Kosovare Asllani — Sweden
Club: CD Tacon
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Asllani scored one of the penalty kicks that helped send Sweden to the semifinals and knock the US out of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Sarah Bouhaddi — France
Club: Lyon
Position: Goalkeeper
One thing to know: Bouhaddi boasted a 0.765 save percentage for France during the 2019 World Cup and has posted seven shutouts through Lyon's first nine games of the 2019-2020 season.
Lucy Bronze — England
Club: Lyon
Position: Defender
One thing to know: Widely regarded as the world's best right-back, Bronze became the first English footballer and first defender to win the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award. Though she's from the UK, the 27-year-old took her talents to the states and won a national championship with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2009.
Nilla Fischer — Sweden
Club: Linköpings
Position: Defender
One thing to know: At 35 years old, Fischer has competed at two Women's EUROs, three Olympic Games, and three Women's World Cups, amassing a whopping 182 caps for Sweden.
Pernille Harder — Denmark
Club: VfL Wolfsburg
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Harder currently leads the entire Bundesliga with eight goals through seven matches for the undefeated VfL Wolfsburg this season.
Tobin Heath — United States
Club: Portland Thorns
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Heath is one of the most technically gifted players in soccer and is known to elude defenders with fancy footwork or a not-so-occasional nutmeg.
Ada Hegerberg — Norway
Club: Lyon
Position: Forward
One thing to know: At just 23 years old, Hegerberg is one of the prolific scorers in the world. Still, she does not play for the Norwegian national team, citing disrespect and inequitable conditions for the women's squad. She won the first women's Ballon d'Or last year and made headlines after presenter Martin Solveig asked her to twerk on stage.
Amandine Henry — France
Club: Lyon
Position: Defensive midfielder
One thing to know: A crucial member of the French women's national team's 2019 World Cup squad, Henry registered two goals and an assist for the Blues in there run to the quarter finals.
Sofia Jakobsson — Sweden
Club: CD Tacon
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Jakobsson is a fierce competitor and a true threat in front of the goal and on the flank. The 29-year-old scored two goals for Sweden during the 2019 World Cup.
Sam Kerr — Australia
Club: Chicago Red Stars
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Perhaps the most prolific scorer on the planet, Kerr has led the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in scoring for each of the past three seasons and often celebrates goals with high-flying backflips. This year, her Chicago Red Stars made the NWSL title game for the first time in franchise history.
Dzsenifer Marozsan — Germany
Club: Lyon
Position: Midfielder
One thing to know: Marozsan led Germany to its first-ever gold medal in soccer at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro and scored the game-winning goal in the final match of the tournament.
Marta — Brazil
Club: Orlando Pride
Position: Forward
One thing to know: One of the greatest strikers to ever play the game, Marta scored her 17th World Cup goal in France this summer to become the the outright leading scorer in either the men's or women's tournament.
Vivianne Miedema — Netherlands
Club: Arsenal
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Miedema debuted for the Dutch national team at just 17 years old. In the six years since, Miedema has recorded 82 international caps and 61 goals.
Alex Morgan — United States
Club: Orlando Pride
Position: Forward
One thing to know: Morgan recently announced that she is expecting her first child in April of 2020. It remains to be seen whether she'll rejoin the USWNT in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Megan Rapinoe — United States
Club: Reign FC
Position: Forward.
One thing to know: Rapinoe stole the show at the 2019 World Cup in more ways than one. In addition to earning the Golden Boot and Golden Ball after leading the USWNT to its fourth World Cup victory, the striker also got caught in a Twitter feud with President Trump after declaring "I'm not going to the f------ White House" should the team win the World Cup.
Ellen White — England
Club: Manchester City
Position: Forward
One thing to know: England's star striker has scored 34 goals in her 88 international caps, but perhaps her most notable was her wonder goal against Japan at the 2011 World Cup in Germany.
Lieke Martens — Netherlands
Club: Barcelona
Position: Midfielder
One thing to know: An expert ball handler and playmaker, Martens scored the first World Cup goal in the Netherlands' women's national team history in 2015. Since then, the 26-year-old has scored 43 more goals in 110 international caps.
Sari van Veenendaal — Netherlands
Club: Atletico Madrid
Position: Goalkeeper
One thing to know: Van Veenendaal owns an 0.842 save percentage through her eight World Cup starts for the Netherlands.
Wendie Renard — France
Club: Lyon
Position: Defender
One thing to know: In her 114 international caps, Renard has become an undeniable force on the Blues' back line. The 6-foot-1 defender is a lethal weapon on set pieces and in the box.
Rose Lavelle — United States
Club: Washington Spirit
Position: Midfield
One thing to know: A 24-year-old former Wisconsin Badger, Lavelle has scored 10 goals in 33 caps for the United States, the most famous of which was her stunning left-footed strike to put the USWNT up 2-0 in the 2019 World Cup final.
