The 30 best female soccer players in Europe in 2022

By her lofty standards, it was a tough year for the WSL’s all-time record goalscorer, not least due to illness and injury, but there were still flashes of brilliance.

17. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City and England)

Hemp’s electrifying pace, shrewd trickery and infectious attacking creativity have helped England remain unbeaten in all 20 of their 2022 matches.

16. Marie-Antoinette Katoto (PSG and France)

He finished comfortably as the top scorer in the French top flight with 18 goals and made a fantastic start at the Euros before suffering a cruel competition-ending year-ending ACL injury.

15. Lucy Bronze (Barcelona and England)

A very reliable, attacking full-back who played a key role in her former club Manchester City’s resurgence in the WSL in the first half of 2022, earning a place in the Champions League before helping England win the Euros.

14. Ada Hegerberg (Lyon and Norway)

The former Ballon d’Or winner hit the ground running again in the Women’s Champions League – a competition in which she remains the all-time top scorer with 59 goals – beating Barcelona in the final, but fell short. or Norway at the Euros and this together with injuries prevents her from ranking in the top 10.

13. Alex Greenwood (Manchester City and England)

A calm, composed, on-the-ball centre-back, Greenwood dominated the 2021-22 WSL passing statistics and had the best year of his career, capped by his cameo roles in England’s success at the Euros, is one of the Most Underrated respected WSL world class players.

12. Catarina Macario (Lyon)

Another of Lyon’s Champions League final heroines, she also won the best player award at February’s SheBelieves Cup in the US, in a year in which she also finished as the second top scorer in France’s top flight. Athletic and with such a brilliant pair of feet, she simply terrorizes opponents.

11. Caroline Weir (Real Madrid and Scotland)

Extremely skilful and only seems to score sensational goals. Weir shone in the English League Cup final with Man City and started with her new club Real Madrid.