2023/24 Women's Nations League top scorers: Beck, Bugeja, Wullaert, Beerensteyn, Athenea, Carusa, McCabe, Pajor, Bonmatí

Israel's Sharon Beck overtook Malta's Haley Bugeja with a Matchday 6 hat-trick to finish as top scorer in the inaugural UEFA Women's Nations League.

Köln player Beck only had one international goal before this Nations League campaign but struck nine as Israel won promotion from League C. Her tally included a pair of hat-tricks, against Armenia and then in the promotion-clinching victory against Estonia. Her second treble allowed her to overhaul Inter forward Bugeja, who notched eight goals in Malta's first four games as they earned a League B berth as group winners.

The Netherlands' Lineth Beerensteyn scored twice on her 100th cap against Belgium to send her team through to the finals and take her tally to a League A-leading six. Top scorers in League B were Republic of Ireland pair Kyra Carusa and Katie McCabe along with Poland striker Ewa Pajor; both their sides clinched promotion.

Aitana Bonmatí was the finals top scorer with two goals, striking for Spain in both the last four against the Netherlands and the final defeat of France.

Tessa Wullaert scored twice for Belgium in League A but struck five more over two legs against Hungary to ensure the Red Flames avoided relegation and lift herself up to third place overall with seven goals in the competition as a whole.

Finals top scorers

2 Aitana Bonmatí (Spain)

1 Ona Batlle (Spain)
1 Klara Bühl (Germany)
1 Mariona Caldentey (Spain)
1 Kadidiatou Diani (France)
1 Guilia Gwinn (Germany)
1 Jenni Hermoso (Spain)
1 Sakina Karchaoui (France)
1 Lea Schüller (Germany)

League A top scorers

6 Lineth Beerensteyn (Netherlands)

5 Athenea del Castillo (Spain)

4 Klara Bühl (Germany)
4 Amalie Vangsgaard (Denmark)

Lineth Beerensteyn (centre) scored six goals to send the Netherlands to the finalsGetty Images

League B top scorers

5 Kyra Carusa (Republic of Ireland)
5 Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland)
5 Ewa Pajor (Poland)

4 Linda Sällström (Finland)

Ireland's prolific duo Kyra Carusa and Katie McCabe SPORTSFILE

League C top scorers

9 Sharon Beck (Israel)

8 Haley Bugeja (Malta)

6 Karlina Miksone (Latvia)
6 Lisette Tammik (Estonia)

Promotion-relegation matches top scorers

5 Tessa Wullaert (Belgium)

2 Sophie Haug (Norway)
2 Inna Hlushchenko (Ukraine)
2 Madelen Janogy (Sweden)
2 Jill Janssens (Belgium)
2 Sari Kees (Belgium)
2 Frida Maanum (Norway)
2 Tamara Morávková (Slovakia)

Hat-tricks in the 2023/24 Women's Nations League

Patrícia Hmírová (Slovakia 4-0 Croatia) 26/09/23, League B
Karlina Miksone (Andorra 0-4 Latvia) 26/09/23, League C
Pernille Harder (Wales 1-5 Denmark) 26/09/23, League A
Lisette Tammik (Armenia 1-4 Estonia) 27/10/23, League C
Katie McCabe (Republic of Ireland 5-1 Albania) 27/10/23, League B
Haley Bugeja (Andorra 0-3 Malta) 31/10/23, League C Scored between 36th and 43rd minutes
Sharon Beck (Armenia 0-4 Israel) 29/11/23, League C
Ada Hegerberg (Norway 4-0 Portugal) 01/12/23, League A
Olga Ševcova (Latvia 4-0 Andorra) 01/12/23, League C
Sharon Beck (Israel 4-1 Estonia) 05/12/23, League C
Henrietta Csiszár (Hungary 6-0 Albania) 05/12/23, League B
Tessa Wullaert (Belgium 5-1 Hungary) 27/02/24, Promotion-relegation matches (League A/B)