarli Lloyd· JulHege Riise· JulKristine Lilly· JulFormiga· MarModal month: Aug — 18 players (11.2%). Range: 8—18.
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: Jun — 16 players (11.0%). Range: 7—16.
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| Player | Country | Position | DOB | Birth month | Club | Ht | WCs | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abby ErcegC | New Zealand | Defender | 1989-11-20 | Nov | Chicago Red Stars | — | 1 | — |
| Abby Wambach | United States | Attacker | 1980-06-02 | Jun | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Ada Hegerberg | Norway | Attacker | 1995-07-10 | Jul |  Olympique Lyon | — | 1 | — |
 Adriana Barré | Ecuador | Midfielder | 1995-04-04 | Apr | Galápagos S.C. | — | 1 | — |
| Adriana Leon | Canada | Attacker | 1992-10-02 | Oct | Chicago Red Stars | — | 1 | — |
 Adriana Venegas | Costa Rica | Attacker | 1989-06-12 | Jun | C.S. Herediano | — | 1 | — |
 Agathe Ngani | Cameroon | Midfielder | 1992-05-26 | May | Louves Minproff | — | 1 | — |
 Ainhoa Tirapu | Spain | Goalkeeper | 1984-09-04 | Sep | Athletic Bilbao | — | 1 | — |
| Ainon Phancha | Thailand | Defender | 1992-01-27 | Jan | Chonburi Sriprathum | — | 1 | — |
| Ajara Nchout | Cameroon | Attacker | 1993-01-12 | Jan | Western New York Flash | — | 1 | — |
 Alanna Kennedy | Australia | Midfielder | 1995-01-21 | Jan | Perth Glory | — | 1 | — |
 Alex Greenwood | England | Defender | 1993-09-07 | Sep | Notts County | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Morgan | United States | Attacker | 1989-07-02 | Jul | Portland Thorns | — | 1 | — |
| Alex Scott | England | Defender | 1984-10-14 | Oct | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandra Popp | Germany | Attacker | 1991-04-06 | Apr | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 1 | — |
| Alexandra Salvador | Ecuador | Midfielder | 1995-08-11 | Aug | Universidad de Quito | — | 1 | — |
| Alexia Putellas | Spain | Midfielder | 1994-02-04 | Feb | FC Barcelona | — | 1 | — |
| Ali Krieger | United States | Defender | 1984-07-28 | Jul | Washington Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Ali Riley | New Zealand | Defender | 1987-10-30 | Oct |  FC Rosengård | — | 1 | — |
 Alina Garciamendez | Mexico | Defender | 1991-04-16 | Apr | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Alisa Rukpinij | Thailand | Attacker | 1995-02-02 | Feb | Chonburi Sriprathum | — | 1 | — |
| Allysha Chapman | Canada | Defender | 1989-01-25 | Jan | Houston Dash | — | 1 | — |
| Almuth Schult | Germany | Goalkeeper | 1991-02-09 | Feb | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 1 | — |
| Alyssa Naeher | United States | Goalkeeper | 1988-04-20 | Apr | Boston Breakers | — | 1 | — |
| Amanda Ilestedt | Sweden | Defender | 1993-01-17 | Jan | FC Rosengård | — | 1 | — |
| Amanda Pérez | Mexico | Midfielder | 1994-07-31 | Jul | Univ. of Washington | — | 1 | — |
| Amanda Sampedro | Spain | Midfielder | 1993-06-26 | Jun | Atlético Madrid | — | 1 | — |
| Amandine Henry | France | Midfielder | 1989-09-28 | Sep | Olympique Lyon | — | 1 | — |
| Ámbar Torres | Ecuador | Attacker | 1994-12-21 | Dec | Talleres Emanuel | — | 1 | — |
| Amber Hearn | New Zealand | Attacker | 1984-11-28 | Nov | USV Jena | — | 1 | — |
| Amel Majri | France | Defender | 1993-01-25 | Jan | Olympique Lyon | — | 1 | — |
 Aminata Haidara | Ivory Coast | Midfielder | 1997-05-13 | May | Onze Sœurs de Gagnoa | — | 1 | — |
| Amy Rodriguez | United States | Attacker | 1987-02-17 | Feb | Kansas City | — | 1 | — |
 Ana-Maria Crnogorčević | Switzerland | Attacker | 1990-10-03 | Oct | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Andrea Vera | Ecuador | Goalkeeper | 1993-04-10 | Apr | Universidad de Quito | — | 1 | — |
| Andressa Alves | Brazil | Attacker | 1992-11-10 | Nov | São José | — | 1 | — |
| Andressinha | Brazil | Midfielder | 1995-05-01 | May | Kindermann | — | 1 | — |
| Ange N'Guessan | Ivory Coast | Attacker | 1990-11-18 | Nov | Omness de Dabou | — | 1 | — |
 Angela Christ | Netherlands | Goalkeeper | 1989-03-06 | Mar | PSV/FC Eindhoven | — | 1 | — |
 Ángela Clavijo | Colombia | Defender | 1993-09-01 | Sep | Club Kamatsa | — | 1 | — |
| Angie Ponce | Ecuador | Defender | 1996-07-14 | Jul | Talleres Emanuel | — | 1 | — |
| Anisa Guajardo | Mexico | Attacker | 1991-03-10 | Mar | Heidelberg United | — | 1 | — |
| Anja Mittag | Germany | Attacker | 1985-05-16 | May | FC Rosengård | — | 1 | — |
| Anja Sønstevold | Norway | Midfielder | 1992-06-21 | Jun | LSK Kvinner FK | — | 1 | — |
| Anna Green | New Zealand | Defender | 1990-08-20 | Aug | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Annaïg Butel | France | Defender | 1992-02-15 | Feb | FCF Juvisy | — | 1 | — |
| Annalie Longo | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1991-07-01 | Jul | Coastal Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Annette Ngo Ndom | Cameroon | Goalkeeper | 1985-06-02 | Jun |  Union Nové Zámky | — | 1 | — |
| Annike Krahn | Germany | Defender | 1985-07-01 | Jul | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 1 | — |
| Anootsara Maijarern | Thailand | Midfielder | 1986-02-14 | Feb | Air Force United | — | 1 | — |
| Anouk Dekker | Netherlands | Defender | 1986-11-15 | Nov | FC Twente | — | 1 | — |
| Anouk Hoogendijk | Netherlands | Midfielder | 1985-05-06 | May | AFC Ajax | — | 1 | — |
| Arianna Romero | Mexico | Defender | 1992-07-29 | Jul | Washington Spirit | — | 1 | — |
| Asano Nagasato | Japan | Midfielder | 1989-01-24 | Jan | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | — | 1 | — |
| Ashleigh Sykes | Australia | Attacker | 1991-12-15 | Dec | Canberra United | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Lawrence | Canada | Defender | 1995-06-11 | Jun | West Virginia Univ. | — | 1 | — |
| Ashlyn Harris | United States | Goalkeeper | 1985-10-19 | Oct | Washington Spirit | — | 1 | — |
 Asisat Oshoala | Nigeria | Attacker | 1994-10-09 | Oct | Liverpool | — | 1 | — |
| Asuna Tanaka | Japan | Midfielder | 1988-04-23 | Apr | INAC Kobe Leonessa | — | 1 | — |
| Augustine Ejangue | Cameroon | Defender | 1989-01-19 | Jan |  Energy Voronezh | — | 1 | — |
| Aurelle Awona | Cameroon | Defender | 1993-02-02 | Feb | ASJ Soyaux | — | 1 | — |
| Aya MiyamaC | Japan | Midfielder | 1985-01-28 | Jan | Okayama Yunogo Belle | — | 1 | — |
| Aya Sameshima | Japan | Defender | 1987-06-16 | Jun | INAC Kobe Leonessa | — | 1 | — |
| Ayumi Kaihori | Japan | Goalkeeper | 1986-09-04 | Sep | INAC Kobe Leonessa | — | 1 | — |
| Azusa Iwashimizu | Japan | Defender | 1986-10-14 | Oct | NTV Beleza | — | 1 | — |
| Babett Peter | Germany | Defender | 1988-05-12 | May | VfL Wolfsburg | — | 1 | — |
| Bárbara | Brazil | Goalkeeper | 1988-04-04 | Apr | Kindermann | — | 1 | — |
| Barla Deplazes | Switzerland | Attacker | 1995-11-14 | Nov | FC Zürich | — | 1 | — |
| Becky Sauerbrunn | United States | Defender | 1985-06-06 | Jun | Kansas City | — | 1 | — |
| Betsy Hassett | New Zealand | Midfielder | 1990-08-04 | Aug | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Bia Zaneratto | Brazil | Attacker | 1993-12-17 | Dec |  Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | — | 1 | — |
| Bianca Schmidt | Germany | Defender | 1990-01-23 | Jan | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Bianca Sierra | Mexico | Defender | 1992-06-25 | Jun | Boston Breakers | — | 1 | — |
| Binta Diakité | Ivory Coast | Midfielder | 1988-05-07 | May |  ASF Medenine | — | 1 | — |
| Blessing Edoho | Nigeria | Defender | 1992-09-05 | Sep | Pelican Stars | — | 1 | — |
| C. J. Bott | New Zealand | Defender | 1995-04-22 | Apr | Forrest Hill Milford | — | 1 | — |
| Caitlin Foord | Australia | Attacker | 1994-11-11 | Nov | Perth Glory | — | 1 | — |
| Camille Abily | France | Midfielder | 1984-12-05 | Dec | Olympique Lyon | — | 1 | — |
| Carina Caicedo | Ecuador | Attacker | 1987-07-23 | Jul | Deportivo Quito | — | 1 | — |
| Carli Lloyd | United States | Midfielder | 1982-07-16 | Jul | Houston Dash | — | 1 | — |
| Carly Telford | England | Goalkeeper | 1987-07-07 | Jul | Notts County | — | 1 | — |
| Carmelina Moscato | Canada | Defender | 1984-05-02 | May | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Carol Sánchez | Costa Rica | Defender | 1986-04-16 | Apr | UD Moravia | — | 1 | — |
| Carola Söberg | Sweden | Goalkeeper | 1982-07-29 | Jul | KIF Örebro | — | 1 | — |
| Carolina Arbeláez | Colombia | Defender | 1995-03-08 | Mar | Formas Íntimas | — | 1 | — |
| Carolina Arias | Colombia | Defender | 1990-09-02 | Sep | CD Palmiranas | — | 1 | — |
| Carolina Venegas | Costa Rica | Attacker | 1991-09-28 | Sep | Deportivo Saprissa | — | 1 | — |
| Caroline AbbéC | Switzerland | Defender | 1988-01-13 | Jan | Bayern Munich | — | 1 | — |
| Caroline Seger | Sweden | Midfielder | 1985-03-19 | Mar | Paris Saint-Germain | — | 1 | — |
| Casey Stoney | England | Defender | 1982-05-13 | May | Arsenal | — | 1 | — |
| Catalina Pérez | Colombia | Goalkeeper | 1994-11-08 | Nov | Univ. of Miami | — | 1 | — |
| Catalina Usme | Colombia | Attacker | 1989-12-25 | Dec | Formas Íntimas | — | 1 | — |
| Cathy Bou Ndjouh | Cameroon | Defender | 1987-11-07 | Nov | FC Minsk | — | 1 | — |
| Cecilia Nku | Nigeria | Midfielder | 1992-10-26 | Oct | Rivers Angels | — | 1 | — |
| Cecilia Santiago | Mexico | Goalkeeper | 1994-10-19 | Oct | Unattached | — | 1 | — |
| Cecilie Fiskerstrand | Norway | Goalkeeper | 1996-03-20 | Mar | Stabæk | — | 1 | — |
| Celia Jiménez | Spain | Defender | 1995-06-20 | Jun | Univ. of Alabama | — | 1 | — |
| Célia Šašić | Germany | Attacker | 1988-06-27 | Jun | 1. FFC Frankfurt | — | 1 | — |
| Céline Deville | France | Goalkeeper | 1982-01-24 | Jan | FCF Juvisy | — | 1 | — |
| Charlotte Rohlin | Sweden | Defender | 1980-12-02 | Dec | Linköpings FC | — | 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