Have you ever wondered why the number 10 shirt feels so special? In women’s football, the jersey number 10 usually goes to the most creative player on the team, the one who sets up goals and scores plenty too.
Today we are checking out players who wear jersey number 10 in women’s football.
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Let’s meet the first of these players who wear jersey number 10.
1) Marta
Marta Vieira da Silva is among the best players who wear jersey number 10 for Orlando Pride and for Brazil. She was born on February 19, 1986, in Dois Riachos, a small town in Alagoas, Brazil.
Da Silva grew up playing street soccer with the boys. At 14, she hopped on a bus to Rio de Janeiro to join an all girls team. Her pro career began with Vasco da Gama and then Santa Cruz.
Next, she moved to Sweden to play for Umeå IK, spent time in the United States and Sweden again, and joined Orlando Pride in 2017.
Marta has played at six Women’s World Cups, in 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. She was only 17 in her first Women’s World Cup appearance. Marta still holds the record for the most World Cup goals ever, with 17.
2) Lauren James
Lauren James wears jersey number 10 for her club, Chelsea. That puts her on the list of players who wear jersey number 10 for the club only.
She was born on September 29, 2001, in London, England. She trained with Chelsea at age six, then Arsenal grabbed her at 13. James played her first game for the Arsenal team in 2017.
In 2018, she moved to Manchester United and helped them get promoted. In July 2021, she came back home to Chelsea.
Lauren has played in one World Cup so far, in 2023, where she scored three goals and made three assists in four games.
3) Kim Little
Kim Little is one more of the players who wear jersey number 10 for a club. She was born on June 29, 1990, in Aberdeen, Scotland, and grew up in a village called Mintlaw.
Little began playing with her dad and her brother, then joined a local team called Buchan Girls before moving to Hibernian, a Scottish club. In 2008, at 17, she joined Arsenal in England.
Later, she played three seasons for Seattle Reign in the United States and one for Melbourne City in Australia. In 2017, she returned to Arsenal, where she is now the captain.
In 2025, Kim lifted the UEFA Champions League trophy as the Arsenal captain, which is the biggest prize in European club soccer.
For Scotland, Little played at one World Cup, in 2019, when Scotland made its very first appearance at the tournament. She retired from the national team in 2021 after 140 games, so she will not be in Brazil.
4) Rasheedat Ajibade
Rasheedat Ajibade was born on December 8, 1999, in Lagos, Nigeria. She wears jersey number 10 for her club, Paris Saint-Germain, while for Nigeria she wears 15.
Ajibade’s first club was FC Robo in Nigeria, where she played from 2013 to 2018. Then she moved to Norway to play for Avaldsnes.
In 2021, she joined Atlético Madrid in Spain, staying until 2025. In August 2025, she signed with Paris Saint-Germain.
Ajibade has played at two World Cups, in 2019 and 2023, for Nigeria’s national team, one of the best women’s national teams in Africa, also known as the Super Falcons.
Nigeria lost 2-1 to South Africa in a playoff in August 2026, so the Super Falcons will miss the 2027 World Cup. It is the first time they have missed a Women’s World Cup since the first one in 1991.
5) Pernille Harder
Pernille Harder is one of the players who wear jersey number 10 for her national team, Denmark. She was born on November 15, 1992, in Ikast, Denmark.
Harder grew up playing in Denmark, including for Team Viborg and Skovbakken, then moved to Sweden to play for Linköping. After that, she played for Wolfsburg in Germany and Chelsea in England. In 2020, Chelsea paid a world-record fee to sign her for 3 years.
Since 2023, she has played for Bayern Munich in the Frauen-Bundesliga, which is among the top women’s soccer leagues in the world.
Pernille Harder has played in one World Cup so far, in 2023, and she played in all four of Denmark’s games before they lost to Australia in the round of 16.
Denmark has already booked its spot in Brazil after finishing first in its group without a loss, so Pernille is on track for her second.
6) Kerolin
Kerolin Nicoli was born on November 17, 1999, in Bauru, a city in São Paulo state, Brazil. She began in São Paulo state with clubs like Guarani, Valinhos, and Ponte Preta.
After a great season at Ponte Preta, she moved to Corinthians Audax and then Palmeiras. In 2021, she went to Spain for Madrid CFF, then to North Carolina Courage in the United States, and then to Manchester City in January 2025.
In August 2026, she joined Barcelona, the biggest deal that club has ever made for a women’s player.
Barcelona is among the best women’s soccer clubs worldwide, playing in Liga F, Spain’s top league.
Kerolin played at the 2023 World Cup, so that is one so far. Brazil hosts in 2027, and she is expected to be a main star.
When Marta is not in the squad, Kerolin wears jersey number 10 for Brazil.
7) Caroline Møller
Caroline Møller Hansen was born on December 19, 1998, in Hobro, Denmark. She started at Hobro IK, then Skovbakken, then the IMG Academy in the United States. In 2015, she came home to play for Fortuna Hjørring, where she won Danish league titles.
After that, Møller Hansen played for Inter Milan in Italy and Real Madrid in Spain from 2021 to 2025. Since 2025, she has played for Benfica in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino, Portugal’s top women’s league, which they won in 2026.
Caroline has never played at a World Cup. She played in qualifying games for 2023, but she was left out of the final squad. Denmark is going to Brazil in 2027, and she has 20 games for Denmark so far, so she hopes to be picked.
Møller jersey number 10 is for her club, Benfica.
8) Fuka Nagano
Fuka Nagano is one of the players who wear jersey number 10 for the national team, Japan. She was born on March 9, 1999, in Edogawa, part of Tokyo, Japan.
Nagano’s pro career began with Urawa Reds in Japan in 2014. She also played for Chifure AS Elfen, Mynavi Sendai, and Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in South Korea.
Fuka then went to North Carolina Courage in the United States, and in January 2023 she joined Liverpool in England’s Women’s Super League.
Fuka has been to one World Cup, in 2023, where she started every game but one as Japan reached the quarter-finals.
Japan is among the women’s national teams booked a ticket for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 in Brazil, so she can play a second one.
9) Manuela Giugliano
Manuela Giugliano was born on August 18, 1997, in Castelfranco Veneto, Italy. Her first big step came in 2015 with Atalanta in Italy’s top league. Then she played for Hellas Verona in 2016, Brescia in 2017, and AC Milan in 2018.
In 2019, she joined Roma in Serie A Femminile, Italy’s top women’s league. In March 2023, she became the first Roma player to wear jersey number 10 at the Stadio Olimpico since the famous Francesco Totti.
She has played at two World Cups, in 2019 and 2023.
10) Athenea del Castillo
And last but not least, Athenea del Castillo is the last female soccer player to wear jersey number 10 for the club in our list. She was born on October 24, 2000, in Solares, a town in Cantabria, Spain.
Athenea began playing at age 11 for a small club called Reocín, then played for Racing teams nearby, and then for Deportivo La Coruña in 2019. In July 2021, she joined Real Madrid. By May 2026, she had played over 200 games for Madrid, the second most in club history.
She played in one World Cup in 2023, and Spain won it. She was also at Euro 2025, where Spain finished second. Spain already has its 2027 ticket as the defending champions, so a second World Cup is likely.
Final Whistle
So there you have it. 10 female soccer players who wear jersey number 10.
Is there a female footballer we left out that is also famous? Comment below, and I’ll fix the post immediately.
