Top 10 most beautiful female football players in the world

In recent years, women’s football has become increasingly popular. The media is paying more and more attention to it, and major sponsors and brands are signing leading female athletes as readily as they sign male players.

The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup caused a particular stir. Almost 60,000 spectators gathered in the stands during the final match between the US and Dutch national teams. More and more global sports brands are involving female footballers in their advertising campaigns to promote the sport among women. Nike, Adidas and Puma billboards increasingly feature a girl in football boots and holding a football next to a famous football player.

We’re going to tell you about the charming girls who, in addition to their football skills, can easily show off their natural beauty. The top 10 most beautiful footballers in the world include only active athletes.

Aslani Kosovar

Kosovare is a 32-year-old Swedish footballer who also has Kosovar roots. As a child, Aslani played football and ice hockey at the same time. At the age of 15, Aslani started playing for the Swedish women’s football club Vimmerby, for which she played 48 matches and scored 49 goals. Kosovare plays as a striker, and her childhood coach noted the girl’s technique and outstanding physical attributes from a young age.

Aslani spent almost all of her career in Sweden, although in 2009 she signed a contract with the Chicago Red Stars from the United States of America, but returned home a year later.

A really big change in Kosovare’s life happened in 2012 when she signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The presentation of the player was made by the club’s sporting director Leonardo and forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who said: “If you want to win, you need a Swedish striker”. Indeed, Aslani became a true leader of the French club. In 4 seasons, she managed to play 59 matches and score as many as 39 times, after which she moved to Manchester City.

Kosovare spent only 1 season in England, but managed to become the English champion and Cup winner. After that, she joined Real Madrid in 2019 via Swedish side Linköping. She currently has 46 appearances and 21 goals.

Kosoware is also the leader of the Swedish national team, with which she won silver at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games and bronze at the Women’s World Cup in France.

Daniela Cruz

Daniela Cruz is a Costa Rican who plays as a defender. She started her professional career in her home country at Saprissa. In 2015, Cruz signed a contract with Red Star Crvena Zvezda. While playing in Serbia, Daniela suffered a serious hip injury. The club did not help her with the surgery and cancelled her contract, so Cruz had to undergo treatment at her own expense.

To resume her career, Daniela returned to her native Saprissa, where she caught the eye of Spanish side Espanyol. In 2019, she signed a contract with the Spanish club. Cruz played for Espanyol for only 1 season, in which she played 7 matches, after which she returned to Saprissa.

Daniela was called up to the Costa Rica U-17 national team for the first time at the age of 13. Cruz has played in two U-17 and U-20 World Youth Championships, where she was considered one of the most promising players. Cruz has played 39 matches for the Costa Rican national team and scored one goal.

Jackie Grunen

Jackie Grunen was a professional judoka until the age of 17. In 2010, Grunen won the Dutch championship in the under-17 age group and even won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Teplice. Jackie started playing football with the Rod-Wit team from Veldhoven together with her sister Merel.

In 2011, the sisters moved to Germany to continue their careers at Essen Schönebeck. In 2014, Jackie reached a turning point in her career when she signed a contract with Chelsea in London. After one season with the Blues, Grunen returned to Germany and signed a contract with Frankfurt. The period of performances in Frankfurt was very successful for Jackie. She spent 4 seasons at the club, where she played 79 matches and scored 9 goals.

After successful performances in Germany, it was announced on 22 May 2019 that Grunen had signed a contract with Manchester United. I would add that at that time she became the first legionnaire in the team. In 2 seasons, Jackie has already played 50 matches for MU.

Since 2016, Grunen has been regularly called up to the Dutch national team, where she is one of the leaders on the pitch. Grunen’s main achievement with the national team is the victory at the Women’s Euro 2017, following which she was also included in the symbolic team of the tournament.

Liqueur Martens

Not only is Leake Mertens one of the most beautiful footballers, but she is also considered one of the best in women’s football. She started her career in her home country of the Netherlands at Heerenveen.

Since 2017, Martens has been playing for Catalan side FC Barcelona. Since then, she has won three Spanish league titles, won the Spanish Cup three times, won the country’s Super Cup twice, and in the 2020/21 season helped the Catalans win the Champions League. In 2017, Mertens won the Women’s Player of the Year award.

Leake played 153 matches for the Dutch national team and scored 54 goals. In 2017, she won the Euros with the national team and was named the best player of the tournament.

Mertens is often compared to the legendary Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff in terms of his style of play and playing qualities. In most matches, Leek plays as a left winger, although he can also play equally well on the right.

Mertens has been an Ajax fan since childhood. Since 2018, Leake has been in a relationship with Sparta goalkeeper Benjamin van Leer. Currently, Leake is one of the most popular female athletes in the world and has a sponsorship deal with Nike.

Alisha Lehman

Alicia Lehmann is a 23-year-old Swiss footballer for Aston Villa who plays as a centre forward. Lehmann began her professional career with the women’s team of Young Boys. Having demonstrated excellent performance, Lehmann caught the eye of West Ham scouts and moved to foggy Albion in 2018.

The highest achievement in the young footballer’s club career was the 2018/19 Women’s FA Cup final, where she and West Ham lost to Manchester City 3-0.

Before the start of the 2021/22 season, Lehmann signed a contract with Aston Villa. This season, she played 21 matches for the club and scored 2 goals.

The player also has 34 matches for the Swiss national team, in which she scored 7 times.

Currently, Lehmann is dating Aston Villa’s midfielder Douglas Luiz. Before her relationship with Douglas, Alisha dated her Swiss national teammate Ramona Bachmann.

We have prepared a separate article about Alicia Lehmann. Find out more about one of the most beautiful footballers in the world.

Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan is by far the most famous person in our top 10 most beautiful female footballers in the world. The US representative has been playing in her home country for almost her entire career. The only exceptions are a loan to French club Lyon in 2017 and one season at English club Tottenham in 2020. In total, Alex Morgan played only 12 matches for these two European clubs, scoring 7 goals. In such a short period of time in France, the player managed to win the league and the Coupe de France with Lyon, and also won the Champions League. In 2022, Alex will play for Orlando Pride.

Morgan is best known to fans for her performances for the US national team. In total, Alex has played 169 matches for the national team and scored 109 goals. She has twice won gold at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015 and 2019 with the USA, and won silver in 2011. Morgan has also won the London Olympics and the Algarve Cup three times.

Alex Morgan plays as a striker. Her main football attribute is her high speed. According to the player herself, she started working on this component as a child with a personal trainer.

Morgan’s life outside of football is no less interesting. In 2012, Morgan signed an agreement with Simon & Schuster to publish three books in The Kicks series for middle school children. The main characters in the books are four young footballers. According to the publisher, Morgan wanted to celebrate her love of football and inspire girls. She also has a large number of advertising contracts, including collaborations with Nike, Panasonic, and Coca Cola.

Sidney Leroux

Sydney Leroux is a teammate of our previous representative Alex Morgan. Like Morgan, Leroux plays as a striker. The player has been playing for Orlando Pride since 2018. During this period, she played 49 matches and scored 15 goals.

Like Morgan, Leroux has achieved more with the US national team. In total, she has 77 matches and 35 goals for the national team. With the USA, she won the 2012 Olympics and the 2015 World Cup.

In 2013, Leroux was one of 21 professional athletes featured in ESPN’s The Body Issue. She appeared semi-nude on one of the magazine’s eight covers. About this experience, she said:

“I think a lot of women don’t like the way they look, and I wanted to show that everyone’s body is different. I think it’s a great thing to be an athlete, to feel confident in your body and to show it off. I’m not going to say I’ve never struggled with the way I look, but I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m happy with who I am.”

Liana Bochkovska

No top list of the most beautiful girls can do without a Ukrainian representative. Liana Bochkovska started playing football in the seventh grade. Bochkovska took part in the city’s football spartakiad, and after one of the games, the women’s team’s coach, Volodymyr Kernosenko, invited her to train. That’s when Liana started her football career.

Her professional career in football began with the Rodyna club from Kostopil. After three seasons, Liana moved to another Ukrainian club, Legenda Chernihiv. Currently, she plays for Panthers from Uman.

Liana Bochkovska is already 29 years old, but she has played for the Ukrainian national team only at the youth level. In 2008, she was called up to the U-17 national team, playing 2 matches and even scoring one goal.

Liza Andrioli

Liza Andrioli is undoubtedly the most beautiful and hottest footballer in the world. It is easier to find racy pictures of this Brazilian athlete on the Internet than her photos on the football field. The most famous clubs in the player’s career are the Brazilian clubs Internacional Porto Alegre and Juventude. Andrioli also defended the colours of the Brazilian national team.

Liza combines her football career with that of a fashion model. In 2010, she was voted the world’s sexiest footballer. In 2008, the Brazilian footballer gained worldwide fame after she appeared in a photo shoot for the famous Sexy magazine.

Lauren Sesselmann

Sesselman is a Canadian footballer who plays for the American team Santa Clarita Blue Heat. Interestingly, in her youth, Lauren managed to combine basketball and football equally well.

Sesselman began her professional football career in 2007 with the Indiana Women’s Club. Until 2010, Lauren played as a striker, but after joining the Atlanta Beat, the team’s then-coach Gareth O’Sullivan reclassified her as a left back.

Sesselmann was born in the United States, but thanks to her father’s roots, she was able to obtain Canadian citizenship. Sesselmann played for the Canadian national team from 2011 to 2015, playing 46 matches. In 2012, Lauren won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games with Canada.

Lauren Sesselman is 38 years old, but she continues to shoot for magazine covers.