The Women’s Goalkeeper Hall of Fame honors the top goalkeepers in the history of women’s football. Starting in 1990, the Hall of Fame retroactively inducted the most qualified retired goalkeeper from each respective year and continued forward with an annual recipient. Eligible goalkeepers for the Hall of Fame are evaluated on their international and domestic accolades and the goalkeeper’s overall ability.
To help evaluate a goalkeeper’s playing career with proper context, Weighted Cap Total (WCT) is used as a guideline. WCT balances a player’s international appearances based on the number of available games during the player’s ages from 19-34 to show if the player’s cap count is inflated (due to an above-average amount of available games to play) or undervalued (due to a lack of available games). For example, if player A had the opportunity to play in 500 games during their career while player B only had 125 available matches, player A’s WCT would be cut in half while player B’s would be doubled, as the latter had fewer opportunities to receive caps.
Each goalkeeper is listed with their current cap total, their WCT, and highlights from their career. To learn more about each goalkeeper and why they’re considered one of the best goalkeepers of all time, click their name to read a short biography on their playing career.
Legend
* - estimates
RU = runner-up
SF = semifinal
WC = World Cup
Oly - Olympics
QF - Qualifying
| Year | Goalkeeper | Country | Caps | WCT | Major Accomplishments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Annie Hastie | England | --- | --- | Dick, Kerr Ladies FC |
| 1991 | Wilma Seghetti | Italy | 35* | 83* | '70 WC RU, '79 Euro RU |
| 1992 | Birte Kjems | Denmark | 12* | 48* | 1971 WC Winner |
| 1993 | Marianne Riis | Denmark | 27 | 84 | 1979 Euro Winner |
| 1994 | Sue Buckett | England | 30 | 170 | 8x FA Cup Winner |
| 1995 | Theresa Wiseman | England | 60 | 167 | 1984 Euro RU |
| 1996 | Elisabeth Leidinge | Sweden | 112 | 239 | '84 Euro Winner, '91 WC 3rd |
| 1997 | Marion Isbert | Germany | 58 | 85 | '89/91 Euro Winner, '95 WC RU |
| 1998 | Manuela Goller | Germany | 45 | 47 | '95 WC RU, '95 Euro Winner |
| 1999 | Eva Russo | Italy | 57 | 87 | '84/86 Mundalito Winner |
| 2000 | Leslie King | New Zealand | 28 | 115 | 1991 WC Standout |
| 2001 | Margarete Pioresan | Brazil | 22* | 212* | 1996 Olympics 4th |
| 2002 | Daniela Sogliani | Italy | 27 | 71 | 1971 WC 3rd |
| 2003 | Giorgia Brenzan | Italy | 111 | 168 | '93/97 Euro RU |
| 2004 | Gao Hong | China | 110* | 114* | '96 Olympics RU, '99 WC RU |
| 2005 | Pauline Cope | England | 60 | 114 | '95 Euro SF, '95 WC 7th |
| 2006 | Svetlana Petko | Russia | 144 | 199 | '99 WC 5th, '97/01 Euro |
| 2007 | Stefania Antonini | Italy | 32 | 44 | '91 WC 6th, 5x Serie A Champ |
| 2008 | Marleen Wissink | Netherlands | 141 | 230 | 4x Euro QF, 6x Bundesliga Champ |
| 2009 | Silke Rottenberg | Germany | 125 | 124 | '03 WC Winner, '00/04 Oly 3rd |
| 2010 | Bente Nordby | Norway | 172 | 159 | '95 WC Winner, '00 Oly Winner |
| 2011 | Briana Scurry | USA | 175 | 125 | '96/04 Oly Winner, '99 WC Winner |
| 2012 | Sandrine Roux | France | 70 | 127 | 6x French League Champ, '97 Euro 6th |
| 2013 | Caroline Jönsson | Sweden | 80 | 72 | '01 Euro RU, '03 WC RU |
| 2014 | Carla Brunozzi | Italy | 55 | 66 | 3x Serie A, 2x Italian Cup |
| 2015 | Ursula Holl | Germany | 5 | 4 | 2x UEFA CL, 3x Bundesliga Champ |
| 2016 | Nadine Angerer | Germany | 146 | 134 | '07 WC Winner, 2013 FIFA POTY |
| 2017 | Hope Solo | USA | 202 | 119 | '15 WC Winner, '08/12 Oly Winner |
| 2018 | Emma Byrne | Ireland | 134 | 256 | 11x English League Champion |
| 2019 | Precious Dede | Nigeria | 99 | 182 | '04 Oly 6th, 4x WC Starter |
| 2020 | Ingrid Hjelmseth | Norway | 138 | 125 | 2013 Euro RU, 2009 Euro SF |
| 2021 | Rachel Brown-Finnis | England | 82 | 98 | '10 FA Cup, '07 WC 7th, '09 Euro 2nd |
| 2022 | Sari van Veenendaal | Netherlands | 91 | 109 | '17 Euro, '19 WC RU, '19 World Best XI |
| 2023 | Karen Bardsley | England | 81 | 92 | '15 WC 3rd, 8 trophies w/Man City |