The Golden Boot race at the 2026 FIFA U‑20 Women’s World Cup is heating up following the completion of the group stage and Round of 16, with two players currently leading the scoring charts on five goals each.
Several others remain firmly in contention with four and three goals as the tournament heads into the quarter‑finals.
5 Goals
- Annika Paz (Argentina)
- Choe Yon‑a (North Korea)
4 Goals
- Kaylee Hunter (Canada)
- Huang Jiaxin (China)
- Rachel Maltby (England)
- Pau Comendador (Spain)
- Marísa García (Spain)
- Celia Segura (Spain)
3 Goals
- Winner Onajite David (Nigeria)
- Romatalahi Kareem (Nigeria)
- Annabelle Chukwu (Canada)
- Romaine Gandonou (Benin)
- Justine Rouquet (France)
- Zuzanna Grzywińska (Poland)
- Alex Buck (United States)
- Kennedy Fuller (United States)
Nigeria’s Falconets have two players among the three‑goal scorers, with Winner Onajite David and Romatalahi Kareem both pushing strongly in the Golden Boot race.
The Falconets also have three players on two goals heading into the quarter‑finals: Tosin Rafiu, Janet Akekoromowei, Rebecca Adegbemile.
With Nigeria still in the competition, multiple Falconets remain capable of climbing the scoring charts when they face Colombia in the quarter‑finals on Sunday.
The Golden Boot race remains wide open, with the quarter‑finals offering another opportunity for the leading scorers to increase their tallies.