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List of foreign Women's Super League players

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The Women's Super League (WSL) is the highest league of women's football in England. The league, which started in 2011, was divided in two separate divisions (WSL 1 and WSL 2) from 2014 with the latter rebranded as the FA Women's Championship following a restructure in 2019; only the WSL 1 is considered in this list. The following players must meet both of the following two criteria:

  1. Have played at least one WSL game. Players who were signed by WSL clubs, but only played in lower leagues, cup games and/or European games, or did not play in any competitive games at all, are not included.
  2. Are considered foreign, i.e., outside United Kingdom determined by the following:
A player is considered foreign if they are not eligible to play for the national teams of England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

More specifically:

  • If a player has been capped on international level, the national team is used; if they have been capped by more than one country, the highest level (or the most recent) team is used. These include British players with dual citizenship.
  • If a player has not been capped on international level, their country of birth is used, except those who were born abroad from British parents or moved to the United Kingdom at a young age, and those who clearly indicated to have switched their nationality to another nation.

Clubs listed are those for which the player has played at least one WSL game. Seasons are those in which the player has played at least one Women's Super League game. Note that seasons, not calendar years, are used. Until the end of the 2017 spring series, seasons were aligned with calendar years and therefore one year may be listed. Beginning with the 2017–18 season, seasons were played across two years. For example, "2017–22" indicates that the player has played in every season from 2017–18 to 2021–22, but not necessarily every calendar year from 2017 to 2022. Therefore, a player who debuted during or after the 2017–18 season should always have a listing of least two years – for instance, a player making their debut in 2019, during the 2018–19 season, will have '2018–19' after their name despite not playing in 2018. Similarly, a player making their debut in 2019, during the 2019–20 season, will have '2019–20' after their name but this does not necessarily mean they played in 2020.

In bold: players who are currently under contract by a WSL club. For each country, the leading appearance-maker is indicated by the number of matches that they played in the Women's Super League as of the end of the 2023–24 season.

47 different nations have been represented in the WSL by 460 players. The Republic of Ireland is the most represented nation with 45 players. Tanzania was the most recent nation to be newly-represented when Aisha Masaka made their WSL debut playing for Brighton & Hove Albion on 8 November 2024 against Arsenal.

As of 10 May 2025.
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Africa (CAF)

Cameroon Cameroon

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

Ghana Ghana

Morocco Morocco

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Rosella Ayane has the most WSL appearances of any African player with 97. A former England youth international, she made her Morocco debut in 2021.

Nigeria Nigeria

Tanzania Tanzania

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Asia (AFC)

Australia Australia

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Mackenzie Arnold played 73 times for West Ham United, keeping 12 clean sheets and captaining the club during the 2023–24 season.

China PR China

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In 2021, Tang Jiali became the first Chinese national to play in the WSL.

Japan Japan

South Korea South Korea

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Ji So-yun made 124 appearances and won six WSL titles with Chelsea.

Syria Syria

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Europe (UEFA)

Austria Austria

Belgium Belgium

Bulgaria Bulgaria

Czechia Czech Republic

Denmark Denmark

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Following a world record fee move, Pernille Harder played three seasons in the WSL, winning the title with Chelsea in all three.

Finland Finland

France France

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Kenza Dali is France's leading WSL appearance maker.

Germany Germany

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Ann-Katrin Berger won the golden glove in Chelsea's 2020–21 title-winning season with 12 clean sheets.

Greece Greece

Hungary Hungary

Iceland Iceland

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Dagný Brynjarsdóttir is Iceland's leading appearance maker in the WSL and was named West Ham United captain in 2022.

Italy Italy

Kosovo Kosovo

Malta Malta

Netherlands Netherlands

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Vivianne Miedema scored 80 WSL goals in 106 appearances for Arsenal, winning two consecutive golden boots 2018–20.

Norway Norway

Poland Poland

Portugal Portugal

Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland

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Katie McCabe won one WSL title with Arsenal and was named in the 2020–21 WSL Team of the Year.

Russia Russia

Serbia Serbia

Spain Spain

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Ona Batlle was named to back to back WSL Team of the Year teams 2021–23.

Sweden Sweden

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Magdalena Eriksson made 104 league appearances for Chelsea, winning the WSL title five times.

Switzerland Switzerland

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Lia Wälti is Switzerland's leading WSL appearance maker.

Türkiye Turkey

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North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

Canada Canada

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Shelina Zadorsky is Canada's leading WSL appearance maker.

Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

Jamaica Jamaica

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Khadija Shaw won the WSL golden boot during the 2023–24 season, scoring 21 goals in 18 games.

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

United States United States

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Sam Mewis was named to the 2020–21 WSL Team of the Year during her only season in the WSL.
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Oceania (OFC)

New Zealand New Zealand

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New Zealand international Ria Percival has made 73 WSL appearances, the most of any OFC player.

Samoa Samoa

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South America (CONMEBOL)

Brazil Brazil

Chile Chile

Colombia Colombia

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Mayra Ramírez joined Chelsea for a world-record fee in 2024.

Venezuela Venezuela

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Summary

By nationality

More information Rank, Nation(s) ...

By continent

Continent refers to the corresponding continental confederation of the player's nationality.

More information Rank, Confederation ...
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Notes

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    Born in Afghanistan
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    Born in Brazil
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    Born in Canada
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    Born in England
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    Born in France
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    Born in Germany
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    Born in New Zealand
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    Born in Scotland
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    Born in Sweden
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    Born in Spain
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    Born in United States
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    Capped for the England U18s
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    Currently loaned outside of the WSL
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