Most Decorated Footballer of 2025

2025 felt like a win for all women in sport, this wasn’t a year dominated by one storyline, it was a year where excellence showed up everywhere.

And whilst we share that collective joy and celebrate everyone in the game, instead of asking who was best, we’re asking who finished 2025 as the most decorated footballer of the year. 

Here’s our top five.

5. Alexia Putellas

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After missing the entire Euro 2022 campaign through an ACL injury, this was her year to make her mark on the tournament. Alexia proved exactly why she is declared ‘La Reina’. 

Still central to Barcelona’s dominance and Spain’s continued rise, Alexia reminded everyone that class, control and leadership doesn’t disappear with time or injury.

Club honours (Barcelona)

• Liga F

• Copa de la Reina

• Supercopa de España

  
  

International honours (Spain)

• UEFA Nations League winner

  
  

Individual honours

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Team of the Tournament

• UEFA Women’s Euro Team of the Tournament

• UEFA Women's Nations League Player of the Finals

• FIFPRO Women’s World 11

• FIFA Best Women’s XI

• IFFHS Women’s World Team

4. Alessia Russo

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2025 was the year Alessia Russo became unavoidable, a nightmare for all opposition but elevating every team she played with. 

A forward who doesn’t just score, but has one of the best work rates in the league, not just scoring goals, but assisting them and being key to a team's build up play.

Club honours (Arsenal)

• UEFA Women’s Champions League winner

  
  

International honours (England)

• UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 winner

  
  

Individual honours

• WSL Golden Boot (joint)

• PFA WSL Team of the Season

• FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Team of the Season

• FIFPRO Women’s World 11

• Ballon d’Or Féminin (3rd place)

• FIFA Best Women’s XI

3. Mariona Caldentey

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Key to Arsenal’s league and European success, her intelligence, movement and versatility were central to their Champions League triumph. That win also made it three UWCL titles in three years, across two different clubs. 

Club honours (Arsenal)

• UEFA Women’s Champions League winner

  
  

International honours (Spain)

• UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 runner-up

  
  

Individual honours

• WSL Player of the Season

• PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year

• PFA WSL Team of the Year

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Team of the Season

• Ballon d’Or Féminin runner-up

• FIFA Women’s Best XI

  
  

2. Hannah Hampton

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No player shifted narratives in 2025 quite like Hannah. Stepping into England’s number one role after Mary Earps’ retirement came with huge expectation, and Hampton responded with a tournament performance to go in the history books. 

Club honours (Chelsea)

• Barclays WSL

• Adobe Women's FA Cup

• Subway League Cup

  
  

International honours (England)

• UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 winner

  
  

Individual honours

• Yashin Trophy

• FIFA Best Women’s Goalkeeper

• BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year

• UEFA Women’s Euro Team of the Tournament

• WSL Golden Glove

• FIFPRO Women’s World 11

• Glamour Women of the Year

1. Aitana Bonmatí

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Even with Barcelona and Spain falling just short in two major finals, Bonmati’s individual performances, once again, separated her from the rest. 

Club honours (Barcelona)

• Liga F

• Copa de la Reina

• Supercopa de España

• UEFA Women’s Champions League runner-up

  
  

International honours (Spain)

• UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 runner-up

• UEFA Nations League winner

  
  

Individual honours

• Ballon d’Or Féminin (3rd consecutive win)

• FIFA Best Women’s Player

• Globe Soccer Women’s Player of the Year

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Player of the Season

• UEFA Women’s Euro Player of the Tournament

• UEFA Women’s Euro Team of the Tournament

• UEFA Women’s Champions League Team of the Tournament

• FIFPRO Women’s World 11

• IFFHS Women’s World Player

• IFFHS Women’s World Playmaker

  
  

Honourable Mentions

Lucy Bronze

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Instrumental in England’s Euros win and relentless in her pursuit of success, Bronze became the first player to make eight appearances in the FIFPRO World 11, making history once again. 

• UEFA Women’s Euro winner

• UEFA Women’s Euro Team of the Tournament

• FIFPRO World 11 (8th appearance)

• FIFA Best XI

• England Women’s Player of the Year

• Barclays WSL

• Adobe Women's FA Cup

• Subway League Cup

  
  

Temwa Chawinga

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Kansas City Current’s forward is finally getting her global flowers in 2025, completing a clean sweep across the NWSL.

• NWSL Shield

• NWSL Most Valuable Player (second year running)

• NWSL Golden Boot (second year running)

• NWSL Best XI

  
  

Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw

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Whilst injuries disrupted parts of Bunny’s year, and Jamaica had no major international tournament, Shaw's scoring efficiency remained elite, winning the WSL Golden Boot, joint with Alessia Russo, but with much fewer appearances.

Bunny also went on to be honoured with the Cyrille Regis Award at the Football Black List awards, a brilliant achievement recognising her outstanding contribution to the Black Community and football over the year.

Choosing the most decorated footballer of 2025 was never going to be easy, and that's the point... The bar has been set, and the standard keeps rising.