Whereas Putellas is now tormenting Girls’s Tremendous League defences within the blue of London Metropolis, it’s one other ahead on this nation that maybe has the perfect case for consideration.
Khadija Shaw scored 21 objectives within the league final season to fireside Manchester Metropolis to their first title in a decade, including one other 5 within the FA Cup as they accomplished the double.
The Jamaica striker has been the WSL’s high scorer for the previous three seasons, scored 90 objectives since her arrival in summer season 2021 and was rewarded with a profitable four-year deal in June.
“We have not had a serious event however there are some superb gamers on the listing,” mentioned former England worldwide Ellen White. “I might like to see Shaw up there – sensible goalscoring.”
Shaw is a part of a five-strong Metropolis contingent – they’d none final season – however all of them could fall quick as a result of they didn’t play in final season’s Champions League.
Arsenal’s Alessia Russo was second to Shaw for objectives final season and impressed within the Champions League, selecting up 9 objectives.
Final yr, she got here third within the Ballon d’Or voting final yr behind Bonmati and membership team-mate Mariona Caldentey.
That got here off the again of the Gunners’ Champions League victory in Might 2025. Exiting within the semi-finals to Lyon this yr could value her a shot at profitable the award this yr.
One ultimate candidate to interrupt the Spanish stranglehold is, maybe unsurprisingly, a Barcelona participant. Poland’s Ewa Pajor scored 11 objectives in simply 10 Champions League video games final season, together with a hat-trick within the ultimate towards Lyon.
The 29-year-old gained the Girls’s Gerd Muller trophy for high scorer final season and completed eighth within the total rankings.
Perhaps it’s her flip to take dwelling the highest prize.