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This is a list of LGBTQ+ women's association footballers, including non-heterosexual female footballers (or those who have openly been in a same-sex relationship) as well transgender and non-binary footballers of any gender who have played for a women's association football team at the level specified.
International footballers
Ordered by national team alphabetically
Other professional footballers
Ordered by career start chronologically
Name | Nationality | Career | Notes & references |
---|---|---|---|
Lily Parr | England | 1920–1951 | |
Macarena Sánchez | Argentina | 2006– | |
Lisa Hurtig | Sweden | 2007– | |
Toni Pressley | United States | 2008– | |
Clara Markstedt | Sweden | 2010– | |
McKenzie Berryhill | United States | 2010– | |
Keelin Winters | United States | 2011– | |
Emma Lennartsson | Sweden | 2013– | |
Abbey-Leigh Stringer | England | 2014– | |
Claudia Walker | England | 2014– | |
Naomi Hartley | England | 2018– | |
Charlotte McLean | Australia | 2020– | |
Mara Gómez | Argentina | 2022– |
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