List of LGBT women's association footballers explained

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

NameNationalityCareerNotes & references
Lorena Benítez[1]
Mackenzie Arnold[2]
Ellie Carpenter2015–[3]
Alex Chidiac[4]
Brianna Davey[5]
2008–[6]
2008–
2011–
Sarah Walsh[7]
Tameka Yallop2007–
Manuela Zinsberger2010–[8]
Ella Van Kerkhoven
Diede Lemey[9]
2000–[10]
Francielle2006–2018l[11]
Andressa Alves2010–
Bárbara[12]
Kadeisha Buchanan[13]
Stephanie Labbé[14]
Erin McLeod[15]
Quinn[16]
Fernanda Pinilla[17]
Pernille Harder[18]
Dorte Dalum Jensen[19]
1994–2018[20]
2011–[21]
Lauren Hemp2016–[22]
Anita Asante[23]
Lucy Bronze[24]
Jessica Carter[25]
Rachel Daly[26]
Bethany England[27]
Melanie Garside-Wight[28]
Fran Kirby[29]
Jordan Nobbs[30]
Lianne Sanderson[31]
Jill Scott[32]
Demi Stokes[33]
Jodie Taylor[34]
Leah Williamson[35]
Pauline Peyraud-Magnin[36] [37]
Nadine Angerer[38]
Ann-Katrin Berger[39]
Linda Bresonik[40]
Sara Doorsoun[41]
Inka Grings[42]
Ursula Holl[43]
Svenja Huth[44]
Steffi Jones[45]
Isabel Kerschowski[46]
Katja Kraus[47]
Kim Kulig[48]
Lea Schüller[49]
Edda Garðarsdóttir[50]
Ólína Guðbjörg Viðarsdóttir
Sandra Sigurðardóttir[51]
2006–[52]
2011–[53]
Isibeal Atkinson2017–
Lisa Boattin[54]
Aurora Galli[55]
Manuela Giugliano[56]
Elena Linari[57]
Carolina Morace[58]
Kumi Yokoyama[59]
Janelly Farías[60]
Bianca Henninger[61]
Stephany Mayor[62]
Bianca Sierra[63]
Nathalie Geeris?–2000
Daniëlle van de Donk2008–
Viviane Miedema2011–[64]
Anouk Dekker[65]
Sherida Spitse[66]
Stefanie van der Gragt[67]
Merel van Dongen[68]
Kirsty Yallop2004–2018[69]
Katie Duncan[70]
Priscilla Duncan[71]
Michaela Foster[72]
Emma Kete[73]
Ria Percival[74]
Hannah Wilkinson[75]
Marissa Callaghan[76]
Ingrid Syrstad Engen[77]
Isabell Herlovsen[78]
Frida Maanum[79]
Linda Medalen[80]
Bente Nordby[81]
Guro Reitan[82]
Anja Sønstevold[83]
Tahnai Annis[84]
Nadezhda Karpova[85]
Lisa Evans2008–
Shannon Lynn[86]
Eudy Simelane[87]
2009–[88]
Alba Redondo2009–[89]
Teresa Abelleira2016–[90] [91]
Ivana Andrés[92]
Ana "Willy" Romero[93]
1998–2022[94]
Anneli Andelén?–2000[95]
Filippa Angeldahl[96]
Nathalie Björn[97]
Lisa Dahlkvist[98]
Magdalena Eriksson[99]
Jennifer Falk[100]
Lina Hurtig[101]
Emma Kullberg[102]
Jessica Landström[103]
Malin Levenstad[104]
Hedvig Lindahl[105]
Victoria Sandell Svensson[106]
Caroline Seger[107]
Linda Sembrant[108]
Pia Sundhage[109]
Julia Zigiotti Olme[110]
Ramona Bachmann[111]
Alisha Lehmann[112]
Noelle Maritz2011–
Ali Krieger2005–2019[113]
Ashlyn Harris2009–2020
Kelley O'Hara2009–[114]
Megan Rapinoe2009–[115]
Kristie Mewis2013–[116]
Tierna Davidson[117]
Adrianna Franch[118]
Tobin Heath2010–[119]
Natasha Kai[120]
Lori Lindsey[121]
Joanna Lohman[122]
Kelley O'Hara[123]
Christen Press2009–
Megan Rapinoe[124]
Abby Wambach[125]
Saskia Webber[126]
2002–[127]
2010–[128]
Stephanie Williams[129]
Andrea Worrall[130]

Other professional footballers

Ordered by career start chronologically

NameNationalityCareerNotes & references
Lily Parr1920–1951[131]
Macarena Sánchez2006–[132]
Lisa Hurtig2007–
2008–
Keelin Winters2011–[133]
Emma Lennartsson2013–[134]
Abbey-Leigh Stringer2014–
Claudia Walker2014–
Naomi Hartley2018–[135]
Mara Gómez2022–[136]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2024-01-17 . Mackenzie Arnold's Partner: Meet her girlfriend Kirsty Smith . 2024-07-05 . WHO . en-AU.
  3. Web site: 26 April 2023 . Why it's easy to forget that the world's best full-back, Ellie Carpenter, is just 22 . 18 August 2023 . ESPN.com . en.
  4. Web site: ULTRA MAG ISSUE 2 - ALEX CHIDIAC . 2024-07-05 . Ultra Football . en.
  5. Web site: Jones . Jesse . 2018-02-07 . Women's AFL to hold first ever pride game . 2022-09-20 . Star Observer . en-US.
  6. News: 15 June 2019 . 'We reflect society': Out and proud Matildas won't cop abuse at Women's World Cup . Nine's Wide World of Sports.
  7. Web site: Snarker . Dorothy . 3 July 2012 . Megan Rapinoe comes out, officially, to OUT . https://archive.today/20130101211444/http://www.afterellen.com/content/2012/07/megan-rapinoe-comes-out-officially-out . 1 January 2013 . 21 August 2014 . After Ellen.
  8. Web site: 3 September 2022 . A Complete List of All 61 Out Gay Players in the Women's Football Premier League . 29 January 2023 . Write Through the Night . en.
  9. https://www.l-mag.de/news-1010/fussball-em-2022-das-sind-die-59-lesbischen-bisexuellen-und-queeren-spielerinnen.html?L=472 L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022
  10. News: Law . Joshua . 16 January 2021 . 'An inspiration': How Marta's engagement gave Brazilian LGBT community strength in fight against homophobia . .
  11. Web site: Macedo . Izabella . 10 July 2020 . Andressa Alves, atacante da Seleção Brasileira, se casa com a medalhista olímpica Fran! . 31 January 2023 . Sportbuzz . pt-br.
  12. Web site: Mês do orgulho LGBTQ+: Conheça os casais da Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626203233/https://www.msn.com/pt-br/noticias/lgbt/m%C3%AAs-do-orgulho-lgbtqplus-conhe%C3%A7a-os-casais-da-copa-do-mundo-de-futebol-feminino/ss-AADb2vY#image=5 . 26 June 2019 . 3 July 2019 . MSN.
  13. Web site: Villarreal . Daniel . 30 June 2019 . 40 Out LGBTQ Participants in the 2019 Women's World Cup . 12 April 2021 . Outsport.
  14. Web site: Michael Farber . 28 January 2019 . Labbé: A story of depression, a bronze medal and the power of resilience . 24 July 2019 . Canadian Olympic Committee.
  15. Web site: Brady . Rachel . 28 May 2015 . Keeper Erin McLeod comes out, leads team and fans as Canadian role model . 18 November 2017 . The Globe and Mail.
  16. Web site: Ennis . Dawn . 2020-12-27 . Out soccer player ready for Olympic debut . 2021-07-30 . Outsports . en.
  17. Web site: Jeria . Diego . 24 July 2018 . La lucha de Fernanda Pinilla: "Soy lesbiana y feminista, en Chile no me puedo casar ni adoptar" . Fernanda Pinilla's fight: "I'm a lesbian and feminist, in Chile I cannot marry nor adopt" . https://web.archive.org/web/20180725033302/https://redgol.cl/2018/7/la-lucha-de-fernanda-pinilla-soy-lesbiana/ . 25 July 2018 . 25 July 2018 . RedGol . es.
  18. Web site: 20 April 2019 . Ingen havde set det komme, at jeg skulle være sammen med en pige, siger Harder – TV 2 .
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  23. News: Holmes . Jon . 21 April 2020 . Anita Asante and Beth Fisher on relationships in women's sport . 31 August 2020 . Sky Sports.
  24. News: Lott-Lavinga . Ruby . 7 June 2019 . Pro-LGBTQ Culture in Women's Football Means You Can Openly Date Your Teammates . 5 March 2021 . Vice.
  25. News: Jess Carter struggles to see herself as role model having grown up without them . Belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
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  36. News: Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Bleues): " Je n'ai pas envie de cacher qui je suis " . 2020-11-18 . fr.
  37. News: 2020-10-22 . La footballeuse française Pauline Peyraud-Magnin revient sur son coming out via Instagram . 2020-11-18 . fr.
  38. News: 2 December 2010 . Angerer bekennt sich zu Männern und Frauen . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104755/http://www.zeit.de/sport-newsticker/2010/12/2/261288xml . 16 January 2014 . 11 January 2012 . . de.
  39. News: 2020 . Jess Carter talks learning German and Chelsea's title bid . 31 August 2020 . The FA.
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  45. News: 3 February 2013 . Steffi Jones outet sich – "Ja, wir sind ein Paar" . 6 February 2013 . Die Welt.
  46. Web site: Die Hochzeiten, Verlobungen, Regenbogenbabies und Abschiede 2017 . l-mag.de.
  47. http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article210104397/Katja-Kraus-heiratet-von-der-Leyens-Staatssekretaerin.html Hamburger Abendblatt.de: Katja Kraus heiratet von der Leyens Staatssekretärin
  48. Web site: kimkulig . Just Married with Batman . https://web.archive.org/web/20160717004709/https://www.instagram.com/p/BF--s_WCdqA/ . 17 July 2016 . 12 April 2021 . Instagram.
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  50. Web site: Ása Hreinsdóttir . Indíana . 23 June 2012 . Ólína og Edda orðnar mömmur . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120628010937/http://www.dv.is/lifsstill/2012/6/23/olina-og-edda-ordnar-mommur/ . 28 June 2012 . 9 August 2013 . . Icelandic.
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  52. Web site: 4 June 2019 . 'The women's game is very accepting' – Ireland skipper Katie McCabe publicly confirms relationship with teammate . 17 July 2022 . independent . en.
  53. Web site: GCN . Intern . 21 August 2019 . Irish captain Katie McCabe reflects on her coming out experience and the inequalities in men's football . 17 July 2022 . GCN . en.
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  56. Web site: Mês do orgulho LGBTQ+: Conheça os casais da Copa do Mundo de Futebol Feminino . https://web.archive.org/web/20190626203233/https://www.msn.com/pt-br/noticias/lgbt/m%C3%AAs-do-orgulho-lgbtqplus-conhe%C3%A7a-os-casais-da-copa-do-mundo-de-futebol-feminino/ss-AADb2vY#image=5 . 26 June 2019 . 3 July 2019 . MSN.
  57. Web site: 19 October 2019 . Un calcio all'ipocrisia . A kick to hypocrisy . 21 October 2019 . it.
  58. Web site: 2020-10-11 . Carolina Morace fa coming out: "Amo una donna, nel calcio troppa omofobia" . Corriere della Sera . it.
  59. News: Japan's LGBT community cheers soccer player's coming out as trans man .
  60. Web site: 15 August 2018 . Janelly Farías – EXATLÓN Estados Unidos: Lo que tienes que saber . 14 September 2018 . Ahoramismo.com . es.
  61. News: Creech . Jenny Dial . 26 June 2018 . Outreach to all fans is point of pride for Dash . 13 July 2018 . Houston Chronicle.
  62. Web site: 2 June 2016 . Bianca Sierra & Stephany Mayor Harassed for Photo . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005200255/http://gay4soccer.com/2016/06/02/bianca-sierra-stephany-mayor/ . 5 October 2016 . 12 April 2021.
  63. Web site: 2 June 2016 . Bianca Sierra & Stephany Mayor Harassed for Photo . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005200255/http://gay4soccer.com/2016/06/02/bianca-sierra-stephany-mayor/ . 5 October 2016 . 12 April 2021.
  64. Web site: Marshall . Lucy . 18 September 2022 . Yorkshire England Lioness star Beth Mead opens up on being a gay footballer . 29 January 2023 . YorkshireLive . en.
  65. Web site: May 2019 . Genessee Daughetee vriendin van Anouk Dekker . 12 April 2021 . Spelersvrouw . nl.
  66. Web site: 25 December 2016 . Voor gezin en het EK even pas op de plaats . 2 July 2019 . Leeuwarder Courant.
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  68. Web site: 7 June 2019 . Het zou goed zijn als een mannelijke voetballer uit de kast kwam . 2 July 2019 . de Volkskrant.
  69. Web site: 12 February 2019 . Ex-Football Fern Kirsty Yallop marries Australian player Tameka Butt . 18 August 2023 . Stuff . en.
  70. Web site: 11 February 2015 . Hoyle makes Swiss move | New Zealand Football . https://web.archive.org/web/20160810132232/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/hoyle-makes-swiss-move/ . 10 August 2016 . 19 June 2015 . Nzfootball.co.nz.
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  72. Web site: 2024-07-06 . Top footballer Michaela Foster celebrates engagement . 2024-07-05 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
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  78. News: 5 July 2011 . Isabell Herlovsen står fram som lesbisk . 8 January 2012 . TV 2.
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  80. News: 30 June 1999 . Linda står frem som lesbisk . 8 January 2012 . Verdens Gang.
  81. Web site: Lehane . Magali . 16 August 2011 . Bente Nordby . 13 February 2012 . Univers-L.com.
  82. Web site: Magnussen . Jostein . Schjesvold . Fredrik . 2022-06-25 . Emosjonell Reiten: – Jeg er stolt over den jeg er . 2024-07-05 . VG . no.
  83. Web site: July 19, 2023 . Meet the Queer Moms in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup . Mombian.
  84. News: Clarito . Ariel Ian . 19 February 2022 . Tahnai Annis: A leader on the pitch, an LGBTQ+ advocate off it . 26 January 2023 . Rappler.
  85. Web site: 6 June 2022 . Nadya Karpova: The Russia striker speaking out against war in Ukraine . 9 June 2022 . BBC.
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  89. Web site: Zeigler . Cyd . 4 August 2023 . Spain's Alba Redondo shares World Cup love with her girlfriend . 18 August 2023 . Outsports . en.
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  113. Web site: Wolfe . Elizabeth . Gray . Melissa . 30 December 2019 . US women's soccer players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot in Miami . 18 August 2023 . CNN . en.
  114. Web site: Mora . Sammy . 2 October 2019 . The Gayest World Cup Ever: How the USWNT Helped the LGBTQ+ Community - The Daily Utah Chronicle . 18 August 2023.
  115. Web site: U.S. women's soccer player: 'I'm gay' . 14 June 2022 . USATODAY.COM.
  116. Web site: 9 August 2021 . Sam Kerr confirms relationship with U.S. football star . 18 August 2023 . News.com.au.
  117. News: Gutowitz . Jill . 19 June 2019 . Why Queer Women Are Obsessed With the US Women's National Soccer Team . 8 July 2019 . Them.
  118. News: Maffucci . Samantha . 22 June 2019 . Who Is Adrianna Franch? New Details on the U.S. Women's Soccer Third Goalkeeper Competing in the World Cup . 8 July 2019.
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