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– The Current Leaders

The fans are deciding. Who will be this season’s La Princesa?

1st Thindra
Mattsson Defender #3

AIK Stockholm Vote

2nd Selma
Igesund Saga Defender #4

FC Como Women Vote

3rd Noa
Jiménez Defender #7

Barcelona Femení Vote

4th Willa
Pearson Defender #16

Sydney FC Vote

5th Katie
Scott Defender #31

Kansas City Current Vote

6th Trinity
Armstrong Defender #3

San Diego Wave FC Vote

7th Kiki
Horváth Defender #29

AFC Ajax Vote

8th Felicia
Sträßer Defender #19

SV Werder Bremen Vote

9th Emma
Lombardi Defender #16

Fiorentina Vote

10th Nelly
Las Defender #17

Chelsea Vote

1st Chloe
Ricketts Midfielder #11

Boston Legacy FC Vote

2nd Fanny
Peterson Midfielder #25

Hammarby IF Vote

3rd Maya
Cherubini Midfielder #26

Fiorentina Vote

4th Elle
Ulstein Midfielder #7

Røa IL Vote

5th Rosalie
Renfurm Midfielder #30

PSV Eindhoven Vote

6th Kimmi
Ascanio Midfielder #8

San Diego Wave FC Vote

7th Kennedy
Fuller Midfielder #47

Bay FC Vote

8th Irune
Dorado Midfielder #8

Real Madrid Vote

9th Giovanna
Waksman Midfielder #30

OL Lyonnes Vote

10th Filippa
Widén Midfielder #18

Kristianstads DFF Vote

1st Layla
Drury Forward #27

Manchester United WFC Vote

2nd Melanie
Barcenas Forward #7

San Diego Wave FC Vote

3rd Anny
Kerim-Lindland Forward #38

VfL Wolfsburg Vote

4th Emanuela
Pfister Forward #20

RB Leipzig Vote

5th Giulia
Galli Forward #20

Barcelona Femení Vote

6th Casey
Phair Forward #9

Feyenoord Vote

7th Talia
Younis Forward #19

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Vote

8th Zoe
Schick Forward #27

SC Freiburg Vote

9th Claudia
Martínez Forward #11

Washington Spirit Vote

10th Celia
Segura Forward #16

Atlético Madrid Vote

1st Valentina
Murrieta Goalkeeper #20

Club América Vote

2nd Hanna
Karlsson Goalkeeper #29

BK Häcken Vote

3rd Luisa
Agudelo Goalkeeper #1

San Diego Wave FC Vote

4th Maria
Kroken Goalkeeper #12

Lyn Fotball Vote

5th Yara
Zwyssig Goalkeeper #41

Grasshopper Vote

6th Ceylin
Yilmaz Goalkeeper #1

Montpellier FC Vote

7th Danae
van der Vliet Goalkeeper #22

AFC Ajax Vote

8th Antía
Veiga Goalkeeper #13

RC Deportivo de La Coruña Vote

9th Sophie
Jackson Goalkeeper #56

Tottenham Hotspur FC Vote

10th Janne
Krumme Goalkeeper #21

Eintracht Frankfurt Vote

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Fun Fact Society

Discover more than stats. Get more of who she is.

Away from football, she works as a team leader at a hospital dialysis unit.

Before turning pro, she lived a double life as a volunteer firefighter while working two jobs: in a leisure centre and in a minibus company transporting children with disabilities.

Before she ever kicked a ball, Aurore was an artistic roller skating champion, winning seven French titles and three European titles with the USF Roller Skating Club.

She got a distinctive “Harry Potter-style” forehead scar after falling off monkey bars and broke her arm three times. She has described herself as a “clumsy” child.

Her father was the imam of their neighbourhood. She began playing on a field right in front of the mosque, often surrounded by boys, something her father initially found embarrassing.

In 2024, she broke the NWSL single-season clean-sheet record with her 12th shutout, finishing the season with 13 clean sheets.

In September 2024, Ali scored San Diego Wave's fastest-ever goal, finding the net just 27 seconds into a match against Utah Royals.

At 17, she became the youngest Dutch player to debut at a FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023.

In 2022, at just 15, she became the youngest player to appear in UEFA Women's Champions League.

As captain, she helped Poland qualify for their first Women's Euro in 2025, scoring four goals and adding three assists in the play-offs.

She has a cockapoo named Bobby.

She has a dog named Theo.

If stranded on a deserted island, she would take her dog Danna, a boat, and someone who makes her happy at that moment.

She has a dog named Rolex.

Gemma loves to take her dog on adventures.

She is both an athlete advisor and the sole female investor in Caddix, a football boot company. Its boots feature “smart stud” technology designed to reduce stress and rotational force on the knees and ankles.

She and Tobin Heath co-host a podcast called The RE—CAP Show, focusing on sports, culture, and activism.

She co-founded RE—INC, a gender-neutral lifestyle brand, alongside teammates Megan Rapinoe, Tobin Heath, and Meghan Klingenberg.

In 2024, Purce created a reality television series titled The Offseason, which follows NWSL players as they prepare for the upcoming season.

She co-founded a physiotherapy centre called Goldness.

Her pre-game ritual is to always have a coffee before home matches, and she also insists on leaving the dressing room last.

Before games, Jackson performs a unique ritual where she looks in the mirror and tells herself, “This is your game. When the final minutes come down, I’m looking to you to do the job,” to boost confidence and focus.

Her superstition is to eat pasta around 24 hours before a game.

Katie admits to having a few small superstitions. For matches, she always wears the same sports bra and knickers, warms up wearing some of her jewellery, and puts on her right shin pad before the left.