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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.

44 different nations have been represented in the WSL by 390 players. The Republic of Ireland is the most represented nation with 40 players. Türkiye was the most recent nation to be newly-represented when Halle Houssein made her international debut for Türkiye on 12 July 2024.

As of 19 July 2024.

Africa (CAF)

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Cameroon Cameroon

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Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea

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Ghana Ghana

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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

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Asia (AFC)

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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

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South Korea South Korea

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Ji So-yun won six WSL titles with Chelsea

Europe (UEFA)

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Austria Austria

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Belgium Belgium

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Bulgaria Bulgaria

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Czechia Czech Republic

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Denmark Denmark

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Finland Finland

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France France

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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

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Iceland Iceland

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Italy Italy

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Kosovo Kosovo

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Malta Malta

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Netherlands Netherlands

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

Norway Norway

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Poland Poland

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Portugal Portugal

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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

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Serbia Serbia

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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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Switzerland Switzerland

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Türkiye Turkey

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North, Central America and Caribbean (CONCACAF)

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Canada Canada

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Dominican Republic Dominican Republic

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Jamaica Jamaica

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Khadija Shaw won the WSL golden boot during the 2023–24 season

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia

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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

Oceania (OFC)

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New Zealand New Zealand

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Samoa Samoa

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South America (CONMEBOL)

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Brazil Brazil

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Chile Chile

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Colombia Colombia

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

Venezuela Venezuela

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    Born in Afghanistan
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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 Spain
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    Born in United States
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    Currently loaned outside of the WSL

References

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  1. ^ Easther Mayi Kith
  2. ^ Jade Boho
  3. ^ Freda Ayisi
  4. ^ Rosella Ayane
  5. ^ Anissa Lahmari
  6. ^ Rinsola Babajide
  7. ^ Asisat Oshoala
  8. ^ Ashleigh Plumptre
  9. ^ Ini-Abasi Umotong
  10. ^ Laura Alleway
  11. ^ Mackenzie Arnold
  12. ^ Danielle Brogan
  13. ^ Steph Catley
  14. ^ Kyra Cooney-Cross
  15. ^ Isobel Dalton
  16. ^ Emily van Egmond
  17. ^ Caitlin Foord
  18. ^ Mary Fowler
  19. ^ Caitlin Friend
  20. ^ Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
  21. ^ Emily Gielnik
  22. ^ Katrina Gorry
  23. ^ Charlotte Grant
  24. ^ Alexandra Gummer
  25. ^ Alanna Kennedy
  26. ^ Sam Kerr
  27. ^ Chloe Logarzo
  28. ^ Aivi Luik
  29. ^ Ella Mastrantonio
  30. ^ Collette McCallum
  31. ^ Teagan Micah
  32. ^ Courtney Nevin
  33. ^ Tanya Oxtoby
  34. ^ Hayley Raso
  35. ^ Charlize Rule
  36. ^ Remy Siemsen
  37. ^ Kyah Simon
  38. ^ Clare Wheeler
  39. ^ Lydia Williams
  40. ^ Tameka Yallop
  41. ^ Tang Jiali
  42. ^ Zhang Linyan
  43. ^ Li Mengwen
  44. ^ Wang Shaung
  45. ^ Maika Hamano
  46. ^ Yui Hasegawa
  47. ^ Honoka Hayashi
  48. ^ Mana Iwabuchi
  49. ^ Yukari Kinga
  50. ^ Hinata Miyazawa
  51. ^ Yuka Momiki
  52. ^ Fuka Nagano
  53. ^ Yūki Nagasato
  54. ^ Shinobu Ohno
  55. ^ Risa Shimizu
  56. ^ Saori Takarada
  57. ^ Riko Ueki
  58. ^ Cho So-hyun
  59. ^ Jeon Ga-eul
  60. ^ Ji So-yun
  61. ^ Lee Geum-min
  62. ^ Park Ye-eun
  63. ^ Marie Höbinger
  64. ^ Simona Koren
  65. ^ Viktoria Schnaderbeck
  66. ^ Laura Wienroither
  67. ^ Manuela Zinsberger
  68. ^ Julie Biesmans
  69. ^ Janice Cayman
  70. ^ Yana Daniëls
  71. ^ Nicky Evrard
  72. ^ Lorca van de Putte
  73. ^ Amber Tysiak
  74. ^ Justine Vanhaevermaet
  75. ^ Tessa Wullaert
  76. ^ Evdokiya Popadinova
  77. ^ Kateřina Svitková
  78. ^ Barbora Votíková
  79. ^ Janni Arnth
  80. ^ Simone Boye Sørensen
  81. ^ Signe Bruun
  82. ^ Nina Frausing Pedersen
  83. ^ Pernille Harder
  84. ^ Karen Holmgaard
  85. ^ Sara Holmgaard
  86. ^ Mie Leth Jans
  87. ^ Stine Larsen
  88. ^ Sofie Lundgaard
  89. ^ Matilde Lundorf
  90. ^ Rikke Madsen
  91. ^ Kathrine Møller Kühl
  92. ^ Nadia Nadim
  93. ^ Karoline Olesen
  94. ^ Cecilie Sandvej
  95. ^ Rikke Sevecke
  96. ^ Emma Snerle
  97. ^ Nicoline Sørensen
  98. ^ Sille Struck
  99. ^ Amalie Thestrup
  100. ^ Sanne Troelsgaard
  101. ^ Katrine Veje
  102. ^ Olga Ahtinen
  103. ^ Adelina Engman
  104. ^ Nora Heroum
  105. ^ Juliette Kemppi
  106. ^ Emma Koivisto
  107. ^ Tinja-Riikka Korpela
  108. ^ Jutta Rantala
  109. ^ Eveliina Summanen
  110. ^ Viviane Asseyi
  111. ^ Karima Benameur
  112. ^ Estelle Cascarino
  113. ^ Hawa Cissoko
  114. ^ Maéva Clemaron
  115. ^ Daphne Corboz
  116. ^ Kenza Dali
  117. ^ Valérie Gauvin
  118. ^ Léa Le Garrec
  119. ^ Melvine Malard
  120. ^ Ève Périsset
  121. ^ Pauline Peyraud-Magnin
  122. ^ Julie Thibaud
  123. ^ Aïssatou Tounkara
  124. ^ Katharina Baunach
  125. ^ Ann-Katrin Berger
  126. ^ Pauline Bremer
  127. ^ Marisa Ewers
  128. ^ Josephine Henning
  129. ^ Tabea Kemme
  130. ^ Turid Knaak
  131. ^ Janina Leitzig
  132. ^ Melanie Leupolz
  133. ^ Isabelle Linden
  134. ^ Melina Loeck
  135. ^ Leonie Maier
  136. ^ Sjoeke Nüsken
  137. ^ Lena Petermann
  138. ^ Ramona Petzelberger
  139. ^ Anke Preuß
  140. ^ Kathleen Radtke
  141. ^ Nicole Rolser
  142. ^ Corina Schröder
  143. ^ Caroline Siems
  144. ^ Julia Simic
  145. ^ Laura Vetterlein
  146. ^ Lisa Weiß
  147. ^ Veatriki Sarri
  148. ^ Dagný Brynjarsdóttir
  149. ^ Edda Garðarsdóttir
  150. ^ Rakel Hönnudóttir
  151. ^ Katrín Ómarsdóttir
  152. ^ Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir
  153. ^ Aurora Galli
  154. ^ Martina Piemonte
  155. ^ Elizabeta Ejupi
  156. ^ Emma Lipman
  157. ^ Mandy van den Berg
  158. ^ Dominique Bruinenberg
  159. ^ Marije Brummel
  160. ^ Kerstin Casparij
  161. ^ Daphne van Domselaar
  162. ^ Daniëlle van de Donk
  163. ^ Damaris Egurrola
  164. ^ Kika van Es
  165. ^ Esmee de Graaf
  166. ^ Jackie Groenen
  167. ^ Nadine Hanssen
  168. ^ Anouk Hoogendijk
  169. ^ Dominique Janssen
  170. ^ Inessa Kaagman
  171. ^ Danique Kerkdijk
  172. ^ Lize Kop
  173. ^ Vita van der Linden
  174. ^ Tessel Middag
  175. ^ Vivianne Miedema
  176. ^ Marthe Munsterman
  177. ^ Aniek Nouwen
  178. ^ Victoria Pelova
  179. ^ Lucienne Reichardt
  180. ^ Jill Roord
  181. ^ Shanice van de Sanden
  182. ^ Katja Snoeijs
  183. ^ Sari van Veenendaal
  184. ^ Siri Worm
  185. ^ Guro Bergsvand
  186. ^ Celin Bizet Ildhusøy
  187. ^ Kristine Bjørdal Leine
  188. ^ Julie Blakstad
  189. ^ Vilde Bøe Risa
  190. ^ Amalie Eikeland
  191. ^ Cecilie Fiskerstrand
  192. ^ Benedicte Håland
  193. ^ Andrine Hegerberg
  194. ^ Hilde Gunn Olsen
  195. ^ Cecilie Kvamme
  196. ^ Thea Kyvåg
  197. ^ Frida Maanum
  198. ^ Aurora Mikalsen
  199. ^ Maren Mjelde
  200. ^ Ingrid Moe Wold
  201. ^ Lisa Naalsund
  202. ^ Guro Reiten
  203. ^ Sophie Román Haug
  204. ^ Ingrid Ryland
  205. ^ Line Smørsgård
  206. ^ Elise Stenevik
  207. ^ Elisabeth Terland
  208. ^ Maria Thorisdottir
  209. ^ Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland
  210. ^ Nikola Karczewska
  211. ^ Wiktoria Kiszkis
  212. ^ Ana Borges
  213. ^ Amanda DaCosta
  214. ^ Matilde Fidalgo
  215. ^ Tatiana Pinto
  216. ^ Diana Silva
  217. ^ Isibeal Atkinson
  218. ^ Courtney Brosnan
  219. ^ Emma Byrne
  220. ^ Diane Caldwell
  221. ^ Megan Campbell
  222. ^ Megan Connolly
  223. ^ Stef Curtis
  224. ^ Niamh Fahey
  225. ^ Lillie Fenlon-Billson
  226. ^ Jamie Finn
  227. ^ Ciara Grant
  228. ^ Marie Hourihan
  229. ^ Rianna Jarrett
  230. ^ Leanne Kiernan
  231. ^ Harriet Lambe
  232. ^ Ruesha Littlejohn
  233. ^ Aoife Mannion
  234. ^ Katie McCabe
  235. ^ Grace Moloney
  236. ^ Emily Murphy
  237. ^ Chloe Mustaki
  238. ^ Áine O'Gorman
  239. ^ Denise O'Sullivan
  240. ^ Fiona O'Sullivan
  241. ^ Anna Patten
  242. ^ Heather Payne
  243. ^ Sophie Perry
  244. ^ Louise Quinn
  245. ^ Lucy Quinn
  246. ^ Lois Roche
  247. ^ Stephanie Roche
  248. ^ Julie-Ann Russell
  249. ^ Eleanor Ryan-Doyle
  250. ^ Harriet Scott
  251. ^ Jessie Stapleton
  252. ^ Tyler Toland
  253. ^ Yvonne Tracy
  254. ^ Megan Walsh
  255. ^ Emily Whelan
  256. ^ Jessica Ziu
  257. ^ Alsu Abdullina
  258. ^ Jelena Čanković
  259. ^ Dejana Stefanović
  260. ^ Laia Aleixandri
  261. ^ Ona Batlle
  262. ^ Laia Codina
  263. ^ Marta Corredera
  264. ^ Lucía García
  265. ^ Irene Guerrero
  266. ^ Keka Vega
  267. ^ Vicky Losada
  268. ^ Adriana Martín
  269. ^ Leila Ouahabi
  270. ^ Natalia Pablos
  271. ^ Laura del Río
  272. ^ Cristina Torkildsen
  273. ^ Jonna Andersson
  274. ^ Filippa Angeldal
  275. ^ Anna Anvegård
  276. ^ Kosovare Asllani
  277. ^ Marija Banušić
  278. ^ Hanna Bennison
  279. ^ Marika Bergman-Lundin
  280. ^ Nathalie Björn
  281. ^ Stina Blackstenius
  282. ^ Magdalena Eriksson
  283. ^ Lina Hurtig
  284. ^ Amanda Ilestedt
  285. ^ Sofia Jakobsson
  286. ^ Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
  287. ^ Maria Karlsson
  288. ^ Maja Krantz
  289. ^ Emma Kullberg
  290. ^ Hedvig Lindahl
  291. ^ Emma Lundh
  292. ^ Zećira Mušović
  293. ^ Nor Mustafa
  294. ^ Amanda Nildén
  295. ^ Lotta Ökvist
  296. ^ Emilia Pelgander
  297. ^ Jessica Samuelsson
  298. ^ Louise Fors
  299. ^ Julia Spetsmark
  300. ^ Matilda Vinberg
  301. ^ Filippa Wallén
  302. ^ Emma Wilhelmsson
  303. ^ Julia Zigiotti Olme
  304. ^ Ramona Bachmann
  305. ^ Luana Bühler
  306. ^ Malin Gut
  307. ^ Alisha Lehmann
  308. ^ Noelle Maritz
  309. ^ Lia Wälti
  310. ^ Halle Houssein
  311. ^ Janine Beckie
  312. ^ Kadeisha Buchanan
  313. ^ Sabrina D'Angelo
  314. ^ Jessie Fleming
  315. ^ Maddie Hill
  316. ^ Cloé Lacasse
  317. ^ Alyssa Lagonia
  318. ^ Ashley Lawrence
  319. ^ Adriana Leon
  320. ^ Jayde Riviere
  321. ^ Deanne Rose
  322. ^ Desiree Scott
  323. ^ Kylla Sjoman
  324. ^ Sarah Stratigakis
  325. ^ Shelina Zadorsky
  326. ^ Lucia Leon
  327. ^ Jade Bailey
  328. ^ Paige Bailey-Gayle
  329. ^ Shania Hayles
  330. ^ Satara Murray
  331. ^ Lachante Paul
  332. ^ Atlanta Primus
  333. ^ Vyan Sampson
  334. ^ Khadija Shaw
  335. ^ Drew Spence
  336. ^ Rebecca Spencer
  337. ^ Victoria Williams
  338. ^ Eartha Pond
  339. ^ Abby Dahlkemper
  340. ^ Crystal Dunn
  341. ^ Whitney Engen
  342. ^ Mia Fishel
  343. ^ Emily Fox
  344. ^ Lucy Gillett
  345. ^ Madison Haley
  346. ^ Tobin Heath
  347. ^ Brooke Hendrix
  348. ^ Adrienne Jordan
  349. ^ Rose Lavelle
  350. ^ Beverly Leon
  351. ^ Carli Lloyd
  352. ^ Catarina Macario
  353. ^ Kaylan Marckese
  354. ^ Kristie Mewis
  355. ^ Sam Mewis
  356. ^ Alex Morgan
  357. ^ Zoe Morse
  358. ^ Heather O'Reilly
  359. ^ Christen Press
  360. ^ Erin Simon
  361. ^ Katie Stengel
  362. ^ Libby Stout
  363. ^ Brianna Visalli
  364. ^ Zaneta Wyne
  365. ^ Shae Yáñez
  366. ^ CJ Bott
  367. ^ Hayley Bowden
  368. ^ Aroon Clansey
  369. ^ Olivia Chance
  370. ^ Katie Hoyle
  371. ^ Anna Green
  372. ^ Sarah Gregorius
  373. ^ Betsy Hassett
  374. ^ Emma Kete
  375. ^ Anna Leat
  376. ^ Ria Percival
  377. ^ Ali Riley
  378. ^ Katie Rood
  379. ^ Rebekah Stott
  380. ^ Rosie White
  381. ^ Monique Fischer
  382. ^ Ester
  383. ^ Ivana Fuso
  384. ^ Geyse
  385. ^ Giovana Queiroz
  386. ^ Rafaelle Souza
  387. ^ Christiane Endler
  388. ^ Jorelyn Carabalí
  389. ^ Mayra Ramírez
  390. ^ Deyna Castellanos