Who will win the NWSL Women golden boot 2026?

B. Banda currently leads the NWSL Women golden boot race with 9 goals, followed by T. Chawinga with 8 goals. View the full standings and stats on this page.

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NWSL Women Top Scorers 2026

USA • Season 2026 • Golden boot race and goal scoring stats

B. Banda

Leading scorer with 9 goals for Orlando Pride W

9 Goals

Top Scorers

34 players

B. Banda

Orlando Pride W

T. Chawinga

Kansas City W

A. Sanchez

North Carolina Courage W

Dudinha

San Diego Wave W

T. Rodman

Washington Spirit W

L. Santos

Washington Spirit W

T. Byars

San Diego Wave W

O. Moultrie

Portland Thorns W

S. Smith

Portland Thorns W

K. Rader

Houston Dash W

L. E. Godfrey

San Diego Wave W

C. Lacasse

Utah Royals W

S. Jónsdóttir

Angel City W

A. Traoré

Boston Legacy W

J. Shaw

NJ/NY Gotham FC W

R. Turner

Portland Thorns W

H. McCutcheon

Orlando Pride W

N. Flint

Denver Summit W

R. Lavelle

NJ/NY Gotham FC W

K. van Zanten

Houston Dash W

Croix Bethune

Kansas City W

M. Barcenas

San Diego Wave W

A. Pfeiffer

Bay FC

S. Weber

Racing Louisville W

Esther González

NJ/NY Gotham FC W

B. Ratcliffe

Seattle Reign FC W

M. Cooper

Kansas City W

P. Tordin

Portland Thorns W

Y. Ryan

Denver Summit W

M. Matsukubo

North Carolina Courage W

G. Thompson

Angel City W

C. Martinez Ovando

Washington Spirit W

S. Cantore

Washington Spirit W

M. Kössler

Denver Summit W

#	Player	Team	Apps	G	A	Shots	Pen	Cards
1	B. Banda Attacker	Orlando Pride W	14	9	0	24/44	0	2 0
2	T. Chawinga Midfielder	Kansas City W	11	8	2	12/18	0	0 0
3	A. Sanchez Midfielder • USA	North Carolina Courage W	15	7	1	14/23	0	0 0
4	Dudinha Attacker	San Diego Wave W	13	5	4	10/19	0	0 0
5	T. Rodman Midfielder • USA	Washington Spirit W	16	5	3	18/40	0	2 0
6	L. Santos Midfielder • Colombia	Washington Spirit W	15	5	3	15/23	0	0 0
7	T. Byars Attacker	San Diego Wave W	12	5	0	8/10	0	2 0
8	O. Moultrie Attacker • USA	Portland Thorns W	15	5	4	13/19	1	1 0
9	S. Smith Attacker • USA	Portland Thorns W	17	5	1	23/40	1	1 0
10	K. Rader Midfielder	Houston Dash W	16	5	1	15/23	1	0 0
11	L. E. Godfrey Midfielder	San Diego Wave W	17	4	3	11/15	0	0 0
12	C. Lacasse Attacker • Canada	Utah Royals W	16	4	3	13/17	0	4 0
13	S. Jónsdóttir Attacker • Iceland	Angel City W	11	4	2	8/16	0	3 0
14	A. Traoré Attacker • Mali	Boston Legacy W	17	4	1	11/29	0	4 0
15	J. Shaw Midfielder • USA	NJ/NY Gotham FC W	13	4	1	9/21	0	1 0
17	R. Turner Midfielder • USA	Portland Thorns W	13	4	0	7/17	0	0 0
18	H. McCutcheon Midfielder • USA	Orlando Pride W	6	2	1	6/15	0	1 0
18	N. Flint Midfielder • England	Denver Summit W	11	3	2	5/12	0	3 0
18	R. Lavelle Midfielder • USA	NJ/NY Gotham FC W	7	2	0	9/18	0	0 0
18	K. van Zanten Midfielder • Jamaica	Houston Dash W	11	4	0	9/16	0	2 0
19	Croix Bethune Midfielder • USA	Kansas City W	16	3	5	19/29	0	1 0
19	M. Barcenas Attacker • USA	San Diego Wave W	6	2	0	3/3	0	0 0
19	A. Pfeiffer Midfielder	Bay FC	4	2	2	4/5	0	0 0
19	S. Weber Attacker	Racing Louisville W	8	3	1	6/9	0	0 0
19	Esther González Attacker • Spain	NJ/NY Gotham FC W	15	4	0	12/27	2	0 0
20	B. Ratcliffe Attacker • USA	Seattle Reign FC W	6	2	0	3/3	0	0 0
20	M. Cooper Midfielder • USA	Kansas City W	13	3	3	9/15	0	1 0
20	P. Tordin Attacker	Portland Thorns W	17	3	5	7/19	0	1 0
20	Y. Ryan Midfielder • USA	Denver Summit W	13	3	3	8/22	0	0 0
20	M. Matsukubo Midfielder	North Carolina Courage W	5	2	1	6/18	0	0 0
20	G. Thompson Defender	Angel City W	11	3	1	5/6	0	0 0
20	C. Martinez Ovando Attacker	Washington Spirit W	7	2	0	4/5	0	0 0
20	S. Cantore Attacker • Italy	Washington Spirit W	13	3	1	6/15	0	0 0
20	M. Kössler Attacker • Germany	Denver Summit W	9	3	0	6/13	0	0 0

NWSL Women 2026 — Frequently Asked Questions

Statistics shown are based on the top 20 goal scorers in the NWSL Women and may not reflect league-wide totals.

Who is the top scorer in NWSL Women 2026?

B. Banda is the leading goal scorer in the NWSL Women for the 2026 season with 9 goals in 14 appearances for Orlando Pride W.

Who has the most assists in NWSL Women 2026?

Croix Bethune leads the NWSL Women assist charts in 2026 with 5 assists for Kansas City W, along with 3 goals.

Who has taken the most shots in NWSL Women 2026?

B. Banda has attempted the most shots in the NWSL Women 2026 season with 44 total shots (24 on target) for Orlando Pride W.

Who has scored the most penalties in NWSL Women 2026?

Esther González has scored the most penalties in the NWSL Women 2026 season, converting 2 out of 2 penalty attempts for NJ/NY Gotham FC W.

Who has the most yellow cards in NWSL Women 2026?

C. Lacasse has received the most yellow cards among the NWSL Women top scorers in 2026 with 4 bookings in 16 appearances for Utah Royals W.

Who has the most red cards in NWSL Women 2026?

No NWSL Women top scorer has received a red card in the 2026 season so far, reflecting strong discipline among the league's leading goal scorers.

Which top scorer has the most appearances in NWSL Women 2026?

S. Smith has made the most appearances among the NWSL Women top scorers in 2026 with 17 games for Portland Thorns W, scoring 5 goals.

NWSL Women Top Scorers and Golden Boot Race

B. Banda leads the NWSL Women scoring charts in the 2026 season with 9 goals for Orlando Pride W. Track every goal scorer in the USA NWSL Women with detailed statistics including appearances, assists, shots on target, penalties, and disciplinary records. Our NWSL Women golden boot tracker is updated daily with the latest match data.

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