Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw: Is Man City star the best striker in WSL history?

Some of the best attackers in the world have made the WSL their home, so Shaw is certainly no shoe-in as the best.

City teammate Miadema holds many records for goals scored in a single-season.

The former Arsenal striker is the WSL’s all-time leading scorer with 97, with Bethany England (89) second in the rankings and Shaw (83) third.

The former Arsenal striker holds the records for most goals in a single match (six), most involved goals in a single game (10), most assists in a single match (four), and most hat-tricks in a season (three).

Australian Sam Kerr, who will leave Chelsea this summer after six years in west London, is also there.

Kerr’s 65 WSL goals helped Chelsea win five consecutive titles between 2019 and 2024, while earlier this season he became the club’s all-time top scorer in the WSL.

No player in WSL history has a better non-penalty shot conversion rate than Kerr (21.5%), scoring 65 goals from 303 non-penalty shots, while Shaw ranks joint-fourth with 19.7%.

Arsenal and England striker Alessia Russo is also in the mix, although her tendency to drop deep to help build attacks means she is less of an out-and-out number nine.

That said, only Shaw (83) has scored more goals than Rousseau (56) since the start of the 2021-22 season, with the 27-year-old arguably the division’s most tactical and positionally versatile striker.

Shaw leads WSL history in goals per 90 minutes (1.08) and non-penalty goals per 90 minutes (1.04). No other player is above the one goal per game threshold.

Shaw needs 15 more goals to become the WSL’s all-time leading scorer, though Miadema can still add to his tally.

The statistics suggest that Shaw is well on her way to surpassing her teammate – Shaw scored 80 goals in her first 90 WSL games, six more than Miedema, while the Dutchwoman reached 80 WSL goals in 106 appearances.