Women's European Qualifiers top scorers: Lara Prašnikar, Martha Thomas, Lea Schüller, Jess Fishlock, Frida Maanum
Friday, January 17, 2025
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Slovenia's Lara Prašnikar ended as qualifying top scorer with eight goals in the group stage and one more in the play-offs.
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Slovenia's Lara Prašnikar finished as top scorer in the Women's European Qualifiers league stage, getting at least one goal in all six of their games, and added another in their play-off exit to Austria to lead the way overall on nine goals.
Lea Schüller of Germany led the way in League A while Frida Maanum of Norway got a play-off leading six goals to end within two of Prašnikar alongside Scotland's Martha Thomas on seven overall.
Women's European Qualifiers overall top scorers including play-offs
9 Lara Prašnikar (Slovenia)
7 Frida Maanum (Norway)
7 Martha Thomas (Scotland)
6 Sladjana Bulatović (Montenegro)
6 Jess Fishlock (Wales)
6 Armisa Kuć (Montenegro)
6 Lea Schüller (Germany)
6 Diana Silva (Portugal)
5 Klara Bühl (Germany)
5 Eileen Campbell (Austria)
5 Sofia Kongouli (Greece)
5 Milena Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
5 Natalia Padilla (Poland)
5 Sarah Puntigam (Austria)
5 Katerina Svitková (Czechia)
5 Tessa Wullaert (Belgium)
Prašnikar was level with Armisa Kuć of Montenegro on six going into Matchday 6, and Prašnikar came out on top as she scored twice in a 4-0 win against North Macedonia as Slovenia went up from League C (with 26 unanswered goals in all) and earned a play-off spot. They lost 5-1 on aggregate to Austria but Prašnikar scored in the away second leg.
Schüller led the way in League A with six goals as Germany booked a finals place. Her team-mate Klara Bühl was one behind alongside Austria's Eileen Campbell.
The League B lead was shared by Jess Fishlock of Wales and Scotland's Thomas, both of who helped their sides to promotion. Fishlock's goals on Matchday 5 and 6 took her to 45 for Wales, one ahead of Helen Ward's previous record, while Thomas got four in a single game against Israel.
In the play-offs, Maanum scored one in Norway's round 1 away leg against Albania, four more in the return and another in the round 1 decider at home to Northern Ireland to end on six goals, one ahead of Portugal's Diana Silva.
League A top scorers
6 Lea Schüller (Germany)
5 Klara Bühl (Germany)
5 Eileen Campbell (Austria)
3 Lineth Beerensteyn (Netherlands)
3 Manuela Giugliano (Italy)
3 Giulia Gwinn (Germany)
3 Jenni Hermoso (Spain)
3 Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir (Iceland)
3 Marie-Antoinette Katoto (France)
3 Salma Paralluelo (Spain)
3 Alessia Russo (England)
3 Janni Thomsen (Denmark)
3 Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark)
League B top scorers
5 Jess Fishlock (Wales)
5 Martha Thomas (Scotland)
4 Kayleigh Barton (Wales)
4 Claire Emslie (Scotland)
3 Viola Calligaris (Switzerland)
3 Carole Costa (Portugal)
3 Jovana Damnjanović (Serbia)
3 Milena Nikolić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3 Rachel Rowe (Wales)
3 Lauren Wade (Northern Ireland)
League C top scorers
8 Lara Prašnikar (Slovenia)
6 Sladjana Bulatović (Montenegro)
6 Armisa Kuć (Montenegro)
5 Sofia Kongouli (Greece)
4 Natasha Andonova (North Macedonia)
4 Teona Bakradze (Georgia)
4 Medina Dešić (Montenegro)
4 Špela Kolbl (Slovenia)
4 Kaja Korošec (Slovenia)
4 Veatriki Sarri (Greece)
Play-off top scorers
6 Frida Maanum (Norway)
5 Diana Silva (Portugal)
4 Filippa Angeldahl (Sweden)
4 Stina Blackstenius (Sweden)
4 Ewa Pajor (Poland)
4 Katerina Svitková (Czechia)
4 Tessa Wullaert (Belgium)
Hat-tricks or better in Women's European Qualifiers
4 goals
Martha Thomas (Israel 0-5 Scotland) 04/06/24, League B
Frida Maanum (Norway 9-0 Albania) 29/10/2024, Play-off round 1 second leg
3 goals
Salma Paralluelo (Belgium 0-7 Spain) 05/04/24, League A
Antigoni Papadouulou (Greece 6-0 Andorra) 12/07/2024, League C