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

Janne
Krumme Goalkeeper #21

Eintracht Frankfurt Vote

Hanna
Karlsson Goalkeeper #29

BK Häcken Vote

Laia
López Goalkeeper #26

Real Madrid Vote

Maria
Kroken Goalkeeper #12 Aalesund Vote

Sophie
Jackson Goalkeeper #56

Tottenham Hotspur FC Vote

Danae
van der Vliet Goalkeeper #22

AFC Ajax Vote

Luisa
Agudelo Goalkeeper #1

San Diego Wave FC Vote

Yara
Zwyssig Goalkeeper #41

Grasshopper Vote

Valentina
Murrieta Goalkeeper #20

Club América Vote

Ceylin
Yilmaz Goalkeeper #1

Montpellier FC Vote

Thindra
Mattsson Defender #3

AIK Stockholm Vote

Felicia
Sträßer Defender #19

SV Werder Bremen Vote

Nelly
Las Defender #17

Chelsea Vote

Rachel
Maltby Defender #38

Aston Villa FC Vote

Noa
Jiménez Defender #7

Barcelona Femení Vote

Trinity
Armstrong Defender #3

San Diego Wave FC Vote

Kiki
Horváth Defender #29

AFC Ajax Vote

Selma
Igesund Saga Defender #4

FC Como Women Vote

Emma
Lombardi Defender #16

Fiorentina Vote

Katie
Scott Defender #31

Kansas City Current Vote

Fanny
Peterson Midfielder #25

Hammarby IF Vote

Irune
Dorado Midfielder #8

Real Madrid Vote

Erica
Parkinson Midfielder #19

North Carolina Courage Vote

Elle
Ulstein Midfielder #7

Røa IL Vote

Rosalie
Renfurm Midfielder #30

PSV Eindhoven Vote

Giovanna
Waksman Midfielder #30

OL Lyonnes Vote

Chloe
Ricketts Midfielder #11

Boston Legacy FC Vote

Filippa
Widén Midfielder #18

Kristianstads DFF Vote

Kimmi
Ascanio Midfielder #8

San Diego Wave FC Vote

Kennedy
Fuller Midfielder #47

Bay FC Vote

Layla
Drury Forward #27

Manchester United WFC Vote

Anny
Kerim-Lindland Forward #38

VfL Wolfsburg Vote

Giulia
Galli Forward #20

Barcelona Femení Vote

Zoe
Schick Forward #27

SC Freiburg Vote

Casey
Phair Forward #9

Feyenoord Vote

Melanie
Barcenas Forward #7

San Diego Wave FC Vote

Celia
Segura Forward #16

Atlético Madrid Vote

Emanuela
Pfister Forward #20

RB Leipzig Vote

Claudia
Martínez Forward #11

Washington Spirit Vote

Talia
Younis Forward #19

Western Sydney Wanderers FC Vote

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Fun Fact Society

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

At just 16 years and 26 days, she became the youngest player ever to appear in a senior FIFA World Cup, men’s or women’s.

As a child, a teacher refused to let her play football with the boys, insisting that “girls don’t play football”. Years later, the same teacher congratulated her on her professional career.

Her father is a lifelong Spurs supporter. But when Leah won the Champions League final with Arsenal, he surprised her by wearing her jersey.

After her father died, she considered quitting football and started training to be a firefighter. Playing football at the fire station reignited her love of the game, and her fire captain encouraged her to pursue a professional career.

She grew up a fan of Arsenal, with her aunt singing Gunners chants to her as lullabies.

Feyenoord credit her with the first-ever hat-trick in the history of the women’s team, scored against ADO Den Haag in February 2025.

She made history by playing for Richmond SC's men's team, becoming the first woman to compete in Victoria's men's State League.

In February 2024, Bay FC signed her for a then-world-record women's transfer fee of around €735,000 ($788,000), plus add-ons.

In 2024, she signed a then-record NWSL contract worth a reported $2 million, covering four guaranteed years with an option for a fifth.

At the 2024 Women's Cup exhibition tournament in Colombia, she scored a last-minute winner for Gotham FC against Deportivo Cali, becoming the youngest player to appear and score for an NWSL club in any competition.

A self-proclaimed music addict, she played the violin for four years and loved being in the school band.

At age nine, she played as a pitcher and shortstop in boys’ baseball, making the All-Star team.

As a child, she played the trombone for eight years and the saxophone for four.

Katie likes learning languages because she thinks it’s important to communicate with as many people as possible. She speaks four, including Japanese, which she learned from her teammate Ayaka Yamashita.

She can open a beer bottle with her teeth.

Before each match, she writes down a motivational sentence or a song lyric that pumps her up — her personal ritual.

Her pre-game ritual is to jump twice with her left foot in front of the line, then step onto the pitch with her right foot.

Her pre-match ritual is putting her socks on backwards.

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.

She co-owns Proximo Careers, a recruitment agency helping retiring athletes transition into new careers, with a focus on sport, media, front-office operations and career development.

DiDi is a founder of stayweird.Productions, a company specialising in telling brand stories.

After playing for Houston Dash, she nearly gave up football for an engineering career, realising she could earn more as an engineer than as a footballer in Brazil.

In 2020, she founded the NP17 Football Academy, which offers sports qualifications to students in Liverpool. "That community gave me life and gave me an opportunity – that's what I want to do for these girls. I want to give them an opportunity to be successful in whatever they choose."

During the COVID lockdown, she started a football grip socks business.

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