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Who are the most famous female footballers?

Alex Morgan is the most famous female footballer. Photo: Getty Images
  • Male football may have more spectators than female football, but it is growing in popularity around the world
  • Alex Morgan is one of the wealthiest and the most famous female soccer player; she plays for the Orlando Pride a team under the National Women’s Soccer League
  • Hope Solo is considered one of the world’s best goalkeepers. In addition, she is one of the hottest female footballers in 2022

Soccer has always been viewed as a male-dominated sport. However, women have proven over the years that they are nothing less than champions in the sport of football. Let’s look at the world’s most famous female footballers in 2022.

5. SYDNEY LEROUX

Sydney Leroux plays for the Orlando Pride. Photo: ESPN

Sydney Rae Leroux Dwyer is a Canadian-born American soccer player who plays for the Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League and her time with the United States women’s national team.

She represented Canada in several youth competitions. In 2012, he debuted for the United States senior national team. Sydney was a vital member of the American Olympic team that won gold in London in 2012.

She is now ranked fifth on our list of the most popular female footballers in 2022.

In 2013, Sydney Leroux scored 11 goals in 9 games for the Boston Breakers. In addition, she scored five goals in 22 appearances for the Seattle Reign FC in 2014.

Aside from her club career, she has had 35 goals in 77 international appearances for the US national soccer team since 2011.

 4. ABBY WAMBACH

Abby Wambach was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012. Photo: NPR

Mary Abigail “Abby” Wambach of the United States is a two-time Olympic gold medalist in soccer.

She has been a member of the United States women’s national soccer team since 2001. She was also named FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012.

Abby is also a three-time All-American for the University of Florida Gators while playing collegiate soccer. She has played for the Washington Freedom, Western New York Flash and magicJack.

She is now ranked fourth on the list of the world’s most famous female footballers. Abby Wambach scored nine goals in 11 games for the MagicJack in 2011.

She also had 17 goals in 29 games for the Western New York Flash in 2013 and 2014. Since 2001 She has had 178 goals in 239 international appearances for the United States national soccer team.

3. MARTA VIEIRA DA SILVA

Marta Vieira da Silva plays of the Orlando Pride. Photo: Hola

Da Silva currently plays forward for the Orlando Pride in addition to her time with the Brazilian women’s national team. Between 2006 and 2010, she was named FIFA World Player of the Year five times in a row.

And, without hesitation, she is the third most famous female soccer player on our list.

In the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Marta won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot. Marta scored 24 goals in 35 games for Tyresö FF between 2012 and 2014.

She scored 23 goals in 43 appearances for FC Rosengrd between 2014 and 2017.

In addition to her club career, she has 110 goals in 133 international appearances for the Brazilian national team since 2002.

2. HOPE SOLO

Hope Solo is one of the best goalkeepers. Photo:

Fans widely acknowledge Hope Solo as one of the world’s best goalkeepers. In addition, she is one of the hottest female footballers in 2022.

She currently holds the record for most career shutouts in the United States. She is also ranked second among the top ten most popular female footballers in 2022.

Hope Solo played collegiately for the University of Washington. She later played professionally for the Philadelphia Charge of the Women’s United Soccer Association.

From 2009 to 2011, she was a member of the Women’s Professional Soccer teams Saint Louis Athletica, Atlanta Beat, and MagicJack.

Solo now plays in the National Women’s Soccer League for the Seattle Reign FC, a National Women’s Soccer League team.

1. ALEX MORGAN

Alexandra Morgan

Soccer player Alexandra Morgan. Photo/apnews.com

Morgan is one of the wealthiest female soccer players and one of the most followed female athletes on Instagram.

She plays for the Orlando Pride of the National Women’s Soccer League.

In addition, she is a forward for the United States women’s national soccer team.

During the 2011 WPS Draft, she was drafted by the Western New York Flash for the first time. Alex was a finalist for FIFA World Player of the Year in 2012 and was named US Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.

She now ranks first in our list of the top ten most popular female soccer players globally.

In 2012, Alex Morgan scored two goals in three appearances for the Seattle Sounders Women. In addition, he scored 15 goals in 36 games for the Portland Thorns FC from

Aside from her club career, she has had 51 goals in 84 international appearances for the US national soccer team since 2010.

 

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